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Karlsruher Verkehrsverbund - KVV

Karlsruher Verkehrsverbund - KVV, Karlsruhe

 2 Reviews  Karlsruhe's townscape would not be complete without the yellow trams. They take you (almost) everywhere in town and its surroundings. There is no better way of getting around. Trams travel every 10... 

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Hauptbahnhof - the main train station

Hauptbahnhof - the main train station, Karlsruhe

 1 Review  Karlsruhe is easly reached by train. Normally you arrive at main train station and from there you can reach almost every point of the city and a lot of destinations in the surrounding suburbs by trams... 

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Baden-Airport

Baden-Airport, Karlsruhe

 2 Reviews   Unfortunately, there are no direct flights from the North of England to Karlsruhe, so I had to catch a train from Sheffield to London Paddington (which was on time, but 20 minutes into the journey,... 

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Call a Bike

Call a Bike, Karlsruhe

 Nemorino Says:  Karlsruhe was only the sixth German city to get CallBikes -- the others being Berlin, Munich, Frankfurt am Main, Cologne and Stuttgart. (But Hamburg is coming... 

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WelcomeCard

WelcomeCard, Karlsruhe

 Kathrin_E Says:  The WelcomeCard is a offer from Karlsruhe Tourismus & Marketing for visitors. It costs 9,50 € and is valid for 3 days on weekends, 2 days during the week. It... 

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Karlsruhe Welcome Card

Karlsruhe Welcome Card, Karlsruhe

 ATLC Says:  For my 3-day stay I bought the Karlsruhe Welcome Card for € 9,50. There is a dense tram system in Karlsruhe and although the city isn't that large, it saves a... 

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By tram

By tram, Karlsruhe

 Maurizioago Says:  You can go by tram almost everywhere in the city and also outside.Trams and many trains run on the same tracks. In fact, when I came back from Baden Baden I... 

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Karlsruhe's trams

Karlsruhe's trams, Karlsruhe

 toonsarah Says:  Karlsruhe is considered to have an exemplary public transport system, of which the trams are a key element. A large network of lines criss-crosses the city. At... 

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Using the trams

Using the trams, Karlsruhe

 pieter_jan_v Says:  The Karlsruhe tram (strassenbahn) and bus system is not limited to the city of Karlsruhe.It's amazing how far you can travel with the modern trams and the... 

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TRAM

TRAM, Karlsruhe

 LoriPori Says:  Even though Hans and I had the use of our rental car, we basically parked it at the Hotel for the whole weekend and made use of Karlsruhe's excellent public... 

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Getting to and from Karlsruhe

Getting to and from Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe

 Nemorino Says:  Getting TO Karlsruhe is no problem. The ICE train (InterCity Express) from Frankfurt takes just over an hour if it’s a through train, and hardly longer if you... 

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Getting to the theater in Karlsruhe

Getting to the theater in Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe

 Nemorino Says:  If you don’t feel like walking through the zoo you could also walk past and over it. From the front of the main station, just walk straight ahead along the... 

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Luigi Colani - he even designs trucks!

Luigi Colani - he even designs trucks!, Karlsruhe

 Madschick Says:  Prof. Luigi Colani is a famous designer, who lives in Karlsruhe part of the time. He designs everything from cell phones to kitchens to trucks.There was an... 

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By train from Frankurt Int'l airport (FRA)

By train from Frankurt Int'l airport (FRA), Karlsruhe

 marielexoteria Says:  You can take the train right from Frankfurt am Main airport to Karlsruhe. The ICE train departs from the track "Fernbahnhoft" on terminal 1, level -1. You can... 

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Cycling in Karlsruhe

Cycling in Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe

 Nemorino Says:  Photos:1. New red cycling lane on Ettlinger Straße 2. More cyclists on the new red lane3. A somewhat older red cycling lane (already a bit faded)4. Crossing... 

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Trams

Trams, Karlsruhe

 Roadquill Says:  We found the trams very useful for getting around Karlsruhe. We bought a 24 hours family pass that was good for more than the two of us. The tram to the suburbs... 

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Tram

Tram, Karlsruhe

 marielexoteria Says:  The tram service in Karlsruhe is excellent, cheap and safe and will take you to small towns/suburbs like Durlach and Bretten and you can use it for sightseeing... 

