There are 6 ways to get from Europe to Kabul by train or plane
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Train to Frankfurt, fly
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Kabul (KBL)plane FRA - KBL
15h 21m$449–933Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Kabul (KBL)plane CGN - KBL
16h 34m$397–1,500Train, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Kabul (KBL)plane NUE - KBL
15h 52m$539–1,793Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly
- Take the train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Kabul (KBL)plane HAJ - KBL
15h 45mTrain, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Kabul (KBL)plane DUS - KBL
17h 35m$575–905Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Kabul (KBL)plane STR - KBL
17h 41m$575–882
Frankfurt (FRA) to Kabul (KBL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Kabul is to train and fly which costs $550 - $900 and takes 17h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Kabul is to train and fly which takes 15h 21m and costs $440 - $950.
The distance between Europe and Kabul is 5312 km.
It takes approximately 15h 21m to get from Europe to Kabul, including transfers.
Kabul is 2h 30m ahead of Europe. It is currently 12:39 AM in Europe and 3:09 AM in Kabul.
There are 24+ hotels available in Kabul.
What companies run services between Europe and Kabul, Afghanistan?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Kabul. However, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Kabul (KBL), then take the taxi to Kabul. Alternatively, you can take the line 250 bus to Herleshausen Bahnhof, walk to Herleshausen Bahnhof, take the train to Eisenach Hbf, take the train to Erfurt Hbf, take the train to Nürnberg Hbf, walk to Nürnberg Hbf, take the subway to Nürnberg Flughafen, walk to Nuremberg Airport (NUE) airport, fly to Kabul (KBL), then take the taxi to Kabul.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Kabul via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,300
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Kabul via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,600
Flights from Hannover Airport to Kabul via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kabul via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Kabul via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,400
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Kabul via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,300
- Website
- kamair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Kabul via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,400
Flights from Frankfurt to Kabul via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,400
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Kabul via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–1,800
Flights from Hannover Airport to Kabul via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $850–1,800
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kabul via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kabul via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,500
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Kabul via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,500
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Kabul via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,600
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Kabul via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $700–1,500
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Kabul via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $430–1,500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kabul via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,600
- Website
- flyariana.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Kabul via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Kabul via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Kabul via Ankara
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Kabul via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $400–650
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–24
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10–23
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $10–23
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $10–23
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- info@abellio-mitteldeutschland.de
- Website
- Abellio GmbH
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–19
- Schedules at
- Abellio GmbH
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- ABELLIO Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Schedules at
- ABELLIO Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $10–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- National Express
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