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Compare coach and train for Karlsruhe to Dortmund
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Karlsruhe to Dortmund among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £19. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 3h 58m. 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 £19, and a train costs an average of £14.
Distance: 287 km
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Most popular Train | Coach |
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£60 Average Price | £27 Average Price Cheapest |
4h 28m Average total duration Fastest 3h 58m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 6h 22m Average total duration 5h 52m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
0.1 - 0.3kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.3 - 0.7kg CO2 emissions |
 Most popular train company |  Most popular bus company |
Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
Travel optionsfrom Karlsruhe to Dortmund
How to get to Dortmund from Karlsruhe by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Karlsruhe to Dortmund is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
ICE 204 · ICE 694+
15138+33087Cheapest
ICE 204 · ICE 694+15138+33087Fastest
ICE 378 · ICE 616Other options
ICE 378 · IC 2156ICE 376 · ICE 1049 · ICE 202ICE 376 · ICE 614Find all the dates and times for this journey by train, bus, flight, and ferry .
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FAQs: Karlsruhe to Dortmund
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This is compared to other travel options from Karlsruhe to Dortmund:
A train is £5 less than a coach for this route with tickets for a coach from Karlsruhe to Dortmund costing on average £19.
Other travel options to Dortmund take longer:
Coach takes on average 6h 0m.
- Around 9 trains per day.
- Around 6 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Karlsruhe and Dortmund as scheduled services by coach and train can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Karlsruhe Hbf and arrive in Dortmund Hbf.
- Coaches mostly depart from Karlsruhe Hbf and arrive in Dortmund, ZOB am Hbf.
- Travel with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar, Globtour Medjugorjie to go to Dortmund by coach.
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn to go to Dortmund by train.
- 4 direct coaches per day with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar.
- 1 direct trains per day with Deutsche Bahn.
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