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How to get fromKiel to Donostia / San Sebastiánby train, plane, bus, train (TGV), car, or car train

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There are 9 ways to get from Kiel to Donostia / San Sebastián by train, plane, bus, train (TGV), car, or car train

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  1. Train, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus

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    1. Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane plane HAM - BIO
    3. Take the bus from Airport Loiu Bilbao to Donostia / San Sebastiánbus bus
    8h 19m
    €109–347

  2. Train via Antony

    1. Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train Re7
    2. Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Paris Nordtrain train Trn
    3. Take the train from Massy Tgv to Hendayetrain train Tgv
    21h 35m
    €328–670

  3. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train Re7
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbftrain train 43 / ...
    3. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain train
    4. Take the bus from Aéroport Orly 4 to Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastiánbus bus
    21h 54m
    €318–819

  4. Drive 1,768.3 km

    1. Drive from Kiel to Donostia / San Sebastiáncar car 1,768.3 km
    16h 21m
    €277–400

  5. Train, fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane plane HAM - BIQ
    3. Take the bus from Biarritz to San Sebastian / Donostiabus bus
    9h 27m
    €126–428

  6. Train, fly to San Sebastián Airport

    1. Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to San Sebastián Airport (EAS)plane plane HAM - EAS
    9h 58m
    €123–390

  7. Train

    1. Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train Re7
    2. Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Paris-Esttrain train Trn
    3. Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Hendayetrain train Tgv
    23h 43m
    €297–677

  8. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Kiel central bus station to Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine)bus bus N74
    2. Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to San Sebastián - Bus Stationbus bus BlaBlaCar Bus
    26h 2m
    €123–283

  9. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Kiel to Hamburg Hbfcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Hamburg Hbf to Lörrach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Lörrach Hbf to Donostia / San Sebastiáncar car
    22h 6m
    €274–380

Kiel to Donostia / San Sebastián by train

Calendar3Weekly Trains
Duration21h 35mAverage Duration
Ticket€328Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,710.2 km
  • Duration: 8h 19m

What companies run services between Kiel, Germany and Donostia / San Sebastián, Spain?

You can take a train from Kiel Hbf to Amara-Donostia via Hamburg Hbf, Hamburg-Harburg, Paris Nord, Massy - Palaiseau, Massy Tgv, Hendaye, and Hendaia in around 21h 35m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Kiel central bus station to San Sebastián - Bus Station via Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) and Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station in around 26h 2m.

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