There are 9 ways to get from Kiel to Apolda by train, bus, night train, car, car train, or plane
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Train via Göttingen
best- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Göttingen22 / ...
- Take the train from Göttingen to Erfurt HbfRe1 / ...
6h 57m€101–177Train
cheapest- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg HbfRe70 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Erfurt Hbf28 / ...
7h 23m€40–177Bus
- Take the bus from Kiel central bus station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof050 / ...
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Jena bus stationN780
10h 40m€41–76Train, night train
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg HbfRe7
- Take the night train from Hamburg to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Apolda
9h 3m€119–175Drive 478.2 km
- Drive from Kiel to Apolda478.2 km
4h 55m€68–97Drive, car train
- Drive from Kiel to Hamburg Hbf
- Take the car train from Hamburg Hbf to Göttingen
- Drive from Göttingen to Apolda
4h 50m€125–164Train, fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)HAM - LEJ
- Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Apolda
7h 38m€174–367Train, fly to Frankfurt
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Frankfurt (FRA)HAM - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Erfurt Hbf
7h 36m€109–301Train, fly to Nuremberg Airport
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)HAM - NUE
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
6h 57m€117–375
Kiel to Apolda by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kiel to Apolda is to bus which costs €40 - €80 and takes 10h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Kiel to Apolda is to drive and car train which takes 4h 50m and costs €120 - €170.
No, there is no direct bus from Kiel station to Apolda. However, there are services departing from Kiel central bus station and arriving at Apolda, Busbahnhof via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and Jena, Busbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Kiel to Apolda. However, there are services departing from Kiel Hbf and arriving at Apolda via Göttingen and Erfurt Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 57m.
The distance between Kiel and Apolda is 546 km. The road distance is 478.2 km.
The best way to get from Kiel to Apolda without a car is to train via Göttingen which takes 6h 57m and costs €100 - €180.
It takes approximately 6h 57m to get from Kiel to Apolda, including transfers.
Kiel to Apolda bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Kiel central bus station.
Kiel to Apolda train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Kiel Hbf station.
The best way to get from Kiel to Apolda is to train via Göttingen which takes 6h 57m and costs €100 - €180. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €40 - €80 and takes 10h 40m.
What companies run services between Kiel, Germany and Apolda, Germany?
You can take a train from Kiel Hbf to Apolda via Göttingen and Erfurt Hbf in around 6h 57m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Kiel central bus station to Apolda, Busbahnhof via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and Jena, Busbahnhof in around 10h 40m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–290
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Munich, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–290
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–180
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–410
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Nuremberg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–330
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–390
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–440
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Kiel Hbf to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Göttingen to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Night train from Hamburg to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Car train from Hamburg Hbf to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Apolda
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- info@abellio-mitteldeutschland.de
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Apolda
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–80
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Kiel central bus station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Jena bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Kiel to Apolda bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Kiel to Apolda train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Göttingen station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kiel to Apolda is 478 km. It takes approximately 4h 55m to drive from Kiel to Apolda.
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