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Utrecht → Karlsruhe

Karlsruhe → Utrecht ⇄
1 a weekfastest 6h52ÖBBNight train

Direct trains · no change

  • 21:02 → 04:00+1
    NJ 403 Night train
    Utrecht Centraal → Karlsruhe Hbf · via Arnhem, Duisburg, Düsseldorf, Cologne
    6h5812 stops
    Runs: Only Sun 25 Octopen data confirms only these dates; it may run on othersÖBB ↗
  • 21:08 → 04:42+1
    NJ 403 Night train
    Utrecht Centraal → Karlsruhe Hbf · via Arnhem, Duisburg, Düsseldorf, Cologne
    7h3412 stops
    Runs: Only Sat 24 Octopen data confirms only these dates; it may run on othersÖBB ↗
  • 21:08 → 04:00+1
    NJ 403 Night train
    Utrecht Centraal → Karlsruhe Hbf · via Arnhem, Duisburg, Düsseldorf, Cologne
    6h5211 stops
    Runs: Only Thu 22 Oct, Fri 23 Octopen data confirms only these dates; it may run on othersÖBB ↗

Local times at each station. From official open timetable data (de_delfi, de_rv) 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

Overnight: leave 21:08, arrive 04:00

The plane is -2h24 quicker on paper, but the night train uses your night instead of a day and saves a hotel.

Train · fastest direct7h06
  • To Utrecht Centraal1 min
  • Before departure10 min
  • NJ 4036h52
  • From Karlsruhe Hbf3 min
Plane · nonstop AMS–STR5h30
  • To Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)50 min
  • Check-in & security1h30
  • Flight AMS–STR1h25
  • Landing to exit20 min
  • From STR1h25

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: KLM.