There are 10 ways to get from Nuremberg to Kiel by train, bus, night train, car, car train, or plane
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Train via Hamburg
best- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 25 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain Re70 / ...
6h 33m€128–306Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Kiel central bus stationbus N73
11h 25m€50–90Night train, train
- Take the night train from Nuernberg Hbf to Hamburg Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bordesholmtrain Re70 / ...
8h 7m€60–142Drive 649.1 km
- Drive from Nuremberg to Kielcar 649.1 km
6h 45m€93–134Train
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain 28
6h 35m€150–380Drive, car train
- Drive from Nuremberg to Frankfurtcar
- Take the car train from Frankfurt to Lüneburgcartrain
- Drive from Lüneburg to Kielcar
8h 51m€145–194Fly from Nuremberg Airport, train
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane NUE - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
4h 55m€124–367Train to Frankfurt, fly, train
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane FRA - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
6h 23m€141–336Train to Munich International Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbftrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane MUC - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
6h 14m€141–360Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane STR - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
7h 1m€143–387
Nuremberg to Kiel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nuremberg to Kiel is to bus which costs €50 - €90 and takes 11h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Nuremberg to Kiel is to fly and train which takes 4h 55m and costs €120 - €370.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Nuremberg central bus station station and arriving at Kiel central bus station station. Services depart five times a week, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 11h 25m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Nürnberg Hbf and arriving at Kiel Hbf. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 6h 35m.
The distance between Nuremberg and Kiel is 699 km. The road distance is 649.1 km.
The best way to get from Nuremberg to Kiel without a car is to train via Hamburg which takes 6h 33m and costs €120 - €310.
It takes approximately 6h 33m to get from Nuremberg to Kiel, including transfers.
Nuremberg to Kiel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Nuremberg central bus station.
Nuremberg to Kiel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Nürnberg Hbf station.
The best way to get from Nuremberg to Kiel is to train via Hamburg which takes 6h 33m and costs €120 - €310. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €50 - €90 and takes 11h 25m.
What companies run services between Nuremberg, Germany and Kiel, Germany?
You can take a train from Nürnberg Hbf to Kiel Hbf via Hamburg Hbf in around 6h 33m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Kiel central bus station 5 times a week. Tickets cost €50–90 and the journey takes 11h 25m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–500
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–320
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–460
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
- 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
- €70–210
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–250
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–280
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–320
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–410
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–160
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–340
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–340
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Hamburg Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–480
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–260
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €150–380
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/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
- €23–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bordesholm
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €20–35
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Nuernberg Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–110
- Couchette Carriage
- €65–80
- Seating Carriage
- €35–45
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Frankfurt to Lüneburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Kiel central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Nuremberg to Kiel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Kiel central bus station.
Nuremberg to Kiel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Kiel Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Nuremberg to Kiel is 649 km. It takes approximately 6h 45m to drive from Nuremberg to Kiel.
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