There are 5 ways to get from Tübingen to Karlsruhe by bus, train, rideshare, or car
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Tübingen central station to Karlsruhe central train stationbus FlixBus N177 / ...
1h 45m€9–16Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Tübingen to Karlsruhe96.3 km
1h 26m€4–9Train
- Take the train from Tübingen Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain Mex18 / ...
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Re
1h 58m€28–94Bus via Stuttgart Airport Busterminal
- Take the bus from Tübingen Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen/Messebus X82 / ...
- Take the bus from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal to Karlsruhe central train stationbus FlixBus N1135 / ...
3h 5m€8–21Drive 95.8 km
- Drive from Tübingen to Karlsruhecar 95.8 km
1h 8m€14–20
Tübingen to Karlsruhe by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tübingen to Karlsruhe is to rideshare which costs €4 - €9 and takes 1h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Tübingen to Karlsruhe is to drive which takes 1h 8m and costs €13 - €20.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Tübingen central station station and arriving at Karlsruhe central train station station. Services depart three times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 1h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Tübingen to Karlsruhe. However, there are services departing from Tübingen Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Karlsruhe Hbf via Stuttgart Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 58m.
The distance between Tübingen and Karlsruhe is 108 km. The road distance is 95.8 km.
The best way to get from Tübingen to Karlsruhe without a car is to bus which takes 1h 45m and costs €9 - €16.
The bus from Tübingen central station to Karlsruhe central train station takes 1h 45m including transfers and departs three times a day.
Tübingen to Karlsruhe bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Tübingen central station.
Tübingen to Karlsruhe train services, operated by DB Regio Stuttgart, depart from Tübingen Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Tübingen to Karlsruhe is to bus which takes 1h 45m and costs €9 - €16. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €27 - €95 and takes 1h 58m.
What companies run services between Tübingen, Germany and Karlsruhe, Germany?
FlixBus operates a bus from Tübingen central station to Karlsruhe central train station 3 times a day. Tickets cost €9–16 and the journey takes 1h 45m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Tübingen Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hbf via Hauptbahnhof and Stuttgart Hbf in around 1h 58m.
- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- DB Regio Stuttgart
Train from Tübingen Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- 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
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Tübingen Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 6131 4975 022
- [email protected]
- Website
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
Train from Tübingen Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Schedules at
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
- 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)
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- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Tübingen central station to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Tübingen Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen/Messe
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €2–5
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Tübingen Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen/Messe
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3
- Schedules at
- Verkehrs- und Tarifverbund Stuttgart (VVS)
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +387 35 320-321
- [email protected]
- Website
- transturist.ba
Bus from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €12–16
- Schedules at
- transturist.ba
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar
Rideshare from Tübingen to Karlsruhe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Schedules at
- BlaBlaCar
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More Questions & Answers
Tübingen to Karlsruhe bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Karlsruhe central train station.
Tübingen to Karlsruhe train services, operated by DB Regio Stuttgart, arrive at Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Tübingen to Karlsruhe is 96 km. It takes approximately 1h 8m to drive from Tübingen to Karlsruhe.
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