There are 5 ways to get from Mannheim to Karlsruhe by train, bus, rideshare, car, or taxi
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Train
best- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain 12 / ...
22 min€6–50Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Mannheim to Karlsruhe66.8 km
59 min€1–7Bus
- Take the bus from Mannheim central bus station to Karlsruhe central train stationbus FlixBus 108 / ...
1h 10m€5–23Drive 66.6 km
- Drive from Mannheim to Karlsruhecar 66.6 km
41 min€10–14Taxi
- Take the taxi from Mannheim to Karlsruhetaxi 66.6 km
41 min€150–180
Mannheim to Karlsruhe by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mannheim to Karlsruhe is to rideshare which costs €1 - €7 and takes 59 min.
The fastest way to get from Mannheim to Karlsruhe is to train which takes 22 min and costs €6 - €50.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Mannheim central bus station station and arriving at Karlsruhe central train station station. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 1h 10m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof. Services depart every 20 minutes, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 22 min.
The distance between Mannheim and Karlsruhe is 60 km. The road distance is 66.6 km.
The best way to get from Mannheim to Karlsruhe without a car is to train which takes 22 min and costs €6 - €50.
The train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof takes 22 min including transfers and departs every 20 minutes.
Mannheim to Karlsruhe bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Mannheim central bus station.
Mannheim to Karlsruhe train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Mannheim to Karlsruhe is to train which takes 22 min and costs €6 - €50. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €5 - €23 and takes 1h 10m.
What companies run services between Mannheim, Germany and Karlsruhe, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof hourly. Tickets cost €11–50 and the journey takes 22 min. Three other operators also service this route. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Mannheim central bus station to Karlsruhe central train station hourly. Tickets cost €6–11 and the journey takes 1h 10m. Four other operators also service this route.
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 621 830 1200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Mannheim central bus station to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Mannheim central bus station to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +421 55 72 896 16
- [email protected]
- Website
- interbus.sk
Bus from Mannheim central bus station to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- interbus.sk
- Book at
- interbus.sk
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Mannheim central bus station to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +49 6131 4975 022
- [email protected]
- Website
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
Bus from Mannheim central bus station to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Schedules at
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Mannheim to Karlsruhe
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €1–7
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Estimated price
- €150–180
GTM-24
- Phone
- +49 621 15207676
- Website
- gtm-24.de
Shuttletaxi24 Mannheim
- Phone
- +49 162 265 7469
- Website
- shuttletaxi24.de
Taxi Böhm
- Phone
- +49 621738561
- Website
- taxiboehm.com
Taxi Monnem
- Phone
- +49 179 9040196
- Website
- taximonnem.de
Taxi Zentrale Mannheim eG
- Phone
- +49 0621 218 18
- Website
- taxi-mannheim.de
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More Questions & Answers
Mannheim to Karlsruhe bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Karlsruhe central train station.
Mannheim to Karlsruhe train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Mannheim to Karlsruhe is 67 km. It takes approximately 41 min to drive from Mannheim to Karlsruhe.
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