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How to get fromKarlsruhe to Zakopaneby train, plane, bus, car, or shuttle

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There are 11 ways to get from Karlsruhe to Zakopane by train, plane, bus, car, or shuttle

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  1. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train

    best
    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane STR - KRK
    3. Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain train
    8h 50m
    zł 434–1,478

  2. Train to Basel, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain train
    2. Fly from Basel (BSL) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane BSL - KRK
    3. Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain train
    9h 50m
    zł 244–1,067

  3. Train via Rzepin

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Berlin Gesundbrunnentrain train Ice
    2. Take the train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Rzepintrain train 95 / ...
    3. Take the train from Rzepin to Kraków Głównytrain train 96 / ...
    4. Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain train Eip / ...
    16h 51m
    zł 869–1,770

  4. Bus via Kraków

    1. Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus bus N1315 / ...
    2. Take the bus from MDA dworzec autobusowy to Zakopane ZDAbus bus K1
    19h 45m
    zł 440–647

  5. Drive  1,017.7 km

    1. Drive from Karlsruhe to Zakopanecar car 1,017.7 km
    10h 31m
    zł 659–952

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane FRA - KRK
    3. Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain train
    8h 33m
    zł 529–1,260

  7. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane plane STR - BUD
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Budapest to Zakopaneshuttle bus
    11h 41m
    zł 530–1,388

  8. Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice

    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 John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane ZRH - KRK
    4. Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain train
    11h
    zł 725–1,732

  9. Train, train to Allgäu Airport, Memmingen, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Memmingen, Bahnhof ZOBtrain train
    4. Fly from Allgäu Airport, Memmingen (FMM) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane plane FMM - KRK
    5. Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain train
    10h 50m
    zł 370–1,896

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof Süd to Popradbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Poprad AS to Zakopane Aleja 3 Maja Dolnebus bus A15
    20h 23m

  11. Train

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Hanau Hauptbahnhoftrain train 12
    2. Take the train from Hanau Hauptbahnhof to Kraków Głównytrain train Drf
    3. Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Zakopanetrain train Eip / ...
    21h 59m

Karlsruhe to Zakopane by train

Calendar7Weekly Trains
Duration16h 51mAverage Duration
Ticketzł 869Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,029.3 km
  • Duration: 8h 50m

What companies run services between Karlsruhe, Germany and Zakopane, Poland?

You can take a train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Zakopane via Berlin Gesundbrunnen, S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf, Rzepin, Kraków Główny, and Krakow Glowny in around 16h 51m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Zakopane ZDA via MDA dworzec autobusowy in around 19h 45m.

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