There are 5 ways to get from Kassel to Harz by train, taxi, car, or bus
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Train, taxi
best- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hildesheim Hauptbahnhoftrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Hildesheim Hbf to Bad Harzburgtrain Re
- Take the taxi from Bad Harzburg to Harztaxi
2h 47m€121–181Drive 114.1 km
cheapest- Drive from Kassel to Harzcar 114.1 km
1h 40m€17–25Train, line 264 bus
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hildesheim Hauptbahnhoftrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Hildesheim Hbf to Goslartrain Re
- Take the train from Goslar, Bahnhof to Wernigerode Hbftrain Re4 / ...
- Take the bus from Wernigerode, Hauptbahnhof to Schierke, Parkhaus Winterbergtorbus 264
4h 50m€53–110Train, line 450 bus
- Take the train from Kassel Hauptbahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Herzberg am Harztrain
- Take the bus from Herzberg am Harz Bahnhof to Braunlage, Schulzentrumbus 450
5h 34mTrain
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Nordhausentrain Re
- Take the train from Nordhausen Nord to Drei Annen Hohnetrain Rb
6h 6m
Kassel to Harz by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kassel to Harz is to drive which costs €16 - €25 and takes 1h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Kassel to Harz is to drive which takes 1h 40m and costs €16 - €25.
No, there is no direct train from Kassel to Harz. However, there are services departing from Kassel Am Stern and arriving at Drei Annen Hohne via Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe and Nordhausen Nord. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 6m.
The distance between Kassel and Harz is 214 km. The road distance is 114.1 km.
The best way to get from Kassel to Harz without a car is to train and taxi which takes 2h 47m and costs €120 - €190.
It takes approximately 2h 47m to get from Kassel to Harz, including transfers.
Kassel to Harz train services, operated by Abellio GmbH, depart from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe station.
Kassel to Harz train services, operated by Abellio GmbH, arrive at Nordhausen station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kassel to Harz is 114 km. It takes approximately 1h 40m to drive from Kassel to Harz.
There are 4450+ hotels available in Harz.
What companies run services between Kassel, Germany and Harz, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany?
You can take a vehicle from Kassel Am Stern to Schierke, Parkhaus Winterbergtor via Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe, Nordhausen, Nordhausen Nord, Drei Annen Hohne, and Drei Annen Hohne, Bahnhof in around 6h 6m.
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hildesheim Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hildesheim Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 581 97164183
- [email protected]
- Website
- Erixx
Train from Hildesheim Hbf to Bad Harzburg
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Schedules at
- Erixx
Train from Hildesheim Hbf to Goslar
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Schedules at
- Erixx
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Goslar, Bahnhof to Wernigerode Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–29
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Göttingen to Herzberg am Harz
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Kassel Hauptbahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +49 30 21300130
- [email protected]
- Website
- Abellio GmbH
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Nordhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–28
- Schedules at
- Abellio GmbH
- Phone
- 0800 2235546
- Website
- ABELLIO Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Nordhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Schedules at
- ABELLIO Rail Mitteldeutschland GmbH
- Phone
- +49 3943 5580
- [email protected]
- Website
- Harzer Schmalspurbahnen GmbH
Train from Nordhausen Nord to Drei Annen Hohne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- Harzer Schmalspurbahnen GmbH
- Phone
- +49 3943 564 – 110
- [email protected]
- Website
- Harzer Verkehrsbetriebe
Bus from Wernigerode, Hauptbahnhof to Schierke, Parkhaus Winterbergtor
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–5
- Schedules at
- Harzer Verkehrsbetriebe
Bus from Herzberg am Harz Bahnhof to Braunlage, Schulzentrum
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- VSN Verkehrsverbund Süd-Niedersachsen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Estimated price
- €75–95
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