There are 11 ways to get from Santander to Kiel by plane, train, bus, car, train (Renfe), or car train
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Fly Santander Airport to Hamburg Airport, train
best- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)SDR - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
6h 59m€112–332Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Santander to ParisFlixBus 783 / ...
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Kiel central bus stationN74
29h 55m€93–236Bus, train via Strasbourg
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Irun
- Take the train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St JeanTer
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to StrasbourgTgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof83 / ...
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Kiel Hbf20
22h 25m€230–549Drive 1,963.4 km
- Drive from Santander to Kiel1,963.4 km
18h 13m€306–442Fly Santander Airport to Bremen Airport, train
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Bremen Airport (BRE)SDR - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
8h 19m€136–451Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)BIO - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
8h 31m€99–267Fly Santander Airport to Lübeck Airport, train
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Lübeck Airport (LBC)SDR - LBC
- Take the train from Luebeck Hbf to Kiel Hbf
13h 19mTrain
- Take the train from Santander to Madrid ChamartínAlv / ...
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgv
- Take the train from Avignon TGV to Frankfurt84
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Kiel Hbf22 / ...
27h 12m€281–482Bus, train
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Take the bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Dortmund central bus station
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Hamburg Hbf43 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel HbfRe7
33h 31m€155–298Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Brussels - Midi Train Station
- Take the bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Hamburg - Bus Station
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to BordesholmRe7
34h 23mDrive, car train
- Drive from Santander to Würzburg Hbf
- Take the car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel
19h 9m€357–500
Santander to Kiel by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santander to Kiel is to bus which costs €90 - €240 and takes 29h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Santander to Kiel is to fly and train which takes 6h 59m and costs €110 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Santander to Kiel station. However, there are services departing from Santander and arriving at Kiel central bus station via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine). The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Santander to Kiel. However, there are services departing from Santander and arriving at Kiel Hbf via Madrid Chamartín, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Avignon TGV and Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 12m.
The distance between Santander and Kiel is 1641 km. The road distance is 1963.4 km.
The best way to get from Santander to Kiel without a car is to bus and train via Strasbourg which takes 22h 25m and costs €230 - €550.
It takes approximately 6h 59m to get from Santander to Kiel, including transfers.
Santander to Kiel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Santander station.
Santander to Kiel train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Santander station.
The best way to get from Santander to Kiel is to bus which takes 29h 55m and costs €90 - €240. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €280 - €490 and takes 27h 12m.
What companies run services between Santander, Spain and Kiel, Germany?
You can take a bus from Santander to Kiel central bus station via Paris and Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) in around 29h 55m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Santander to Kiel Hbf via Madrid Chamartín, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Avignon Tgv, Avignon TGV, and Frankfurt in around 27h 12m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Hamburg Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Santander Airport to Bremen Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Santander Airport to Lübeck Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–420
Flights from Santander Airport to Lübeck Airport via Dublin, London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–440
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Hamburg Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Santander Airport to Hamburg Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–320
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Hamburg Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Hamburg Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Hamburg Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Bremen Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Hamburg Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–490
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–320
- 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
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- 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
Train from Avignon TGV to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €130–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–70
- 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
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 Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €35–60
- Rail 1st Class
- €60–85
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Hendaye to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–250
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 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
- €28–29
- 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
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 581 97164183
- info@erixx.de
- Website
- erixx.de
Train from Luebeck Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- erixx.de
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santander to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–85
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–120
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/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
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Santander E.A. to Irun
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–27
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Santander E.A. to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Santander to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Kiel central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Dortmund central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 94 476 50 07
- Website
- autobuseslaunion.com
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7
- Website
- https://www.autobuseslaunion.com/en
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Bilbao to Brussels - Midi Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Hamburg - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Santander to Kiel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris station.
Santander to Kiel train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Madrid Chamartín station.
Yes, the driving distance between Santander to Kiel is 1963 km. It takes approximately 18h 13m to drive from Santander to Kiel.
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