There are 5 ways to get from Karlsruhe to Lech by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Konstanz Bahnhoftrain Re2
- Take the train from Konstanz Bahnhof to St. Gallentrain 1 / ...
- Take the train from St. Gallen(Ch) to Langen Am Arlbergtrain Rjx
7h 19m€84–147Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Bregenz bus stationbus N77
- Take the bus from Bregenz Bahnhof to Schoppernau Gemeindeamtbus 840
8h 11m€23–37Drive 319.2 km
- Drive from Karlsruhe to Lechcar 319.2 km
4h 17m€51–73Train, fly
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane STR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zuerich Flughafen to Langen Am Arlbergtrain
7h 36m€177–377Train via Basel
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Tgv / ...
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to St. Anton Am Arlbergtrain Rjx
7h 33m€112–266
Karlsruhe to Lech by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Karlsruhe to Lech is to bus which costs €23 - €40 and takes 8h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Karlsruhe to Lech is to drive which takes 4h 17m and costs €50 - €75.
No, there is no direct bus from Karlsruhe station to Lech. However, there are services departing from Karlsruhe central train station and arriving at Lech Schlosskopf via Bregenz Bahnhof and Schoppernau Gemeindeamt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 11m.
The distance between Karlsruhe and Lech is 410 km. The road distance is 319.2 km.
The best way to get from Karlsruhe to Lech without a car is to train which takes 7h 19m and costs €80 - €150.
It takes approximately 7h 19m to get from Karlsruhe to Lech, including transfers.
Karlsruhe to Lech bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Karlsruhe central train station.
The best way to get from Karlsruhe to Lech is to train which takes 7h 19m and costs €80 - €150. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €23 - €40 and takes 8h 11m.
Karlsruhe to Lech bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Bregenz bus station.
Yes, the driving distance between Karlsruhe to Lech is 319 km. It takes approximately 4h 17m to drive from Karlsruhe to Lech.
What companies run services between Karlsruhe, Germany and Lech, Austria?
You can take a train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Lech, Rüfiplatz via Konstanz Bahnhof, St. Gallen(Ch), Langen Am Arlberg, and Langen am Arlberg, Bahnhof in around 7h 19m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Lech Schlosskopf via Bregenz Bahnhof and Schoppernau Gemeindeamt in around 8h 11m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Konstanz Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 71 554 00 00
- Website
- thurbo.ch
Train from Konstanz Bahnhof to St. Gallen
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–14
- Schedules at
- thurbo.ch
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €6–9
- 1st Class Ticket
- €11–14
Train from St. Gallen(Ch) to Langen Am Arlberg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €21–35
Train from Zuerich Flughafen to Langen Am Arlberg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €30–50
Train from Zuerich Hb to St. Anton Am Arlberg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €29–45
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from St. Gallen(Ch) to Langen Am Arlberg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zuerich Flughafen to Langen Am Arlberg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zuerich Hb to St. Anton Am Arlberg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- 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
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- regional.bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- regional.bahn.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €30–45
- 1st Class
- €60–110
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Bregenz bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +43 5512 26 000
- regio@regiobregenzerwald.at
- Website
- vmobil.at
Bus from Bregenz Bahnhof to Schoppernau Gemeindeamt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Schedules at
- vmobil.at
- Phone
- +41 (0)848 818 818
- info@postauto.ch
- Website
- postauto.ch
Bus from Bregenz Bahnhof to Schoppernau Gemeindeamt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.postauto.ch
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