How to travel from Heidelberg to Karlsruhe
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4.6Travel Information between Heidelberg and Karlsruhe
 Distance | 30 miles (49 km) |
|---|---|
 Available travel modes | Train or bus |
 Ticket price range | $3 - $6 |
 Cheapest mode | Train • $3 (€3) • 13 min |
 Fastest mode | Train • $3 (€3) • 13 min |
 Popular travel companies | BlaBlaCar or Deutsche Bahn |
Take a train or bus to travel 30 miles (49 km) from Heidelberg to Karlsruhe. The most popular travel companies which serve this trip are BlaBlaCar or Deutsche Bahn among others. Travelers can even take a direct bus or train from Heidelberg to Karlsruhe.
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How to get from Heidelberg to Karlsruhe by train, bus or flight.
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The best way to travel from Heidelberg to Karlsruhe is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
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Find the best route between Heidelberg and Karlsruhe with Deutsche Bahn. Comparing schedules and prices and booking the most popular journey has never been easier with over 1000 travel companies on Omio.
Deutsche Bahn (DB) is the main provider of travel services in Germany, making on average 40,000 journeys per day. A special feature of Deutsche Bahn is its wide range of ticket types, savings offers including Super Saver, Saver, and Flexible fares and discount cards like the Bahncard 25, 50 and 100, which you can also use for your travel between Heidelberg and Karlsruhe. DB uses different types of travel such as the ICE (Intercity Express), IC (Intercity), EC (Eurocity), IRE (Interregio-Express), RE (Regional Express) and RB (Regionalbahn) on its routes, which differ in terms of comfort and the time required to travel. For example, while bathrooms are standard amenities, services like an onboard restaurant or free WiFi are only available on certain travel.
FAQs: Travel from Heidelberg to Karlsruhe
There are 2 travel options from Heidelberg to Karlsruhe: train or bus.
The cheapest way to go to Karlsruhe from Heidelberg is by taking a train, which costs on average $3 (€3).
This is compared to other ways of getting from Heidelberg to Karlsruhe:
A train is $2 (€2) less than a bus with an average ticket price of $6 (€5) from Heidelberg to Karlsruhe.
The fastest way to get to Karlsruhe from Heidelberg is by train with an average travel time of 13 min.
Other travel options to Karlsruhe take longer:
Taking a bus requires on average 44 min of travel time.
The distance from Heidelberg to Karlsruhe is approximately 30 miles (49 km).
The average frequency per day from Heidelberg to Karlsruhe is:
- 16 buses a day.
- 50 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Heidelberg and Karlsruhe as scheduled services by train or bus can vary by season or day of the week.
These are the most popular departure and arrival points when traveling from Heidelberg to Karlsruhe:
- Most travelers catch their bus from Heidelberg, Alte Eppelheimer Straße (Hbf) and arrive in Karlsruhe, Hinterm Hauptbahnhof.
- Most travelers catch their train from Heidelberg Hbf and arrive in Karlsruhe Hbf.
The following travel companies offer services from Heidelberg to Karlsruhe:
- Travel with BlaBlaCar or FlixBus for buses to Karlsruhe. If you’re looking for a good deal on tickets, check for FlixBus Heidelberg to Karlsruhe tickets on Omio for $6 (€5).
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn or FlixTrain for trains to Karlsruhe. If you’re looking for a good deal on tickets, check for FlixTrain Heidelberg to Karlsruhe tickets on Omio for $3 (€3).
Yes, there are direct services available from Heidelberg to Karlsruhe with the following travel companies:
- Direct bus available with FlixBus 11 direct buses per day.
- 37 direct trains per day with Deutsche Bahn or FlixTrain.
Direct services tend to save you time and add more convenience in getting you to Karlsruhe as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking your tickets from Heidelberg to Karlsruhe.
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