There are 10 ways to get from Karlsruhe to Ostend by train, bus, night train, car, or plane
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Train via Frankfurt am Main
best- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt20 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi79
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to OstendeIc / ...
6h 26m€74–203Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Brussels-North train stationN136 / ...
- Take the bus from Brussels-North train station to BrugesN1360b / ...
11h 55m€49–74Train, night train
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Ludwigshafen, MitteS3 / ...
- Take the train from Ludwigshafen, Mitte to Mainz, HauptbahnhofS5 / ...
- Take the night train from Mainz Hbf to Brussels-NordNj
- Take the train from Brussels-Nord to OstendeIc / ...
10h 15m€78–327Drive 546.8 km
- Drive from Karlsruhe to Ostend546.8 km
5h 39m€84–121Train
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof20 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim Hbf to Bruxelles-MidiNj
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to OstendeIc / ...
10h 1m€56–99Train to Frankfurt, fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Brussels Airport (BRU)FRA - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Gand-Saint-Pierre
- Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Ostende
6h 3m€110–284Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Brussels Airport (BRU)STR - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Gand-Saint-Pierre
- Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Ostende
8h 11m€131–319Train to Frankfurt, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)FRA - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Ostende
7h 49m€162–424Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)STR - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Ostende
8h 27m€148–449Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Brussels Airport
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Brussels Airport (BRU)ZRH - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Gand-Saint-Pierre
- Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Ostende
8h 41m€154–383
Karlsruhe to Ostend by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Karlsruhe to Ostend is to bus which costs €45 - €75 and takes 11h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Karlsruhe to Ostend is to drive which takes 5h 39m and costs €80 - €120.
No, there is no direct bus from Karlsruhe station to Ostend. However, there are services departing from Karlsruhe central train station and arriving at Oostende Gouwelozestraat via Brussels-North train station and Brugge Station perron C7. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Karlsruhe to Ostend. However, there are services departing from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Ostende via Frankfurt and Bruxelles-Midi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 26m.
The distance between Karlsruhe and Ostend is 651 km. The road distance is 546.8 km.
The best way to get from Karlsruhe to Ostend without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 6h 26m and costs €70 - €210.
It takes approximately 6h 26m to get from Karlsruhe to Ostend, including transfers.
Karlsruhe to Ostend bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Karlsruhe central train station.
Karlsruhe to Ostend train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Karlsruhe to Ostend is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 6h 26m and costs €70 - €210. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €45 - €75 and takes 11h 55m.
What companies run services between Karlsruhe, Germany and Ostend, Belgium?
You can take a train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Ostende via Frankfurt, Bruxelles Midi, and Bruxelles-Midi in around 6h 26m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Oostende Gouwelozestraat via Brussels-North train station, Bruges, and Brugge Station perron C7 in around 11h 55m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Brussels Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Brussels Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Frankfurt to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–290
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–420
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Frankfurt to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–250
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brussels Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–210
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Brussels Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Zurich Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–210
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Frankfurt to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–250
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- 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
- €28–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0621 8301200
- Website
- suewex.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
Train from Ludwigshafen, Mitte to Mainz, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- suewex.de
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Ostende
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €11–17
- 1st Class
- €17–26
Train from Brussels-Nord to Ostende
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €11–17
- 1st Class
- €18–26
Train from Mannheim Hbf to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €35–55
- 1st Class
- €60–90
Train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Gand-Saint-Pierre
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–17
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €15–17
- 1st Class
- €20–23
Train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Ostende
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €7–11
- 1st Class
- €11–17
Train from Anvers-Central to Ostende
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €12–18
- 1st Class
- €19–28
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Ludwigshafen, Mitte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ludwigshafen, Mitte to Mainz, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Mainz Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–261
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €259–261
- Couchette Carriage
- €130–160
- Seating Carriage
- €40–55
- 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
- +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
- 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 Schiphol Airport to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
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
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Schiphol Airport to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- 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
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 Brussels-North train station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Brussels-North train station to Bruges
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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Karlsruhe to Ostend bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Brussels-North train station.
Karlsruhe to Ostend train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Karlsruhe to Ostend is 547 km. It takes approximately 5h 39m to drive from Karlsruhe to Ostend.
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