There are 11 ways to get from Le Mans to Karlsruhe by train (TGV), bus, 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 Paris
best- Take the train from Le Mans to Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2train 411C / ...
- Take the train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Ice
4h 52m€124–262Bus via Paris
cheapest- Take the bus from Le Mans - Université Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Karlsruhe - Central Station South Sidebus BlaBlaCar Bus
12h 25m€56–96Bus
- Take the bus from Le Mans to Karlsruhe central train stationbus N215
11h 20m€70–110Drive 725.3 km
- Drive from Le Mans to Karlsruhecar 725.3 km
7h 1m€117–168Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Le Mans to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane CDG - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
7h 6m€131–358Train
- Take the train from Le Mans to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Ice / ...
5h 34m€134–231Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Basel, train
- Take the train from Le Mans to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Basel (BSL)plane CDG - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
7h 15m€178–519Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Strasbourg International Airport, train
- Take the train from Le Mans to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Strasbourg International Airport (SXB)plane NTE - SXB
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
6h 37m€108–349Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Le Mans to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CDG - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
8h 40m€205–572Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Nuremberg Airport, train
- Take the train from Le Mans to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)plane CDG - NUE
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
9h 34m€204–492Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Take the train from Le Mans to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane CDG - DUS
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
8h 30m€193–505
Le Mans to Karlsruhe by train, foot, and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Le Mans to Karlsruhe is to bus via Paris which costs €55 - €100 and takes 12h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Le Mans to Karlsruhe is to train via Paris which takes 4h 52m and costs €120 - €270.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Le Mans and arriving at Karlsruhe central train station station. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 11h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Le Mans to Karlsruhe. However, there are services departing from Le Mans and arriving at Karlsruhe Hbf via Montparnasse Bienvenue and Paris Est. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 52m.
The distance between Le Mans and Karlsruhe is 723 km. The road distance is 725.3 km.
The best way to get from Le Mans to Karlsruhe without a car is to train via Paris which takes 4h 52m and costs €120 - €270.
It takes approximately 4h 52m to get from Le Mans to Karlsruhe, including transfers.
Le Mans to Karlsruhe bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Le Mans station.
Le Mans to Karlsruhe train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Le Mans station.
The best way to get from Le Mans to Karlsruhe is to train via Paris which takes 4h 52m and costs €120 - €270. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €70 - €110 and takes 11h 20m.
What companies run services between Le Mans, France and Karlsruhe, Germany?
You can take a train from Le Mans to Karlsruhe Hbf via Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Gare de l'Est, and Paris Est in around 4h 52m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Le Mans to Karlsruhe central train station once daily. Tickets cost €70–110 and the journey takes 11h 20m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–250
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–300
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Nuremberg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–380
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–290
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–380
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–310
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–300
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–420
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Zurich Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–250
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Strasbourg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–230
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Le Mans to Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Le Mans to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Le Mans to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Le Mans to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Le Mans to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Le Mans to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Le Mans to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Le Mans to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Le Mans to Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Le Mans to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Le Mans to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Le Mans to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Le Mans to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Le Mans to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Le Mans to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Le Mans to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–28
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €65–95
- 2nd Class
- €45–65
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €65–95
- 2nd Class
- €45–65
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Le Mans to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Le Mans to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Le Mans - Université Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Karlsruhe - Central Station South Side
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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Booking & Getting There
Le Mans to Karlsruhe bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Karlsruhe central train station.
Le Mans to Karlsruhe train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Paris Montparnasse Hall 1 - 2 station.
Yes, the driving distance between Le Mans to Karlsruhe is 725 km. It takes approximately 7h 1m to drive from Le Mans to Karlsruhe.
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