There are 6 ways to get from Kiel to Thale by train, bus, car, or car train
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Train via Hamburg
best- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain Re7
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Stendal Hbftrain 28 / ...
- Take the train from Stendal Hbf to Magdeburg Hbftrain S1
- Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Thale Musestiegtrain Re
6h 38mBus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Kiel central bus station to Hanover central bus stationbus 172 / ...
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhoftrain 55 / ...
9h 12m€24–53Drive 347.7 km
- Drive from Kiel to Thalecar 347.7 km
3h 42m€48–70Train
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Salzwedeltrain 28
- Take the train from Salzwedel to Magdeburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Thale Musestiegtrain Re
6h 56mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Salzwedeltrain 28
- Take the bus from Salzwedel, ZOB to Magdeburg, ZOBbus 100
- Take the train from Magdeburg Hbf to Thale Musestiegtrain Re
8h 2mDrive, car train
- Drive from Kiel to Hamburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hannover Hbf to Thalecar
3h 27m€121–156
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kiel to Thale is to bus and train which costs €24 - €55 and takes 9h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Kiel to Thale is to drive and car train which takes 3h 27m and costs €120 - €160.
No, there is no direct train from Kiel to Thale. However, there are services departing from Kiel Hbf and arriving at Thale Musestieg via Hamburg Hbf, Stendal Hbf and Magdeburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 38m.
The distance between Kiel and Thale is 442 km. The road distance is 347.7 km.
The best way to get from Kiel to Thale without a car is to train via Hamburg which takes 6h 38m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 38m to get from Kiel to Thale, including transfers.
Kiel to Thale train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Kiel Hbf station.
Kiel to Thale train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Salzwedel station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kiel to Thale is 348 km. It takes approximately 3h 42m to drive from Kiel to Thale.
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What companies run services between Kiel, Germany and Thale, Germany?
You can take a train from Kiel Hbf to Thale Musestieg via Hamburg Hbf, Stendal Hbf, and Magdeburg Hbf in around 6h 38m.
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Stendal Hbf to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Salzwedel to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- 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
- €31–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Stendal Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Stendal Hbf to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kiel Hbf to Salzwedel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €47–52
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Salzwedel to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Stendal Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–55
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +49 69 9999 3640
- info@startgmbh.com
- Website
- startgmbh.com
Train from Magdeburg Hbf to Thale Musestieg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- startgmbh.com
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0 39 01 / 30 40 30
- info@pvgs-salzwedel.de
- Website
- pvgs-salzwedel.de
Bus from Salzwedel, ZOB to Magdeburg, ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- pvgs-salzwedel.de
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