There are 10 ways to get from Luleå to Karlsruhe by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train
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Fly Luleå/Kallax Airport to Frankfurt, train
best- Fly from Luleå/Kallax Airport (LLA) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane LLA - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 43m€186–474Drive to Skellefteå Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
cheapest- Drive from Luleå to Skelleftea-Airport-SFTcar
- Fly from Skellefteå Airport (SFT) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane SFT - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
8h 52m€131–364Train
- Take the train from Luleå Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstationtrain 93
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Hamburg Hbftrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 25 / ...
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain 20 / ...
31h 15m€364–539Bus
- Take the bus from Luleå Scandic Hotell to Stockholm, Cityterminalenbus
- Take the bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg central bus station to Karlsruhe central train stationbus
39h 20m€244–339Bus, night train, train
- Take the bus from Luleå busstation to Boden C/Resecentrumbus 28 / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Boden Centralstation to Malmö Centralstationnighttrain Nt
- Take the train from Malmö, Centralstation to Hamburg-Harburgtrain 345
- Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain 43
34h 41m€381–537Fly Luleå/Kallax Airport to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Luleå/Kallax Airport (LLA) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane LLA - STR
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
8h 27m€190–448Fly Luleå/Kallax Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Luleå/Kallax Airport (LLA) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane LLA - DUS
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
8h 4m€210–470Bus, night train
- Take the bus from Luleå busstation to Umeå Busstationbus 100 / ...
- Take the bus from Umeå Busstation to Stockholm, Cityterminalenbus
- Take the nighttrain from Stockholm Centralstation to Hamburg-Altonanighttrain En
- Take the nighttrain from Hamburg-Altona to Karlsruhe Hbfnighttrain Nj
37h 38mDrive 2,554.7 km
- Drive from Luleå to Karlsruhecar 2,554.7 km
26h 14m€472–681Drive, car train
- Drive from Luleå to Lüneburgcar
- Take the cartrain from Lüneburg to Karlsruhe Hbfcartrain
29h 17m€464–653
Luleå to Karlsruhe by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Luleå to Karlsruhe is to drive and fly and train which costs €130 - €370 and takes 8h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Luleå to Karlsruhe is to fly and train which takes 6h 43m and costs €180 - €480.
No, there is no direct bus from Luleå to Karlsruhe station. However, there are services departing from Luleå Scandic Hotell and arriving at Karlsruhe central train station via Stockholm, Cityterminalen and Hamburg central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Luleå station to Karlsruhe. However, there are services departing from Luleå Centralstation and arriving at Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof via Stockholm Centralstation, Hamburg Hbf and Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 15m.
The distance between Luleå and Karlsruhe is 2024 km. The road distance is 2554.7 km.
The best way to get from Luleå to Karlsruhe without a car is to train which takes 31h 15m and costs €360 - €550.
It takes approximately 6h 43m to get from Luleå to Karlsruhe, including transfers.
Luleå to Karlsruhe bus services, operated by Tapanis Buss, depart from Luleå Scandic Hotell station.
Luleå to Karlsruhe train services, operated by Swedish Railways (SJ), depart from Luleå Centralstation.
The best way to get from Luleå to Karlsruhe is to train which takes 31h 15m and costs €360 - €550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €240 - €340 and takes 39h 20m.
What companies run services between Luleå, Sweden and Karlsruhe, Germany?
You can take a train from Luleå Centralstation to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof via Stockholm Centralstation, Hamburg Hbf, and Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe in around 31h 15m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Luleå Scandic Hotell to Karlsruhe central train station via Stockholm, Cityterminalen and Hamburg central bus station in around 39h 20m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Luleå/Kallax Airport to Frankfurt via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–410
Flights from Luleå/Kallax Airport to Frankfurt via Gothenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–430
Flights from Luleå/Kallax Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–430
Flights from Skellefteå Airport to Frankfurt via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Luleå/Kallax Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–430
Flights from Luleå/Kallax Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–370
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Luleå/Kallax Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Gothenburg, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–370
Flights from Skellefteå Airport to Frankfurt via Stockholm, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Thursday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
Flights from Luleå/Kallax Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Gothenburg, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–360
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Luleå/Kallax Airport to Frankfurt via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–300
Flights from Skellefteå Airport to Frankfurt via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €110–230
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Luleå Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Malmö, Centralstation to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €142
- Website
- Snälltåget
Night train from Boden Centralstation to Malmö Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €199
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Malmö, Centralstation to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €69
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €84
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €140–210
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 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
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 911 / 240 388 – 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- BahnTouristikExpress GmbH
Night train from Stockholm Centralstation to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- BahnTouristikExpress GmbH
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Hamburg-Altona to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–120
- Couchette Carriage
- €70–80
- Seating Carriage
- €35–50
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Lüneburg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +46 922-129 55
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tapanis Buss
Bus from Luleå Scandic Hotell to Stockholm, Cityterminalen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Tapanis Buss
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg central bus station to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0771-100 110
- [email protected]
- Website
- lanstrafikennorrbotten.se
Bus from Luleå busstation to Boden C/Resecentrum
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–14
- Book at
- resrobot.se
- Online fare
- €12–14
- Phone
- 0771-100 110
- [email protected]
- Website
- Länstrafiken Västerbotten
Bus from Luleå busstation to Umeå Busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- Länstrafiken Västerbotten
- Phone
- +46 77 133 44 44
- Website
- ybuss.se
Bus from Umeå Busstation to Stockholm, Cityterminalen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–110
- Website
- https://www.ybuss.se/
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Booking & Getting There
Luleå to Karlsruhe bus services, operated by Tapanis Buss, arrive at Stockholm, Cityterminalen station.
Luleå to Karlsruhe train services, operated by Swedish Railways (SJ), arrive at Stockholm Centralstation.
Yes, the driving distance between Luleå to Karlsruhe is 2555 km. It takes approximately 26h 14m to drive from Luleå to Karlsruhe.
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