There are 10 ways to get from Vienna to Karlsruhe Hbf by train, bus, car, plane, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Salzburg
best- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Salzburg Hbf968 / ...
- Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf90 / ...
- Take the train from München Hbf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof60 / ...
8h€56–218Bus via Stephansplatz
cheapest- Take the bus from Vienna, International Busterminal to Karlsruhe
11h 35m€33–38Bus
- Take the bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Karlsruhe central train stationN136 / ...
10h 19m€50–75Drive 681.4 km
- Drive from Vienna to Karlsruhe Hbf681.4 km
6h 12m€110–158Fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)VIE - STR
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
5h 17m€90–253Train
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Muenchen HbfRjx
- Take the train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof47 / ...
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe HbfRe
8h 22m€58–275Drive, car train
- Drive from Vienna to Salzburg Hbf
- Take the car train from Salzburg Hbf to Würzburg Hbf
- Drive from Würzburg Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
6h 51m€168–229Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Frankfurt (FRA)VIE - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
5h 45m€87–265Fly to Basel, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Basel (BSL)VIE - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
6h 15m€99–265Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)VIE - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
7h 31m€140–324
Vienna to Karlsruhe Hbf by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vienna to Karlsruhe Hbf is to bus via Stephansplatz which costs €30 - €40 and takes 11h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Vienna to Karlsruhe Hbf is to fly and train which takes 5h 17m and costs €90 - €260.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) and arriving at Karlsruhe central train station station. Services depart five times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 10h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Vienna to Karlsruhe Hbf. However, there are services departing from Wien Westbahnhof and arriving at Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof via Salzburg Hauptbahnhof and München Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h.
The distance between Vienna and Karlsruhe Hbf is 774 km. The road distance is 681.4 km.
The best way to get from Vienna to Karlsruhe Hbf without a car is to train via Salzburg which takes 8h and costs €55 - €220.
It takes approximately 8h to get from Vienna to Karlsruhe Hbf, including transfers.
Vienna to Karlsruhe Hbf bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) station.
Vienna to Karlsruhe Hbf train services, operated by WESTbahn Gmbh, depart from Wien Westbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Vienna to Karlsruhe Hbf is to train via Salzburg which takes 8h and costs €55 - €220. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €50 - €75 and takes 10h 19m.
What companies run services between Vienna, Austria and Karlsruhe Hbf, Germany?
You can take a train from Wien Westbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof via Salzburg Hbf, Salzburg Hauptbahnhof, and München Hbf in around 8h. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Karlsruhe central train station 5 times a day. Tickets cost €50–75 and the journey takes 10h 15m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–310
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–250
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–250
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–310
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–250
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–310
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–70
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–40
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Website
- delfi.de
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- delfi.de
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–90
- 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 Wien Hbf to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €56–57
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Wien Hbf to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–100
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +49 30 200730
- post@transdev.de
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Wien Hbf to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–24
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €25–40
Train from Wien Hbf to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €65–100
- Phone
- +49 8024 997171
- info@brb.de
- Website
- brb.de
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- brb.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from Wien Hbf to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–120
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–45
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Wien Hbf to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–19
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- €9–13
- 1st Class
- €14–19
- Business
- €15–17
Train from Wien Hbf to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- €28–40
- 1st Class
- €45–60
- Business
- €48–53
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/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
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- sweg.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €35–55
- 1st Class
- €75–130
Train from Frankfurt to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–70
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €21–35
- 1st Class
- €40–70
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Salzburg Hbf to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- 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 Vienna, International Busterminal (VIB) to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Vienna, International Busterminal to Karlsruhe
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €31–36
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
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More Questions & Answers
Vienna to Karlsruhe Hbf bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Karlsruhe central train station.
Vienna to Karlsruhe Hbf train services, operated by WESTbahn Gmbh, arrive at Salzburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Vienna to Karlsruhe Hbf is 681 km. It takes approximately 6h 12m to drive from Vienna to Karlsruhe Hbf.
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