There are 5 ways to get from Calw to Karlsruhe by train, bus, car, or taxi
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 Calw, Bahnhof/ZOB to Pforzheim HauptbahnhofRb74
- Take the train from Pforzheim Hbf to Karlsruhe HbfRe
1h 9m€13–34Drive 52.9 km
cheapest- Drive from Calw to Karlsruhe52.9 km
47 min€8–11Bus, line 30065 train
- Take the bus from Calw, Bahnhof/ZOB to Bad HerrenalbX63
- Take the train from Bad Herrenalb to Karlsruhe Bahnhofsvorplatz30065 / ...
2h 9mTaxi
- Take the taxi from Calw to Karlsruhe52.9 km
47 min€110–140Bus, line 666 bus, train
- Take the bus from Calw, Bahnhof/ZOB to Weil der Stadt670
- Take the bus from Weil der Stadt to Pforzheim ZOB666
- Take the train from Pforzheim Hbf to Karlsruhe HbfRe
2h 31m
Calw to Karlsruhe by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Calw to Karlsruhe is to drive which costs €7 - €11 and takes 47 min.
The fastest way to get from Calw to Karlsruhe is to drive which takes 47 min and costs €7 - €11.
No, there is no direct train from Calw to Karlsruhe. However, there are services departing from Calw, Bahnhof/ZOB and arriving at Karlsruhe Hbf via Pforzheim Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 9m.
The distance between Calw and Karlsruhe is 56 km. The road distance is 52.9 km.
The best way to get from Calw to Karlsruhe without a car is to train which takes 1h 9m and costs €12 - €35.
It takes approximately 1h 9m to get from Calw to Karlsruhe, including transfers.
Calw to Karlsruhe train services, operated by DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB), depart from Calw, Bahnhof/ZOB station.
Calw to Karlsruhe train services, operated by DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB), arrive at Pforzheim Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Calw to Karlsruhe is 53 km. It takes approximately 47 min to drive from Calw to Karlsruhe.
There are 808+ hotels available in Karlsruhe.
What companies run services between Calw, Germany and Karlsruhe, Germany?
You can take a train from Calw, Bahnhof/ZOB to Karlsruhe Hbf via Pforzheim Hauptbahnhof and Pforzheim Hbf in around 1h 9m.
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- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Calw, Bahnhof/ZOB to Pforzheim Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- service@gabw-bahn.de
- Website
- go-ahead-bw.de
Train from Pforzheim Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €7–9
- 1st Class Ticket
- €10–15
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Pforzheim Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +49 7821 9960770
- info@sweg.de
- Website
- sweg.de
Train from Pforzheim Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- sweg.de
- Phone
- +49 721 61075885
- info@avg.karlsruhe.de
- Website
- avg.info
Train from Pforzheim Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- avg.info
Train from Bad Herrenalb to Karlsruhe Bahnhofsvorplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- avg.info
- Phone
- 0711 19449
- Website
- vvs.de
Bus from Calw, Bahnhof/ZOB to Weil der Stadt
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Schedules at
- vvs.de
- Phone
- 03544/5001-0
- info@rvs-lds.de
- Website
- rvs-lds.de
Bus from Calw, Bahnhof/ZOB to Weil der Stadt
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- RVS
- Phone
- +49 (7231) 39 70 299
- info@vpe.de
- Website
- vpe.de
Bus from Weil der Stadt to Pforzheim ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- vpe.de
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Estimated price
- €110–140
Taxiunternehmen Pforzheim Balagh Qamar
- Phone
- +49 7231 4962826
Taxiunternehmen Pforzheim Andreas Niedersetz
- Phone
- +49 7231 455454
Taxi Ebert Krankenfahrten
- Phone
- +49 7231 471247
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