There are 11 ways to get from Kiel to Ulm by car, car train, bus, train, plane, or train (TGV)
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Drive, car train
best- Drive from Kiel to Hamburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Hamburg Hbf to München Ostcartrain
- Drive from München Ost to Ulmcar
7h 1m€132–847Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Kiel central bus station to Munich central bus stationbus N73
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Ulmbus N277 / ...
15h 42m€46–97Drive 783.4 km
- Drive from Kiel to Ulmcar 783.4 km
6h 42m€110–158Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- 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 Wendlingen to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain
5h 54m€98–266Train
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hauptbahnhoftrain 22
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain 42 / ...
8h 10m€56–189Train via Hamburg
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain Re70 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain 42
9h 42m€63–174Train via Hamburg #2
- Take the train from Bordesholm to Hamburg Hbftrain Re7
- Take the train from Hamburg Central Station to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Take the train from Esslingen to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain Re5
12h 5m€66–199Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane HAM - MUC
- Take the train from Flughafen München to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from München Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 13m€96–323Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- 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 Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 26m€109–328Train, train to Bremen Airport, fly to Munich International Airport
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbftrain
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane BRE - MUC
- Take the train from Flughafen München to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from München Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain
7h 13m€155–424Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Friedrichshafen Airport, train
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Friedrichshafen Airport (FDH)plane HAM - FDH
- Take the train from Ravensburg, Bahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 9m€310–1,026
Kiel to Ulm by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kiel to Ulm is to bus which costs €45 - €100 and takes 15h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Kiel to Ulm is to train and fly which takes 5h 54m and costs €95 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Kiel station to Ulm. However, there are services departing from Kiel central bus station and arriving at Ulm via Munich central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 42m.
No, there is no direct train from Kiel to Ulm. However, there are services departing from Kiel Hbf and arriving at Ulm Hauptbahnhof via Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 10m.
The distance between Kiel and Ulm is 998 km. The road distance is 783.4 km.
The best way to get from Kiel to Ulm without a car is to bus which takes 15h 42m and costs €45 - €100.
It takes approximately 7h 1m to get from Kiel to Ulm, including transfers.
Kiel to Ulm bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Kiel central bus station.
Kiel to Ulm train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Kiel Hbf station.
The best way to get from Kiel to Ulm is to bus which takes 15h 42m and costs €45 - €100. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €55 - €190 and takes 8h 10m.
What companies run services between Kiel, Germany and Ulm, Germany?
You can take a bus from Kiel central bus station to Ulm via Munich central bus station in around 15h 42m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Kiel Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof via Hauptbahnhof in around 8h 10m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–380
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–200
Flights from Bremen Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–360
Flights from Bremen Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–250
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Friedrichshafen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €270–950
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–370
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Bremen Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–360
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hamburg Hbf to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–800
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- €390–440
- Car Compartment
- €700–800
- 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 Wendlingen to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bordesholm to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Flughafen München to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- 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 Kiel Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ravensburg, Bahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–16
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
Train from Esslingen to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
Train from Ravensburg, Bahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–15
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €15–23
- 1st Class
- €28–50
Train from Esslingen to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €14–21
- 1st Class
- €25–45
Train from München Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–80
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €24–35
- 1st Class
- €45–80
Train from Frankfurt to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €40–65
- 1st Class
- €85–140
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- service@gabw-bahn.de
- Website
- go-ahead-bw.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–29
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €15–19
- 1st Class Ticket
- €20–29
Train from Esslingen to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €14–17
- 1st Class Ticket
- €18–27
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–45
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Standard Ticket
- €17–25
- First Class
- €30–45
Train from München Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–18
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Esslingen to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–55
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €21–28
- 1st Class
- €40–55
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Hamburg Central Station to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–100
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Kiel central bus station to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Munich central bus station to Ulm
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Munich central bus station to Ulm
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Munich central bus station to Ulm
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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Kiel to Ulm bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Munich central bus station.
Kiel to Ulm train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kiel to Ulm is 783 km. It takes approximately 6h 42m to drive from Kiel to Ulm.
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