There are 9 ways to get from Innsbruck to Kiel by plane, train, bus, night train, car train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Innsbruck Airport, train
best- Fly from Innsbruck Airport (INN) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane INN - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
3h 23m€157–531Night train, train
cheapest- Take the nighttrain from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Dammtornighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Hamburg Dammtor to Kiel Hbftrain Re7 / ...
13h 25m€67–202Train via Göttingen
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Goettingentrain Ice
- Take the train from Göttingen to Kiel Hbftrain 22
9h 59m€187–386Bus
- Take the bus from Innsbruck Südbahnstraße to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus N05
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Kiel central bus stationbus N74 / ...
16h 20m€91–135Train to Salzburg Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Salzburg Airport (SZG) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane SZG - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
7h 49m€109–398Train, train to Munich International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Kufsteintrain
- Take the train from Kufstein to München Osttrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane MUC - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
7h 34m€120–397Car train, drive
- Take the cartrain from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbfcartrain Uex 2026
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Kielcar
11h 47m€117–140Train
- Take the train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain Drf
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bordesholmtrain Re7 / ...
12h 23m€69–205Drive 968.8 km
- Drive from Innsbruck to Kielcar 968.8 km
9h 24m€163–235
Innsbruck to Kiel by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Innsbruck to Kiel is to bus which costs €90 - €140 and takes 16h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Innsbruck to Kiel is to fly and train which takes 3h 23m and costs €150 - €550.
No, there is no direct bus from Innsbruck to Kiel station. However, there are services departing from Innsbruck Südbahnstraße and arriving at Kiel central bus station via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Innsbruck to Kiel. However, there are services departing from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Kiel Hbf via Göttingen. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 59m.
The distance between Innsbruck and Kiel is 837 km. The road distance is 968.8 km.
The best way to get from Innsbruck to Kiel without a car is to train via Göttingen which takes 9h 59m and costs €180 - €390.
It takes approximately 3h 23m to get from Innsbruck to Kiel, including transfers.
Innsbruck to Kiel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Innsbruck Südbahnstraße station.
Innsbruck to Kiel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Innsbruck to Kiel is to train via Göttingen which takes 9h 59m and costs €180 - €390. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €90 - €140 and takes 16h 20m.
What companies run services between Innsbruck, Austria and Kiel, Germany?
You can take a train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Kiel Hbf via Göttingen in around 9h 59m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Innsbruck Südbahnstraße to Kiel central bus station via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof in around 16h 20m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–490
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–240
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Innsbruck Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €180–470
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Innsbruck Airport to Hamburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–460
Flights from Salzburg Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–320
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Dammtor to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bordesholm
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Goettingen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €120–250
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Göttingen to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Dammtor to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- 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 Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- *
- €20–35
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hbf
- *
- €30–50
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- *
- €20–35
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Kufstein
- *
- €16–24
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
- €9
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Dammtor
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–140
- Couchette Carriage
- €80–95
- Seating Carriage
- €50–60
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 36m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–140
- Couchette Carriage
- €80–95
- Seating Carriage
- €50–65
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Kufstein
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- 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
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
- 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
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- 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 Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Kiel central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Innsbruck to Kiel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof station.
Innsbruck to Kiel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Goettingen station.
Yes, the driving distance between Innsbruck to Kiel is 969 km. It takes approximately 9h 24m to drive from Innsbruck to Kiel.
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