There are 6 ways to get from Salzburg to Karlsruhe by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain 62 / ...
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Re
4h 59m€84–366Bus via Munich
cheapest- Take the bus from Salzburg South to Munich central bus stationbus N981 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Karlsruhe central train stationbus FlixBus N1135 / ...
8h 37m€38–76Bus
- Take the bus from Salzburg Hbf to Pforzheimbus
6h 59mDrive 424.1 km
- Drive from Salzburg to Karlsruhecar 424.1 km
3h 58m€69–100Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane MUC - STR
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
5h 37m€134–459Fly Salzburg Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane SZG - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
5h 27m€147–403
Salzburg to Karlsruhe by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Salzburg to Karlsruhe is to bus via Munich which costs €35 - €80 and takes 8h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Salzburg to Karlsruhe is to drive which takes 3h 58m and costs €65 - €100.
No, there is no direct bus from Salzburg to Karlsruhe. However, there are services departing from Salzburg Hbf and arriving at Pforzheim via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 59m.
No, there is no direct train from Salzburg to Karlsruhe. However, there are services departing from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Karlsruhe Hbf via Stuttgart Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 59m.
The distance between Salzburg and Karlsruhe is 463 km. The road distance is 424.1 km.
The best way to get from Salzburg to Karlsruhe without a car is to train which takes 4h 59m and costs €80 - €370.
It takes approximately 4h 59m to get from Salzburg to Karlsruhe, including transfers.
Salzburg to Karlsruhe bus services, operated by Garo Reisen, depart from Salzburg Hbf station.
Salzburg to Karlsruhe train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Salzburg to Karlsruhe is to train which takes 4h 59m and costs €80 - €370. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 6h 59m.
What companies run services between Salzburg, Austria and Karlsruhe, Germany?
You can take a train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hbf via Hauptbahnhof and Stuttgart Hbf in around 4h 59m. Alternatively, Garo Reisen operates a bus from Salzburg Hbf to Pforzheim twice a week, and the journey takes 6h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–230
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–280
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–310
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- arverio-bw.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Schedules at
- arverio-bw.de
- 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-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €14–18
- 1st Class Ticket
- €18–27
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- regional.bahn.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- regional.bahn.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- regional.bahn.de
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €25–40
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Muenchen Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +381 20 333 733
- [email protected]
- Website
- garo-reisen.rs
Bus from Salzburg Hbf to Pforzheim
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- garo-reisen.rs
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Salzburg South to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Munich central bus station to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Salzburg South to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–23
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- ardatur.bg
Bus from Salzburg South to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://ardatur.bg/en/
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More Questions & Answers
Salzburg to Karlsruhe bus services, operated by Garo Reisen, arrive at Pforzheim station.
Salzburg to Karlsruhe train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Salzburg to Karlsruhe is 424 km. It takes approximately 3h 58m to drive from Salzburg to Karlsruhe.
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