There are 10 ways to get from Como to Karlsruhe by train (Trenitalia), bus, car, train, plane, or night train
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Train (Trenitalia)
best- Take the train from Como S.Giovanni to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Ec
5h 38m€100–160Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Como to Basel SBBbus 1524
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe central train stationbus N487 / ...
8h€27–53Drive 484.1 km
- Drive from Como to Karlsruhecar 484.1 km
4h 43m€75–107Train, train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Stuttgart Airport
- Take the train from Como S.Giovanni to Monzatrain
- Take the train from Monza to Milano Forlaninitrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane LIN - STR
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
6h 16m€124–287Train via Basel
- Take the train from Como S. Giovanni to Arth-Goldautrain Ec
- Take the train from Arth-Goldau to Basel SBBtrain Ec
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain 20 / ...
6h 22m€76–194Bus, night train
- Take the bus from Como P.le S. Gottardo to Zurich Ausstellungsstrassebus Itabus
- Take the night train from Zuerich Hb to Karlsruhe Hbfnighttrain Nj
8h 49m€45–297Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Take the train from Como S. Giovanni to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane ZRH - STR
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
6h 13m€193–385Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Como Lago to Saronnotrain
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane MXP - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
5h 48m€89–243Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Como S. Giovanni to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane ZRH - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 15m€173–381Train to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Como S.Giovanni to Monzatrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane LIN - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 19m€64–213
Como to Karlsruhe by train (Trenitalia)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Como to Karlsruhe is to bus which costs €27 - €55 and takes 8h.
The fastest way to get from Como to Karlsruhe is to drive which takes 4h 43m and costs €70 - €110.
No, there is no direct bus from Como to Karlsruhe station. However, there are services departing from Como and arriving at Karlsruhe central train station via Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Como S.Giovanni and arriving at Karlsruhe Hbf. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 5h 38m.
The distance between Como and Karlsruhe is 488 km. The road distance is 484.1 km.
The best way to get from Como to Karlsruhe without a car is to train which takes 5h 38m and costs €100 - €160.
The train from Como S.Giovanni to Karlsruhe Hbf takes 5h 38m including transfers and departs once daily.
Como to Karlsruhe bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Como station.
Como to Karlsruhe train services, operated by Trenitalia EuroCity, depart from Como S.Giovanni station.
The best way to get from Como to Karlsruhe is to train which takes 5h 38m and costs €100 - €160. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €27 - €55 and takes 8h.
What companies run services between Como, Italy and Karlsruhe, Germany?
Trenitalia EuroCity operates a train from Como S.Giovanni to Karlsruhe Hbf once daily. Tickets cost €100–160 and the journey takes 5h 38m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Como to Karlsruhe central train station via Basel SBB in around 8h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–370
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–250
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–150
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–350
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–240
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–130
Flights from Zurich Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Como S.Giovanni to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €110–160
- 2nd Class
- €100–140
Train from Como S. Giovanni to Arth-Goldau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €60–85
- 2nd Class
- €40–55
Train from Arth-Goldau to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €18–26
- 2nd Class
- €22–30
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Como S.Giovanni to Monza
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Monza to Milano Forlanini
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €1–2
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Como Lago to Saronno
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/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
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- regional.bahn.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- regional.bahn.de
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Como S. Giovanni to Arth-Goldau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Arth-Goldau to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Como S. Giovanni to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Arth-Goldau to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Arth-Goldau to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–260
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €258–260
- Couchette Carriage
- €130–150
- Seating Carriage
- €35–45
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €12–19
- 1st Class
- €23–40
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €11–17
- 1st Class
- €19–35
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Como to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Como P.le S. Gottardo to Zurich Ausstellungsstrasse
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–40
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Como P.le S. Gottardo to Zurich Ausstellungsstrasse
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €23–30
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
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Como to Karlsruhe bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Basel SBB station.
Como to Karlsruhe train services, operated by Trenitalia EuroCity, arrive at Karlsruhe Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Como to Karlsruhe is 484 km. It takes approximately 4h 43m to drive from Como to Karlsruhe.
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