There are 9 ways to get from Messina to Kiel by train, plane, ferry, bus, car, car ferry, or busferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
best- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane CTA - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
9h€102–293Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanniferry M1 / ...
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Mannheim Hbftrain Ec
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Kiel Hbftrain 22
25h 41mBus
- Take the bus from Messina to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnanobus
- Take the bus from Milan to Hamburg central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Kiel central bus stationbus 050 / ...
38h 45m€166–296Ferry, drive
- Take the ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanniferry
- Drive from Villa San Giovanni to Kielcar
22h 41m€372–552Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Bremen Airport, train
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane CTA - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
11h 28m€179–404Train to Palermo Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centraletrain
- Fly from Palermo Airport (PMO) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane PMO - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
12h 21m€128–347Train to Catania–Fontanarossa Airport, fly to Hannover Airport, train
- Take the train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centraletrain
- Fly from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane CTA - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
12h 58m€218–1,289Car ferry, train
- Take the car ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovannicarferry
- Take the train from Villa S.Giovanni to Venezia S. Luciatrain Fr
- Take the train from Venezia Santa Lucia Station to München Hbftrain 89
- Take the train from München Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain 28
27h 42m€441–1,009Bus and ferry, bus, train
- Take the busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Durrësbusferry
- Take the bus from Durrës to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bordesholmtrain Re7
2d 7h
Catania–Fontanarossa Airport (CTA) to Hamburg Airport (HAM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Messina to Kiel is to train and fly which costs €100 - €300 and takes 9h.
The fastest way to get from Messina to Kiel is to train and fly which takes 9h and costs €100 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Messina to Kiel station. However, there are services departing from Messina and arriving at Kiel central bus station via Milan and Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 45m.
The distance between Messina and Kiel is 2060 km.
The best way to get from Messina to Kiel without a car is to ferry and train which takes 25h 41m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h to get from Messina to Kiel, including transfers.
Messina to Kiel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Messina station.
Messina to Kiel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano station.
Book your Messina to Kiel bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
There are 1605+ hotels available in Kiel.
What companies run services between Messina, Italy and Kiel, Germany?
You can take a bus from Messina to Kiel central bus station via Milan and Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof in around 38h 45m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–370
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bremen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–500
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bremen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–490
Flights from Palermo Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–360
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–1,100
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–1,100
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Hamburg Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bremen Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
Flights from Palermo Airport to Hamburg Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Palermo Airport to Hamburg Airport via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Palermo Airport to Hamburg Airport via Verona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bremen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–490
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bremen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–490
Flights from Palermo Airport to Hamburg Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–220
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–1,100
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bremen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–500
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–460
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bremen Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–490
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Hannover Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Bremen Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–900
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Catania–Fontanarossa Airport to Hannover Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–470
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Messina Centrale to Catania Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–22
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Messina Centrale to Palermo Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–50
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bordesholm
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- 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
- €19–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €120–280
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Venezia Santa Lucia Station to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €180–420
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €150–310
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €120–180
- 2nd Class
- €120–160
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Website
- govolta.nl
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- govolta.nl
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Villa S.Giovanni to Venezia S. Lucia
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–320
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Messina to Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Milan to Hamburg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Kiel central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +393293958604
- info@pistoiaviaggi.com
- Website
- pistoia-viaggi.it
Busferry from Messina - Piazza della Repubblica to Durrës
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- pistoia-viaggi.it
- Phone
- +355 673 835 770
- Website
- devatours.eu
Bus from Durrës to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- devatours.eu
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- 3409848540
- info@blujetlines.it
- Website
- blujetlines.it
Ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–3
- Schedules at
- blujetlines.it
- Phone
- +39.090.57.37
- servizioclienti@carontetourist.it
- Website
- carontetourist.it
Car ferry from Messina Marittima to Villa San Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €1–39
- Schedules at
- carontetourist.it
- Passenger
- €3
- Car
- €39
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