There are 8 ways to get from Kiel to Nice by train, plane, train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, car, car train, or train (TGV)
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
best- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane HAM - NCE
6h 35m€94–274Train via Paris
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain Re7
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain Tha
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Nice Villetrain Tgv
17h 21m€431–869Bus via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the bus from Kiel central bus station to Frankfurt central train stationbus 198
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Nice Airportbus FlixBus N508
26h 27m€113–190Drive 1,513.3 km
- Drive from Kiel to Nicecar 1,513.3 km
13h 44m€234–337Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hbftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane HAJ - NCE
8h 55m€146–415Drive, car train
- Drive from Kiel to Hamburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Hamburg Hbf to Lörrach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Lörrach Hbf to Nicecar
17h 39m€214–290Train
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain Re7
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBBtrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Nice Villetrain Tgv
19h 51m€372–752Bus
- Take the bus from KIEL, ZOB, Auguste-Viktoria-Str. 1-9, AB 11 to SŁUBICE, Port Świecko, Świecko 39bus
- Take the bus from SŁUBICE, Port Świecko, Świecko 39 to NICE, Avenue Thiers, GARE SNCF NICE VILLEbus
34h 30m€158–364
Kiel to Nice by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kiel to Nice is to bus via Frankfurt am Main which costs €110 - €190 and takes 26h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Kiel to Nice is to train and fly which takes 6h 35m and costs €90 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Kiel station to Nice. However, there are services departing from Kiel central bus station and arriving at Congrès / Promenade via Frankfurt central train station and Aéroport / Promenade. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 27m.
No, there is no direct train from Kiel to Nice. However, there are services departing from Kiel Hbf and arriving at Nice Ville via Hamburg Hbf, Köln Hbf, Paris Nord and Paris Gare De Lyon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 21m.
The distance between Kiel and Nice is 1258 km. The road distance is 1513.3 km.
The best way to get from Kiel to Nice without a car is to train via Paris which takes 17h 21m and costs €430 - €900.
It takes approximately 6h 35m to get from Kiel to Nice, including transfers.
Kiel to Nice bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Kiel central bus station.
Kiel to Nice train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Kiel Hbf station.
The best way to get from Kiel to Nice is to train via Paris which takes 17h 21m and costs €430 - €900. Alternatively, you can bus via Frankfurt am Main, which costs €110 - €190 and takes 26h 27m.
What companies run services between Kiel, Germany and Nice, France?
You can take a train from Kiel Hbf to Nice Ville via Hamburg Hbf, Köln Hbf, Paris Nord, and Paris Gare De Lyon in around 17h 21m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Kiel central bus station to Congrès / Promenade via Frankfurt central train station, Nice Airport, and Aéroport / Promenade in around 26h 27m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–390
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Hannover Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–310
Flights from Hannover Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–310
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Hannover Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–370
Flights from Hannover Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–290
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–430
- 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 Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- 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
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–360
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- info@msm-gruppe.de
- Website
- msm-gruppe.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- msm-gruppe.de
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €170–290
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Nice Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €200–320
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Nice Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €190–310
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Nice Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €160–340
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 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/
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €160–240
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hamburg Hbf to Lörrach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Kiel central bus station to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Nice Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +48 801 22 33 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from KIEL, ZOB, Auguste-Viktoria-Str. 1-9, AB 11 to SŁUBICE, Port Świecko, Świecko 39
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
Bus from SŁUBICE, Port Świecko, Świecko 39 to NICE, Avenue Thiers, GARE SNCF NICE VILLE
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–270
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
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More Questions & Answers
Kiel to Nice bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Frankfurt central train station.
Kiel to Nice train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kiel to Nice is 1513 km. It takes approximately 13h 44m to drive from Kiel to Nice.
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