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There are 12 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 55m
    zł 489–1,638

  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
    10h 12m
    zł 280–1,654

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain train Ice / ...
    2. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain train 11 / ...
    3. Take the train from München Hbf to Salzburg Hauptbahnhoftrain train 90 / ...
    4. Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain train Rjx
    5. Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Poprad-Tatrytrain train 505 / ...
    6. Take the bus from Poprad AS to Zakopane Aleja 3 Maja Dolnebus bus A15
    16h 30m
    zł 590–1,437

  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 446–654

  5. Drive  1,017.7 km

    1. Drive from Karlsruhe to Zakopanecar car 1,017.7 km
    10h 31m
    zł 843–1,217

  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 55m
    zł 561–1,327

  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 24m
    zł 529–1,463

  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 22m
    zł 741–2,289

  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 54m
    zł 397–2,071

  10. 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 / ...
    17h 12m
    zł 883–1,735

  11. 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

  12. 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 / ...
    22h 21m

Karlsruhe to Zakopane by train and bus

Calendar16Weekly Services
Duration16h 30mAverage Duration
Ticketzł 590Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,027 km
  • Duration: 8h 55m

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

You can take a bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Zakopane ZDA via MDA dworzec autobusowy in around 19h 45m. Alternatively, 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 17h 12m.

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