There are 11 ways to get from Wels to Kiel by train, bus, night train, car, car train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Wels Hbf to Nuernberg Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 25
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Kiel Hbftrain 22
9h 53m€172–381Night train, train
cheapest- Take the nighttrain from Wels Hbf to Hamburg Dammtornighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Hamburg Dammtor to Kiel Hbftrain Re7 / ...
12h 21m€67–214Bus
- Take the bus from Wels to Munich central bus stationbus 951
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Kiel central bus stationbus N73
18h 5m€93–147Drive 917.3 km
- Drive from Wels to Kielcar 917.3 km
9h 22m€154–223Drive, car train
- Drive from Wels to Salzburg Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Salzburg Hbf to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Kielcar
12h 34m€132–167Train, bus
- Take the train from Wels Hbf to Amstetten Noetrain 969 / ...
- Take the bus from Amstetten Bahnhof to Kiel central bus stationbus
23h 13m€139–212Train to Salzburg Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Wels Hbf to Salzburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane SZG - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
6h 40m€101–389Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Wels Hauptbahnhof to München Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane MUC - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
7h 34m€148–432Fly Linz Airport to Hamburg Airport, train
- Fly from Linz Airport (LNZ) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane LNZ - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
8h 34m€219–447Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Wels Hbf to Flughafen Wientrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane VIE - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
7h 39m€108–404Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Bremen Airport, train
- Take the train from Wels Hauptbahnhof to München Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane MUC - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Dammtortrain
- Take the train from Hamburg Dammtor to Kiel Hbftrain
8h 50m€193–553
Wels to Kiel by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Wels to Kiel is to night train and train which costs €65 - €220 and takes 12h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Wels to Kiel is to train and fly which takes 6h 40m and costs €100 - €390.
No, there is no direct bus from Wels to Kiel station. However, there are services departing from Wels and arriving at Kiel central bus station via Munich central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Wels to Kiel. However, there are services departing from Wels Hbf and arriving at Kiel Hbf via Nürnberg Hbf and Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 53m.
The distance between Wels and Kiel is 1004 km. The road distance is 917.3 km.
The best way to get from Wels to Kiel without a car is to train which takes 9h 53m and costs €170 - €390.
It takes approximately 9h 53m to get from Wels to Kiel, including transfers.
Wels to Kiel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Wels station.
Wels to Kiel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Wels Hbf station.
The best way to get from Wels to Kiel is to train which takes 9h 53m and costs €170 - €390. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €90 - €150 and takes 18h 5m.
What companies run services between Wels, Austria and Kiel, Germany?
You can take a train from Wels Hbf to Kiel Hbf via Nuernberg Hbf, Nürnberg Hbf, and Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe in around 9h 53m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Wels to Kiel central bus station via Munich central bus station in around 18h 5m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–490
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–240
Flights from Linz Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–650
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–350
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bremen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–420
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bremen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Thursday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–260
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–280
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–320
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bremen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–420
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Wels Hbf to Nuernberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Dammtor to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Wels Hbf to Amstetten Noe
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Wels Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Wels Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Dammtor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Dammtor to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Wels Hbf to Hamburg Dammtor
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- €75–90
- Seating Carriage
- €45–60
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Dammtor to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Dammtor to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Salzburg Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Wels Hbf to Amstetten Noe
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–28
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Wels Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Wels Hauptbahnhof to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Wels Hauptbahnhof to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Wels Hbf to Amstetten Noe
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Wels Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Wels Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Wels Hbf to Amstetten Noe
- *
- €18–27
Train from Wels Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- *
- €19–29
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- *
- €20–35
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- *
- €20–35
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- *
- €20–35
Train from Wels Hbf to Flughafen Wien
- *
- €35–55
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- *
- €20–35
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wels Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Dammtor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Wels to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Kiel central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Amstetten Bahnhof to Kiel central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €130–180
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
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Booking & Getting There
Wels to Kiel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Munich central bus station.
Wels to Kiel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Nuernberg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Wels to Kiel is 917 km. It takes approximately 9h 22m to drive from Wels to Kiel.
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