There are 9 ways to get from Inverness to Kiel by plane, train, train (Eurostar), bus, car, or car train
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Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Hamburg Airport, train
best- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane INV - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
8h 19m€129–419Train via Cologne
- Take the train from Inverness 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
19h 19m€477–1,123Bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
- 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
34h 18mDrive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Inverness to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Kielcar
18h 47m€434–568Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bremen Airport, train
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane INV - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
11h€146–775Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Hannover Airport, train
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane INV - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
12h 3m€166–545Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Inverness to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane ABZ - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
11h 2m€156–496Train
- Take the train from Inverness to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg-Harburgtrain Ice
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain Re7
20h 40m€369–726Train, bus
- Take the train from Inverness to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Amsterdam Centraaltrain Eil
- Take the bus from Amsterdam Centraal Station to Hamburgbus
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bordesholmtrain Re7
25h 56m
Inverness to Kiel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Inverness to Kiel is to fly and train which costs €160 - €550 and takes 12h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Inverness to Kiel is to fly and train which takes 8h 19m and costs €120 - €420.
No, there is no direct bus from Inverness station to Kiel. However, there are services departing from Bus Station Stance 3 and arriving at Kiel ZOB via Edinburgh, Bus Station, London Victoria, Hauptbahnhof/ZOB and Neumünster ZOB/Bahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 18m.
No, there is no direct train from Inverness to Kiel. However, there are services departing from Inverness 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 19h 19m.
The distance between Inverness and Kiel is 1118 km.
The best way to get from Inverness to Kiel without a car is to train via Cologne which takes 19h 19m and costs €470 - €1200.
It takes approximately 8h 19m to get from Inverness to Kiel, including transfers.
Inverness to Kiel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bus Station Stance 3.
Inverness to Kiel train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), depart from Inverness station.
The best way to get from Inverness to Kiel is to train via Cologne which takes 19h 19m and costs €470 - €1200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 34h 18m.
What companies run services between Inverness, Scotland and Kiel, Germany?
You can take a train from Inverness to Kiel Hbf via London Kings Cross, London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Köln Hbf, and Hamburg Hbf in around 19h 19m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Kiel ZOB via Edinburgh, Bus Station, London Victoria, Hauptbahnhof/ZOB, Neumünster Bahnhof(Kaiserstraße), and Neumünster ZOB/Bahnhof in around 34h 18m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–410
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–550
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–490
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–430
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Hamburg Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–230
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Hannover Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–600
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Hamburg Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–550
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Hamburg Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–290
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bordesholm
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–350
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- *
- €20–35
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- *
- €20–35
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- *
- €20–35
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- *
- €20–35
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- *
- €20–35
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- *
- €20–35
Train from Inverness to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €230–320
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Inverness to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €230–320
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €170–300
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- info@msm-gruppe.de
- Website
- MSM Partyzug
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- MSM Partyzug
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €137
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €137
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- metronom
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Schedules at
- metronom
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Schedules at
- metronom
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Inverness to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €210–350
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–200
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- €35–70
- Phone
- 01698 653164
- enquiries@parksofhamilton.co.uk
- Website
- Park's of Hamilton
Bus from Bus Station Stance 3 to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- Park's of Hamilton
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–200
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Bus from Hauptbahnhof/ZOB to Neumünster Bahnhof(Kaiserstraße)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Bus from Neumünster ZOB/Bahnhof to Kiel ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Amsterdam Centraal Station to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Grand Bus
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More Questions & Answers
Inverness to Kiel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Edinburgh, Bus Station.
Kiel is 1h ahead of Inverness. It is currently 5:33 AM in Inverness and 6:33 AM in Kiel.
Inverness to Kiel train services, operated by London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER), arrive at King's Cross station.
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