There are 12 ways to get from Kettering to Kiel by train, plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
best- Take the train from Kettering to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane LHR - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
7h 35m€147–359Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Coach Park to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Hanover central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to Kiel central bus stationbus N73
25h 57m€82–148Train via Cologne
- Take the train from Kettering to London St Pancras Intltrain
- 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 43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain Re7
12h 44m€296–620Train, bus
- Take the train from Kettering to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Brussel-Zuidtrain
- Take the bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Hamburg - Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bordesholmtrain Re7
17h 8m€156–293Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Kettering to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Kielcar
10h 45mTrain, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport
- Take the train from Kettering to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane LGW - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
7h 31m€135–339Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Kettering to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane STN - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
7h 35m€116–411Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Bremen Airport, train
- Take the train from Kettering to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane STN - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
8h 23m€132–467Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport
- Take the train from Kettering to Leicestertrain
- Take the train from Nuneaton to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane MAN - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
9h€138–352Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Hannover Airport, train
- Take the train from Kettering to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane LHR - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
10h 13m€184–575Train
- Take the train from Kettering to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain Re7
14h 8mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Kettering to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Kielcar
11h 58m€171–299
Kettering to Kiel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kettering to Kiel is to bus which costs €80 - €150 and takes 25h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Kettering to Kiel is to train and fly which takes 7h 31m and costs €130 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Kettering to Kiel station. However, there are services departing from Bus Interchange and arriving at Kiel central bus station via Coach Park, London Victoria and Hanover central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 57m.
No, there is no direct train from Kettering to Kiel. However, there are services departing from Kettering 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 12h 44m.
The distance between Kettering and Kiel is 1012 km.
The best way to get from Kettering to Kiel without a car is to train via Cologne which takes 12h 44m and costs €290 - €650.
It takes approximately 7h 35m to get from Kettering to Kiel, including transfers.
Kettering to Kiel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Coach Park station.
Kettering to Kiel train services, operated by East Midlands Railways, depart from Kettering station.
The best way to get from Kettering to Kiel is to train via Cologne which takes 12h 44m and costs €290 - €650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €80 - €150 and takes 25h 57m.
What companies run services between Kettering, England and Kiel, Germany?
You can take a train from Kettering to Kiel Hbf via London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Köln Hbf, and Hamburg Hbf in around 12h 44m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bus Interchange to Kiel central bus station via Northampton Bus Interchange, Coach Park, London Victoria, and Hanover central bus station in around 25h 57m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–290
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–290
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–280
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–270
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–350
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–180
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bremen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–200
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hamburg Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hamburg Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Hamburg Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hannover Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–390
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Bremen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Hamburg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–210
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Hannover Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–420
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Kettering to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Kettering to Leicester
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bordesholm
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €20–35
- 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
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- 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
- €180–310
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- info@msm-gruppe.de
- Website
- msm-gruppe.de
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- msm-gruppe.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Brussel-Zuid
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/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
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Website
- govolta.nl
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- govolta.nl
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- govolta.nl
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Nuneaton to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Hamburg - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Coach Park to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- 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
- €17–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–21
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- 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
- €6–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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Kettering to Kiel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Kiel is 1h ahead of Kettering. It is currently 9:58 AM in Kettering and 10:58 AM in Kiel.
Kettering to Kiel train services, operated by East Midlands Railways, arrive at London St Pancras Intl station.
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