There are 8 ways to get from Kiel to Balaton by train, plane, bus, car, or car train
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Train, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
best- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane HAM - BUD
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Siofoktrain
7h 41mFt 37,701–97,182Train
cheapest- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain Re7
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Budapest-Nyugati putrain
- Take the train from Budapest-Deli to Siofoktrain Ic / ...
17h 7mFt 32,051–74,232Bus
- Take the bus from Kiel central bus station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus 050 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Győr bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Győr, autóbusz-állomás to Balatonfüred, autóbusz-állomásbus
20hFt 36,699–62,905Drive 1,171.6 km
- Drive from Kiel to Balatonfüredcar 1,171.6 km
11h 31mFt 63,434–91,627Train, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane HAM - ZAG
- Take the train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Balatonfenyvestrain
11h 19mFt 49,531–138,732Train, fly to Vienna International Airport
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane HAM - VIE
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeldtrain
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Siofoktrain
9h 55mFt 41,801–149,032Drive, car train
- Drive from Kiel to Hamburg Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Hamburg Hbf to Salzburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Salzburg Hbf to Balatonfüredcar
17h 37mFt 68,895–89,071Bus, train
- Take the bus from Kiel central bus station to Hegyeshalom, orvosi rendelőbus
- Take the train from Hegyeshalom to Gyoertrain Re
- Take the bus from Győr, autóbusz-állomás to Balatonfüred, autóbusz-állomásbus
33h 4m
Kiel to Balaton by train, foot, tram, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kiel to Balaton is to train which costs 32 000 Ft - 75 000 Ft and takes 17h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Kiel to Balaton is to train and fly which takes 7h 41m and costs 37 000 Ft - 100 000 Ft.
No, there is no direct bus from Kiel station to Balaton. However, there are services departing from Kiel central bus station and arriving at Balatonfüred, autóbusz-állomás via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and Győr, autóbusz-állomás. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h.
No, there is no direct train from Kiel to Balaton. However, there are services departing from Kiel Hbf and arriving at Siofok via Hamburg Hbf, Nyugati pályaudvar M, Széll Kálmán tér and Budapest-Deli. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 7m.
The distance between Kiel and Balaton is 1204 km. The road distance is 1171.6 km.
The best way to get from Kiel to Balaton without a car is to train which takes 17h 7m and costs 32 000 Ft - 75 000 Ft.
It takes approximately 7h 41m to get from Kiel to Balaton, including transfers.
Kiel to Balaton bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Kiel central bus station.
Kiel to Balaton train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Kiel Hbf station.
The best way to get from Kiel to Balaton is to train which takes 17h 7m and costs 32 000 Ft - 75 000 Ft. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 36 000 Ft - 65 000 Ft and takes 20h.
What companies run services between Kiel, Germany and Balaton, Somogy megye, Hungary?
You can take a train from Kiel Hbf to Siofok via Hamburg Hbf, Budapest-Nyugati pu, Nyugati pályaudvar M, Széll Kálmán tér M, Széll Kálmán tér, Déli pályaudvar, and Budapest-Deli in around 17h 7m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Kiel central bus station to Balatonfüred, autóbusz-állomás via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, Győr bus station, and Győr, autóbusz-állomás in around 20h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 32,000–120,000
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 33,000–120,000
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 38,000–140,000
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 39,000–140,000
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Vienna International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 34,000–120,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 28,000–110,000
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- Ft 35,000–130,000
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–120,000
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 30,000–55,000
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- Ft 30,000–55,000
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Ft 34,000–65,000
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–80,000
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Vienna International Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–80,000
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Vienna International Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- Ft 24,000–80,000
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 34,000–110,000
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 38,000–140,000
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 39,000–140,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Ft 29,000–120,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 31,000–60,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Ft 39,000–140,000
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,500–17,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,500–17,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,500–17,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 9,500–17,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–31,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–31,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–31,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 7,000–31,000
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Siofok
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,900–2,300
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Deli to Siofok
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,000–2,400
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Siofok
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,900–2,300
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Hegyeshalom to Gyoer
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 850–1,100
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- [email protected]
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Budapest-Nyugati pu
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 22,000–40,000
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- [email protected]
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Zagreb Glavni Kol. to Balatonfenyves
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–20,000
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 19,000–34,000
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Hegyeshalom to Gyoer
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,600–6,500
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 13,000–21,000
- Website
- Railjet
- Website
- Railjet
- *
- Ft 13,000–20,000
Train from Hegyeshalom to Gyoer
- *
- Ft 4,700–7,000
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 5,000–8,500
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Hegyeshalom to Gyoer
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 1,000–1,600
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Hbf to Budapest-Kelenfoeld
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 18,000–34,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Hegyeshalom to Gyoer
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,400–6,500
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Hamburg Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 37,000–43,000
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Kiel central bus station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,900–4,700
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Győr bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- Ft 31,000–55,000
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- MÁV Személyszállítási
Bus from Győr, autóbusz-állomás to Balatonfüred, autóbusz-állomás
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Ft 2,800–3,200
- Website
- MÁV Személyszállítási
Bus from Győr, autóbusz-állomás to Balatonfüred, autóbusz-állomás
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Ft 3,000–3,500
- Website
- MÁV Személyszállítási
- Phone
- 0040374557200
- Website
- romfour.com
Bus from Kiel central bus station to Hegyeshalom, orvosi rendelő
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- romfour-door2door.autogari.ro
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More Questions & Answers
Kiel to Balaton bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof station.
Kiel to Balaton train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kiel to Balaton is 1172 km. It takes approximately 11h 31m to drive from Kiel to Balaton.
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