There are 10 ways to get from Bordeaux to Kassel by train (TGV), bus, car, plane, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train via Paris
best- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 20 / ...
9h 18m€241–463Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Frankfurt central train stationbus FlixBus N1151
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Kasselbus N1335
22h 20m€121–178Drive 1,250.7 km
- Drive from Bordeaux to Kasselcar 1,250.7 km
12h 28m€238–343Fly to Hannover Airport, train
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane BOD - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
8h 2m€146–352Train
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 20 / ...
10h 55m€276–454Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Luxembourgbus
- Take the train from Luxembourg, Gare Centrale to Trier, Hauptbahnhoftrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Koblenz Hauptbahnhoftrain Re1
- Take the train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Gießen Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Kassel Hauptbahnhoftrain
22h 47m€153–480Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane BOD - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
8h 19m€144–434Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane BOD - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain
10h 18m€139–385Fly to Bremen Airport, train
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane BOD - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
9h 30m€166–492Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane BOD - CGN
- Take the train from Siegburg Bf to Frankfurttrain
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
10h 30m€155–403
Bordeaux to Kassel by train, foot, and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bordeaux to Kassel is to bus which costs €120 - €180 and takes 22h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Bordeaux to Kassel is to fly and train which takes 8h 2m and costs €140 - €360.
No, there is no direct bus from Bordeaux to Kassel. However, there are services departing from Bordeaux and arriving at Kassel via Frankfurt central train station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Bordeaux to Kassel. However, there are services departing from Bordeaux St Jean and arriving at Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe via Montparnasse Bienvenue, Paris Est and Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 18m.
The distance between Bordeaux and Kassel is 1387 km. The road distance is 1250.7 km.
The best way to get from Bordeaux to Kassel without a car is to train via Paris which takes 9h 18m and costs €240 - €470.
It takes approximately 9h 18m to get from Bordeaux to Kassel, including transfers.
Bordeaux to Kassel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bordeaux station.
Bordeaux to Kassel train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Bordeaux St Jean station.
The best way to get from Bordeaux to Kassel is to train via Paris which takes 9h 18m and costs €240 - €470. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €120 - €180 and takes 22h 20m.
What companies run services between Bordeaux, France and Kassel, Germany?
You can take a train from Bordeaux St Jean to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe via Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2, Montparnasse Bienvenue, Gare de l'Est, Paris Est, Karlsruhe Hbf, and Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof in around 9h 18m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bordeaux to Kassel via Frankfurt central train station in around 22h 20m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Hannover Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–430
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–280
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–440
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–470
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Frankfurt via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Frankfurt via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Bremen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–600
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–400
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Frankfurt via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–360
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–290
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Frankfurt via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Frankfurt via Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Cologne Bonn Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–290
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €200–310
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–180
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €24–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Siegburg Bf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +352 24 89 24 89
- Website
- Luxembourg Railways (CFL)
Train from Luxembourg, Gare Centrale to Trier, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- Luxembourg Railways (CFL)
- Phone
- +49 621 830 1200
- Website
- Süwex
Train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Schedules at
- Süwex
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Koblenz Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Koblenz Hauptbahnhof to Gießen Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Gießen Bahnhof to Kassel Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bordeaux to Frankfurt central train station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Kassel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–23
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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Booking & Getting There
Bordeaux to Kassel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Frankfurt central train station.
Bordeaux to Kassel train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bordeaux to Kassel is 1251 km. It takes approximately 12h 28m to drive from Bordeaux to Kassel.
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