There are 10 ways to get from Karlsruhe to Calvados by train (TGV), bus, car, train, or plane
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Train via Paris
best- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Offenburg Bahnhof20 / ...
- Take the train from Offenburg to Paris EstTgv
- Take the train from Paris Saint-Lazare to CaenK2+
7h 56m€115–229Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)091 / ...
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Caen1774 / ...
13h 9m€55–115Drive 738.6 km
- Drive from Karlsruhe to Calvados738.6 km
8h 3m€115–165Train to Frankfurt, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)FRA - CDG
- Take the train from Paris Saint-Lazare to Caen
8h 48m€122–309Train
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof83
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Le MansTgv
- Take the train from Le Mans to CaenK39
9h 53m€149–397Train, bus
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Neustadt, HauptbahnhofRe6
- Take the bus from Kaiserslautern Bus Station to Paris Bercy Seine Bus Stop
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Caen - Bus Station
16h 34m€61–116Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)STR - CDG
- Take the train from Paris Saint-Lazare to Caen
9h 25m€148–404Train to Strasbourg International Airport, fly to Caen – Carpiquet Airport
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Fly from Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) to Caen – Carpiquet Airport (CFR)SXB - CFR
7h 47m€156–371Train to Strasbourg International Airport, fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Fly from Strasbourg International Airport (SXB) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)SXB - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to Le Mans
- Take the train from Le Mans to Caen
10h 13m€122–406Train to Frankfurt, fly to Caen – Carpiquet Airport
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Caen – Carpiquet Airport (CFR)FRA - CFR
10h 20m€220–398
Karlsruhe to Calvados by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Karlsruhe to Calvados is to bus which costs €55 - €120 and takes 13h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Karlsruhe to Calvados is to train and fly which takes 7h 47m and costs €150 - €380.
No, there is no direct bus from Karlsruhe station to Calvados. However, there are services departing from Karlsruhe central train station and arriving at La Jalousie via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and Gare Routière. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 9m.
The distance between Karlsruhe and Calvados is 790 km. The road distance is 738.6 km.
The best way to get from Karlsruhe to Calvados without a car is to train via Paris which takes 7h 56m and costs €110 - €230.
It takes approximately 7h 56m to get from Karlsruhe to Calvados, including transfers.
Karlsruhe to Calvados bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Karlsruhe central train station.
The best way to get from Karlsruhe to Calvados is to train via Paris which takes 7h 56m and costs €110 - €230. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €55 - €120 and takes 13h 9m.
Karlsruhe to Calvados bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) station.
Yes, the driving distance between Karlsruhe to Calvados is 739 km. It takes approximately 8h 3m to drive from Karlsruhe to Calvados.
What companies run services between Karlsruhe, Germany and Calvados, Normandy, France?
You can take a train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to La Jalousie via Offenburg Bahnhof, Offenburg, Paris Est, Gare de l'est, Pasquier - Anjou, Paris Saint-Lazare, Caen, and Gare Routière in around 7h 56m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Karlsruhe central train station to La Jalousie via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and Gare Routière in around 13h 9m.
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- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–240
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Caen – Carpiquet Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Caen – Carpiquet Airport via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–490
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–420
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–170
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Caen – Carpiquet Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €130–320
Flights from Strasbourg International Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–240
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–260
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €12–19
- 1st Class
- €22–40
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Neustadt, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Offenburg to Paris Est
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Le Mans
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–30
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Nantes to Le Mans
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 2 22 55 00 10
- nomad-car@laregionnormandie.fr
- Website
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Paris Saint-Lazare to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
Train from Le Mans to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- nomad.normandie.fr
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Saint-Lazare to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Strasbourg to Le Mans
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–230
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Le Mans to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–120
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Nantes to Le Mans
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–55
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- service@gabw-bahn.de
- Website
- go-ahead-bw.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 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 Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- sweg.de
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Caen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Kaiserslautern Bus Station to Paris Bercy Seine Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Caen - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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