Ludwigsburg to Schwäbisch Gmünd runs about 6 times a day, with the first departure around 06:03 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays between €11.88 and €11.89, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 1h 11m over 53 km, on services run by 2 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 2 operators and 1 way of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares · Priced for 28 September 2026
€11.88 to €11.89
- 37%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Ludwigsburg
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:03First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 6Services per day
- 33%Run direct
Departure times on this route
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Buying this journey
Bookaway lists departures for Ludwigsburg to Schwäbisch Gmünd on your date, and you pay on their side.
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €16.29Mon21
- about €11.89Tue22
- about €14.09Wed23
- about €16.29Thu24
- about €12.99Fri25
- about €12.44Sat26
- about €13.54Sun27
- about €11.88Mon28
- about €11.88Tue29
- about €11.88Wed30
- about €11.88Thu1
- about €11.88Fri2
- about €11.89Sat3
- about €11.88Sun4
- about €11.88Mon5
- about €11.88Tue6
- about €11.88Wed7
- about €11.88Thu8
- about €11.88Fri9
- about €11.88Sat10
- about €11.88Sun11
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
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A room in Schwäbisch Gmünd for the night the train gets in
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When to book Ludwigsburg to Schwäbisch Gmünd
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €11.8890 days
- €11.8860 days
- €11.8845 days
- €11.8830 days
- €11.8821 days
- €11.8814 days
- €13.547 days
- €14.093 days
- €16.291 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at €11.88.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 37 percent. The dearest point is €16.29, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 90 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Ludwigsburg to Schwäbisch Gmünd and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
53 km
46 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services take. The bearing runs east.
Who lives at each end
87,603 → 61,216
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 33% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 67% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 53 km against 46 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Ulm, Karlsruhe, Würzburg, Reutlingen. The gap between arriving and leaving is 48 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 19 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
Who runs this route
Schwäbisch Gmünd is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Left luggage near Schwäbisch Gmünd station
Most of the points near Schwäbisch Gmünd station open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Ludwigsburg to Schwäbisch Gmünd
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Ludwigsburg to Schwäbisch Gmünd?
The fastest journey from Ludwigsburg to Schwäbisch Gmünd takes 1h 11m door to door, of which 27m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 1h 13m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Ludwigsburg to Schwäbisch Gmünd?
The cheapest fare from Ludwigsburg to Schwäbisch Gmünd is €11.88, as of 20 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €11.88. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Ludwigsburg to Schwäbisch Gmünd?
The cheapest way from Ludwigsburg to Schwäbisch Gmünd is by train, at €11.88 for one passenger on 28 September 2026. That journey takes 1h 11m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Ludwigsburg to Schwäbisch Gmünd?
Fares from Ludwigsburg to Schwäbisch Gmünd bottom out around 90 days before departure, at €11.88. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 37 percent, measured on 20 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Ludwigsburg to Schwäbisch Gmünd?
Sunday is the cheapest day to depart from Ludwigsburg to Schwäbisch Gmünd, at €11.88. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 20 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Ludwigsburg to Schwäbisch Gmünd?
October is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Ludwigsburg to Schwäbisch Gmünd, at €11.88 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Ludwigsburg to Schwäbisch Gmünd?
Arverio Baden-Württemberg, DB Regio AG Baden-Württemberg publish service areas covering both Ludwigsburg and Schwäbisch Gmünd, so they are listed as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from Ludwigsburg to Schwäbisch Gmünd?
33 percent of the services we sell from Ludwigsburg to Schwäbisch Gmünd are direct. The rest connect at Ulm, Karlsruhe, Würzburg, Reutlingen, with about 48 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Ludwigsburg to Schwäbisch Gmünd use?
Services from Ludwigsburg to Schwäbisch Gmünd by train leave from Ludwigsburg station and arrive at Schwäbisch Gmünd station. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Ludwigsburg to Schwäbisch Gmünd?
2 of the 2 operators we sell from Ludwigsburg to Schwäbisch Gmünd allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area The operators listed publish a service area covering both places. That evidences the corridor rather than a named service.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Ludwigsburg to Schwäbisch Gmünd on 20 September 2026: 53 km of route against 46 km in a straight line, 6 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €11.88, and 1h 11m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Schwäbisch Gmünd is somebody else's catalogue.
Day trips out of Schwäbisch Gmünd and across Germany
Day trips that leave Schwäbisch Gmünd in the morning and cover a good part of Germany by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Ludwigsburg reaches 25 places in 2 countries on services we hold, over distances from 43 to 197 km. Schwäbisch Gmünd reaches 19 places in 1 countries, from 43 to 135 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Ludwigsburg
- 25Places you can leave for
- 2Countries
- 4Operators
Arriving in Schwäbisch Gmünd
Leaving Schwäbisch Gmünd
- 19Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 3Operators