There are 10 ways to get from Zittau to Karlsruhe by train, bus, car, 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 Fulda
best- Take the train from Zittau to Dresden-Neustadttrain Rb / ...
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Fulda Bahnhoftrain 50
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain 12 / ...
9h 24m€131–286Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Zittau station to Praha, Černý Mostbus 860 / ...
- Take the bus from Praha, Černý Most to Karlsruhe central train stationbus N1315
12h€55–90Drive 652.9 km
- Drive from Zittau to Karlsruhecar 652.9 km
5h 43m€96–139Train to Dresden Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Zittau to Dresden-Klotzschetrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane DRS - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 19m€165–386Train
- Take the train from Zittau to Dresden-Neustadttrain Rb / ...
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain 12N / ...
10h 44m€131–276Train #2
- Take the train from Zittau to Dresden Hbftrain Rb / ...
- Take the train from Dresden Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Ec
11h€122–197Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the bus from Zittau station to Praguebus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane PRG - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
7h 48m€82–179Train, train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Stuttgart Airport
- Take the train from Zittau to Dresden-Neustadttrain
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane BER - STR
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
8h 7m€147–425Train to Dresden Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Take the train from Zittau to Dresden-Klotzschetrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane DRS - MUC
- Take the train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
8h 17m€186–434Train, train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to Frankfurt
- Take the train from Zittau to Dresden-Neustadttrain
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane LEJ - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
7h 50m€152–370
Zittau to Karlsruhe by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zittau to Karlsruhe is to bus which costs €55 - €90 and takes 12h.
The fastest way to get from Zittau to Karlsruhe is to drive which takes 5h 43m and costs €95 - €140.
No, there is no direct bus from Zittau station to Karlsruhe station. However, there are services departing from Zittau station and arriving at Karlsruhe central train station via Praha, Černý Most. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h.
No, there is no direct train from Zittau to Karlsruhe. However, there are services departing from Zittau and arriving at Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof via Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt and Fulda Bahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 24m.
The distance between Zittau and Karlsruhe is 724 km. The road distance is 652.9 km.
The best way to get from Zittau to Karlsruhe without a car is to train via Fulda which takes 9h 24m and costs €130 - €290.
It takes approximately 9h 24m to get from Zittau to Karlsruhe, including transfers.
Zittau to Karlsruhe bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zittau station.
Zittau to Karlsruhe train services, operated by Die Länderbahn, depart from Zittau station.
The best way to get from Zittau to Karlsruhe is to train via Fulda which takes 9h 24m and costs €130 - €290. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €55 - €90 and takes 12h.
What companies run services between Zittau, Germany and Karlsruhe, Germany?
You can take a train from Zittau to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof via Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt and Fulda Bahnhof in around 9h 24m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Zittau station to Karlsruhe central train station via Praha, Černý Most in around 12h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–340
Flights from Dresden Airport to Frankfurt via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–290
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–360
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Frankfurt via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–130
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–360
Flights from Dresden Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–390
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–320
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–230
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–340
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–320
Flights from Dresden Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–390
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–320
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–360
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–230
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- [email protected]
- Website
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Zittau to Dresden-Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Zittau to Dresden-Klotzsche
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Zittau to Dresden-Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Zittau to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Zittau to Dresden-Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Zittau to Dresden-Klotzsche
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Zittau to Dresden-Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
- Phone
- +49 89 548889725
- [email protected]
- Website
- trilex - Die Länderbahn GmbH DLB
Train from Zittau to Dresden-Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Schedules at
- trilex - Die Länderbahn GmbH DLB
Train from Zittau to Dresden-Klotzsche
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- trilex - Die Länderbahn GmbH DLB
Train from Zittau to Dresden-Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Schedules at
- trilex - Die Länderbahn GmbH DLB
Train from Zittau to Dresden-Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Schedules at
- trilex - Die Länderbahn GmbH DLB
Train from Zittau to Dresden-Klotzsche
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- trilex - Die Länderbahn GmbH DLB
Train from Zittau to Dresden-Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Schedules at
- trilex - Die Länderbahn GmbH DLB
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–230
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–29
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–29
- 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 Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–29
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Dresden Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- 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 Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zittau station to Praha, Černý Most
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Praha, Černý Most to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zittau station to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Zittau to Karlsruhe bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Praha, Černý Most station.
Zittau to Karlsruhe train services, operated by Die Länderbahn, arrive at Dresden-Neustadt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zittau to Karlsruhe is 653 km. It takes approximately 5h 43m to drive from Zittau to Karlsruhe.
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