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Trams, Buses

Trams, Buses, Karlsruhe

 irisha Says:  Karlsruhe has amazing transportation means. Trams and buses follow a strict timetable which can be seen at every bus or tram stop, there are basically no delays... 

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Karlsruhe. A mix of light and heavy rail.

Karlsruhe.  A mix of light and heavy rail., Karlsruhe

 cjg1 Says:  Karlsruhe was the first city to mix heavy rail with light rail. I read it on some site. But to see the effects of this is purely amazing. The trams work in the... 

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Seeing the Sights on Foot

Seeing the Sights on Foot, Karlsruhe

 cjg1 Says:  Walking around Karlsruhe is very easy. The streets are well labeled and there are plenty of maps in public areas. It is very safe in this town and no matter... 

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Paradise Bird On Rails: The Rizzi Tram

Paradise Bird On Rails: The Rizzi Tram, Karlsruhe

 Kathrin_E Says:  One tram car of Karlsruhe's network has been decorated with a colourful design by the artist James Rizzi. The turquoise blue 'paradise bird on rails' usually... 

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Hauptbahnhof (Main Train Station)

Hauptbahnhof (Main Train Station), Karlsruhe

 pieter_jan_v Says:  The Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof (Main Train Station), designed by August Stürzenacker, dates from 1913. It was build one kilometer South of the previous station,... 

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"Train Compartment" - Sculpture in Hauptbahnhof

"Train Compartment" - Sculpture in Hauptbahnhof, Karlsruhe

 Kathrin_E Says:  The sculpture "Zugabteil" ("Train Compartment") was created by Gudrun Schreiner in 1984 and put up inside the station where the tunnel underneath the platforms... 

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The TGV

The TGV, Karlsruhe

 Kathrin_E Says:  Since 2007 the French TGV on the Paris-Stuttgart route passes via Karlsruhe. Paris can be reached in 3 hours now.Ticket prices are sky-high, and the TGV in... 

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The Historical 1930s Tram

The Historical 1930s Tram, Karlsruhe

 Kathrin_E Says:  This originally preserved old tram car was built in 1930. On special occasions and during festivals it is sometimes running. During the Museum Night, for... 

Top 3 Hotels in Karlsruhe

Renaissance Karlsruhe Hotel

 4 Reviews and 106 Opinions  This report refers to me staying at the Renaissance Hotel Karlsruhe in Februar 2009 during a... 

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Acora Hotel Karlsruhe

 6 Reviews and 60 Opinions  I picked the Acora hotel, because I needed a safe parking place for our car and also I wanted to be... 

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Novotel Karlsruhe

 3 Reviews and 241 Opinions  My husband attended a conference in Karlsruhe, and this was the conference hotel. As you can tell... 

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 We used taxis a couple of times while in Karlsruhe, mainly on rainy evenings. With four of us sharing (me, Ingrid, Lori and Hansi) it actually worked out no... 

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Q:  Concerns. Our tickets show us catching the 3:37am train from Karlsruhe-Durlach to Bruchsal for a ICE at 4:07am to Frankfurt... 

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A: Have a look at the German railway site in English: http://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/en If you put in your journey and click 'show details' you will see... 

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 The approaching Euromeet 2008 convinced me to build my own page about Karlsruhe although there are already many others online - I seem to be the 147th VT member who lives here. Anyway, an art... 

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Karlsruhe - the cradle of VirtualTourist

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 Karlsruhe, the city where I work and live nearby has an important significance for all VT-members, because it is the place where all began. Although the name VirtualTourist.com was bought from an... 

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EASY TO GET HERE, EASY TO SEE & A VT EUROMEET !!!

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 Kalrsruhe means ‘Karl’s Rest’ in German. Karl was a minor royal and wanted to set up a capital in the area. The first town told him no. So he took all his wealth and built a bigger and better city....... 

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tini58de's Karlsruhe Page

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 I moved to Karlsruhe in 1996 and I have really learnt to love this city: Karlsruhe is a friendly place, which certainly has a wonderfully mild climate and a fantastic location: it lies on the Rhine... 

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Opera and cycling in Karlsruhe

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 If you look at a map of Karlsruhe you will see that there are streets radiating out from the Palace in all directions. Actually the back ones radiate out through the woods and the front ones through... 

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