There are 9 ways to get from Kiel to Rust by train, bus, night train, car, car train, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Frankfurttrain 22
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Offenburg Bahnhoftrain 20 / ...
9h 39m€154–365Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Kiel central bus station to Karlsruhe central train stationbus 198
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Rustbus 008
14h 30m€58–97Train, night train
- Take the train from Bordesholm to Hamburg Dammtortrain Re70 / ...
- Take the night train from Hamburg Dammtor to Offenburgnighttrain Nj
12h 48m€67–169Drive 808.6 km
- Drive from Kiel to Rustcar 808.6 km
6h 38m€113–164Drive, car train
- Drive from Kiel to Hamburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Hamburg Hbf to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Stationcartrain
10h 27m€118–147Train, fly to Stuttgart Airport
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane HAM - STR
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Offenburg Bahnhoftrain
8h 11m€126–365Train, fly to Frankfurt
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane HAM - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Offenburg Bahnhoftrain
8h 5m€136–344Train, fly to Basel
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Basel (BSL)plane HAM - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhoftrain
8h 47m€96–354Train, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane HAM - ZRH
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Ringsheim/Europa-Parktrain
9h 23m€138–395
Kiel to Rust by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kiel to Rust is to bus which costs €55 - €100 and takes 14h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Kiel to Rust is to drive which takes 6h 38m and costs €110 - €170.
No, there is no direct bus from Kiel station to Rust. However, there are services departing from Kiel central bus station and arriving at Rust via Karlsruhe central train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 30m.
The distance between Kiel and Rust is 842 km. The road distance is 808.6 km.
The best way to get from Kiel to Rust without a car is to train which takes 9h 39m and costs €150 - €370.
It takes approximately 9h 39m to get from Kiel to Rust, including transfers.
Kiel to Rust bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Kiel central bus station.
The best way to get from Kiel to Rust is to train which takes 9h 39m and costs €150 - €370. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €55 - €100 and takes 14h 30m.
Kiel to Rust bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Karlsruhe central train station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kiel to Rust is 809 km. It takes approximately 6h 38m to drive from Kiel to Rust.
What companies run services between Kiel, Germany and Rust, Germany?
You can take a train from Kiel Hbf to Rust Ritterstraße via Frankfurt, Offenburg Bahnhof, Ringsheim/Europa-Park, and Ringsheim/Europa-Park in around 9h 39m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Kiel central bus station to Rust via Karlsruhe central train station in around 14h 30m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–430
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–260
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–470
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–410
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–380
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–390
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Basel via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–420
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Kiel Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €110–270
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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 Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bordesholm to Hamburg Dammtor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Hamburg Dammtor to Offenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- €75–85
- Seating Carriage
- €40–55
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hamburg Hbf to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-bw.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Schedules at
- arverio-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €14–18
- 1st Class Ticket
- €18–27
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +49 711 2092-7087
- Website
- regional.bahn.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- regional.bahn.de
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–17
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Basel SBB to Freiburg Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–65
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €45–65
- 2nd Class
- €21–28
Train from Zuerich Hb to Ringsheim/Europa-Park
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €60–90
- 2nd Class
- €40–60
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Kiel central bus station to Karlsruhe central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Karlsruhe central train station to Rust
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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