There are 7 ways to get from Stuttgart to Kassel by train, bus, car, plane, or rideshare
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Train
best- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 22 / ...
3h 6m€50–130Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Stuttgart to Kassel352.2 km
3h 52m€16–20Train, bus
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 22 / ...
- Take the bus from Mannheim central bus station to Kasselbus N110
5h 37m€27–95Drive 351.2 km
- Drive from Stuttgart to Kasselcar 351.2 km
3h 10m€50–72Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane STR - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
4h 32m€117–234Train via Fulda
- Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Fuldatrain Flx10
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Kassel Hauptbahnhoftrain Rb5
4h 43mFly to Hannover Airport, train
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane STR - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
6h 31m€143–314
Stuttgart to Kassel by train and tram
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stuttgart to Kassel is to rideshare which costs €16 - €20 and takes 3h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Stuttgart to Kassel is to train which takes 3h 6m and costs €50 - €130.
No, there is no direct train from Stuttgart to Kassel. However, there are services departing from Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Kassel Am Stern via Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 6m.
The distance between Stuttgart and Kassel is 379 km. The road distance is 351.2 km.
The best way to get from Stuttgart to Kassel without a car is to train which takes 3h 6m and costs €50 - €130.
It takes approximately 3h 6m to get from Stuttgart to Kassel, including transfers.
Stuttgart to Kassel train services, operated by FlixTrain GmbH, depart from Stuttgart Hbf station.
Stuttgart to Kassel train services, operated by FlixTrain GmbH, arrive at Fulda station.
Yes, the driving distance between Stuttgart to Kassel is 351 km. It takes approximately 3h 10m to drive from Stuttgart to Kassel.
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What companies run services between Stuttgart, Germany and Kassel, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe every 3 hours. Tickets cost €50–130 and the journey takes 2h 48m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–140
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–460
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–450
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–420
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hannover Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–420
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–420
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hannover Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–440
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hannover Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–490
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €18–27
- 1st Class
- €30–60
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Stuttgart Hbf to Fulda
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–40
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus-bahn.de
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Kassel Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Mannheim central bus station to Kassel
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €33–36
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Mannheim central bus station to Kassel
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €9–20
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Stuttgart to Kassel
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–20
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
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