There are 12 ways to get from Koper to Kiel by car, car train, bus, train, night train, plane, or shuttle
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Drive, car train
best- Drive from Koper to Villach Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Kielcar
9h 31m€145–967Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Avtobusna postaja Koper to Avtobusna postaja Ljubljanabus Lucija Tpc - Portorož - Piran - Škofja Loka / ...
- Take the bus from Ljubljana bus station to Kiel central bus stationbus N73
22h 15m€93–163Train, night train
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Villach Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the night train from Villach Hbf to Hamburg Hbfnighttrain
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain Re7
18h 26m€151–692Drive 1,252.8 km
- Drive from Koper to Kielcar 1,252.8 km
13h 28m€180–259Bus, train
- Take the bus from Avtobusna postaja Koper to Avtobusna postaja Ljubljanabus
- Take the bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Munich Hbfbus
- Take the train from München Hbf to Göttingentrain 25
- Take the train from Göttingen to Kiel Hbftrain 22
15h 27m€541–1,343Train, night train via Sankt Johann im Pongau
- Take the train from Trieste Centrale to Udinetrain Re
- Take the night train from Udine to Schwarzach-St.Veitnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Hamburg Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bordesholmtrain Re7
19h 3m€114–582Train
- Take the train from Koper to Ljubljanatrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Muenchen Hbftrain Ec
- Take the train from München Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 25 / ...
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hamburg Hbftrain 25 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain Re7
19h 21m€305–592Bus to Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, fly, train
- Take the bus from Koper Banka to Trieste Airportbus
- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane TRS - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
8h 39m€122–315Shuttle to Ljubljana, fly, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Koper, Avtobusna Postaja to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane LJU - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
9h 7m€200–456Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Portorož to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane VCE - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
9h 21m€113–692Bus, shuttle to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, fly, train
- Take the bus from Avtobusna postaja Koper to Avtobusna postaja Ljubljanabus
- Take a shuttle bus from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb Airport
- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane ZAG - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
8h 49m€131–632Shuttle, shuttle to Graz Airport, fly, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Koper, Avtobusna Postaja to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Graz Airport
- Fly from Graz Airport (GRZ) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane GRZ - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
9h 30m€320–576
Koper to Kiel by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Koper to Kiel is to bus which costs €90 - €170 and takes 22h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Koper to Kiel is to bus and fly and train which takes 8h 39m and costs €120 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from Koper to Kiel station. However, there are services departing from Avtobusna postaja Koper and arriving at Kiel central bus station via Ljubljana bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Koper to Kiel. However, there are services departing from Koper and arriving at Kiel Hbf via Ljubljana, München Hbf, Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe and Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 21m.
The distance between Koper and Kiel is 1381 km. The road distance is 1252.8 km.
The best way to get from Koper to Kiel without a car is to bus which takes 22h 15m and costs €90 - €170.
It takes approximately 9h 31m to get from Koper to Kiel, including transfers.
Koper to Kiel bus services, operated by Arriva Slovenia, depart from Avtobusna postaja Koper station.
Koper to Kiel train services, operated by Slovenske železnice (SŽ), depart from Koper station.
The best way to get from Koper to Kiel is to bus which takes 22h 15m and costs €90 - €170. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €300 - €600 and takes 19h 21m.
What companies run services between Koper, Slovenia and Kiel, Germany?
You can take a bus from Avtobusna postaja Koper to Kiel central bus station via Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana and Ljubljana bus station in around 22h 15m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Koper to Kiel Hbf via Ljubljana, Muenchen Hbf, München Hbf, Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, and Hamburg Hbf in around 19h 21m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–600
Flights from Ljubljana to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Ljubljana to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–400
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–320
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Graz Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–300
Flights from Graz Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–1,000
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Hamburg Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Hamburg Airport via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Hamburg Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Hamburg Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Graz Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Hamburg Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–370
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Hamburg Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
Flights from Graz Airport to Hamburg Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–420
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–230
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–400
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Hamburg Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–360
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Hamburg Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–900
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- €420–470
- Car Compartment
- €750–900
Night train from Villach Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–600
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Single Bed
- €140–170
- Compartment
- €490–600
Train from Trieste Centrale to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €30–45
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €20–35
Train from Trieste Centrale to Udine
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €17–26
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bordesholm
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–210
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Göttingen to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €180–410
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Trieste Centrale to Udine
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Trieste Centrale to Udine
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–30
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Udine to Schwarzach-St.Veit
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €22–95
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €85–95
- Couchette Carriage
- €55–65
- Seating Carriage
- €22–27
Train from Schwarzach-St.Veit to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–140
- Couchette Carriage
- €80–95
- Seating Carriage
- €50–65
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- potnik.info@slo-zeleznice.si
- Website
- potniski.sz.si
Train from Koper to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://potniski.sz.si/en/
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- informacije@hzpp.hr
- Website
- hzpp.hr
Train from Ljubljana to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- http://www.hzpp.hr/en
- Phone
- +386 090 74 11
- info@arriva.si
- Website
- arriva.si
Bus from Avtobusna postaja Koper to Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–11
- Website
- https://arriva.si/en/
- Phone
- +386 2 530 16 00
- vozni.redi@apms.si
- Website
- apms.si
Bus from Avtobusna postaja Koper to Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Schedules at
- apms.si
- Phone
- +386 3 425 34 00
- marko.caks@izletnik.si
- Website
- nomago.si
Bus from Avtobusna postaja Koper to Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–14
- Schedules at
- nomago.si
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Ljubljana bus station to Kiel central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Koper Banka to Trieste Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €3–7
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- info@goopti.com
- Website
- goopti.com
Bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Munich Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €350–900
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
Shuttle from Portorož to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €27–420
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €27
- Private
- €155
Shuttle from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €32–340
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €32
- Private
- €150
- Phone
- +386 (0) 31 30 41 41
- info@zup-prevozi.eu
- Website
- zup-prevozi.eu
Shuttle from Koper, Avtobusna Postaja to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €90–110
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €90–110
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €130–160
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €130–160
- Phone
- +386 40 121 900
- mamut.slovenija@gmail.com
- Website
- slovenija.eu.com
Shuttle from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to Zagreb Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €110–220
- Schedules at
- slovenija.eu.com
- 1 -3 persons
- €170
- 4-8 persons
- €220
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More Questions & Answers
Koper to Kiel bus services, operated by Arriva Slovenia, arrive at Avtobusna postaja Ljubljana station.
Koper to Kiel train services, operated by Slovenske železnice (SŽ), arrive at Ljubljana station.
Yes, the driving distance between Koper to Kiel is 1253 km. It takes approximately 13h 28m to drive from Koper to Kiel.
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