There are 6 ways to get from Kiel to Helsinki by train, plane, ferry, car ferry, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, fly to Helsinki Airport
best- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane HAM - HEL
6h 6m€108–319Train, line 80 ferry, car ferry
- Take the train from Neumuenster to Stockholm Centralstationtrain Ic / ...
- Take the ferry from Stockholm Nybrokajen to Stockholm Ropsten bryggaferry 80
- Take the carferry from Stockholm to Helsinkicarferry
32h 1mBus
- Take the bus from Kiel central bus station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus N74 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus N1206 / ...
33h 15m€158–252Drive, ferry
- Drive from Kiel to Stockholm Värtahamnencar
- Take the ferry from Stockholm to Port of Turkuferry
- Drive from Port Of Turku to Helsinkicar
22h 47m€225–410Train, fly to Lennart Meri International Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane HAM - TLL
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki Terminal 2ferry
9h 21m€119–366Train, ferry
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Luebeck Hbftrain Rb / ...
- Take the ferry from Port of Travemünde to Helsinkiferry
34h 26m€331–491
Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Helsinki Airport (HEL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kiel to Helsinki is to train and fly which costs €100 - €320 and takes 6h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Kiel to Helsinki is to train and fly which takes 6h 6m and costs €100 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from Kiel station to Helsinki. However, there are services departing from Kiel central bus station and arriving at Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 15m.
The distance between Kiel and Helsinki is 1312 km.
The best way to get from Kiel to Helsinki without a car is to train and line 80 ferry and car ferry which takes 32h 1m and costs .
It takes approximately 6h 6m to get from Kiel to Helsinki, including transfers.
Kiel to Helsinki bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Kiel central bus station.
Kiel to Helsinki bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof station.
Helsinki is 1h ahead of Kiel. It is currently 10:15 PM in Kiel and 11:15 PM in Helsinki.
Book your Kiel to Helsinki bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
What companies run services between Kiel, Germany and Helsinki, Finland?
You can take a bus from Kiel central bus station to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof in around 33h 15m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–230
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–230
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–240
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €150–240
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +46 8 600 10 00
- Website
- SL
Ferry from Stockholm Nybrokajen to Stockholm Ropsten brygga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- SL
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