There are 9 ways to get from Kiel to Scotland by train, plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, or car train
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Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
best- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane HAM - EDI
7h 41m£75–213Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane HAM - GLA
8h£73–218Train via Essen
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain Re7
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
17h 39m£383–700Bus
- Take the bus from Kiel central bus station to Hanover central bus stationbus N73
- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
31h 1m£100–306Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Kiel to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Glasgowcar
15h 54mTrain to Hamburg Airport, fly to Aberdeen Airport
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane HAM - ABZ
8h 24m£95–260Train, train to Billund Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Schleswigtrain
- Take the train from Schleswig to Fredericia St.train
- Fly from Billund Airport (BLL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane BLL - EDI
8h 42mTrain
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain Re7
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from London Euston to Glasgow Centraltrain
18h 53mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Bordesholm to Hamburg Hbftrain Re7
- Take the bus from Hamburg to Dortmund central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse to LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hallbus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bus Stationbus 590
31h 52m£168–351
Kiel to Scotland by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kiel to Scotland is to train and fly which costs £75 - £220 and takes 7h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Kiel to Scotland is to train and fly which takes 7h 41m and costs £75 - £220.
No, there is no direct bus from Kiel station to Scotland station. However, there are services departing from Kiel central bus station and arriving at Buchanan Bus Station via Hanover central bus station and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 1m.
No, there is no direct train from Kiel to Scotland. However, there are services departing from Kiel Hbf and arriving at Glasgow Queen Street via Hamburg Hbf, Essen Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, King's Cross and Edinburgh Waverley. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 39m.
The distance between Kiel and Scotland is 641 miles.
The best way to get from Kiel to Scotland without a car is to train via Essen which takes 17h 39m and costs £380 - £700.
It takes approximately 7h 41m to get from Kiel to Scotland, including transfers.
Kiel to Scotland bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Kiel central bus station.
Kiel to Scotland train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Kiel Hbf station.
The best way to get from Kiel to Scotland is to train via Essen which takes 17h 39m and costs £380 - £700. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £100 - £310 and takes 31h 1m.
What companies run services between Kiel, Germany and Scotland?
You can take a train from Kiel Hbf to Glasgow Queen Street via Hamburg Hbf, Essen Hbf, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, London St Pancras Intl, King's Cross, and Edinburgh Waverley in around 17h 39m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Kiel central bus station to Buchanan Bus Station via Hanover central bus station and London Victoria in around 31h 1m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–240
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–250
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–310
Flights from Billund Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–290
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–270
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–270
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–350
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–290
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–290
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £85–180
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–310
Flights from Billund Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £50–290
Flights from Billund Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–230
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–190
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–210
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–130
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–380
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Billund Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £85–250
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £26–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bordesholm to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £21–35
- 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
- £18–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Essen Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £95–170
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £150–270
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–170
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-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 Fredericia St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
- Website
- govolta.nl
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- govolta.nl
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £50–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £140–230
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £85–140
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Kiel central bus station to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hanover central bus station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £75–190
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from London Victoria to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £75–180
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Hamburg to Dortmund central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Hamburg to Dortmund central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £18–29
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
- Phone
- +48 801 22 33 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse to LONDON, Victoria Coach Station-Departure Hall
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £45–95
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
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Kiel to Scotland bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hanover central bus station.
Scotland is 1h behind Kiel. It is currently 3:03 PM in Kiel and 2:03 PM in Scotland.
Kiel to Scotland train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
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