There are 9 ways to get from Edinburgh to Kiel by plane, train, train (Eurostar), bus, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Edinburgh Airport to Hamburg Airport, train
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane EDI - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
8h 8m€103–305Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane GLA - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
9h 14m€97–364Train via Cologne
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- 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 42 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain Re7
16h 2m€419–979Bus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Hauptbahnhof/ZOB to Neumünster Bahnhof(Kaiserstraße)bus Ev7
- Take the bus from Neumünster ZOB/Bahnhof to Kiel ZOBbus
29h 56mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Kielcar
15h 59m€391–505Fly Edinburgh Airport to Bremen Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane EDI - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
8h 54m€106–461Fly Edinburgh Airport to Billund Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Billund Airport (BLL)plane EDI - BLL
- Take the bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Kolding Busterminalbus
- Take the train from Kolding St. to Schleswigtrain
- Take the train from Schleswig to Kiel Hbftrain
9h 46m€168–372Train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Bremen Hbftrain
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 42 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain Re7
17h 49mBus, train
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 594 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bordesholmtrain Re7
30h 52m€197–406
Edinburgh to Kiel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Kiel is to fly and train which costs €100 - €310 and takes 8h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Kiel is to fly and train which takes 8h 8m and costs €100 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Kiel. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Kiel ZOB via London Victoria, Hauptbahnhof/ZOB and Neumünster ZOB/Bahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 56m.
No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Kiel. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley 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 16h 2m.
The distance between Edinburgh and Kiel is 1026 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Kiel without a car is to train via Cologne which takes 16h 2m and costs €410 - €1000.
It takes approximately 8h 8m to get from Edinburgh to Kiel, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Kiel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Edinburgh to Kiel train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Kiel is to train via Cologne which takes 16h 2m and costs €410 - €1000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 29h 56m.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Kiel, Germany?
You can take a train from Edinburgh Waverley to Kiel Hbf via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Köln Hbf, and Hamburg Hbf in around 16h 2m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Kiel ZOB via London Victoria, Hauptbahnhof/ZOB, Neumünster Bahnhof(Kaiserstraße), and Neumünster ZOB/Bahnhof in around 29h 56m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–290
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–380
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–350
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hamburg Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Wednesday, Monday, Saturday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–220
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Hamburg Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–360
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–380
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Billund Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Billund Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–350
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bremen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–500
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Hamburg Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bremen Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bremen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Billund Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bordesholm
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €20–35
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €20–35
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €20–35
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €20–35
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €20–35
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €160–220
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €160–220
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- info@msm-gruppe.de
- Website
- msm-gruppe.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- msm-gruppe.de
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €137
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- €137
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–20
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- 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
- €35–120
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from Kolding St. to Schleswig
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
- Phone
- (040) 303 977-333
- moin@nordbahn.de
- Website
- nordbahn.de
Train from Schleswig to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Schedules at
- nordbahn.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- service@govolta.nl
- Website
- govolta.nl
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://govolta.nl/nl?_fl=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–200
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €95–240
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Bus from Hauptbahnhof/ZOB to Neumünster Bahnhof(Kaiserstraße)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Bus from Neumünster ZOB/Bahnhof to Kiel ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 7010 4410
- post@sydtrafik.dk
- Website
- sydtrafik.dk
Bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Kolding Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://sydtrafik.dk/
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More Questions & Answers
Edinburgh to Kiel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Kiel is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 5:52 AM in Edinburgh and 6:52 AM in Kiel.
Edinburgh to Kiel train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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