There are 10 ways to get from Rust to Kiel by train, bus, night train, car, car train, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Offenburg Bahnhof to Kiel Hbf20
8h 18m€45–263Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Rust to Heidelberg central train station107 / ...
- Take the bus from Heidelberg central train station to Hamburg, Zentraler OmnibusbahnhofN33 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Kiel central bus station050 / ...
13h 55m€42–67Night train, train
- Take the night train from Offenburg to Hamburg DammtorNj
- Take the train from Hamburg Dammtor to BordesholmRe70 / ...
12h 6m€93–347Drive 809.6 km
- Drive from Rust to Kiel809.6 km
6h 37m€114–165Drive, car train
- Drive from Rust to Würzburg Hbf
- Take the car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel
6h 20m€148–198Train to Basel, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Freiburg Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)BSL - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
8h 1m€95–352Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport
- Take the train from Offenburg Bahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)STR - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
7h 59m€143–381Train to Frankfurt, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Offenburg Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)FRA - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
7h 39m€124–302Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport
- Take the train from Freiburg Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)ZRH - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
9h 9m€136–391Train to Frankfurt, fly to Bremen Airport, train
- Take the train from Offenburg Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bremen Airport (BRE)FRA - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
8h 34m€181–473
Rust to Kiel by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rust to Kiel is to bus which costs €40 - €70 and takes 13h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Rust to Kiel is to drive and car train which takes 6h 20m and costs €140 - €200.
No, there is no direct bus from Rust to Kiel station. However, there are services departing from Rust and arriving at Kiel central bus station via Heidelberg central train station and Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 55m.
The distance between Rust and Kiel is 842 km. The road distance is 809.6 km.
The best way to get from Rust to Kiel without a car is to train which takes 8h 18m and costs €45 - €270.
It takes approximately 8h 18m to get from Rust to Kiel, including transfers.
Rust to Kiel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Rust station.
The best way to get from Rust to Kiel is to train which takes 8h 18m and costs €45 - €270. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €40 - €70 and takes 13h 55m.
Rust to Kiel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Heidelberg central train station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rust to Kiel is 810 km. It takes approximately 6h 37m to drive from Rust to Kiel.
What companies run services between Rust, Germany and Kiel, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Offenburg Bahnhof to Kiel Hbf twice daily. Tickets cost €35–220 and the journey takes 6h 25m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rust to Kiel central bus station via Heidelberg central train station and Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof in around 13h 55m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–350
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–180
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Bremen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–260
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–320
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Offenburg Bahnhof to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–220
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Freiburg Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €31–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Offenburg Bahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Offenburg Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Offenburg to Hamburg Dammtor
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–270
- Couchette Carriage
- €150–170
- Seating Carriage
- €60–80
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Dammtor to Bordesholm
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Freiburg Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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 Offenburg Bahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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 Freiburg Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €11–17
- 1st Class
- €19–35
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Freiburg Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Freiburg Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/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
- +49 711 400 534 44
- service@gabw-bahn.de
- Website
- go-ahead-bw.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €14–18
- 1st Class Ticket
- €18–27
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–30
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 7821 9960770
- info@sweg.de
- Website
- sweg.de
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- sweg.de
- 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
- €28
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Rust to Heidelberg central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Heidelberg central train station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- 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
- €7–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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