There are 7 ways to get from Kiel to Ireland by train, plane, bus, ferry, or car ferry
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Train, fly to Dublin Airport
best- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane HAM - DUB
6h 37m€71–243Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain Re7
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the bus from Essen central train station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Upper Park Roadbus 508
- Take the ferry from Pembroke Dock to Rosslare Harbourferry
- Take the train from Rosslare Europort to Grand Canal Docktrain Ic
35h 50m€248–608Train, bus, car ferry via Hanover
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain Re7
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hbftrain 20 / ...
- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to Doverbus
- Take the bus from Dover to Dunkerque Portbus
- Take the car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbourcarferry
- Take the train from Rosslare Europort to Grand Canal Docktrain Ic
2d 1h€477–742Train, fly to Cork Airport
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane HAM - ORK
8h 16m€96–297Train, fly to Shannon Airport
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane HAM - SNN
9h 18m€109–267Train, fly to George Best Belfast City Airport
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane HAM - BHD
- Take the train from Belfast Great Central to Dundalktrain
9h 52m€145–317Train, bus, car ferry
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain Re7
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Doverbus
- Take the bus from Dover to Dunkerque Portbus
- Take the car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbourcarferry
- Take the train from Rosslare Europort to Grand Canal Docktrain Ic
2d 2h€462–692
Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Dublin Airport (DUB) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kiel to Ireland is to train and fly which costs €70 - €250 and takes 6h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Kiel to Ireland is to train and fly which takes 6h 37m and costs €70 - €250.
The distance between Kiel and Ireland is 1209 km.
The best way to get from Kiel to Ireland without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 35h 50m and costs €240 - €650.
It takes approximately 6h 37m to get from Kiel to Ireland, including transfers.
Ireland is 1h behind Kiel. It is currently 10:13 PM in Kiel and 9:13 PM in Ireland.
There are 1199+ hotels available in Ireland.
What companies run services between Kiel, Germany and Ireland?
There is no direct connection from Kiel to Ireland. However, you can take the train to Hamburg Hbf, take the train to Hamburg Airport, walk to Hamburg Airport (HAM) airport, fly to Dublin Airport (DUB), walk to Dublin Airport Terminal 2 Zone 20, then take the line 702 bus to Schoolhouse Hotel. Alternatively, you can take a train from Kiel Hbf to Grand Canal Dock via Hamburg Hbf, Essen Hbf, Essen central train station, London Victoria, Upper Park Road, Pembroke Dock, Rosslare Harbour, and Rosslare Europort in around 35h 50m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Dublin Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–320
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–430
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–430
Flights from Hamburg Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–370
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Dublin Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–160
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Cork Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Shannon Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Shannon Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–290
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Dublin Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–290
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Cork Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–400
Flights from Hamburg Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–330
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Cork Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–460
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Shannon Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–370
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–250
Flights from Hamburg Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Cork Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–440
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Cork Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €240–600
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Shannon Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–370
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- irishrail.ie
Train from Rosslare Europort to Grand Canal Dock
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €14–21
Train from Belfast Great Central to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.irishrail.ie/en-ie/
- Flexible
- €9–13
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Belfast Great Central to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Essen central train station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hanover central bus station to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dover to Dunkerque Port
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Upper Park Road
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Ferry from Pembroke Dock to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–120
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- travel.sales@dfds.com
- Website
- dfds.com
Car ferry from Dunkirk to Rosslare Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €360–500
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
- Family (4 persons + car)
- €450
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