There are 11 ways to get from Kiel to Bournemouth by train, plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, 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.
Train, fly to Southampton Airport
best- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane HAM - SOU
- Take the train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Bournemouthtrain
8h 13m£149–446Train, fly to London Heathrow Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane HAM - LHR
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Bournemouth Stationbus
8h 3m£85–305Train via Cologne
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain Re7
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Bournemouthtrain
14h 7m£292–595Train, bus
- Take the train from Bordesholm to Hamburg Hbftrain Re7
- Take the bus from Hamburg to Amsterdam Centraal Stationbus
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Bournemouth Stationbus 035 / ...
19h 9m£134–266Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Kiel to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Bournemouthcar
11h 1m£271–341Train, fly to London Gatwick Airport
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane HAM - LGW
- Take the train from Clapham Junction to Basingstoketrain
- Take the train from Basingstoke to Bournemouthtrain
8h 56m£111–404Train, fly to Bristol Airport
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane HAM - BRS
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Centraltrain
- Take the train from Southampton Central to Bournemouthtrain
11h 2m£134–396Train, fly to London Stansted Airport
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane HAM - STN
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Bournemouthtrain
8h 51m£157–685Train
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain Re7
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Bournemouthtrain
15h 28m£260–511Bus
- Take the bus from Kiel central bus station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus N74 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bournemouth Stationbus 035 / ...
24h 58m£93–148Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Kiel to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Bournemouthcar
12h 5m£178–304
Kiel to Bournemouth by train, foot, and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kiel to Bournemouth is to bus which costs £90 - £150 and takes 24h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Kiel to Bournemouth is to train and fly and bus which takes 8h 3m and costs £85 - £310.
No, there is no direct bus from Kiel station to Bournemouth station. However, there are services departing from Kiel central bus station and arriving at Bournemouth Station via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 58m.
No, there is no direct train from Kiel to Bournemouth. However, there are services departing from Kiel Hbf and arriving at Bournemouth via Hamburg Hbf, Koeln Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Euston station and London Waterloo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 7m.
The distance between Kiel and Bournemouth is 626 miles.
The best way to get from Kiel to Bournemouth without a car is to train via Cologne which takes 14h 7m and costs £290 - £600.
It takes approximately 8h 13m to get from Kiel to Bournemouth, including transfers.
Kiel to Bournemouth bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Kiel central bus station.
Kiel to Bournemouth train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Kiel Hbf station.
The best way to get from Kiel to Bournemouth is to train via Cologne which takes 14h 7m and costs £290 - £600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £90 - £150 and takes 24h 58m.
What companies run services between Kiel, Germany and Bournemouth, England?
You can take a train from Kiel Hbf to Bournemouth via Hamburg Hbf, Koeln Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, Euston station, Waterloo Station, and London Waterloo in around 14h 7m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Kiel central bus station to Bournemouth Station via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and London Victoria in around 24h 58m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Southampton Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £140–360
Flights from Hamburg Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–220
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Southampton Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–370
Flights from Hamburg Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–280
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Bristol Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–250
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–190
Flights from Hamburg Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–550
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Bristol Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £65–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Bristol Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–180
Flights from Hamburg Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–500
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–190
Flights from Hamburg Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–190
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–310
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Bristol Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £95–270
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Southampton Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–250
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Southampton Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £140–360
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–270
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Bristol Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–300
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bordesholm to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £12–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £65–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £18–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–25
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from London Waterloo to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–85
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Clapham Junction to Basingstoke
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Basingstoke to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £22–50
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Southampton Central to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £10–22
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from London Waterloo to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–85
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from London Waterloo to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–85
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from Southampton Airport Parkway to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Basingstoke to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Southampton Central to Bournemouth
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £12–19
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £170–290
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £50–110
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Southampton Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- metronom
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £25
- Schedules at
- metronom
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £25–40
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- service@govolta.nl
- Website
- GoVolta
Train from Bremen Hbf to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £20–26
- Website
- GoVolta
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Hamburg to Amsterdam Centraal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £46–50
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Bournemouth Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–24
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Bournemouth Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–24
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Bournemouth Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £16–28
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Kiel central bus station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £6–11
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £70–110
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–75
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Kiel to Bournemouth bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof station.
Bournemouth is 1h behind Kiel. It is currently 6:57 PM in Kiel and 5:57 PM in Bournemouth.
Kiel to Bournemouth train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
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