There are 12 ways to get from Derby to Kiel by train (Eurostar), bus, train, car, car train, plane, or car ferry
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Train via Cologne
best- Take the train from Derby 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 27m€165–676Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Derby to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane MAN - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
7h 28m€77–316Bus, train
- Take the bus from Derby to Gent-Dampoortbus
- Take the train from Gand-Dampoort to Anvers-Centraltrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Antwerp - Rooseveltplaats to Hamburg - Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bordesholmtrain Re7
22h 23m€87–141Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Derby to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Kielcar
11h 33mTrain to Birmingham Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Derby to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane BHX - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
8h 22m€88–260Train
- Take the train from Derby 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 29m€117–543Bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- 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 40m€88–259Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Derby to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Kielcar
12h 41m€224–320Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Derby to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane LHR - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
8h 16m€121–432Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Derby to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane STN - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
8h 10m€124–418Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Bremen Airport, train
- Take the train from Derby to London St Pancras Intltrain
- 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
9h 1m€108–569Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Lübeck Airport, train
- Take the train from Derby to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Lübeck Airport (LBC)plane STN - LBC
- Take the train from Luebeck Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
8h 16m
Derby to Kiel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Derby to Kiel is to bus and train which costs €85 - €150 and takes 22h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Derby to Kiel is to train and fly which takes 7h 28m and costs €75 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from Derby station to Kiel station. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Kiel central bus station via London Victoria and Hanover central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Derby to Kiel. However, there are services departing from Derby 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 27m.
The distance between Derby and Kiel is 1340 km.
The best way to get from Derby to Kiel without a car is to train via Cologne which takes 13h 27m and costs €160 - €700.
It takes approximately 13h 27m to get from Derby to Kiel, including transfers.
Derby to Kiel bus services, operated by Atlantic Travel GB Ltd, depart from Bus Station.
Derby to Kiel train services, operated by East Midlands Railways, depart from Derby station.
The best way to get from Derby to Kiel is to train via Cologne which takes 13h 27m and costs €160 - €700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €85 - €260 and takes 25h 40m.
What companies run services between Derby, England and Kiel, Germany?
You can take a train from Derby to Kiel Hbf via London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Köln Hbf, and Hamburg Hbf in around 13h 27m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bus Station to Kiel central bus station via London Victoria and Hanover central bus station in around 25h 40m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–370
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–340
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–310
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- 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
- klm.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hamburg Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–310
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
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
- €30–290
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–190
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- 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
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hamburg Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hamburg Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–330
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Hamburg Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hamburg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bremen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Derby to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Derby to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–40
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- 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
- €65–290
- 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
- €65–340
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–90
- 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 Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/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 Hbf to Bordesholm
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- 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
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Gand-Dampoort to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €7–11
- 1st Class
- €11–16
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Gand-Dampoort to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–22
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €10–15
- Rail 1st Class
- €15–22
- 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
Train from Derby to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–35
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Derby to Sheffield
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–40
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- 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
- €100–280
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- 088 - 033 13 60
- Website
- keolis.nl
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €2
- Website
- Keolis Nederland
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €2
- Website
- Keolis Nederland
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Sheffield to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–35
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- 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
- €28–29
- 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
- +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
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Derby to Gent-Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €22–26
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Antwerp - Rooseveltplaats to Hamburg - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 01204 327509
- info@atlantictravel.co.uk
- Website
- atlantictravel.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
Bus from London Victoria to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Atlantic Travel GB Ltd
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–29
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- 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
- +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
Derby to Kiel bus services, operated by Atlantic Travel GB Ltd, arrive at London Victoria station.
Kiel is 1h ahead of Derby. It is currently 9:22 AM in Derby and 10:22 AM in Kiel.
Derby to Kiel train services, operated by East Midlands Railways, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
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