There are 12 ways to get from Kolding to Karlsruhe by train, bus, night train, car, car train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Kassel
best- Take the train from Kolding St. to Hamburg Hbftrain Ece / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 25 / ...
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain 20 / ...
9h 5m€141–302Night train
cheapest- Take the nighttrain from Kolding to Hamburg Hbfnighttrain 305
- Take the nighttrain from Hamburg Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbfnighttrain Nj
11h 58m€66–172Bus
- Take the bus from Kolding bus station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus N74 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg central bus station to Karlsruhe central train stationbus FlixBus N33
14h 10m€73–114Drive 848.7 km
- Drive from Kolding to Karlsruhecar 848.7 km
7h 5m€157–227Train
- Take the train from Kolding St. to Hamburg Hbftrain Ece / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain 43 / ...
9h 43m€151–332Drive, car train
- Drive from Kolding to Hamburg Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Hamburg Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbfcartrain
9h 55m€139–183Bus to Billund Airport, fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Take the bus from Rendebanen to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airportbus
- Fly from Billund Airport (BLL) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane BLL - STR
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
7h 53m€143–404Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Take the train from Kolding to Hamburg-Altonatrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane HAM - STR
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
7h 4m€119–338Bus to Billund Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the bus from Rendebanen to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airportbus
- Fly from Billund Airport (BLL) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BLL - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 35m€151–370Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Kolding to Hamburg-Altonatrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane HAM - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
7h 30m€117–254Train to Copenhagen Airport, fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Take the train from Kolding St. to København Htrain
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane CPH - STR
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
7h 58m€126–434Train to Copenhagen Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Kolding St. to København Htrain
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane CPH - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
8h 24m€144–430
Kolding to Karlsruhe by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kolding to Karlsruhe is to bus which costs €70 - €120 and takes 14h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Kolding to Karlsruhe is to bus and fly and train which takes 6h 35m and costs €150 - €370.
No, there is no direct bus from Kolding station to Karlsruhe station. However, there are services departing from Kolding bus station and arriving at Karlsruhe central train station via Hamburg central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Kolding to Karlsruhe. However, there are services departing from Kolding St. and arriving at Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof via Hamburg Hbf and Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 5m.
The distance between Kolding and Karlsruhe is 913 km. The road distance is 848.7 km.
The best way to get from Kolding to Karlsruhe without a car is to train via Kassel which takes 9h 5m and costs €140 - €310.
It takes approximately 9h 5m to get from Kolding to Karlsruhe, including transfers.
Kolding to Karlsruhe bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Kolding bus station.
Kolding to Karlsruhe train services, operated by Danish Railways (DSB), depart from Kolding St. station.
The best way to get from Kolding to Karlsruhe is to train via Kassel which takes 9h 5m and costs €140 - €310. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €70 - €120 and takes 14h 10m.
What companies run services between Kolding, Denmark and Karlsruhe, Germany?
You can take a train from Kolding St. to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof via Hamburg Hbf and Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe in around 9h 5m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Kolding bus station to Karlsruhe central train station via Hamburg central bus station in around 14h 10m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–410
Flights from Billund Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–310
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–260
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–290
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–430
Flights from Billund Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–440
Flights from Billund Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
Flights from Billund Airport to Frankfurt via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–380
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–240
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–430
Flights from Billund Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–260
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–240
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–370
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–330
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Kolding St. to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €21
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Kolding St. to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €21
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Kolding to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Kolding to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Kolding St. to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Kolding St. to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Kolding St. to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- Snälltåget
Night train from Kolding to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Kolding St. to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Kolding St. to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Kolding St. to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €130–280
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Hamburg Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–120
- Couchette Carriage
- €70–85
- Seating Carriage
- €40–50
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Hamburg Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €14–18
- 1st Class Ticket
- €18–27
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €14–18
- 1st Class Ticket
- €18–27
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €14–18
- 1st Class Ticket
- €18–27
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–29
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–29
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–29
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Kolding St. to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Kolding St. to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Kolding bus station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg central bus station to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 7010 4410
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sydtrafik
Bus from Rendebanen to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- Sydtrafik
Bus from Rendebanen to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- Sydtrafik
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Booking & Getting There
Kolding to Karlsruhe bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof station.
Kolding to Karlsruhe train services, operated by Danish Railways (DSB), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kolding to Karlsruhe is 849 km. It takes approximately 7h 5m to drive from Kolding to Karlsruhe.
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