There are 8 ways to get from Karlsruhe to Split by train, plane, bus, train (TGV), 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 Frankfurt, fly
best- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Split Airport (SPU)plane FRA - SPU
5h 44m€103–298Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Split Airport (SPU)plane STR - SPU
6h 1m€81–292Bus
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Split, Autobusni Kolodvorbus N948
19h 30m€100–160Train
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Salzburg Hbftrain 963 / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.train Ec
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Splittrain Ic
23h 15m€207–334Drive 1,131.6 km
- Drive from Karlsruhe to Splitcar 1,131.6 km
11h 23m€167–241Train to Basel, fly
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Split Airport (SPU)plane BSL - SPU
6h 45m€82–302Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Split Airport (SPU)plane ZRH - SPU
7h 51m€154–385Train, bus
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Donaueschingen Bahnhoftrain Re2
- Take the bus from Donaueschingen Busbahnhof to Split Bus Stationbus
23h 56m€116–192
Karlsruhe to Split by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Karlsruhe to Split is to bus which costs €100 - €160 and takes 19h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Karlsruhe to Split is to train and fly which takes 5h 44m and costs €100 - €300.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Karlsruhe central train station station and arriving at Split, Autobusni Kolodvor. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 19h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Karlsruhe to Split. However, there are services departing from Karlsruhe Hbf and arriving at Split via Stuttgart Hbf, Salzburg Hbf and Zagreb Glavni Kol.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 15m.
The distance between Karlsruhe and Split is 1088 km. The road distance is 1131.6 km.
The best way to get from Karlsruhe to Split without a car is to bus which takes 19h 30m and costs €100 - €160.
It takes approximately 5h 44m to get from Karlsruhe to Split, including transfers.
Karlsruhe to Split bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Karlsruhe central train station.
Karlsruhe to Split train services, operated by Arverio Baden-Württemberg, depart from Karlsruhe Hbf station.
The best way to get from Karlsruhe to Split is to bus which takes 19h 30m and costs €100 - €160. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €200 - €340 and takes 23h 15m.
What companies run services between Karlsruhe, Germany and Split, Croatia?
FlixBus operates a bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Split, Autobusni Kolodvor once daily. Tickets cost €100–160 and the journey takes 19h 30m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Split via Stuttgart Hbf, Salzburg Hbf, and Zagreb Glavni Kol. in around 23h 15m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Split Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–360
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Split Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–390
Flights from Basel to Split Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–380
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Split Airport via Zagreb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €130–300
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Split Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Basel to Split Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to Split Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Split Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–300
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Donaueschingen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €14–18
- 1st Class Ticket
- €18–27
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €14–18
- 1st Class Ticket
- €18–27
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Donaueschingen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Zagreb Glavni Kol.
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €95–110
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Split
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €34
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Split, Autobusni Kolodvor
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +49 711 3041678
- lubina.busfahrten@t-online.de
- Website
- lubina-busfahrten.de
Bus from Donaueschingen Busbahnhof to Split Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- lubina-busfahrten.de
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Booking & Getting There
Karlsruhe to Split bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Split, Autobusni Kolodvor station.
Karlsruhe to Split train services, operated by Arverio Baden-Württemberg, arrive at Stuttgart Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Karlsruhe to Split is 1132 km. It takes approximately 11h 23m to drive from Karlsruhe to Split.
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