There are 11 ways to get from Brighton to Kiel by plane, train, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Fly London Gatwick Airport to Hamburg Airport, train
best- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane LGW - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
6h 9m€70–266Train via Cologne
- Take the train from Brighton to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain Re7
13h 6m€136–524Bus, train
- Take the bus from Preston Circus to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 025
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Amsterdam Sloterdijkbus 814
- Take the bus from Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk to Hamburg - Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bordesholmtrain Re7
24h 56m€85–236Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Brighton to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Kielcar
9h 56mTrain to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Brighton to Farringdontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane LHR - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
7h 34m€104–339Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Brighton to London Bridgetrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane STN - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
7h 41m€98–297Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Bremen Airport, train
- Take the train from Brighton to London Bridgetrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane STN - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
8h 32m€77–448Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Lübeck Airport, train
- Take the train from Brighton to London Bridgetrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Lübeck Airport (LBC)plane STN - LBC
- Take the train from Luebeck Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
7h 47mTrain
- Take the train from Brighton to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain Re7
14h 8m€89–406Bus
- Take the bus from Preston Circus to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 025
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Hanover central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to Kiel central bus stationbus N73 / ...
25h 3m€86–252Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Brighton to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Kielcar
11h 5m€187–267
Brighton to Kiel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brighton to Kiel is to bus and train which costs €85 - €240 and takes 24h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Brighton to Kiel is to fly and train which takes 6h 9m and costs €70 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Brighton to Kiel station. However, there are services departing from Preston Circus and arriving at Kiel central bus station via London Victoria and Hanover central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 3m.
No, there is no direct train from Brighton to Kiel. However, there are services departing from Brighton and arriving at Kiel Hbf via London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Köln Hbf and Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 6m.
The distance between Brighton and Kiel is 902 km.
The best way to get from Brighton to Kiel without a car is to train via Cologne which takes 13h 6m and costs €130 - €550.
It takes approximately 6h 9m to get from Brighton to Kiel, including transfers.
Brighton to Kiel bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Preston Circus station.
Brighton to Kiel train services, operated by Thameslink, depart from Brighton station.
The best way to get from Brighton to Kiel is to train via Cologne which takes 13h 6m and costs €130 - €550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €85 - €260 and takes 25h 3m.
What companies run services between Brighton, England and Kiel, Germany?
You can take a train from Brighton to Kiel Hbf via London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Köln Hbf, and Hamburg Hbf in around 13h 6m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Preston Circus to Kiel central bus station via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, and Hanover central bus station in around 25h 3m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–430
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bremen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–220
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Lübeck Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–290
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hamburg Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bremen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- 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 Hbf to Bordesholm
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
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 Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–28
- 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
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Brighton to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–40
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Brighton to Farringdon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–70
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
Train from Brighton to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–40
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–95
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–330
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Brighton to London Bridge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- 088 - 033 13 60
- Website
- keolis.nl
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €2
- Website
- Keolis Nederland
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €2
- Website
- Keolis Nederland
- Phone
- +49 581 97164183
- info@erixx.de
- Website
- erixx.de
Train from Luebeck Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- erixx.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110–290
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Preston Circus to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–23
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Amsterdam Sloterdijk
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hanover central bus station to Kiel central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 01204 327509
- info@atlantictravel.co.uk
- Website
- atlantictravel.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Amsterdam Sloterdijk
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk to Hamburg - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €75–190
- On Foot
- €35–45
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More Questions & Answers
Brighton to Kiel bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Kiel is 1h ahead of Brighton. It is currently 2:02 PM in Brighton and 3:02 PM in Kiel.
Brighton to Kiel train services, operated by Thameslink, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
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