There are 9 ways to get from Basel to Kiel by train, bus, night train, car, car train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain Re70 / ...
8h 10m€67–278Fly from Basel, train
cheapest- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane BSL - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
5h 39m€53–253Bus
- Take the bus from Basel SBB to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus N33
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Kiel central bus stationbus 050 / ...
14h 40m€71–100Night train, train
- Take the night train from Basel Sbb to Hamburg Dammtornighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Hamburg Dammtor to Bordesholmtrain Re70 / ...
11h 29m€94–306Drive 898 km
- Drive from Basel to Kielcar 898 km
7h 25m€156–225Train via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurttrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Kiel Hbftrain 22
8h 38m€63–230Drive, car train
- Drive from Basel to Würzburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Kielcar
7h 8m€173–234Train to Zurich Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane ZRH - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
6h 49m€95–279Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly
- Take the train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane STR - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
7h 38m€117–358
Basel to Kiel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Basel to Kiel is to bus which costs €70 - €100 and takes 14h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Basel to Kiel is to fly and train which takes 5h 39m and costs €50 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Basel to Kiel station. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Kiel central bus station via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Basel to Kiel. However, there are services departing from Basel SBB and arriving at Kiel Hbf via Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 10m.
The distance between Basel and Kiel is 951 km. The road distance is 898 km.
The best way to get from Basel to Kiel without a car is to train which takes 8h 10m and costs €65 - €280.
It takes approximately 8h 10m to get from Basel to Kiel, including transfers.
Basel to Kiel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Basel SBB station.
Basel to Kiel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Basel SBB station.
The best way to get from Basel to Kiel is to train which takes 8h 10m and costs €65 - €280. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €70 - €100 and takes 14h 40m.
What companies run services between Basel, Switzerland and Kiel, Germany?
You can take a train from Basel SBB to Kiel Hbf via Hamburg Hbf in around 8h 10m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Basel SBB to Kiel central bus station via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof in around 14h 40m.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–370
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–270
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–330
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €160–250
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Dammtor to Bordesholm
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel Bad Bf to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €20–35
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Basel Sbb to Hamburg Dammtor
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–280
- Couchette Carriage
- €150–180
- Seating Carriage
- €70–90
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- service@gabw-bahn.de
- Website
- go-ahead-bw.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €14–18
- 1st Class Ticket
- €18–27
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–30
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 7821 9960770
- info@sweg.de
- Website
- sweg.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- sweg.de
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Basel SBB to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Kiel central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Basel to Kiel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof station.
Basel to Kiel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Basel to Kiel is 898 km. It takes approximately 7h 25m to drive from Basel to Kiel.
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