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Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Paris to Karlsruhe among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the bus with prices starting from €26. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 3h 31m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.1 - 0.4kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of €26, and a train costs an average of €59.
Distance: 441 km
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€110 Average price | €44 Average price Cheapest |
4h 1m Average total duration Fastest 3h 31m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 7h 15m Average total duration 6h 45m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
0.1 - 0.4kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.4 - 1.1kg CO2 emissions |
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Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
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How to get from Paris to Karlsruhe by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Paris to Karlsruhe is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
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ICE 107Other options
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FAQs: Travel from Paris to Karlsruhe
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This is compared to other travel options from Paris to Karlsruhe:
A bus is €33 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Paris to Karlsruhe costing on average €59.
Other travel options to Karlsruhe take longer:
Bus takes on average 7h 5m.
- Around 10 trains per day.
- Around 8 buses per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Paris and Karlsruhe as scheduled services by train and bus can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Paris Gare de l'Est and arrive in Karlsruhe Hbf.
- Buses mostly depart from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and arrive in Karlsruhe Hbf.
- Travel with BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus, Ourbus, BlaBlaCar, Union Ivkoni - Unibus to go to Karlsruhe by bus.
- Travel with TGV, Deutsche Bahn, TGV INOUI to go to Karlsruhe by train.
- Travel with KLM to go to Karlsruhe by flight.
- 7 direct buses per day with BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus, Ourbus, BlaBlaCar, Union Ivkoni - Unibus.
- 9 direct trains per day with TGV, Deutsche Bahn, TGV INOUI.
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