There are 5 ways to get from Karlsruhe to Merano by bus, train (TGV), car, train, plane, or night train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus
best- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Munich central bus stationbus N952 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Meranbus 095
9h 5m€36–87Train
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain 62 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Bolzano-Bozentrain 89
9h 24m€102–311Drive 461.2 km
- Drive from Karlsruhe to Meranocar 461.2 km
5h 3m€72–103Train, fly, bus
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN)plane FRA - VRN
- Take the bus from Verona - Aeroporto to Meranobus
7h 28m€163–377Train, night train
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Konstanz Bahnhoftrain Re2
- Take the train from Konstanz Bahnhof to St. Gallentrain 1 / ...
- Take the night train from St. Gallen(Ch) to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhofnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Brennero - Brenner to Merano Merantrain Re
12h 43m€135–234
Karlsruhe to Merano by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Karlsruhe to Merano is to bus which costs €35 - €90 and takes 9h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Karlsruhe to Merano is to drive which takes 5h 3m and costs €70 - €110.
No, there is no direct bus from Karlsruhe station to Merano. However, there are services departing from Karlsruhe central train station and arriving at Meran via Munich central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Karlsruhe to Merano. However, there are services departing from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Merano Meran via Konstanz Bahnhof, St. Gallen(Ch), Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof and Brennero - Brenner. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 43m.
The distance between Karlsruhe and Merano is 579 km. The road distance is 461.2 km.
The best way to get from Karlsruhe to Merano without a car is to bus which takes 9h 5m and costs €35 - €90.
It takes approximately 9h 5m to get from Karlsruhe to Merano, including transfers.
Karlsruhe to Merano bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Karlsruhe central train station.
Karlsruhe to Merano train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Karlsruhe to Merano is to bus which takes 9h 5m and costs €35 - €90. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €100 - €320 and takes 9h 24m.
What companies run services between Karlsruhe, Germany and Merano, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy?
You can take a bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Meran via Munich central bus station in around 9h 5m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Terme Merano via Stuttgart Hbf, Hauptbahnhof, München Hbf, Bolzano/Bozen, and Bolzano - Stazione in around 9h 24m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Verona Villafranca Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–310
Flights from Frankfurt to Verona Villafranca Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–310
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Verona Villafranca Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–310
- 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
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Bolzano-Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- 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
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- 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
- €7–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- 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
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- sweg.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €35–55
- 1st Class
- €75–130
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- 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
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Night train from St. Gallen(Ch) to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Brennero - Brenner to Merano Meran
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
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 Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Munich central bus station to Meran
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +39 0471 305604
- info@suedtirolbus.it
- Website
- clevertransfer.eu
Bus from Verona - Aeroporto to Merano
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://clevertransfer.eu/en/
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More Questions & Answers
Karlsruhe to Merano bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Munich central bus station.
Karlsruhe to Merano train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Konstanz Bahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Karlsruhe to Merano is 461 km. It takes approximately 5h 3m to drive from Karlsruhe to Merano.
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