There are 5 ways to get from Gedser to Kiel by bus, train, car, 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.
Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Gedser ferry port to Rostock central bus stationbus
- Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Bad Kleinen Bahnhoftrain Re1
- Take the train from Bad Kleinen Bahnhof to Lübeck Hbftrain Re2 / ...
- Take the train from Luebeck Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain Re / ...
7h 21m€50–90Drive, car ferry
cheapest- Drive from Gedser to Rodbycar
- Take the car ferry from Rodby to Puttgardencarferry
- Drive from Puttgarden to Kielcar
2h 50m€47–156Train
- Take the train from Nykøbing F St. to Ringsted St.train Re
- Take the train from Ringsted St. to Schleswigtrain Ece / ...
- Take the train from Schleswig to Kiel Hbftrain Re
7h 22mLine 740 bus, train, bus
- Take the bus from Gedser, Torvet to Nykøbing Falster St.bus 740
- Take the train from Nykøbing F St. to Maribo St.train
- Take the bus from Maribo St. to Rødby Færge St.bus
- Take the bus from Rødbyhavn to Puttgardenbus N32 / ...
- Take the bus from Puttgarden Bahnhof to Oldenburg(Holstein) ZOB/Bahnhofbus X85
- Take the bus from Oldenburg(Holstein) ZOB/Bahnhof to Kiel ZOBbus 310
8h 2mBus, train via Grevesmühlen
- Take the bus from Gedser ferry port to Rostock central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Rostock Paulstraße to Grevesmühlen Bahnhofbus Re2
- Take the bus from Grevesmühlen Busbahnhof to Lübeck ZOB/Hauptbahnhofbus 335
- Take the train from Luebeck Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain Re / ...
9h 4m€49–58
Gedser to Kiel by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Gedser to Kiel is to bus and train via Grevesmühlen which costs €45 - €60 and takes 9h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Gedser to Kiel is to drive and car ferry which takes 2h 50m and costs €45 - €160.
The distance between Gedser and Kiel is 279 km.
The best way to get from Gedser to Kiel without a car is to bus and train which takes 7h 21m and costs €50 - €90.
It takes approximately 7h 21m to get from Gedser to Kiel, including transfers.
There are 1583+ hotels available in Kiel.
What companies run services between Gedser, Denmark and Kiel, Germany?
You can take a bus from Gedser, Torvet to Kiel Hbf via Nykøbing Falster St., Nykøbing F St., Ringsted St., and Schleswig in around 7h 22m.
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Bad Kleinen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bad Kleinen Bahnhof to Lübeck Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Bad Kleinen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bad Kleinen Bahnhof to Lübeck Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 514 88 88 88
- info@odeg.de
- Website
- odeg.de
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Bad Kleinen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Schedules at
- odeg.de
- 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
- Estimated price
- €29
- Schedules at
- erixx.de
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from Nykøbing F St. to Ringsted St.
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Ringsted St. to Schleswig
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- 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
- Schedules at
- nordbahn.de
- Phone
- 70 20 00 54
- faktura@lokaltog.dk
- Website
- lokaltog.dk
Train from Nykøbing F St. to Maribo St.
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- lokaltog.dk
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Gedser ferry port to Rostock central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Rødbyhavn to Puttgarden
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €1–3
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +45 7015 7000
- Website
- moviatrafik.dk
Bus from Gedser, Torvet to Nykøbing Falster St.
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Schedules at
- moviatrafik.dk
Bus from Maribo St. to Rødby Færge St.
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Schedules at
- moviatrafik.dk
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Bus from Puttgarden Bahnhof to Oldenburg(Holstein) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0431 / 7058-0
- info@vkp.de
- Website
- vkp.de
Bus from Oldenburg(Holstein) ZOB/Bahnhof to Kiel ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- vkp.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311682904
- Website
- bahn.com
Bus from Rostock Paulstraße to Grevesmühlen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €10–13
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
Bus from Grevesmühlen Busbahnhof to Lübeck ZOB/Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
- Phone
- 0800 634 62 87
- info@nahbus.de
- Website
- nahbus.de
Bus from Grevesmühlen Busbahnhof to Lübeck ZOB/Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- nahbus.de
- Phone
- +45 33 15 15 15
- Scandlines@scandlines.com
- Website
- scandlines.se
Car ferry from Rodby to Puttgarden
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–120
- Schedules at
- scandlines.com
- One way
- €50–120
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