There are 9 ways to get from Milan to Kiel by plane, train, train (Trenitalia), bus, night train, car, or car train
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Fly from Milan Linate Airport, train
best- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane LIN - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
5h 56m€102–281Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly, train
cheapest- Take the train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane MXP - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
6h 25m€49–214Train
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Ec
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Kiel Hbftrain 22
13h 28m€173–333Bus
- Take the bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus N24
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Kiel central bus stationbus 050 / ...
20h 15m€61–161Train, night train
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hbtrain Ec
- Take the night train from Zuerich Hb to Hamburg Dammtornighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Hamburg Dammtor to Kiel Hbftrain Re7
16h 44m€150–409Train to Zurich Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hbtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane ZRH - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
8h 54m€130–341Train, night train, bus
- Take the train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Como S.Giovannitrain S11
- Take the train from Como S. Giovanni to Zürich HBtrain Ec
- Take the night train from Zürich HB to Hamburg-Altonanighttrain Nj
- Take the bus from S Hamburg Airport to Kiel ZOBbus
20h 15m€387–689Drive 1,201.9 km
- Drive from Milan to Kielcar 1,201.9 km
10h 48m€188–271Drive, car train
- Drive from Milan to München Ostcar
- Take the car train from München Ost to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Kielcar
11h 49m€182–920
Milan to Kiel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Milan to Kiel is to bus which costs €60 - €170 and takes 20h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Milan to Kiel is to fly and train which takes 5h 56m and costs €100 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Milan to Kiel station. However, there are services departing from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano and arriving at Kiel central bus station via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Milan to Kiel. However, there are services departing from Milano Centrale and arriving at Kiel Hbf via Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 28m.
The distance between Milan and Kiel is 1039 km. The road distance is 1201.9 km.
The best way to get from Milan to Kiel without a car is to train which takes 13h 28m and costs €170 - €340.
It takes approximately 5h 56m to get from Milan to Kiel, including transfers.
Milan to Kiel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano station.
Milan to Kiel train services, operated by Trenitalia EuroCity, depart from Milano Centrale station.
The best way to get from Milan to Kiel is to train which takes 13h 28m and costs €170 - €340. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €60 - €170 and takes 20h 15m.
What companies run services between Milan, Italy and Kiel, Germany?
You can take a train from Milano Centrale to Kiel Hbf via Frankfurt(Main)Hbf and Frankfurt in around 13h 28m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Kiel central bus station via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof in around 20h 15m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–240
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–390
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Hamburg Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–270
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–110
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €40–110
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Hamburg Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–280
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–350
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- 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 Dammtor to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- 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
- €7–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Dammtor to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–23
- 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 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–200
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €140–200
- 2nd Class
- €130–180
Train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €70–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–75
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Hamburg Dammtor
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–280
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–280
- Couchette Carriage
- €150–180
- Seating Carriage
- €75–95
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Como S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 02-72494949
- Website
- malpensaexpress.it
Train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- https://www.malpensaexpress.it/en/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Como S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Como S. Giovanni to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Night train from Zürich HB to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €280–500
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Hamburg Hbf
- 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 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Kiel central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Bus from S Hamburg Airport to Kiel ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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More Questions & Answers
Milan to Kiel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof station.
Milan to Kiel train services, operated by Trenitalia EuroCity, arrive at Frankfurt(Main)Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Milan to Kiel is 1202 km. It takes approximately 10h 48m to drive from Milan to Kiel.
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