There are 11 ways to get from Zug to Kiel by plane, train, bus, night train, car, or car train
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Fly Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport, train
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane ZRH - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
6h 16m€94–224Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus N24 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Kiel central bus stationbus 050 / ...
17h€67–103Train
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ic3 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Frankfurttrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Kiel Hbftrain 22
11h 29m€116–276Night train, train
- Take the night train from Zuerich Hb to Hamburg Dammtornighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Hamburg Dammtor to Kiel Hbftrain Re70 / ...
14h 12m€102–331Train to Basel, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane BSL - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
7h 50m€87–281Fly Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane ZRH - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
7h 24m€135–375Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Singentrain
- Take the train from Singen to Böblingentrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane STR - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
9h€143–344Fly Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane ZRH - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Kiel Hbftrain
8h 24m€136–404Train, night train
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ic3 / ...
- Take the night train from Lörrach Hbf to Hamburg Hbfnighttrain
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bordesholmtrain Re7
16h 25m€167–605Drive 970.8 km
- Drive from Zug to Kielcar 970.8 km
9h 10m€165–239Drive, car train
- Drive from Zug to Würzburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Kielcar
8h€171–230
Zug to Kiel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zug to Kiel is to bus which costs €65 - €110 and takes 17h.
The fastest way to get from Zug to Kiel is to fly and train which takes 6h 16m and costs €90 - €230.
No, there is no direct train from Zug to Kiel. However, there are services departing from Zug and arriving at Kiel Hbf via Zürich HB, Basel SBB and Frankfurt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 29m.
The distance between Zug and Kiel is 855 km. The road distance is 970.8 km.
The best way to get from Zug to Kiel without a car is to train which takes 11h 29m and costs €110 - €280.
It takes approximately 6h 16m to get from Zug to Kiel, including transfers.
Zug to Kiel train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Zürich HB station.
The best way to get from Zug to Kiel is to train which takes 11h 29m and costs €110 - €280. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €65 - €110 and takes 17h.
Zug to Kiel train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zug to Kiel is 971 km. It takes approximately 9h 10m to drive from Zug to Kiel.
What companies run services between Zug, Switzerland and Kiel, Germany?
You can take a train from Zug to Kiel Hbf via Zürich HB, Basel SBB, and Frankfurt in around 11h 29m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Zug to Kiel central bus station via Zürich HB, Zurich Bus Station, and Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof in around 17h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–280
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–290
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–350
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–320
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–390
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–190
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 Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–350
- 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
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–360
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Bremen Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
- 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 Dammtor to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- 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
- €7–25
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Dammtor to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–23
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- info@slovakrail.sk
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Hamburg Dammtor
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–280
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–280
- Couchette Carriage
- €150–180
- Seating Carriage
- €75–95
- 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
- €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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Singen to Böblingen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €19–24
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Night train from Lörrach Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–500
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Single Bed
- €120–150
- Compartment
- €390–500
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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- 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
- €7–12
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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