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Compare coach and train for Essen to Karlsruhe
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Essen to Karlsruhe among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £18. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 3h 34m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.1 - 0.3kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £18, and a train costs an average of £25.
Distance: 290 km
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Most popular Train | Coach |
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£64 Average Price | £27 Average Price Cheapest |
4h 4m Average total duration Fastest 3h 34m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 6h 52m Average total duration 6h 22m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
0.1 - 0.3kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.3 - 0.7kg CO2 emissions |
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Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
Travel optionsfrom Essen to Karlsruhe
How to get to Karlsruhe from Essen by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Essen to Karlsruhe is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
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ICE 1015 · ECE 9Other options
ICE 1021 · ICE 77ICE 615 · ICE 379ICE 103 · IC 1940 · ICE 279FlixBusFlixBus
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FAQs: Essen to Karlsruhe
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This is compared to other travel options from Essen to Karlsruhe:
A coach is £6 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Essen to Karlsruhe costing on average £25.
Other travel options to Karlsruhe take longer:
Coach takes on average 6h 30m.
- Around 12 trains per day.
- Around 9 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Essen and Karlsruhe as scheduled services by coach and train can vary by season or day of the week.
- Coaches mostly depart from Essen, Freiheit (Hauptbahnhof) and arrive in Karlsruhe Hbf.
- Trains mostly depart from Essen Hbf and arrive in Karlsruhe Hbf.
- Travel with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar, Globtour Medjugorjie, BlaBlaCar Bus to go to Karlsruhe by coach.
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn to go to Karlsruhe by train.
- 6 direct coaches per day with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar.
- 2 direct trains per day with Deutsche Bahn.
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