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How to get fromKassel to Harzby train, taxi, bus, or car

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There are 5 ways to get from Kassel to Harz by train, taxi, bus, or car

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  1. Train, taxi

    best
    1. Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hildesheim Hauptbahnhoftrain train 12 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hildesheim Hbf to Bad Harzburgtrain train Re
    3. Take the taxi from Bad Harzburg to Harztaxi taxi
    3h 33m
    €128–312

  2. Drive 114.1 km

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Kassel to Harzcar car 114.1 km
    1h 39m
    €17–24

  3. Train, bus, line 454 bus, line 450 bus

    1. Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Göttingentrain train 25 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Göttingen Bahnhof/ZOB to Duderstadt ZOBbus bus 160
    3. Take the bus from Duderstadt ZOB to Herzberg am Harz Bahnhofbus bus 454
    4. Take the bus from Herzberg am Harz Bahnhof to Braunlage, Schulzentrumbus bus 450
    5h 40m

  4. Train, line 264 bus

    1. Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hildesheim Hauptbahnhoftrain train 12 / ...
    2. Take the train from Hildesheim Hbf to Goslartrain train Re
    3. Take the train from Goslar to Wernigerode Hbftrain train Re
    4. Take the bus from Wernigerode, Hauptbahnhof to Schierke, Parkhaus Winterbergtorbus bus 264
    5h 34m
    €65–224

  5. Train, line 450 bus

    1. Take the train from Kassel Hauptbahnhof to Göttingentrain train
    2. Take the train from Göttingen to Herzberg am Harztrain train
    3. Take the bus from Herzberg am Harz Bahnhof to Braunlage, Schulzentrumbus bus 450
    5h 34m

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  • Distance: 217.8 km
  • Duration: 3h 33m

What companies run services between Kassel, Germany and Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany?

There is no direct connection from Kassel to Harz. However, you can take the train to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, take the train to Hildesheim Hauptbahnhof, take the train to Bad Harzburg, then take the taxi to Harz. Alternatively, you can take a train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Schierke, Parkhaus Winterbergtor via Göttingen, Göttingen Bahnhof/ZOB, Duderstadt ZOB, Herzberg am Harz Bahnhof, Braunlage, Schulzentrum, and Braunlage, Trinitatiskirche in around 5h 40m.

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