There are 6 ways to get from Innsbruck to Kassel by train, bus, car, plane, or car 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
best- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain Ice
5h 40m€110–230Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Innsbruck Südbahnstraße to Munich central bus stationbus 095 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Kasselbus N73
9h 45m€52–78Drive 572.2 km
- Drive from Innsbruck to Kasselcar 572.2 km
6h 4m€96–139Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly to Hannover Airport
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Kufsteintrain
- Take the train from Kufstein to München Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane MUC - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
7h 16m€175–378Car train
- Take the cartrain from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhecartrain Uex 2026
7h 5m€95–120Train to Salzburg Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane SZG - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
7h 48m€179–449
Innsbruck to Kassel by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Innsbruck to Kassel is to bus which costs €50 - €80 and takes 9h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Innsbruck to Kassel is to train which takes 5h 40m and costs €110 - €230.
No, there is no direct bus from Innsbruck to Kassel. However, there are services departing from Innsbruck Südbahnstraße and arriving at Kassel via Munich central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 45m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 5h 40m.
The distance between Innsbruck and Kassel is 624 km. The road distance is 572.2 km.
The best way to get from Innsbruck to Kassel without a car is to train which takes 5h 40m and costs €110 - €230.
The train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe takes 5h 40m including transfers and departs once daily.
Innsbruck to Kassel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Innsbruck Südbahnstraße station.
Innsbruck to Kassel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Innsbruck to Kassel is to train which takes 5h 40m and costs €110 - €230. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €50 - €80 and takes 9h 45m.
What companies run services between Innsbruck, Austria and Kassel, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe once daily. Tickets cost €110–230 and the journey takes 5h 40m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Innsbruck Südbahnstraße to Kassel via Munich central bus station in around 9h 45m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–360
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–210
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–300
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–360
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hannover Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–430
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–230
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kufstein to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- 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
- €35–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Kufstein
- *
- €16–24
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hbf
- *
- €30–50
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–25
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Innsbruck Südbahnstraße to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Kassel
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Innsbruck to Kassel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Munich central bus station.
Innsbruck to Kassel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Innsbruck to Kassel is 572 km. It takes approximately 6h 4m to drive from Innsbruck to Kassel.
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