There are 7 ways to get from Kiel to Linköping by train, bus, night train, car, 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 Linkoping Centralstationtrain Ic / ...
9h 57mkr 1,215–1,283Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Linköping City Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Linköping City Airport (LPI)plane HAM - LPI
7h 50mkr 964–4,813Bus
- Take the bus from Kiel Hauptbahnhof to Oldenburg(Holstein) ZOB/Bahnhofbus 310
- Take the bus from Puttgarden to Linköpingbus N32 / ...
13h 46mTrain, night train
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Flensburgtrain Re / ...
- Take the nighttrain from Padborg to Linkoping Centralstationnighttrain En
10h 44mDrive 837.4 km
- Drive from Kiel to Linköpingcar 837.4 km
8h 32mkr 1,699–2,454Train, train to Bremen Airport, fly to Linköping City Airport
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbftrain
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Linköping City Airport (LPI)plane BRE - LPI
9h 4mkr 1,434–6,843Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, train
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)plane HAM - ARN
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Linköping Centralstationtrain
7h 49mkr 1,431–3,460
Kiel to Linköping by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kiel to Linköping is to train which costs 1200 kr - 1300 kr and takes 9h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Kiel to Linköping is to train and fly which takes 7h 49m and costs 1400 kr - 3500 kr.
No, there is no direct bus from Kiel to Linköping. However, there are services departing from Kiel Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Linköping via Oldenburg(Holstein) ZOB/Bahnhof and Puttgarden. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 46m.
No, there is no direct train from Kiel to Linköping station. However, there are services departing from Kiel Hbf and arriving at Linkoping Centralstation via Neumuenster. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 57m.
The distance between Kiel and Linköping is 870 km. The road distance is 837.4 km.
The best way to get from Kiel to Linköping without a car is to train which takes 9h 57m and costs 1200 kr - 1300 kr.
It takes approximately 9h 57m to get from Kiel to Linköping, including transfers.
Kiel to Linköping bus services, operated by Verkehrsbetriebe Kreis Plön GmbH (VKP), depart from Kiel Hauptbahnhof station.
Kiel to Linköping train services, operated by Snälltåget, depart from Neumuenster station.
The best way to get from Kiel to Linköping is to train which takes 9h 57m and costs 1200 kr - 1300 kr. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 13h 46m.
What companies run services between Kiel, Germany and Linköping, Sweden?
Snälltåget operates a train from Neumuenster to Linkoping Centralstation 4 times a day. Tickets cost kr 1,177 and the journey takes 8h 40m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Kiel Hauptbahnhof to Linköping via Oldenburg(Holstein) ZOB/Bahnhof, Puttgarden Bahnhof, and Puttgarden in around 13h 46m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Linköping City Airport via Copenhagen, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–5,000
Flights from Bremen Airport to Linköping City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–6,000
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 650–2,500
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 650–2,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Linköping City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–4,400
Flights from Bremen Airport to Linköping City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–6,000
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,800
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,800
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 600–2,000
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Neumuenster to Linkoping Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,177
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Linköping Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 282
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- (040) 303 977-333
- moin@nordbahn.de
- Website
- Nordbahn Eisenbahngesellschaft
Train from Kiel Hbf to Flensburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 500–1,300
- Schedules at
- Nordbahn Eisenbahngesellschaft
Night train from Padborg to Linkoping Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- BahnTouristikExpress GmbH
- 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
- kr 130–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 130–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 130–190
- 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
- kr 190–380
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 190–380
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 200–400
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 190–380
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- 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
- kr 319
- 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
- kr 320–470
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Linköping Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 260–390
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
- Phone
- 0431 / 7058-0
- info@vkp.de
- Website
- Verkehrsbetriebe Kreis Plön GmbH (VKP)
Bus from Kiel Hauptbahnhof to Oldenburg(Holstein) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- Verkehrsbetriebe Kreis Plön GmbH (VKP)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Puttgarden to Linköping
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 600–950
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Kiel to Linköping bus services, operated by Verkehrsbetriebe Kreis Plön GmbH (VKP), arrive at Oldenburg(Holstein) ZOB/Bahnhof station.
Kiel to Linköping train services, operated by Snälltåget, arrive at Linkoping Centralstation.
Yes, the driving distance between Kiel to Linköping is 837 km. It takes approximately 8h 32m to drive from Kiel to Linköping.
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