There are 7 ways to get from Reykjavík to Karlsruhe by plane, train, car, car ferry, or bus
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Fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
best- Fly from Keflavík International Airport (KEF) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane KEF - STR
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
9h 57m€175–521Fly to Basel, train
cheapest- Fly from Keflavík International Airport (KEF) to Basel (BSL)plane KEF - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
9h 2m€135–643Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Reykjavík to Seyðisfjörðurcar
- Take the carferry from Seyðisfjörður to Hirtshalscarferry
- Drive from Hirtshals to Karlsruhecar
2d 17h€372–1,402Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Keflavík International Airport (KEF) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane KEF - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
8h 23m€181–558Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Keflavík International Airport (KEF) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane KEF - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
10h 17m€205–684Fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Keflavík International Airport (KEF) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane KEF - MUC
- Take the train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
10h 31m€216–669Fly to Luxembourg, bus, train
- Fly from Keflavík International Airport (KEF) to Luxembourg (LUX)plane KEF - LUX
- Take the bus from Luxembourg to Saarbrücken Hbfbus
- Take the train from Saarbruecken Hbf to Mannheim Hbftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
12h 48m
Keflavík International Airport (KEF) to Stuttgart Airport (STR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Reykjavík to Karlsruhe is to fly and train which costs €130 - €650 and takes 9h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Reykjavík to Karlsruhe is to fly and train which takes 8h 23m and costs €180 - €600.
The distance between Reykjavík and Karlsruhe is 2699 km.
It takes approximately 9h 57m to get from Reykjavík to Karlsruhe, including transfers.
Karlsruhe is 2h ahead of Reykjavík. It is currently 10:28 AM in Reykjavík and 12:28 PM in Karlsruhe.
There are 886+ hotels available in Karlsruhe.
What companies run services between Reykjavík, Iceland and Karlsruhe, Germany?
There is no direct connection from Reykjavík to Karlsruhe. However, you can take the shuttle to Reykjavik Keflavik Nas Airport, walk to Keflavík International Airport (KEF) airport, fly to Stuttgart Airport (STR), walk to Flughafen/Messe, take the train to Hauptbahnhof, walk to Stuttgart Hbf, then take the train to Karlsruhe Hbf. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Reykjavík to Karlsruhe via Seyðisfjörður and Hirtshals in around 2d 17h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–450
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–650
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–440
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–600
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €150–500
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–410
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Luxembourg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–600
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–750
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–900
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–950
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–650
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–490
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Munich International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–650
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Luxembourg via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–650
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–650
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–600
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Munich International Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–380
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–650
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–600
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Luxembourg via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €130–950
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Luxembourg via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €160–1,000
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Luxembourg via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–950
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–310
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Keflavík International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–410
- 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
- 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
- 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 Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–110
- 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 Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- 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 Saarbruecken Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–50
- 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
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- DB Regio Stuttgart
- 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)
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
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
- +49 621 830 1200
- Website
- Süwex
Train from Saarbruecken Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Schedules at
- Süwex
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Schedules at
- Süwex
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Saarbruecken Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–25
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +352 24 89 24 89
- Website
- Luxembourg Railways (CFL)
Bus from Luxembourg to Saarbrücken Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Luxembourg Railways (CFL)
- Phone
- +45 96 55 85 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Smyril Line
Car ferry from Seyðisfjörður to Hirtshals
- Ave. Duration
- 2d
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €70–950
- Website
- Smyril Line
- Website
- Smyril Line
- Passenger
- €70–280
- Car
- €300–950
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