There are 7 ways to get from Kiel to Klaipėda by train, plane, ferry, bus, shuttle, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Palanga International Airport
best- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Palanga International Airport (PLQ)HAM - PLQ
9h 10m$125–391Ferry
cheapest- Take the ferry from Port of Kiel to Klaipeda
21h 30m$23–170Bus
- Take the bus from Kiel central bus station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof050 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Kaunas, Bus Station
- Take the bus from Kauno autobusų stotis to Mokyklos
27h$105–223Train
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg HbfRe7
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Berlin Hbf23 / ...
- Take the train from S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Rzepin95 / ...
- Take the train from Rzepin to Kraków Główny96 / ...
- Take the train from Kraków Główny to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis144
- Take the train from Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis to Klaipėda783 / ...
32h 11m$126–297Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Riga International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Riga International Airport (RIX)HAM - RIX
- Take a shuttle bus from Rīga Lidosta Airport to Klaipėda
9h 10m$120–289Train, train to Copenhagen Airport, fly to Palanga International Airport
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Schleswig
- Take the train from Schleswig to København, Københavns Lufthavn
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Palanga International Airport (PLQ)CPH - PLQ
10h 44mDrive 1,226.4 km
- Drive from Kiel to Klaipėda1,226.4 km
14h 37m$211–305
Kiel to Klaipėda by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kiel to Klaipėda is to ferry which costs $23 - $170 and takes 21h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Kiel to Klaipėda is to train and fly which takes 9h 10m and costs $120 - $400.
No, there is no direct bus from Kiel station to Klaipėda. However, there are services departing from Kiel central bus station and arriving at Mokyklos via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and Kauno autobusų stotis. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h.
Yes, there is a direct ferry departing from Port of Kiel and arriving at Klaipeda. Services depart once daily, and operate Monday to Saturday. The journey takes approximately 21h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Kiel to Klaipėda. However, there are services departing from Kiel Hbf and arriving at Klaipėda via Hamburg Hbf, S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof, Rzepin, Kraków Główny and Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 11m.
The distance between Kiel and Klaipėda is 909 km. The road distance is 1226.4 km.
Book your Kiel to Klaipėda ferry tickets online with Omio.
The best way to get from Kiel to Klaipėda without a car is to ferry which takes 21h 30m and costs $23 - $170.
It takes approximately 9h 10m to get from Kiel to Klaipėda, including transfers.
Kiel to Klaipėda bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Kiel central bus station.
What companies run services between Kiel, Germany and Klaipėda, Lithuania?
DFDS Seaways operates a ferry from Port of Kiel to Klaipeda once daily. Tickets cost $23–170 and the journey takes 21h 30m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Kiel central bus station to Mokyklos via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, Kaunas, Bus Station, and Kauno autobusų stotis in around 27h.
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Palanga International Airport via Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–350
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–180
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Palanga International Airport via Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–270
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Palanga International Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–470
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Riga International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–190
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–190
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Palanga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Palanga International Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–360
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Palanga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–350
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Palanga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–270
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Riga International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–220
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $21–30
- 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
- $8–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Rzepin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–50
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Rzepin to Kraków Główny
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- $21–30
- 1st Class
- $27–35
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Kraków Główny to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $36
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis to Klaipėda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/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
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from Schleswig to København, Københavns Lufthavn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
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 Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Kaunas, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- (+370 37) 34 24 40
- info@kautra.lt
- Website
- kautra.lt
Bus from Kauno autobusų stotis to Mokyklos
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–25
- Website
- https://www.kautra.lt/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.autobusubilietai.lt/en
- Phone
- +370 686 94403
- Website
- keleiviu.lt
Shuttle from Rīga Lidosta Airport to Klaipėda
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $24
- Schedules at
- keleiviu.lt
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- travel.sales@dfds.com
- Website
- dfds.com
Ferry from Port of Kiel to Klaipeda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–170
- Website
- https://www.dfds.com/en
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More Questions & Answers
Kiel to Klaipėda train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Kiel Hbf station.
The best way to get from Kiel to Klaipėda is to bus which takes 27h and costs $100 - $230. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $120 - $300 and takes 32h 11m.
Kiel to Klaipėda bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof station.
Klaipėda is 1h ahead of Kiel. It is currently 1:00 AM in Kiel and 2:00 AM in Klaipėda.
Kiel to Klaipėda train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kiel to Klaipėda is 1226 km. It takes approximately 14h 37m to drive from Kiel to Klaipėda.
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