Karlsruhe to Amsterdam bus: 3.9 a day, fastest 8h10

3.9 a dayfastest 8h10☾ 2 overnight busesFlixBus🇩🇪 Germany → 🇳🇱 Netherlands

Direct buses · no change

KarlsruheCoblenzBonnCologneAachenEindhovenAmsterdam· 449 km as the crow flies

00:15 → 08:25
FlixBus N94 ☾ Overnight
Karlsruhe central train station → Amsterdam Sloterdijk · via Heidelberg, Mannheim, Mönchengladbach, Nijmegen…
8h107 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 00:15 → 07:25)Book on FlixBus ↗
01:40 → 12:40
FlixBus N93 ☾ Overnight
Karlsruhe central train station → Amsterdam Sloterdijk · via Coblenz, Bonn, Cologne, Aachen…
11h0010 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 01:40 → 11:40)Book on FlixBus ↗
03:50 → 12:45
FlixBus N487
Karlsruhe central train station → Amsterdam Sloterdijk · via Mannheim, Frankfurt, Cologne, Düsseldorf
8h554 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 02:50 → 11:45)Book on FlixBus ↗
12:20 → 21:30
FlixBus 027
Karlsruhe central train station → Amsterdam Sloterdijk · via Heidelberg, Mannheim, Darmstadt, Cologne…
9h108 stops
Runs: DailyBook 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 00:15, arrive 08:25

The train is 1h11 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct8h58

To Karlsruhe central train station14 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N948h10
From Amsterdam Sloterdijk19 min

Train · fastest direct7h47

To Karlsruhe Hbf1 min
Before departure10 min
NJ 4027h35
From Amsterdam Centraal1 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 7h35

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

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Flying instead?

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

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Karlsruhe to Amsterdam?

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 Karlsruhe to Amsterdam?

The fastest takes 8h10; the slowest 11h00, for 449 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 00:15 and the latest at 12:20, local time in Karlsruhe. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Karlsruhe to Amsterdam?

Yes: 2 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 00:15 arriving 08:25.

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