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There are 11 ways to get from Karlsruhe to Venice by train, plane, bus, train (Trenitalia), night train, or car

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  1. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane plane STR - VCE
    4h 57m
    €76–271

  2. Train, night train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train Ice / ...
    2. Take the nighttrain from Stuttgart Hbf to Venezia S. Lucianighttrain night train Nj
    13h 43m
    €54–156

  3. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Karlsruhe Central Bus Station to Verona Porta Nuova Stationbus bus
    2. Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Venezia S. Luciatrain train Fr
    10h 26m
    €114–164

  4. Train

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain train 12 / ...
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Luganotrain train Ec
    3. Take the train from Lugano to Milano Centraletrain train
    4. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Venezia S. Luciatrain train Fr
    10h 37m
    €102–334

  5. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane plane FRA - VCE
    4h 57m
    €112–273

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Verona Villafranca Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN)plane plane FRA - VRN
    3. Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Venezia S. Luciatrain train
    6h 17m
    €151–346

  7. Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain train
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    3. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane plane ZRH - VCE
    7h 4m
    €139–415

  8. Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Venice Marco Polo Airport

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Pasingtrain train
    2. Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen Münchentrain train
    3. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE)plane plane MUC - VCE
    7h 10m
    €146–296

  9. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS)plane plane FRA - TRS
    3. Take the train from Trieste Airport to Venezia S. Luciatrain train
    6h 44m
    €146–361

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Venezia, Tronchettobus bus N277
    12h 10m
    €70–110

  11. Drive  686.6 km

    1. Drive from Karlsruhe to Venicecar car 686.6 km
    7h 52m
    €127–183

Karlsruhe to Venice by train

Calendar76Weekly Trains
Duration10h 37mAverage Duration
Ticket€102Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 537.6 km
  • Duration: 4h 57m

What companies run services between Karlsruhe, Germany and Venice, Italy?

You can take a train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Venezia S. Lucia via Basel SBB, Lugano, and Milano Centrale in around 10h 37m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Venezia, Tronchetto 5 times a week. Tickets cost €70–110 and the journey takes 12h 10m.

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