There are 7 ways to get from Bad Rappenau to Karlsruhe by train, bus, rideshare, car, or taxi
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Train via Heidelberg
best- Take the train from Bad Rappenau to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhoftrain RE10b
- Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain S3 / ...
1h 40m€15–44Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Bad Rappenau to Karlsruhe79.5 km
1h 5m€5Train, bus
- Take the train from Bad Rappenau to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhoftrain RE10b
- Take the bus from Heidelberg central train station to Karlsruhe central train stationbus 108 / ...
2h 21m€18–26Line 686 bus, train
- Take the bus from Bad Rappenau to Gemmingenbus 686
- Take the train from Gemmingen to Karlsruhe Albtalbahnhoftrain 85462 / ...
2h 50mTrain
- Take the train from Bad Rappenau to Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof/Willy-Brandt-Pl.train 85872 / ...
- Take the train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof/Willy-Brandt-Pl. to Karlsruhe Bahnhofsvorplatztrain 85462 / ...
3h 2mDrive 79 km
- Drive from Bad Rappenau to Karlsruhecar 79 km
43 min€12–17Taxi
- Take the taxi from Bad Rappenau to Karlsruhetaxi 79 km
43 min€220–270
Bad Rappenau to Karlsruhe by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bad Rappenau to Karlsruhe is to rideshare which costs €5 and takes 1h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Bad Rappenau to Karlsruhe is to drive which takes 43 min and costs €11 - €17.
No, there is no direct train from Bad Rappenau to Karlsruhe. However, there are services departing from Bad Rappenau and arriving at Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof via Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 40m.
The distance between Bad Rappenau and Karlsruhe is 103 km. The road distance is 79 km.
The best way to get from Bad Rappenau to Karlsruhe without a car is to train via Heidelberg which takes 1h 40m and costs €15 - €45.
It takes approximately 1h 40m to get from Bad Rappenau to Karlsruhe, including transfers.
Bad Rappenau to Karlsruhe train services, operated by Südwestdeutsche Landesverkehrs-GmbH (SWEG), depart from Bad Rappenau station.
Bad Rappenau to Karlsruhe train services, operated by Südwestdeutsche Landesverkehrs-GmbH (SWEG), arrive at Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bad Rappenau to Karlsruhe is 79 km. It takes approximately 43 min to drive from Bad Rappenau to Karlsruhe.
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What companies run services between Bad Rappenau, Germany and Karlsruhe, Germany?
You can take a train from Bad Rappenau to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof via Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof in around 1h 40m.
- Phone
- +49 7821 9960770
- info@sweg.de
- Website
- sweg.de
Train from Bad Rappenau to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- sweg.de
Train from Bad Rappenau to Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof/Willy-Brandt-Pl.
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- sweg.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Rappenau to Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof/Willy-Brandt-Pl. to Karlsruhe Bahnhofsvorplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 721 61075885
- info@avg.karlsruhe.de
- Website
- avg.info
Train from Gemmingen to Karlsruhe Albtalbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- avg.info
Train from Bad Rappenau to Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof/Willy-Brandt-Pl.
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- avg.info
Train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof/Willy-Brandt-Pl. to Karlsruhe Bahnhofsvorplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- avg.info
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Heidelberg central train station to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Bad Rappenau to Karlsruhe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Estimated price
- €220–270
Taxi Heilbronn Unterland GmbH
- Phone
- +49 7131 44444
- Website
- taxi-unterland.de
Taxi 22888 GmbH
- Phone
- +49 7131 22888
- Website
- taxi-heilbronn.de
Main Station Taxi Stand
- Phone
- +49 7131 58555
- Website
- taxiheilbronn.de
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Check out Blablacar's carpooling service for rideshare options between Bad Rappenau and Karlsruhe. A great option if you don't have a driver's licence or want to avoid public transport.