There are 10 ways to get from Karlsruhe to Wismar by train, bus, car, plane, or car train
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Train via Kassel
best- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Lüneburgtrain 25 / ...
- Take the train from Büchen to Schwerin Hauptbahnhoftrain Re1
8h 2m€131–582Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Hamburg central bus stationbus FlixBus N33
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Wismar central bus stationbus N1386 / ...
12h 25m€68–111Drive 688.4 km
- Drive from Karlsruhe to Wismarcar 688.4 km
6h 31m€99–143Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane STR - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Schwerin Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 11m€126–412Car train, drive
- Take the car train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Lüneburgcartrain
- Drive from Lüneburg to Wismarcar
8h 56m€115–139Train
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Ludwigslust Bahnhoftrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Ludwigslust to Wismartrain Re
9h 52m€158–706Train, bus
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Lüneburgtrain Drf
- Take the train from Lueneburg to Luebeck Hbftrain Re
- Take the bus from Lübeck ZOB/Hauptbahnhof to Grevesmühlen Busbahnhofbus 335
11h 18mTrain to Frankfurt, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane FRA - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Schwerin Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 1m€127–395Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane STR - BER
- Take the train from Berlin Suedkreuz to Ludwigslusttrain
- Take the train from Ludwigslust to Wismartrain
6h 57m€132–465Train to Frankfurt, fly to Bremen Airport, train
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane FRA - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Schwerin Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 47m€200–621
Karlsruhe to Wismar by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Karlsruhe to Wismar is to bus which costs €65 - €120 and takes 12h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Karlsruhe to Wismar is to train and fly which takes 6h 1m and costs €120 - €400.
No, there is no direct bus from Karlsruhe station to Wismar station. However, there are services departing from Karlsruhe central train station and arriving at Wismar central bus station via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Karlsruhe to Wismar. However, there are services departing from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Wismar via Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, Lueneburg, Büchen and Schwerin Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 2m.
The distance between Karlsruhe and Wismar is 738 km. The road distance is 688.4 km.
The best way to get from Karlsruhe to Wismar without a car is to train via Kassel which takes 8h 2m and costs €130 - €600.
It takes approximately 8h 2m to get from Karlsruhe to Wismar, including transfers.
Karlsruhe to Wismar bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Karlsruhe central train station.
Karlsruhe to Wismar train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Karlsruhe to Wismar is to train via Kassel which takes 8h 2m and costs €130 - €600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €65 - €120 and takes 12h 25m.
What companies run services between Karlsruhe, Germany and Wismar, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany?
You can take a train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Wismar via Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, Lueneburg, Buechen, Büchen, Schwerin Hauptbahnhof, and Schwerin Hbf in around 8h 2m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Wismar central bus station via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof in around 12h 25m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Bremen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–300
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–260
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Lüneburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Büchen to Schwerin Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Schwerin Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Ludwigslust Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140–650
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Schwerin Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Berlin Suedkreuz to Ludwigslust
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Schwerin Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Büchen to Schwerin Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Schwerin Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Schwerin Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Schwerin Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- arverio-bw.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–26
- Schedules at
- arverio-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €14–17
- 1st Class Ticket
- €18–26
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–26
- Schedules at
- arverio-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €14–17
- 1st Class Ticket
- €18–26
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–26
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–26
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- regional.bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- regional.bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- regional.bahn.de
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Lüneburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +49 30 514 88 88 88
- [email protected]
- Website
- odeg.de
Train from Ludwigslust to Wismar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Schedules at
- odeg.de
Train from Berlin Suedkreuz to Ludwigslust
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–26
- Schedules at
- odeg.de
Train from Ludwigslust to Wismar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Schedules at
- odeg.de
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Lüneburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–110
- Couchette Carriage
- €65–80
- Seating Carriage
- €35–45
- Phone
- +49 581 97164183
- [email protected]
- Website
- erixx.de
Train from Lueneburg to Luebeck Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Schedules at
- erixx.de
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Berlin Suedkreuz to Ludwigslust
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- [email protected]
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Hamburg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Wismar central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Karlsruhe to Wismar bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg central bus station.
Karlsruhe to Wismar train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Karlsruhe to Wismar is 688 km. It takes approximately 6h 31m to drive from Karlsruhe to Wismar.
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