There are 10 ways to get from Exeter to Kiel by plane, bus, train (Eurostar), car, car train, train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Exeter, bus
best- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)EXT - HAM
- Take the bus from S Hamburg Airport to Kiel ZOB
8h 4m€126–361Bus via Hanover
cheapest- Take the bus from Bampfylde Street to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Hanover central bus station
- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to Kiel central bus stationN73 / ...
26h 50m€95–238Train
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to London Paddington
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-MidiEil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln HbfIce
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Dammtor39 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Dammtor to Kiel HbfRe7
14h 16m€218–767Bus
- Take the bus from Bampfylde Street to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals501 / ...
- Take the bus from LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hall to DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse
- Take the bus from Dortmund central bus station to Kiel central bus stationN74
25h€101–209Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Exeter to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Kiel
12h 7mTrain to Bristol Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)BRS - HAM
- Take the bus from S Hamburg Airport to Kiel ZOB
8h 47m€113–284Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to London Paddington
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)LHR - HAM
- Take the bus from S Hamburg Airport to Kiel ZOB
8h 19m€148–404Train, train to Cardiff Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)CWL - HAM
- Take the bus from S Hamburg Airport to Kiel ZOB
11h 11m€171–436Train via Amsterdam
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to London Paddington
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Osnabrueck HbfIce
- Take the train from Osnabrück Hbf to Hamburg Dammtor39 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Dammtor to Kiel HbfRe7
16h 39m€206–698Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Exeter to Port of Dover
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Kiel
13h 16m€234–335
Exeter to Kiel by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Exeter to Kiel is to bus which costs €100 - €210 and takes 25h.
The fastest way to get from Exeter to Kiel is to fly and bus which takes 8h 4m and costs €120 - €370.
No, there is no direct bus from Exeter to Kiel station. However, there are services departing from Bampfylde Street and arriving at Kiel central bus station via LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hall and Dortmund central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h.
No, there is no direct train from Exeter to Kiel. However, there are services departing from Exeter St Davids and arriving at Kiel Hbf via Paddington, London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Köln Hbf and Hamburg Dammtor. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 16m.
The distance between Exeter and Kiel is 1077 km.
The best way to get from Exeter to Kiel without a car is to train which takes 14h 16m and costs €210 - €800.
It takes approximately 8h 4m to get from Exeter to Kiel, including transfers.
Exeter to Kiel bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Bampfylde Street station.
Exeter to Kiel train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), depart from Exeter St Davids station.
The best way to get from Exeter to Kiel is to train which takes 14h 16m and costs €210 - €800. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €100 - €210 and takes 25h.
What companies run services between Exeter, England and Kiel, Germany?
You can take a train from Exeter St Davids to Kiel Hbf via London Paddington, Paddington, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Köln Hbf, and Hamburg Dammtor in around 14h 16m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bampfylde Street to Kiel central bus station via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hall, and Dortmund central bus station in around 25h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–350
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–180
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Exeter to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–490
Flights from Bristol Airport to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–280
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–550
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Exeter to Hamburg Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–420
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Exeter to Hamburg Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–240
Flights from Bristol Airport to Hamburg Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–280
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Hamburg Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–350
- 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
- €100–330
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Exeter St Davids to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–48
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–27
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- 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
- €35–130
- 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
- €70–330
- 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 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Dammtor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Dammtor to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Osnabrück Hbf to Hamburg Dammtor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Dammtor to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/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
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–50
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–22
- 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 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €95–290
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Osnabrueck Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €35–60
- 1st Class
- €80–130
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Bus from S Hamburg Airport to Kiel ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–16
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Bampfylde Street to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Bampfylde Street to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +48 801 22 33 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hall to DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Dortmund central bus station to Kiel central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bampfylde Street to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hanover central bus station to Kiel central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–29
- 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
Exeter to Kiel bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Kiel is 1h ahead of Exeter. It is currently 7:20 AM in Exeter and 8:20 AM in Kiel.
Exeter to Kiel train services, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR), arrive at London Paddington station.
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