There are 11 ways to get from Kiel to Karlstad by train, bus, ferry, car, car ferry, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Neumuenster to København HEce
- Take the train from Köpenhamn H to Hallsberg station
- Take the train from Hallsberg station to Karlstad Centralstation
12h 23mkr 1,696–3,184Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Hagfors, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Hagfors (HFS)HAM - HFS
- Take the bus from Råda Rådastrand to Karlstad Karolinen
18h 42mkr 856–3,174Bus
- Take the bus from Kiel Hauptbahnhof to Oldenburg(Holstein) ZOB/Bahnhof310
- Take the bus from Puttgarden to JönköpingN32
- Take the bus from Jönköping Bus Station to Karlstad Centralstation
16h 56mkr 1,282–2,306Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Kiel Schwedenkai to Goteborg Majnabbe Terminal0
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad CentralstationSJ Regionaltåg
18h 32mkr 3,113–4,608Drive 949.6 km
- Drive from Kiel to Karlstad949.6 km
9h 57mkr 1,630–2,355Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Port of Kiel to Oslo Vipperangen
- Take the train from Lillestrøm to Karlstad CentralstationVy Tåg
24h 58mkr 2,432–4,756Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, train
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)HAM - OSL
- Take the train from Lillestrøm stasjon to Kongsvinger stasjon
- Take the train from Kongsvinger to Karlstad Centralstation
9h 39mkr 956–3,254Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, train
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)HAM - ARN
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
9h 22mkr 1,206–3,454Train, train to Copenhagen Airport, fly to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Schleswig
- Take the train from Schleswig to København, Københavns Lufthavn
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT)CPH - GOT
- Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
11h 40mTrain, train to Copenhagen Airport, fly to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Schleswig
- Take the train from Schleswig to København, Københavns Lufthavn
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)CPH - OSL
- Take the train from Lillestrøm stasjon to Kongsvinger stasjon
- Take the train from Kongsvinger to Karlstad Centralstation
13h 22mTrain, train to Billund Airport, fly to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Take the train from Rendsburg to Flensburg
- Take the train from Flensburg to Fredericia St.
- Fly from Billund Airport (BLL) to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)BLL - OSL
- Take the train from Lillestrøm stasjon to Kongsvinger stasjon
- Take the train from Kongsvinger to Karlstad Centralstation
13h 21mkr 1,239–3,298
Kiel to Karlstad by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kiel to Karlstad is to bus which costs 1200 kr - 2400 kr and takes 16h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Kiel to Karlstad is to train and fly which takes 9h 22m and costs 1200 kr - 3500 kr.
No, there is no direct bus from Kiel to Karlstad station. However, there are services departing from Kiel Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Karlstad Centralstation via Oldenburg(Holstein) ZOB/Bahnhof, Puttgarden and Jönköping Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 56m.
No, there is no direct train from Kiel to Karlstad station. However, there are services departing from Kiel Hbf and arriving at Karlstad Centralstation via Neumuenster, Köpenhamn H and Hallsberg station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 23m.
The distance between Kiel and Karlstad is 1065 km. The road distance is 949.6 km.
The best way to get from Kiel to Karlstad without a car is to train which takes 12h 23m and costs 1700 kr - 3200 kr.
It takes approximately 12h 23m to get from Kiel to Karlstad, including transfers.
Kiel to Karlstad bus services, operated by Verkehrsbetriebe Kreis Plön GmbH (VKP), depart from Kiel Hauptbahnhof station.
Kiel to Karlstad train services, operated by Danish Railways (DSB), depart from Neumuenster station.
The best way to get from Kiel to Karlstad is to train which takes 12h 23m and costs 1700 kr - 3200 kr. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 1200 kr - 2400 kr and takes 16h 56m.
What companies run services between Kiel, Germany and Karlstad, Sweden?
