There are 9 ways to get from Kiel to Manchester by train, plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, or car ferry
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Train, fly to Manchester Airport
best- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane HAM - MAN
5h 47m£71–258Train 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 Euston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
14h£316–619Bus
- 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 Manchester, Shudehill Interchangebus
27h 9m£105–165Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Kiel to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Manchestercar
13h 12m£290–375Train, fly to Liverpool
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Liverpool (LPL)plane HAM - LPL
- Take the train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadillytrain
9h 7m£72–304Train, fly to Leeds Bradford International Airport
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA)plane HAM - LBA
- Take the train from Bradford Interchange to Manchester Victoriatrain
9h 38m£101–296Train
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain Re7
- Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Amsterdam Centraaltrain Ice
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadillytrain
15h 10m£280–557Train, bus
- Take the train from Bordesholm to Hamburg Hbftrain Re7
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Manchester Central Coach Stationbus 541 / ...
27h 43m£122–247Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Kiel to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Manchestercar
14h 14m£202–332
Kiel to Manchester by train and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kiel to Manchester is to bus which costs £100 - £170 and takes 27h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Kiel to Manchester is to train and fly which takes 5h 47m and costs £70 - £260.
No, there is no direct bus from Kiel station to Manchester. However, there are services departing from Kiel central bus station and arriving at Manchester, Shudehill Interchange via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 9m.
No, there is no direct train from Kiel to Manchester. However, there are services departing from Kiel Hbf and arriving at Manchester Piccadilly via Hamburg Hbf, Koeln Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and London Euston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h.
The distance between Kiel and Manchester is 594 miles.
The best way to get from Kiel to Manchester without a car is to train via Cologne which takes 14h and costs £310 - £650.
It takes approximately 5h 47m to get from Kiel to Manchester, including transfers.
Kiel to Manchester bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Kiel central bus station.
Kiel to Manchester train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Kiel Hbf station.
The best way to get from Kiel to Manchester is to train via Cologne which takes 14h and costs £310 - £650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £100 - £170 and takes 27h 9m.
What companies run services between Kiel, Germany and Manchester, England?
You can take a train from Kiel Hbf to Manchester Piccadilly via Hamburg Hbf, Koeln Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, and London Euston in around 14h. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Kiel central bus station to Manchester, Shudehill Interchange via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and London Victoria in around 27h 9m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £35–140
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Liverpool via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–230
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Liverpool via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £60–310
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Manchester Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–270
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Manchester Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–240
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £45–210
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Liverpool via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–210
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £65–160
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–240
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Manchester Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £90–240
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Manchester Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–270
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Manchester Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–210
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Liverpool via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–300
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Leeds Bradford International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £80–250
- 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
- £17–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £17–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bordesholm to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–60
- 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
- £15–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- 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
- £70–120
- 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
- £180–300
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £60–100
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- 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
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £8–14
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Liverpool South Parkway to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £9–18
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Bradford Interchange to Manchester Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–24
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40–85
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- service@govolta.nl
- Website
- GoVolta
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £22–29
- Website
- GoVolta
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- 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
- £7–11
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £75–120
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Manchester, Shudehill Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £23–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £75–120
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Manchester Central Coach Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £30–55
- Website
- National Express
- 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 Manchester bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof station.
Manchester is 1h behind Kiel. It is currently 4:50 AM in Kiel and 3:50 AM in Manchester.
Kiel to Manchester train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
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