There are 10 ways to get from Merano to Kiel by car, car train, bus, train, night train, train (Trenitalia), shuttle, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive, car train
best- Drive from Merano to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhofcar
- Take the cartrain from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg-Harburgcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg-Harburg to Kielcar
13h 42m€139–178Train, night train
cheapest- Take the train from Merano Meran to Brennero - Brennertrain Re
- Take the nighttrain from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Dammtornighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Hamburg Dammtor to Kiel Hbftrain Re7
17h 9m€85–213Bus
- Take the bus from Meran to Munich central bus stationbus 095
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Kiel central bus stationbus N73
20h 39m€101–158Drive 1,078.7 km
- Drive from Merano to Kielcar 1,078.7 km
9h 56m€194–281Train via Göttingen
- Take the train from Merano Meran to Brennero - Brennertrain Re
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Goettingentrain Ice
- Take the train from Göttingen to Kiel Hbftrain 22
13h 57m€179–358Train
- Take the train from Merano Meran to Brennero - Brennertrain Re
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain Drf
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bordesholmtrain Re7
16h 21m€86–195Shuttle to Munich International Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Merano to Flughafen München
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane MUC - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
9h 13m€236–473Fly Bolzano Dolomiti Airport to Hamburg Airport, train
- Fly from Bolzano Dolomiti Airport (BZO) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane BZO - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
7h 21m€297–579Shuttle to Munich International Airport, fly to Bremen Airport, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Merano to Flughafen München
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane MUC - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Dammtortrain
- Take the train from Hamburg Dammtor to Kiel Hbftrain
10h 29m€287–604Train, train to Salzburg Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport
- Take the train from Merano Meran to Brennero - Brennertrain
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane SZG - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
10h 45m€144–430
Merano to Kiel by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Merano to Kiel is to bus which costs €100 - €160 and takes 20h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Merano to Kiel is to fly and train which takes 7h 21m and costs €290 - €600.
No, there is no direct bus from Merano to Kiel station. However, there are services departing from Terme Merano and arriving at Kiel central bus station via Meran and Munich central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 39m.
No, there is no direct train from Merano to Kiel. However, there are services departing from Merano Meran and arriving at Kiel Hbf via Brennero - Brenner, Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof and Hamburg Dammtor. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 9m.
The distance between Merano and Kiel is 1125 km. The road distance is 1078.7 km.
The best way to get from Merano to Kiel without a car is to bus which takes 20h 39m and costs €100 - €160.
It takes approximately 13h 42m to get from Merano to Kiel, including transfers.
Merano to Kiel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Meran station.
Merano to Kiel train services, operated by Trenitalia, depart from Merano Meran station.
The best way to get from Merano to Kiel is to bus which takes 20h 39m and costs €100 - €160. Alternatively, you can train via Göttingen, which costs €170 - €360 and takes 13h 57m.
What companies run services between Merano, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy and Kiel, Germany?
You can take a bus from Terme Merano to Kiel central bus station via Merano-Maia Bassa, Meran, and Munich central bus station in around 20h 39m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Merano Meran to Kiel Hbf via Brennero - Brenner, Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof, and Göttingen in around 13h 57m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–310
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–240
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bremen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–420
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bremen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–500
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Sunday, Thursday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–310
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bremen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–420
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
- Website
- skyalps.com
Flights from Bolzano Dolomiti Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–360
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Merano Meran to Brennero - Brenner
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Merano Meran to Brennero - Brenner
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Merano Meran to Brennero - Brenner
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Merano Meran to Brennero - Brenner
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Dammtor
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–140
- Couchette Carriage
- €80–95
- Seating Carriage
- €50–60
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–140
- Couchette Carriage
- €80–95
- Seating Carriage
- €50–65
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Dammtor to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bordesholm
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Dammtor to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Dammtor to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Goettingen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Göttingen to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Dammtor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Dammtor to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 29m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €122
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- *
- €20–35
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- *
- €20–35
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hbf
- *
- €30–50
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- *
- €20–35
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Dammtor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Westbahn
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Meran to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Kiel central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +39 0471 305604
- info@suedtirolbus.it
- Website
- Alto Adige Bus
Shuttle from Merano to Flughafen München
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €140–200
- Website
- Alto Adige Bus
Shuttle from Merano to Flughafen München
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €140–200
- Website
- Alto Adige Bus
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Booking & Getting There
Merano to Kiel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Munich central bus station.
Merano to Kiel train services, operated by Trenitalia, arrive at Brennero - Brenner station.
Yes, the driving distance between Merano to Kiel is 1079 km. It takes approximately 9h 56m to drive from Merano to Kiel.
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