Amsterdam to Karlsruhe bus: 3.9 a day, fastest 8h00

3.9 a dayfastest 8h00☾ 3 overnight busesFlixBus🇳🇱 Netherlands → 🇩🇪 Germany

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AmsterdamHoofddorpThe HagueRotterdamWaalwijkTilburgKarlsruhe· 449 km as the crow flies

00:45 → 09:25
FlixBus N487 ☾ Overnight
Amsterdam Sloterdijk → Karlsruhe central train station · via Düsseldorf, Cologne, Frankfurt, Mannheim
8h404 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 00:45 → 08:25)Book on FlixBus ↗
09:00 → 18:05
FlixBus 027
Amsterdam Sloterdijk → Karlsruhe central train station · via Duisburg, Düsseldorf, Cologne, Darmstadt…
9h058 stops
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
16:30 → 03:50⁺¹
FlixBus N93 ☾ Overnight
Amsterdam Sloterdijk → Karlsruhe central train station · via Hoofddorp, The Hague, Rotterdam, Waalwijk…
11h2010 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 16:30 → 02:50+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
20:50 → 04:50⁺¹
FlixBus N94 ☾ Overnight
Amsterdam Sloterdijk → Karlsruhe central train station · via Utrecht, Nijmegen, Mönchengladbach, Mannheim…
8h007 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 20:50 → 03:50+1)Book on FlixBus ↗

Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: FlixBus (file of 11 Oct 2026). Checked Sun 18 Oct 2026; they cover 18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026. Timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. Contains FlixBus timetable data (FlixMobility, transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. How we build this.

Bus, train or plane

☾ Overnight: leave 20:50, arrive 04:50

The train is 1h37 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct8h48

To Amsterdam Sloterdijk19 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N948h00
From Karlsruhe central train station14 min

Train · fastest direct7h11

To Amsterdam Centraal1 min
Before departure10 min
NJ 4036h59
From Karlsruhe Hbf1 min

City centre to city centre. Getting to stops, stations and airports: typical public-transport times (estimates). Bus: be at the stop 15 min before. Plane: check-in and security 1h30 before, then getting out after landing; flight time typical for the distance. Train: pickthetrain's door-to-door time.

Train instead?

6 a weekdirect trains, fastest 6h59

SBB, ÖBB. No change of train, from the operators' official timetables.

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Flying instead?

Nothing flies Amsterdam to Karlsruhe nonstop in picktheflight's airline data.

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Amsterdam to Karlsruhe?

Yes. 3.9 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Amsterdam to Karlsruhe?

The fastest takes 8h00; the slowest 11h20, for 449 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 00:45 and the latest at 20:50, local time in Amsterdam. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Amsterdam to Karlsruhe?

Yes: 3 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 00:45 arriving 09:25.

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