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How to get fromKarlsruhe to Mountain Viewby train, plane, subway or shuttle

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There are 8 ways to get from Karlsruhe to Mountain View by train, plane, subway, or shuttle

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  1. Train to Frankfurt, fly to San Francisco International Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)planeFRA - SFO
    16h
    $303–635

  2. Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
    2. Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)planeSTR - SFO
    17h 59m
    $289–1,016

  3. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)planeFRA - SJC
    18h 14m
    $427–1,376

  4. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Oakland International Airport, BART

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)planeFRA - OAK
    3. Take the subway from Coliseum to Milpitassubway
    19h 32m
    $409–1,381

  5. Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
    3. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)planeZRH - SFO
    18h 15m
    $316–694

  6. Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Pasingtrain
    2. Take the train from Pasing to Flughafen Münchentrain
    3. Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)planeMUC - SFO
    18h 43m
    $346–707

  7. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Monterey Regional Airport, shuttle

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)planeFRA - MRY
    3. Take a shuttle bus from Monterey - Calle Principal / Parking Garage to San Jose Airport Terminal Ashuttle
    21h 46m
    $420–1,239

  8. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to San Francisco International Airport

    1. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
    2. Take the train from Mannheim Hbf to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)planeAMS - SFO
    19h 57m
    $465–1,359

Frankfurt (FRA) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) flights

Calendar40Weekly Planes
Duration12h 52mAverage Duration
Ticket$247Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Karlsruhe, Germany and Mountain View, Santa Clara County, CA, USA?

There is no direct connection from Karlsruhe to Mountain View. However, you can take the train to Frankfurt, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport (SFO), walk to San Francisco International Airport, take the subway to Millbrae, walk to Millbrae Caltrain Southbound, then take the train to Mountain View Caltrain Southbound. Alternatively, you can take the train to Stuttgart Hbf, walk to Hauptbahnhof, take the train to Flughafen/Messe, walk to Stuttgart Airport (STR) airport, fly to San Francisco International Airport (SFO), walk to San Francisco International Airport, take the subway to Millbrae, walk to Millbrae Caltrain Southbound, then take the train to Mountain View Caltrain Southbound.

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