There are 6 ways to get from Espoo to Kiel by plane, train, ferry, bus, car, or car ferry
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Fly, train
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)HEL - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
6h 40m€107–276Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from VUOSAAREN SATAMA: Vuosaaren satama to Travemünde SkandinavienkaiHelsinki - Travemünde
- Take the train from Luebeck Hbf to Kiel HbfRe
19h 25mBus
- Take the bus from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Kiel central bus station
32h 11mDrive, ferry
- Drive from Espoo to Port Of Turku
- Take the ferry from Port of Turku to Stockholm
- Drive from Stockholm Värtahamnen to Kiel
22h 21m€191–306Ferry, train via Travemünde
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Port of Travemünde
- Take the train from Luebeck Hbf to Kiel HbfRe
34h 33mCar ferry, bus, train
- Take the car ferry from Helsinki, Bus Station to Parnu, Bus Station
- Take the bus from Pärnu bussijaam to Riia
- Take the bus from Rīgas SAO to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel HbfRe7
35h 52m
Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Hamburg Airport (HAM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Espoo to Kiel is to fly and train which costs €100 - €280 and takes 6h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Espoo to Kiel is to fly and train which takes 6h 40m and costs €100 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Espoo to Kiel station. However, there are services departing from Lommila and arriving at Kiel central bus station via Helsinki, Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 11m.
The distance between Espoo and Kiel is 1322 km.
The best way to get from Espoo to Kiel without a car is to bus which takes 32h 11m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 40m to get from Espoo to Kiel, including transfers.
Espoo to Kiel bus services, operated by , depart from Helsinki station.
Espoo to Kiel bus services, operated by , arrive at Tallinn station.
Kiel is 1h behind Espoo. It is currently 9:53 AM in Espoo and 8:53 AM in Kiel.
There are 1573+ hotels available in Kiel.
What companies run services between Espoo, Finland and Kiel, Germany?
You can take a bus from Lommila to Kiel central bus station via Hki linja-autoasema, 30-35, Helsinki, Tallinn, Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D, and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof in around 32h 11m.
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- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–320
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Hamburg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–210
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Hamburg Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- 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
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €31–35
- 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
- +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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Kiel central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Pärnu bussijaam to Riia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–19
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- info@luxexpress.eu
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Pärnu bussijaam to Riia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–18
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
- peatus@agri.ee
- Website
- web.peatus.ee
Bus from Pärnu bussijaam to Riia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://web.peatus.ee/?locale=en
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Pärnu bussijaam to Riia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
Bus from Rīgas SAO to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +358 0600 02010
- info@onnibus.com
- Website
- onnibus.com
Bus from Pärnu bussijaam to Riia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://www.onnibus.com/home
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- transtempo@ukr.net
- Website
- transtempo.ua
Bus from Pärnu bussijaam to Riia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–30
- Schedules at
- transtempo.ua
- Phone
- +358 9 231 43100
- passenger@finnlines.com
- Website
- finnlines.com
Ferry from VUOSAAREN SATAMA: Vuosaaren satama to Travemünde Skandinavienkai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- https://www.finnlines.com/
- Book at
- https://booking.finnlines.com/en//search
Ferry from Helsinki to Port of Travemünde
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–410
- Website
- https://www.finnlines.com/
- Book at
- https://booking.finnlines.com/en//search
- Phone
- +358 9 123574
- Website
- vikingline.fi
Ferry from Port of Turku to Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–16
- Website
- https://www.sales.vikingline.com/
Ferry from Port of Turku to Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–12
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Car ferry from Helsinki, Bus Station to Parnu, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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