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Prague → Karlsruhe

Karlsruhe → Prague ⇄
6 a weekfastest 10h33České dráhyIntercity

Direct trains · no change

  • 18:31 → 05:04+1
    EC 458 Intercity
    Praha hlavní nádraží → Karlsruhe Hbf · via Dresden, Leipzig, Frankfurt, Mannheim
    10h3313 stops
    Runs: DailyČeské dráhy ↗

Local times at each station. From official open timetable data (czptt, de_delfi) for 28 Sep – 25 Oct 2026; timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. How we build this.

Door to door vs flying

The plane is faster by 4h57
Train · fastest direct10h47
  • To Praha hlavní nádraží1 min
  • Before departure10 min
  • EC 45810h33
  • From Karlsruhe Hbf3 min
Plane · nonstop PRG–FRA5h50
  • To Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)35 min
  • Check-in & security1h30
  • Flight PRG–FRA1h15
  • Landing to exit20 min
  • From FRA2h10

From city centre to city centre unless you pick otherwise. Getting to stations and airports: typical public-transport times (estimates). Airport: check-in & security 1h30 before, 20 min to get out after landing. Flight time is typical for the distance. Nonstop airlines: Air Dolomiti, Condor, Lufthansa.