There are 6 ways to get from Recklinghausen to Kaiserslautern by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Kaiserslautern, Hbftrain Re1
4h 19m€71–330Drive 318.5 km
cheapest- Drive from Recklinghausen to Kaiserslauterncar 318.5 km
3h 19m€45–65Bus
- Take the bus from Recklinghausen to Mannheim, ZOBbus
- Take the bus from Mannheim central bus station to Kaiserslautern central train stationbus N36 / ...
7h 14mTrain, fly
- Take the train from Recklinghausen Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane DUS - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Kaiserslautern, Hbftrain
4h 39m€126–258Train via Koblenz
- Take the train from Recklinghausen Hbf to Duisburg Hbftrain Re2
- Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to Koblenz Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Kaiserslautern, Hbftrain Re1
7h 17m€60–210Train, bus
- Take the train from Recklinghausen Hbf to Wuppertal Hbftrain S9
- Take the bus from W-tal Hist. Stadthalle to Köln Messe/Deutz Bahnhofbus Re7
- Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Bingen, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Bingen, Hauptbahnhof to Kaiserslautern, Hbftrain
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Recklinghausen to Kaiserslautern by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Recklinghausen to Kaiserslautern is to drive which costs €45 - €65 and takes 3h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Recklinghausen to Kaiserslautern is to drive which takes 3h 19m and costs €45 - €65.
No, there is no direct bus from Recklinghausen to Kaiserslautern station. However, there are services departing from Recklinghausen and arriving at Kaiserslautern central train station via Mannheim central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 14m.
No, there is no direct train from Recklinghausen to Kaiserslautern. However, there are services departing from Recklinghausen Hbf and arriving at Kaiserslautern, Hbf via Essen Hbf and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 19m.
The distance between Recklinghausen and Kaiserslautern is 412 km. The road distance is 318.5 km.
The best way to get from Recklinghausen to Kaiserslautern without a car is to train which takes 4h 19m and costs €70 - €330.
It takes approximately 4h 19m to get from Recklinghausen to Kaiserslautern, including transfers.
Recklinghausen to Kaiserslautern bus services, operated by Hak Bus, depart from Recklinghausen station.
Recklinghausen to Kaiserslautern train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Recklinghausen to Kaiserslautern is to train which takes 4h 19m and costs €70 - €330. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 7h 14m.
What companies run services between Recklinghausen, Germany and Kaiserslautern, Germany?
You can take a train from Recklinghausen Hbf to Kaiserslautern, Hbf via Essen Hbf and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 4h 19m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Recklinghausen to Kaiserslautern central train station via Mannheim central bus station in around 7h 14m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–210
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €27–210
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–260
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Kaiserslautern, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Kaiserslautern, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Recklinghausen Hbf to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Koblenz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 621 830 1200
- Website
- Süwex
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Kaiserslautern, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Schedules at
- Süwex
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Kaiserslautern, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Schedules at
- Süwex
Train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Kaiserslautern, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Schedules at
- Süwex
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Kaiserslautern, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Recklinghausen Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–25
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Kaiserslautern, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Recklinghausen Hbf to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Recklinghausen Hbf to Wuppertal Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bingen, Hauptbahnhof to Kaiserslautern, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Koblenz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Duisburg Hbf to Koblenz Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49-261-98887070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trans Regio Deutsche Regionalbahn GmbH (MittelrheinBahn)
Train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Bingen, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Schedules at
- Trans Regio Deutsche Regionalbahn GmbH (MittelrheinBahn)
- Phone
- +49 6731 999 27-27
- [email protected]
- Website
- vlexx
Train from Bingen, Hauptbahnhof to Kaiserslautern, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Schedules at
- vlexx
- Phone
- +389 75 209 209
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hak Bus
Bus from Recklinghausen to Mannheim, ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Website
- Hak Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Mannheim central bus station to Kaiserslautern central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +49 521 92 64 40
- [email protected]
- Website
- go.on
Bus from W-tal Hist. Stadthalle to Köln Messe/Deutz Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- go.on
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Bus from W-tal Hist. Stadthalle to Köln Messe/Deutz Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
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More Questions & Answers
Recklinghausen to Kaiserslautern bus services, operated by Hak Bus, arrive at Mannheim, ZOB station.
Recklinghausen to Kaiserslautern train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Recklinghausen to Kaiserslautern is 318 km. It takes approximately 3h 19m to drive from Recklinghausen to Kaiserslautern.
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