There are 10 ways to get from Metz to Kiel by train, bus, car, plane, train (TGV), or car train
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Train
best- Take the train from Metz Ville to Forbachtrain Ter
- Take the train from Forbach(F) to Frankfurttrain 82 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Kiel Hbftrain 22
9h 54m€97–212Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Metz to Frankfurt central train stationbus N90 / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Hanover central bus stationbus N33
- Take the bus from Hanover central bus station to Kiel central bus stationbus N73
14h 10m€44–88Drive 757 km
- Drive from Metz to Kielcar 757 km
6h 53m€114–165Train to Luxembourg, fly, train
- Take the train from Metz Ville to Luxembourgtrain
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane LUX - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
6h 45m€82–233Train via Saarbrücken
- Take the train from Metz Ville to Forbachtrain Ter
- Take the train from Saarbrücken Hbf to Frankfurttrain 82 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Kiel Hbftrain 22
10h€84–228Train via Hamburg
- Take the train from Metz Ville to Forbachtrain Ter
- Take the train from Forbach to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Hamburg Central Stationtrain
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bordesholmtrain Re7
13h 29m€105–254Drive, car train
- Drive from Metz to Würzburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Kielcar
7h 3m€161–217Train, train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Metz Ville to Forbachtrain
- Take the train from Forbach(F) to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane FRA - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
8h 27m€108–332Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly
- Take the train from Metz Ville to Strasbourgtrain
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane STR - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
8h 48m€134–380Train to Saarbrücken Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Metz Ville to Forbachtrain
- Fly from Saarbrücken Airport (SCN) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane SCN - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
7h 1m€201–548
Metz to Kiel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Metz to Kiel is to bus which costs €40 - €90 and takes 14h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Metz to Kiel is to train and fly which takes 6h 45m and costs €80 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Metz to Kiel station. However, there are services departing from Metz and arriving at Kiel central bus station via Frankfurt central train station and Hanover central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Metz to Kiel. However, there are services departing from Metz Ville and arriving at Kiel Hbf via Forbach(F) and Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 54m.
The distance between Metz and Kiel is 899 km. The road distance is 757 km.
The best way to get from Metz to Kiel without a car is to train which takes 9h 54m and costs €95 - €220.
It takes approximately 9h 54m to get from Metz to Kiel, including transfers.
Metz to Kiel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Metz station.
Metz to Kiel train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Metz Ville station.
The best way to get from Metz to Kiel is to train which takes 9h 54m and costs €95 - €220. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €40 - €90 and takes 14h 10m.
What companies run services between Metz, France and Kiel, Germany?
You can take a train from Metz Ville to Kiel Hbf via Forbach, Forbach(F), and Frankfurt in around 9h 54m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Metz to Kiel central bus station via Frankfurt central train station and Hanover central bus station in around 14h 10m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Luxembourg to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–240
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–350
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Luxembourg to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–240
- Website
- dat.dk
Flights from Saarbrücken Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–480
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Metz Ville to Forbach
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Metz Ville to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Metz Ville to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €34
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Forbach(F) to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Saarbrücken Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Forbach to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Forbach(F) to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Metz Ville to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–23
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Forbach to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Forbach(F) to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–95
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Metz Ville to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bordesholm
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- info@slovakrail.sk
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- Phone
- +49 6731 999 27-27
- info@vlexx.de
- Website
- vlexx.de
Train from Saarbrücken Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Schedules at
- vlexx.de
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Frankfurt to Hamburg Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–90
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €12–19
- 1st Class
- €23–40
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Metz to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Hanover central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hanover central bus station to Kiel central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Metz to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–10
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Metz to Kiel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Frankfurt central train station.
Metz to Kiel train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Forbach station.
Yes, the driving distance between Metz to Kiel is 757 km. It takes approximately 6h 53m to drive from Metz to Kiel.
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