There are 7 ways to get from Chemnitz to Kiel by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train via Hamburg
best- Take the train from Chemnitz Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 28 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain Re7
6h 11m€114–446Train
cheapest- Take the train from Chemnitz Hbf to Dresden Hbftrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Dresden Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain Rj
6h 47m€42–141Bus
- Take the bus from Chemnitz central bus station to Dresden central stationbus 321 / ...
- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus 060 / ...
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Kiel central bus stationbus 050 / ...
10h 15m€52–92Drive 512.5 km
- Drive from Chemnitz to Kielcar 512.5 km
5h 51m€73–106Train to Dresden Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Chemnitz Hbf to Dresden Hbftrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane DRS - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
7h 46m€220–465Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Chemnitz Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane LEJ - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
7h 37m€180–461Train, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Chemnitz Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Take the train from Leipzig 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
8h 42m€194–614
Chemnitz to Kiel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chemnitz to Kiel is to bus which costs €50 - €95 and takes 10h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Chemnitz to Kiel is to drive which takes 5h 51m and costs €70 - €110.
No, there is no direct bus from Chemnitz station to Kiel station. However, there are services departing from Chemnitz central bus station and arriving at Kiel central bus station via Dresden central station and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Chemnitz to Kiel. However, there are services departing from Chemnitz Hbf and arriving at Kiel Hbf via Leipzig Hbf and Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 11m.
The distance between Chemnitz and Kiel is 641 km. The road distance is 512.5 km.
The best way to get from Chemnitz to Kiel without a car is to train via Hamburg which takes 6h 11m and costs €110 - €450.
It takes approximately 6h 11m to get from Chemnitz to Kiel, including transfers.
Chemnitz to Kiel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Chemnitz central bus station.
Chemnitz to Kiel train services, operated by Transdev GmbH, depart from Chemnitz Hbf station.
The best way to get from Chemnitz to Kiel is to train via Hamburg which takes 6h 11m and costs €110 - €450. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €50 - €95 and takes 10h 15m.
What companies run services between Chemnitz, Germany and Kiel, Germany?
You can take a train from Chemnitz Hbf to Kiel Hbf via Leipzig Hbf and Hamburg Hbf in around 6h 11m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Chemnitz central bus station to Kiel central bus station via Dresden central station and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof in around 10h 15m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Dresden Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–330
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt, Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–440
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–390
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Hamburg Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
- Website
- skyalps.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Hamburg Airport via Bolzano/Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €350–800
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Hamburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Hamburg Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–470
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Hamburg Airport via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–850
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–330
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–500
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Hamburg Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–450
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- transdev.de
Train from Chemnitz Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
Train from Chemnitz Hbf to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
Train from Chemnitz Hbf to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
Train from Chemnitz Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
Train from Chemnitz Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Schedules at
- transdev.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–340
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–230
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €20–35
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €20–35
Train from Dresden Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €75–120
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €20–35
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €20–35
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- [email protected]
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Dresden Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Chemnitz central bus station to Dresden central station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dresden central station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- 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
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Chemnitz to Kiel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Dresden central station.
Chemnitz to Kiel train services, operated by Transdev GmbH, arrive at Leipzig Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Chemnitz to Kiel is 512 km. It takes approximately 5h 51m to drive from Chemnitz to Kiel.
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