You can take a train from Kiel Hbf to Karlstad Centralstation via Neumuenster, København H, Köpenhamn H, and Hallsberg station in around 12h 23m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Kiel Hauptbahnhof to Karlstad Centralstation via Oldenburg(Holstein) ZOB/Bahnhof, Puttgarden Bahnhof, Puttgarden, and Jönköping Bus Station in around 16h 56m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 900–2,700
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 500–2,700
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 900–2,700
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,800
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,800
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–2,200
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 500–1,400
Flights from Billund Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 470–2,800
Flights from Billund Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 470–2,800
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 600–2,000
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 450–1,100
Flights from Billund Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 500–1,800
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 280–2,500
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 500–1,400
Flights from Billund Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,600
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Hagfors via Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 850–3,000
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Hagfors via Riga, Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 900–3,500
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Hagfors via Copenhagen Airport, Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 900–3,300
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Hagfors via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–3,500
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Hagfors via Helsinki, Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–4,000
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Hagfors via Gdansk, Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 600–2,600
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Hagfors via Tallinn, Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 900–3,500
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,800
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from Neumuenster to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,300
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Schleswig to København, Københavns Lufthavn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,100
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Train from Flensburg to Fredericia St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 220–360
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Köpenhamn H to Hallsberg station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,400
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Hallsberg station to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 150–290
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 160–490
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Kongsvinger to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 130–270
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 240–750
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Hallsberg station to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 150–290
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en
Train from Kongsvinger to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 130–270
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 240–750
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en
- Phone
- 0550-875 61
- info@tagakeriet.se
- Website
- tagakeriet.se
Train from Hallsberg station to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 190–230
- Website
- Tågab
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 290–380
- Website
- Tågab
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 390–500
- Website
- Tågab
- Phone
- +46 77 144 41 11
- Website
- vy.se
Train from Hallsberg station to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 120–180
- Schedules at
- vy.se
Train from Lillestrøm to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 190–280
- Schedules at
- vy.se
Train from Lillestrøm stasjon to Kongsvinger stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 85–130
- Schedules at
- vy.se
Train from Kongsvinger to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 130–200
- Schedules at
- vy.se
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 270–380
- Schedules at
- vy.se
- Phone
- +46 771 15 15 15
- info@tagkompaniet.se
- Website
- vy.se
Train from Hallsberg station to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- vy.se
Train from Lillestrøm to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- vy.se
Train from Lillestrøm stasjon to Kongsvinger stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- vy.se
Train from Kongsvinger to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- vy.se
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- vy.se
- Phone
- +46 8 580 971 66
- kundservice@mtrx.se
- Website
- mtrx.travel
Train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://mtrx.travel/en
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- https://mtrx.travel/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 190–280
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Rendsburg to Flensburg
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 130–200
- 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
- kr 75–330
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +47 61 05 19 10
- tog@vy.no
- Website
- vy.no
Train from Lillestrøm stasjon to Kongsvinger stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 160–240
- Website
- https://www.vy.no/en
- Phone
- (040) 303 977-333
- moin@nordbahn.de
- Website
- nordbahn.de
Train from Kiel Hbf to Schleswig
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- nordbahn.de
- Phone
- 0431 / 7058-0
- info@vkp.de
- Website
- vkp.de
Bus from Kiel Hauptbahnhof to Oldenburg(Holstein) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- vkp.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Bus from Kiel Hauptbahnhof to Oldenburg(Holstein) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 90–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Puttgarden to Jönköping
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- buss@vy.no
- Website
- vybuss.no
Bus from Jönköping Bus Station to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 460–900
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
- Phone
- 0550-66 15 70
- Website
- bergslagstaget.se
Bus from Jönköping Bus Station to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 320–470
- Website
- BT Buss
- Phone
- 0771 – 32 32 00
- Website
- varmlandstrafik.se
Bus from Råda Rådastrand to Karlstad Karolinen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 150–210
- Website
- Värmlandstrafik
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Kiel Schwedenkai to Goteborg Majnabbe Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 2,900–4,100
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Phone
- +45 99 56 19 00
- Website
- colorline.no
Car ferry from Port of Kiel to Oslo Vipperangen
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 2,103–4,296
- Website
- https://www.colorline.com/
- Car
- kr 4,296
- No Car
- kr 2,103
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More Questions & Answers
Kiel to Karlstad bus services, operated by Verkehrsbetriebe Kreis Plön GmbH (VKP), arrive at Oldenburg(Holstein) ZOB/Bahnhof station.
Kiel to Karlstad train services, operated by Danish Railways (DSB), arrive at København H station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kiel to Karlstad is 950 km. It takes approximately 9h 57m to drive from Kiel to Karlstad.
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