There are 12 ways to get from Ljubljana to Karlsruhe by bus, train, night train, car, plane, or shuttle
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Ljubljana bus station to Karlsruhe central train stationbus N952 / ...
9h 15m€55–100Train
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Villach Hbftrain 38 / ...
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Muenchen Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhoftrain 47 / ...
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Re
10h 1m€105–544Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Ljubljana to Stuttgart Hbfnighttrain En
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Re
11h 28m€149–255Drive 690.3 km
- Drive from Ljubljana to Karlsruhecar 690.3 km
6h 26m€98–141Bus via Munich
- Take the bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Munich Hbfbus
- Take the bus from München, ZOB to Karlsruhebus
10h 54m€545–1,411Fly Ljubljana to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane LJU - STR
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
6h 37m€161–395Fly Ljubljana to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane LJU - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
5h 53m€147–432Shuttle to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Ljubljana to Trieste Airport
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane TRS - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 44m€128–765Fly Ljubljana to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LJU - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
7h 22m€196–598Bus to Graz Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the bus from Ljubljana to Graz Airportbus
- Fly from Graz Airport (GRZ) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane GRZ - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
7h 53m€377–1,082Fly Ljubljana to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane LJU - MUC
- Take the train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
7h 21m€182–593Shuttle to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly to Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb Airport
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport (FKB)plane ZAG - FKB
6h 26m€68–703
Ljubljana to Karlsruhe by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ljubljana to Karlsruhe is to bus which costs €55 - €100 and takes 9h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Ljubljana to Karlsruhe is to fly and train which takes 5h 53m and costs €140 - €440.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Ljubljana bus station station and arriving at Karlsruhe central train station station. Services depart four times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 9h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Ljubljana to Karlsruhe. However, there are services departing from Ljubljana and arriving at Karlsruhe Hbf via Villach Hbf, München Hbf and Stuttgart Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 1m.
The distance between Ljubljana and Karlsruhe is 691 km. The road distance is 690.3 km.
The best way to get from Ljubljana to Karlsruhe without a car is to bus which takes 9h 15m and costs €55 - €100.
The bus from Ljubljana bus station to Karlsruhe central train station takes 9h 15m including transfers and departs four times a day.
Ljubljana to Karlsruhe bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Ljubljana bus station.
Ljubljana to Karlsruhe train services, operated by Slovenske železnice (SŽ), depart from Ljubljana station.
The best way to get from Ljubljana to Karlsruhe is to bus which takes 9h 15m and costs €55 - €100. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €100 - €550 and takes 10h 1m.
What companies run services between Ljubljana, Slovenia and Karlsruhe, Germany?
FlixBus operates a bus from Ljubljana bus station to Karlsruhe central train station 4 times a day. Tickets cost €55–100 and the journey takes 9h 15m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Ljubljana to Karlsruhe Hbf via Villach Hbf, Muenchen Hbf, München Hbf, Hauptbahnhof, and Stuttgart Hbf in around 10h 1m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Stuttgart Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from Ljubljana to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–290
Flights from Ljubljana to Frankfurt via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–290
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–440
Flights from Ljubljana to Zurich Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Graz Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–650
Flights from Graz Airport to Frankfurt via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–650
Flights from Graz Airport to Frankfurt via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Ljubljana to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–250
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–400
Flights from Ljubljana to Frankfurt via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–330
Flights from Ljubljana to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–340
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–440
Flights from Graz Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–650
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Graz Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Graz Airport to Frankfurt via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–370
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–460
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Stuttgart Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–240
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Stuttgart Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–400
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Stuttgart Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–380
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–210
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- [email protected]
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
Train from Ljubljana to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- [email protected]
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Ljubljana to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Night train from Ljubljana to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–190
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Villach Hbf to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–260
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Villach Hbf to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- 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
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
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- DB Regio Stuttgart
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- DB Regio Stuttgart
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- DB Regio Stuttgart
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- DB Regio Stuttgart
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- DB Regio Stuttgart
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Ljubljana bus station to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Munich Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €490–1,300
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Ljubljana to Trieste Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €160–410
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €204
Bus from Ljubljana to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €260–700
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- €270
Shuttle from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €28–470
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €28–75
- Private
- €140–180
- Phone
- +387 35 320-321
- [email protected]
- Website
- transturist.ba
Bus from München, ZOB to Karlsruhe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €22–29
- Schedules at
- transturist.ba
- Phone
- +386 40 121 900
- [email protected]
- Website
- slovenija.eu.com
Shuttle from Ljubljana to Trieste Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €110–220
- Schedules at
- slovenija.eu.com
- 1 -3 persons
- €170
- 4-8 persons
- €220
Shuttle from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €120–220
- Schedules at
- slovenija.eu.com
- 1 -3 persons
- €170
- 4-8 persons
- €220
- Phone
- +386 070740450
- [email protected]
- Website
- easydrive.si
Shuttle from Ljubljana to Trieste Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Schedules at
- easydrive.si
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Ljubljana to Karlsruhe bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Karlsruhe central train station.
Ljubljana to Karlsruhe train services, operated by Slovenske železnice (SŽ), arrive at Villach Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ljubljana to Karlsruhe is 690 km. It takes approximately 6h 26m to drive from Ljubljana to Karlsruhe.
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