There are 14 ways to get from Istanbul to Kiel by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Istanbul Airport to Hamburg Airport, train
best- Fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane IST - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
8h 16m€125–351Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Hamburg Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane SAW - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
8h 26m€70–331Bus, train
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus
- Take the train from München Hbf to Göttingentrain 25
- Take the train from Göttingen to Kiel Hbftrain 22
31h 42m€218–394Night train, train via Budapest
- Take the nighttrain from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the nighttrain from Bucuresti Nord to Koebanya-Kispestnighttrain
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Kiel Hbftrain Rj
42h 10m€244–359Drive 2,465.4 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Kielcar 2,465.4 km
24h 8m€458–662Fly Istanbul Airport to Bremen Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane IST - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Dammtortrain
- Take the train from Hamburg Dammtor to Kiel Hbftrain
9h 46m€142–572Fly Istanbul Airport to Hannover Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane IST - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Kiel Hbftrain
10h 27m€172–532Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Hannover Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane SAW - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Kiel Hbftrain
10h 32m€102–422Fly Istanbul Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane IST - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
10h 17m€126–409Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane SAW - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
10h 32m€91–399Bus via Munich
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Munichbus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Kiel central bus stationbus N73
37h 55m€158–234Bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Durankulakbus
- Take the bus from Durankulak to Brăilabus
- Take the bus from Braila to Kiel central bus stationbus
2d 11h€168–263Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Halkali to Bucharestnighttrain
- Take the nighttrain from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbfnighttrain
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain Re7
42h 25m€300–564Drive, car train
- Drive from Istanbul to Villach Hbf ARZcar
- Take the cartrain from Villach Hbf ARZ to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Kielcar
29h 37m€366–515
Istanbul to Kiel by bus, foot, and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Kiel is to fly and train which costs €100 - €430 and takes 10h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Kiel is to fly and train which takes 8h 16m and costs €120 - €360.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul to Kiel station. However, there are services departing from Istanbul and arriving at Kiel central bus station via Munich central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Istanbul to Kiel. However, there are services departing from Yenikapi and arriving at Kiel Hbf via Halkali, Bucuresti Nord, Kőbánya-Kispest and Budapest-Nyugati. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 10m.
The distance between Istanbul and Kiel is 2122 km. The road distance is 2465.4 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Kiel without a car is to bus and train which takes 31h 42m and costs €210 - €400.
It takes approximately 8h 16m to get from Istanbul to Kiel, including transfers.
Istanbul to Kiel bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, depart from Istanbul station.
Istanbul to Kiel train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), depart from Halkali station.
Istanbul to Kiel bus services, operated by Alpar Turizm, arrive at Munich station.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Kiel, Germany?
You can take a bus from Istanbul to Kiel central bus station via Munich central bus station in around 37h 55m.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–290
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Bremen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–750
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–250
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–400
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–460
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–320
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Hamburg Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–360
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Hannover Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €140–420
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–170
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Bremen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–800
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Bremen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Monday
- Estimated price
- €160–800
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–700
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €140–700
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–270
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–260
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–700
- 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
- €12–17
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Dammtor to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- 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 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Göttingen to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Dammtor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Dammtor to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Wien Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 54m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €200–410
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- *
- €20–35
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Kiel Hbf
- *
- €170–260
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- *
- €20–35
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Hamburg Hbf
- *
- €40–65
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- *
- €20–35
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Hamburg Hbf
- *
- €40–65
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- *
- €20–35
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- *
- €20–35
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- bdz_passengers@bdz.bg
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–27
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €9–14
- 1st Class
- €10–14
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €9–27
- Website
- Bulgarian Railways (BDZh)
- 2nd Class
- €9–14
- 1st Class
- €10–14
- Phone
- 0219521
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Koebanya-Kispest
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €62–68
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–90
- Website
- Romanian Railways (CFR)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Dammtor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–130
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Bus from Istanbul to Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Alpar Turizm
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Kiel central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +4-0241-831.491
- office@transevren.ro
- Website
- transevren.ro
Bus from Istanbul to Durankulak
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–60
- Schedules at
- transevren.autogari.ro
- Phone
- 0722 265 779
- sudmsc@yahoo.com
- Website
- mercadosud.autogari.ro
Bus from Durankulak to Brăila
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Schedules at
- mercadosud.autogari.ro
- Single
- €19–27
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Braila to Kiel central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €130–180
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
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Booking & Getting There
Kiel is 2h behind Istanbul. It is currently 6:30 AM in Istanbul and 4:30 AM in Kiel.
Istanbul to Kiel train services, operated by Bulgarian Railways (BDZh), arrive at Bucharest station.
Yes, the driving distance between Istanbul to Kiel is 2465 km. It takes approximately 24h 8m to drive from Istanbul to Kiel.
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