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How to get fromKiel to Heligoland Bird Observatoryby train, ferry, or bus

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There are 5 ways to get from Kiel to Heligoland Bird Observatory by train, ferry, or bus

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  1. Train, ferry via Itzehoe

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    1. Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Elmshorntrain train Re7 / ...
    2. Take the ferry from Brunsbüttel to Heligolandferry ferry
    6h 1m
    €81–111

  2. Train, ferry

    1. Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train Re7
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Cuxhaventrain train Re
    3. Take the ferry from Cuxhaven Alte Liebe to Helgoland Katamaranferry ferry Kat
    6h 14m

  3. Line 780 bus, bus, ferry

    1. Take the bus from Kiel Hauptbahnhof to Nortorf(b Neumünster) ZOB/Bahnhofbus bus 780
    2. Take the bus from Nortorf(b Neumünster) ZOB/Bahnhof to Itzehoe Viktoriastraße/Bahnhofbus bus 785
    3. Take the ferry from Brunsbüttel to Heligolandferry ferry
    7h 1m

  4. Bus, ferry

    1. Take the bus from Rendsburg Bahnhofstraße/ZOB to Heide(Holst) Bahnhofbus bus 200
    2. Take the ferry from Büsum to Heligolandferry ferry
    7h 50m

  5. Train, ferry #2

    1. Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train Re70 / ...
    2. Take the ferry from Landungsbrücken to Helgoland Katamaranferry ferry Kat
    6h 6m

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  • Distance: 226.7 km
  • Duration: 6h 1m

What companies run services between Kiel, Germany and Heligoland Bird Observatory, Germany?

There is no direct connection from Kiel to Heligoland Bird Observatory. However, you can take the train to Elmshorn, take the train to Itzehoe, walk to Itzehoe Bahnhof, take the bus to Brunsbüttel Kanalfähre Nord, walk to Brunsbüttel, then take the ferry to Heligoland. Alternatively, you can take a train from Kiel Hbf to Helgoland Katamaran via Hamburg Hbf, Cuxhaven, Cuxhaven Bahnhof/ZOB, Cuxhaven Alte Liebe, and Cuxhaven Alte Liebe in around 6h 14m.

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