There are 10 ways to get from Wismar to Karlsruhe by train, bus, night train, car, car train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Kassel
best- Take the train from Schwerin Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain 25 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 25 / ...
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain 20 / ...
8h 6m€133–360Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Wismar central bus station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus N1386 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg central bus station to Karlsruhe central train stationbus FlixBus N33
12h€66–101Bus, train, night train
- Take the bus from Wismar Ulmenstraße to Grevesmühlen Busbahnhofbus 400 / ...
- Take the bus from Grevesmühlen Busbahnhof to Lübeck ZOB/Hauptbahnhofbus 335
- Take the train from Lübeck Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain Re8
- Take the nighttrain from Hamburg Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbfnighttrain Nj
12h 19mDrive 686.7 km
- Drive from Wismar to Karlsruhecar 686.7 km
6h 30m€102–147Train
- Take the train from Wismar to Ludwigslusttrain Re
- Take the train from Ludwigslust Bahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 11
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain 12 / ...
8h 47m€143–360Drive, car train
- Drive from Wismar to Lüneburgcar
- Take the cartrain from Lüneburg to Karlsruhe Hbfcartrain
9h 24m€113–145Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Take the train from Schwerin Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane HAM - STR
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 24m€122–444Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Schwerin Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane HAM - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 53m€120–344Train, train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Stuttgart Airport
- Take the train from Wismar to Ludwigslusttrain
- Take the train from Ludwigslust Bahnhof to Berlin Hbftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane BER - STR
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
7h 35m€135–416Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Basel, train
- Take the train from Schwerin Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Basel (BSL)plane HAM - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
8h 27m€102–545
Wismar to Karlsruhe by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Wismar to Karlsruhe is to bus which costs €65 - €110 and takes 12h.
The fastest way to get from Wismar to Karlsruhe is to train and fly which takes 6h 24m and costs €120 - €450.
No, there is no direct bus from Wismar station to Karlsruhe station. However, there are services departing from Wismar central bus station and arriving at Karlsruhe central train station via Hamburg central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h.
No, there is no direct train from Wismar to Karlsruhe. However, there are services departing from Wismar and arriving at Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof via Schwerin Hauptbahnhof, Hamburg Hbf and Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 6m.
The distance between Wismar and Karlsruhe is 804 km. The road distance is 686.7 km.
The best way to get from Wismar to Karlsruhe without a car is to train via Kassel which takes 8h 6m and costs €130 - €360.
It takes approximately 8h 6m to get from Wismar to Karlsruhe, including transfers.
Wismar to Karlsruhe bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Wismar central bus station.
Wismar to Karlsruhe train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Schwerin Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Wismar to Karlsruhe is to train via Kassel which takes 8h 6m and costs €130 - €360. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €65 - €110 and takes 12h.
What companies run services between Wismar, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany and Karlsruhe, Germany?
You can take a train from Wismar to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof via Schwerin Hbf, Schwerin Hauptbahnhof, Hamburg Hbf, and Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe in around 8h 6m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Wismar central bus station to Karlsruhe central train station via Hamburg central bus station in around 12h.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–230
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–380
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–260
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–250
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–390
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–390
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–380
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–230
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–380
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–260
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Schwerin Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Ludwigslust Bahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €130–300
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–23
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Schwerin Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Schwerin Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Ludwigslust Bahnhof to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Schwerin Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Schwerin Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Lübeck Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Schwerin Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Schwerin Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Schwerin Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Hamburg Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–115
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–115
- Couchette Carriage
- €70–80
- Seating Carriage
- €35–50
- Phone
- +49 30 514 88 88 88
- [email protected]
- Website
- ODEG
Train from Wismar to Ludwigslust
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Schedules at
- ODEG
Train from Wismar to Ludwigslust
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Schedules at
- ODEG
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–16
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €6–13
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–28
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 621 830 1200
- Website
- 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
- +49 6131 4975 022
- [email protected]
- Website
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Schedules at
- dbregiobus-mitte.de
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Lüneburg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €14–18
- 1st Class Ticket
- €19–27
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €14–18
- 1st Class Ticket
- €19–27
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €65–95
- 2nd Class
- €45–65
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Wismar central bus station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg central bus station to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- Flixbus
- Website
- Nordwestmecklenburg
Bus from Wismar Ulmenstraße to Grevesmühlen Busbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- Nordwestmecklenburg
Bus from Grevesmühlen Busbahnhof to Lübeck ZOB/Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- Nordwestmecklenburg
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Booking & Getting There
Wismar to Karlsruhe bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof station.
Wismar to Karlsruhe train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Wismar to Karlsruhe is 687 km. It takes approximately 6h 30m to drive from Wismar to Karlsruhe.
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