There are 10 ways to get from Nice Airport (NCE) to Karlsruhe by plane, train, train (TGV), bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
best- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane NCE - STR
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
2h 57m€105–309Fly to Strasbourg International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Strasbourg International Airport (SXB)plane NCE - SXB
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
2h 47m€61–273Train via Marseille
- Take the train from Antibes to Marseille-Saint-Charlestrain Sud_Iv15
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Tgv
10h 30m€223–406Bus via Freiburg im Breisgau
- Take the bus from Nice Airport to Freiburgbus FlixBus N508
- Take the bus from Freiburg to Karlsruhe central train stationbus FlixBus N1135 / ...
14h 55m€78–161Drive 846.6 km
- Drive from Nice Airport (NCE) to Karlsruhecar 846.6 km
8h 26m€130–188Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane NCE - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
3h 48m€129–337Fly to Basel, train
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Basel (BSL)plane NCE - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
3h 42m€86–330Train
- Take the train from Nice Ville to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Ice / ...
11h 16m€225–409Bus, train
- Take the bus from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB)bus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain 12 / ...
16h 59m€116–302Bus
- Take the bus from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Karlsruhe - Central Station South Sidebus BlaBlaCar Bus
18h 45m€95–180
Nice Airport (NCE) to Karlsruhe by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nice Airport (NCE) to Karlsruhe is to bus via Freiburg im Breisgau which costs €75 - €170 and takes 14h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Nice Airport (NCE) to Karlsruhe is to fly and train which takes 2h 47m and costs €60 - €280.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 station and arriving at Karlsruhe - Central Station South Side station. Services depart six times a week, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 18h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Nice Airport (NCE) to Karlsruhe. However, there are services departing from Saint-Laurent-du-Var and arriving at Karlsruhe Hbf via Antibes and Marseille St Charles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 30m.
The distance between Nice Airport (NCE) and Karlsruhe is 679 km. The road distance is 846.6 km.
The best way to get from Nice Airport (NCE) to Karlsruhe without a car is to train via Marseille which takes 10h 30m and costs €220 - €410.
It takes approximately 2h 57m to get from Nice Airport (NCE) to Karlsruhe, including transfers.
Nice Airport (NCE) to Karlsruhe bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Nice Airport station.
Nice Airport (NCE) to Karlsruhe train services, operated by Zou! Lignes Express Régionales, depart from Antibes station.
The best way to get from Nice Airport (NCE) to Karlsruhe is to train via Marseille which takes 10h 30m and costs €220 - €410. Alternatively, you can bus via Freiburg im Breisgau, which costs €75 - €170 and takes 14h 55m.
What companies run services between Nice Airport (NCE), France and Karlsruhe, Germany?
You can take a train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Karlsruhe Hbf via Antibes, Marseille-Saint-Charles, and Marseille St Charles in around 10h 30m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Nice Airport to Karlsruhe central train station via Freiburg in around 14h 55m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Strasbourg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–280
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–260
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–260
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–300
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–290
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Strasbourg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- 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
- 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 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 Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 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 Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–65
- 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)
- 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
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Antibes to Marseille-Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Antibes to Marseille-Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Marseille St Charles to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €180–290
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–26
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nice Ville to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €210–340
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–26
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- 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)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nice Airport to Freiburg
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Freiburg to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Karlsruhe - Central Station South Side
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Bus from Freiburg to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Bus from Freiburg to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Bus from Freiburg to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Schedules at
- DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB)
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB)
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Nice - Airport Bus Station Terminal 1 to Karlsruhe - Central Station South Side
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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More Questions & Answers
Nice Airport (NCE) to Karlsruhe bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Freiburg station.
Nice Airport (NCE) to Karlsruhe train services, operated by Zou! Lignes Express Régionales, arrive at Marseille-Saint-Charles station.
Yes, the driving distance between Nice Airport (NCE) to Karlsruhe is 847 km. It takes approximately 8h 26m to drive from Nice Airport (NCE) to Karlsruhe.
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