There are 6 ways to get from Mülheim to Karlsruhe by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof43
4h 4m€34–131Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Duisburg central train station to Karlsruhe central train station027
7h 32m€27–61Drive 352.5 km
- Drive from Mülheim to Karlsruhe352.5 km
3h 2m€50–73Fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)DUS - STR
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
5h 50m€130–312Train via Cologne
- Take the train from Muelheim(Ruhr)Hbf to Koeln-EhrenfeldRe
- Take the train from Köln-Ehrenfeld to Karlsruhe HbfNightjet
6h 21m€70–210Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Frankfurt (FRA)DUS - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
4h 19m€106–215
Mülheim to Karlsruhe by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mülheim to Karlsruhe is to bus which costs €27 - €65 and takes 7h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Mülheim to Karlsruhe is to drive which takes 3h 2m and costs €50 - €75.
No, there is no direct train from Mülheim to Karlsruhe. However, there are services departing from Muelheim(Ruhr)Hbf and arriving at Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof via Essen Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 4m.
The distance between Mülheim and Karlsruhe is 390 km. The road distance is 352.5 km.
The best way to get from Mülheim to Karlsruhe without a car is to train which takes 4h 4m and costs €30 - €140.
It takes approximately 4h 4m to get from Mülheim to Karlsruhe, including transfers.
Mülheim to Karlsruhe train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Mülheim to Karlsruhe is to train which takes 4h 4m and costs €30 - €140. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €27 - €65 and takes 7h 32m.
Mülheim to Karlsruhe train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Mülheim to Karlsruhe is 352 km. It takes approximately 3h 2m to drive from Mülheim to Karlsruhe.
What companies run services between Mülheim, Germany and Karlsruhe, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Essen Hbf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof every 3 hours. Tickets cost €30–110 and the journey takes 2h 58m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Duisburg central train station to Karlsruhe central train station once daily. Tickets cost €23–40 and the journey takes 6h 20m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–310
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–310
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–220
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–280
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–280
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–310
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–340
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €27–220
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Essen Hbf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- service@gabw-bahn.de
- Website
- go-ahead-bw.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 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 7821 9960770
- info@sweg.de
- Website
- sweg.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- sweg.de
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Muelheim(Ruhr)Hbf to Koeln-Ehrenfeld
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Köln-Ehrenfeld to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €55–80
- 1st Class
- €110–190
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Duisburg central train station to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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