There are 11 ways to get from Karlsruhe to Málaga by train, plane, train (TGV, Renfe, Ouigo), bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Málaga Airport (AGP)STR - AGP
6h 42m€86–393Fly from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport
cheapest- Fly from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) to Málaga Airport (AGP)FKB - AGP
6h 22m€70–213Train
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof83
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part DieuTgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena GrandesAve
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria ZambranoAve
17h 42m€167–580Bus, train
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe - Central Station South Side to Estación Sur de AutobusesBlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria ZambranoAve
30h 29mDrive 2,083.6 km
- Drive from Karlsruhe to Málaga2,083.6 km
20h 48m€328–473Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Málaga Airport (AGP)FRA - AGP
6h 35m€110–288Train to Basel, fly
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Málaga Airport (AGP)BSL - AGP
7h 29m€95–298Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Málaga Airport (AGP)ZRH - AGP
8h 43m€121–367Train, bus to Hahn, fly
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Mainz, Hauptbahnhof
- Take the bus from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Hahn
- Fly from Hahn (HHN) to Málaga Airport (AGP)HHN - AGP
9h 14m€91–253Bus via Madrid
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe - Central Station South Side to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Take the bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Estación de Autobuses de Granada
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Granada to Malaga Eeaa
35h 6mBus
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Zurich Bus StationN07 / ...
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano107 / ...
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Malaga Central Bus Station
40h 35m€121–209
Karlsruhe to Málaga by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Karlsruhe to Málaga is to fly which costs €70 - €220 and takes 6h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Karlsruhe to Málaga is to fly which takes 6h 22m and costs €70 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Karlsruhe station to Málaga. However, there are services departing from Karlsruhe - Central Station South Side and arriving at Malaga Eeaa via Estación Sur de Autobuses and Estación de Autobuses de Granada. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 35h 6m.
No, there is no direct train from Karlsruhe to Málaga. However, there are services departing from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Malaga Maria Zambrano via Strasbourg, Lyon Part Dieu, Barcelona-Sants and Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 42m.
The distance between Karlsruhe and Málaga is 1844 km. The road distance is 2083.6 km.
The best way to get from Karlsruhe to Málaga without a car is to train which takes 17h 42m and costs €160 - €600.
It takes approximately 6h 42m to get from Karlsruhe to Málaga, including transfers.
Karlsruhe to Málaga bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Karlsruhe - Central Station South Side.
Karlsruhe to Málaga train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Karlsruhe to Málaga is to train which takes 17h 42m and costs €160 - €600. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €70 - €220 and takes 6h 22m, you could also bus via Madrid, which costs and takes 35h 6m.
What companies run services between Karlsruhe, Germany and Málaga, Spain?
You can take a train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Malaga Maria Zambrano via Strasbourg Bahnhof, Strasbourg, Lyon Part Dieu, Barcelona-Sants, and Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes in around 17h 42m. Alternatively, Ryanair flies from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport (FKB) to Málaga Airport (AGP) once daily.
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- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport to Málaga Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport to Málaga Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Hahn to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Hahn to Málaga Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Hahn to Málaga Airport via Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Málaga Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–850
Flights from Frankfurt to Málaga Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–280
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Málaga Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Basel to Málaga Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from Zurich Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Málaga Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–380
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–330
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Málaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–330
- 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 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- 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 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 Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Mainz, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- 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
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–30
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 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
- +352 24 89 24 89
- Website
- cfl.lu
Train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–190
- Website
- https://www.cfl.lu/en-gb
- 1st Class
- €120–190
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- atencion.cliente@iryo.eu
- Website
- iryo.eu
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–100
- Website
- https://iryo.eu/en/home
- Phone
- +34 910 780 990
- Website
- ouigo.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Malaga Maria Zambrano
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–70
- Website
- https://www.ouigo.com/es/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €30–45
- 1st Class
- €60–110
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Mainz, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0621 8301200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Mainz, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Mainz, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €8–12
- 1st Class
- €12–18
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Karlsruhe - Central Station South Side to Estación Sur de Autobuses
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- blablacar.co.uk
- Phone
- +49 6543 5010
- info@bohr.de
- Website
- bohr.de
Bus from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Hahn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–16
- Schedules at
- bohr.de
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Mainz, Hauptbahnhof to Hahn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Estación Sur de Autobuses to Estación de Autobuses de Granada
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Granada to Malaga Eeaa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–14
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +39 080 3112335
- info@marinobus.it
- Website
- marinobus.it
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- https://marinobus.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 88 93 82 32
- Website
- itabus.it
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- Website
- https://www.itabus.it/en/home
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €23–30
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Malaga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Karlsruhe to Málaga bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Estación Sur de Autobuses station.
Karlsruhe to Málaga train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Strasbourg Bahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Karlsruhe to Málaga is 2084 km. It takes approximately 20h 48m to drive from Karlsruhe to Málaga.
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