There are 9 ways to get from Weimar to Kiel by train, bus, car, plane, or car train
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Train via Göttingen
best- Take the train from Weimar to Göttingentrain Re1
- Take the train from Göttingen to Kiel Hbftrain 22
6h 4m€53–105Train
cheapest- Take the train from Weimar to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Halle to Hamburg Central Stationtrain
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain Re7
7h 5m€34–142Bus
- Take the bus from Weimar central train station to Leipzig central train stationbus
- Take the bus from Leipzig to Berlinbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Kiel central bus stationbus 050 / ...
10h 37mDrive 467.5 km
- Drive from Weimar to Kielcar 467.5 km
4h 50m€66–95Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Weimar to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane LEJ - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
7h 38m€174–374Train #2
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 28 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain Re70 / ...
7h 28m€46–167Drive, car train
- Drive from Weimar to Hannover Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Hannover Hbf to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Kielcar
4h 43m€135–176Train to Frankfurt, fly, train
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane FRA - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
7h 27m€98–281Train to Nuremberg Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane NUE - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
6h 59m€144–365
Weimar to Kiel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Weimar to Kiel is to train via Göttingen which costs €50 - €110 and takes 6h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Weimar to Kiel is to drive and car train which takes 4h 43m and costs €130 - €180.
No, there is no direct bus from Weimar station to Kiel station. However, there are services departing from Weimar central train station and arriving at Kiel central bus station via Leipzig and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 37m.
No, there is no direct train from Weimar to Kiel. However, there are services departing from Weimar and arriving at Kiel Hbf via Göttingen. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 4m.
The distance between Weimar and Kiel is 542 km. The road distance is 467.5 km.
The best way to get from Weimar to Kiel without a car is to train via Göttingen which takes 6h 4m and costs €50 - €110.
It takes approximately 6h 4m to get from Weimar to Kiel, including transfers.
Weimar to Kiel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Weimar central train station.
Weimar to Kiel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Weimar station.
The best way to get from Weimar to Kiel is to train via Göttingen which takes 6h 4m and costs €50 - €110. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 10h 37m.
What companies run services between Weimar, Germany and Kiel, Germany?
You can take a train from Weimar to Kiel Hbf via Göttingen in around 6h 4m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Weimar central train station to Kiel central bus station via Leipzig central train station, Leipzig, and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof in around 10h 37m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–440
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt, Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–350
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–240
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–360
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–350
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Hamburg Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–400
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Hamburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–460
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–240
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Weimar to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- 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 Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Göttingen to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- info@abellio-mitteldeutschland.de
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Weimar to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- abellio.de
Train from Weimar to Halle(Saale)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Schedules at
- abellio.de
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 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Halle to Hamburg Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–80
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hannover Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Weimar central train station to Leipzig central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Kiel central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Weimar to Kiel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Leipzig central train station.
Weimar to Kiel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Göttingen station.
Yes, the driving distance between Weimar to Kiel is 468 km. It takes approximately 4h 50m to drive from Weimar to Kiel.
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