There are 6 ways to get from Bochum to Karlsruhe by train, bus, night train, 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
best- Take the train from Bochum Hbf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof43
3h 11m€60–130Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bochum central station to Karlsruhe central train stationN27
7h€24–40Train, night train
- Take the train from Bochum Hbf to Koeln HbfRe
- Take the night train from Koeln Hbf to Karlsruhe HbfNj
6h 52m€42–287Drive 364.3 km
- Drive from Bochum to Karlsruhe364.3 km
3h 13m€52–75Train, fly to Stuttgart Airport
- Take the train from Bochum Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)DUS - STR
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
6h 7m€144–298Train, fly to Frankfurt
- Take the train from Bochum Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Frankfurt (FRA)DUS - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
4h 35m€111–250
Bochum to Karlsruhe by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bochum to Karlsruhe is to bus which costs €24 - €40 and takes 7h.
The fastest way to get from Bochum to Karlsruhe is to train which takes 3h 11m and costs €60 - €130.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Bochum central station station and arriving at Karlsruhe central train station station. Services depart five times a week, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 7h.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Bochum Hbf and arriving at Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof. Services depart every three hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 3h 11m.
The distance between Bochum and Karlsruhe is 398 km. The road distance is 364.3 km.
The best way to get from Bochum to Karlsruhe without a car is to train which takes 3h 11m and costs €60 - €130.
The train from Bochum Hbf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof takes 3h 11m including transfers and departs every three hours.
Bochum to Karlsruhe bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bochum central station.
Bochum to Karlsruhe train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Bochum Hbf station.
The best way to get from Bochum to Karlsruhe is to train which takes 3h 11m and costs €60 - €130. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €24 - €40 and takes 7h.
What companies run services between Bochum, Germany and Karlsruhe, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Bochum Hbf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof every 3 hours. Tickets cost €60–130 and the journey takes 3h 11m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Bochum central station to Karlsruhe central train station 5 times a week. Tickets cost €24–40 and the journey takes 7h.
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- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–350
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–350
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–220
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–210
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–360
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–350
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–220
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bochum Hbf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bochum Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Bochum Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Bochum Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Bochum Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €7–25
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Koeln Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–260
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €258–260
- Couchette Carriage
- €130–150
- Seating Carriage
- €35–45
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bochum Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Bochum Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- service@gabw-bahn.de
- Website
- go-ahead-bw.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €14–18
- 1st Class Ticket
- €18–27
- Phone
- +49 7821 9960770
- info@sweg.de
- Website
- sweg.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- sweg.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–70
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €21–35
- 1st Class
- €40–70
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bochum central station to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Bochum to Karlsruhe bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Karlsruhe central train station.
Bochum to Karlsruhe train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bochum to Karlsruhe is 364 km. It takes approximately 3h 13m to drive from Bochum to Karlsruhe.
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