There are 10 ways to get from Bayreuth to Kiel by train, bus, night train, car, car train, or plane
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Train via Kassel
best- Take the train from Bayreuth Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 25
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Kiel Hbftrain 22
8h 10m€132–341Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bayreuth central train station to Berlin central bus stationbus FlixBus 234
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Kiel central bus stationbus 353 / ...
10h 5m€61–90Bus, night train, train
- Take the bus from Bayreuth Hbf to Nürnberg Hbfbus
- Take the nighttrain from Nuernberg Hbf to Hamburg Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bordesholmtrain Re7
10h 28mDrive 598 km
- Drive from Bayreuth to Kielcar 598 km
6h 24m€89–128Train
- Take the train from Bayreuth Hbf to Coburgtrain Rb
- Take the train from Coburg, Bahnhof/ ZOB to Hamburg Dammtortrain 28
- Take the train from Hamburg Dammtor to Kiel Hbftrain Re7
8h 33m€155–381Drive, car train
- Drive from Bayreuth to Würzburg Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Würzburg Hbf to Lüneburgcartrain
- Drive from Lüneburg to Kielcar
8h 43m€136–180Train to Nuremberg Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Bayreuth 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 56m€132–474Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bayreuth Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbftrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane MUC - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
7h 28m€146–559Train, train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Bayreuth Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane FRA - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
8h 24m€150–440Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bayreuth Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Nuernberg Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane STR - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
8h 42m€139–510
Bayreuth to Kiel by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bayreuth to Kiel is to bus which costs €60 - €95 and takes 10h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Bayreuth to Kiel is to drive which takes 6h 24m and costs €85 - €130.
No, there is no direct bus from Bayreuth station to Kiel station. However, there are services departing from Bayreuth central train station and arriving at Kiel central bus station via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Bayreuth to Kiel. However, there are services departing from Bayreuth Hbf and arriving at Kiel Hbf via Nürnberg Hbf and Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 10m.
The distance between Bayreuth and Kiel is 798 km. The road distance is 598 km.
The best way to get from Bayreuth to Kiel without a car is to train via Kassel which takes 8h 10m and costs €130 - €350.
It takes approximately 8h 10m to get from Bayreuth to Kiel, including transfers.
Bayreuth to Kiel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bayreuth central train station.
Bayreuth to Kiel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Bayreuth Hbf station.
The best way to get from Bayreuth to Kiel is to train via Kassel which takes 8h 10m and costs €130 - €350. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €60 - €95 and takes 10h 5m.
What companies run services between Bayreuth, Germany and Kiel, Germany?
You can take a train from Bayreuth Hbf to Kiel Hbf via Nürnberg Hbf and Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe in around 8h 10m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bayreuth central train station to Kiel central bus station via Berlin central bus station and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof in around 10h 5m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–450
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
- €100–240
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–390
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–260
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–440
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Sunday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Hamburg Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–500
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Hamburg Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–380
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–380
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bayreuth Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bordesholm
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–70
- 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 Bayreuth Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–75
- 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 Bayreuth Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- 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 Bayreuth Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–75
- 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 Bayreuth Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–75
- 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)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- 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 Coburg, Bahnhof/ ZOB to Hamburg Dammtor
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–250
- 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 Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Nuernberg Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Nuernberg Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–110
- Couchette Carriage
- €65–80
- Seating Carriage
- €35–45
- Phone
- +49 800 589 28 40
- [email protected]
- Website
- agilis
Train from Bayreuth Hbf to Coburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Schedules at
- agilis
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Würzburg Hbf to Lüneburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
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 Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- *
- €20–35
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- 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
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
Train from Nuernberg Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €29–35
- 1st Class Ticket
- €35–55
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Train from Nuernberg Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Schedules at
- Arverio Baden-Württemberg GmbH
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bayreuth central train station to Berlin central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Kiel central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Bus from Bayreuth Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
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Booking & Getting There
Bayreuth to Kiel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin central bus station.
Bayreuth to Kiel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Nürnberg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bayreuth to Kiel is 598 km. It takes approximately 6h 24m to drive from Bayreuth to Kiel.
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