There are 7 ways to get from Merano to Karlsruhe by bus, train (Trenitalia), night train, train, car, shuttle, or plane
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 Bolzano South to Karlsruhe central train stationbus N277
9h 44m€53–87Bus via Munich
cheapest- Take the bus from Meran to Munich central bus stationbus 095
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Karlsruhe central train stationbus FlixBus N1135 / ...
11h 16m€46–87Train
- Take the train from Merano Meran to Brennero - Brennertrain Re
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Muenchen Hbf Gl.27-36train
- Take the train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhoftrain 47 / ...
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain Re1
10h 19m€89–427Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Bolzano Bozen to Stuttgart Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain Re1
12h 56m€56–181Drive 459.8 km
- Drive from Merano to Karlsruhecar 459.8 km
5h 2m€72–104Shuttle, fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Merano to Flughafen München
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane MUC - STR
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
8h 20m€251–458Shuttle, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Merano to Flughafen München
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane MUC - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
8h 58m€227–494
Merano to Karlsruhe by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Merano to Karlsruhe is to bus via Munich which costs €45 - €90 and takes 11h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Merano to Karlsruhe is to drive which takes 5h 2m and costs €70 - €110.
No, there is no direct bus from Merano to Karlsruhe station. However, there are services departing from Bolzano South and arriving at Karlsruhe central train station via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 44m.
No, there is no direct train from Merano to Karlsruhe. However, there are services departing from Merano Meran and arriving at Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof via Brennero - Brenner, Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof, München Hbf and Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 19m.
The distance between Merano and Karlsruhe is 578 km. The road distance is 459.8 km.
The best way to get from Merano to Karlsruhe without a car is to bus which takes 9h 44m and costs €50 - €90.
It takes approximately 9h 44m to get from Merano to Karlsruhe, including transfers.
Merano to Karlsruhe bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bolzano South station.
Merano to Karlsruhe train services, operated by Trenitalia, depart from Merano Meran station.
The best way to get from Merano to Karlsruhe is to bus which takes 9h 44m and costs €50 - €90. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €85 - €430 and takes 10h 19m.
What companies run services between Merano, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy and Karlsruhe, Germany?
FlixBus operates a bus from Bolzano South to Karlsruhe central train station once daily. Tickets cost €40–70 and the journey takes 8h 5m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Merano Meran to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof via Brennero - Brenner, Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof, Muenchen Hbf Gl.27-36, München Hbf, and Hauptbahnhof in around 10h 19m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–190
Flights from Munich International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–220
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Merano Meran to Brennero - Brenner
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–25
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Muenchen Hbf Gl.27-36
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Muenchen Hbf Gl.27-36
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €14–18
- 1st Class Ticket
- €19–27
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €14–18
- 1st Class Ticket
- €19–27
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €14–18
- 1st Class Ticket
- €19–27
- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- DB Regio Stuttgart
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- DB Regio Stuttgart
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- DB Regio Stuttgart
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- DB Regio Stuttgart
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Bolzano Bozen to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–120
- Couchette Carriage
- €70–85
- Seating Carriage
- €40–50
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bolzano South to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Meran to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +39 0471 305604
- info@suedtirolbus.it
- Website
- Alto Adige Bus
Shuttle from Merano to Flughafen München
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €140–200
- Website
- Alto Adige Bus
Shuttle from Merano to Flughafen München
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €140–200
- Website
- Alto Adige Bus
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Booking & Getting There
Merano to Karlsruhe bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Karlsruhe central train station.
Merano to Karlsruhe train services, operated by Trenitalia, arrive at Brennero - Brenner station.
Yes, the driving distance between Merano to Karlsruhe is 460 km. It takes approximately 5h 2m to drive from Merano to Karlsruhe.
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