There are 10 ways to get from Friedrichshafen to Kiel by train, bus, night train, car, car train, plane, or ferry
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Train
best- Take the train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain Re5
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Kiel Hbftrain 22
9h 34m€165–800Train, night train
cheapest- Take the train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Singentrain Re3
- Take the night train from Singen(Hohentwiel) to Hamburg-Harburgnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Pinneberg to Kiel Hbftrain Re7
14h 54m€85–201Bus
- Take the bus from Friedrichshafen to Munich central bus stationbus 001 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Kiel central bus stationbus N73
17h 20m€91–157Drive 886.9 km
- Drive from Friedrichshafen to Kielcar 886.9 km
7h 47m€127–183Drive, car train
- Drive from Friedrichshafen to Augsburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Augsburg Hbf to Lüneburgcartrain
- Drive from Lüneburg to Kielcar
10h 56m€137–182Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane STR - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
7h 4m€131–487Fly from Friedrichshafen Airport, train
- Fly from Friedrichshafen Airport (FDH) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane FDH - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
4h 41m€153–451Ferry, train to Zurich Airport, fly, train
- Take the ferry from Friedrichshafen Faehre to Romanshorn Autoquaiferry
- Take the train from Romanshorn to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane ZRH - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
7h 53m€133–386Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof 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 37m€135–533Ferry, train, train to Basel, fly
- Take the ferry from Friedrichshafen Faehre to Romanshorn Autoquaiferry
- Take the train from Romanshorn to Zürich HBtrain
- 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
9h 49m€143–496
Friedrichshafen to Kiel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Friedrichshafen to Kiel is to bus which costs €90 - €160 and takes 17h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Friedrichshafen to Kiel is to fly and train which takes 4h 41m and costs €150 - €460.
No, there is no direct bus from Friedrichshafen to Kiel station. However, there are services departing from Friedrichshafen and arriving at Kiel central bus station via Munich central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Friedrichshafen to Kiel. However, there are services departing from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof and arriving at Kiel Hbf via Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 34m.
The distance between Friedrichshafen and Kiel is 994 km. The road distance is 886.9 km.
The best way to get from Friedrichshafen to Kiel without a car is to train which takes 9h 34m and costs €160 - €800.
It takes approximately 9h 34m to get from Friedrichshafen to Kiel, including transfers.
Friedrichshafen to Kiel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Friedrichshafen station.
Friedrichshafen to Kiel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Friedrichshafen to Kiel is to train which takes 9h 34m and costs €160 - €800. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €90 - €160 and takes 17h 20m.
What companies run services between Friedrichshafen, Germany and Kiel, Germany?
You can take a train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Kiel Hbf via Hauptbahnhof in around 9h 34m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Friedrichshafen to Kiel central bus station via Munich central bus station in around 17h 20m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–300
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–390
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–350
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Friedrichshafen Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €160–240
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–300
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Pinneberg to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €140–650
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- 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 Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €27–120
- 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
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €24–30
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
Train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Singen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €10–13
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
Train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €24–30
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
Train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €14–18
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Singen(Hohentwiel) to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–130
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- €80–95
- Seating Carriage
- €50–60
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Augsburg Hbf to Lüneburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=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 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 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
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Romanshorn to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Romanshorn to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 821 899 825 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Friedrichshafen to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–27
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Munich central bus station to Kiel central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 3640-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- bsb.de
Ferry from Friedrichshafen Faehre to Romanshorn Autoquai
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–12
- Schedules at
- bsb.de
Ferry from Friedrichshafen Faehre to Romanshorn Autoquai
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–12
- Schedules at
- bsb.de
- Phone
- +41 71 466 78 88
- [email protected]
- Website
- bodensee-schiffe.ch
Ferry from Friedrichshafen Faehre to Romanshorn Autoquai
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- bodensee-schiffe.ch
Ferry from Friedrichshafen Faehre to Romanshorn Autoquai
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- bodensee-schiffe.ch
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More Questions & Answers
Friedrichshafen to Kiel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Munich central bus station.
Friedrichshafen to Kiel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Friedrichshafen to Kiel is 887 km. It takes approximately 7h 47m to drive from Friedrichshafen to Kiel.
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