There are 7 ways to get from Kiel to Helsinki by train, plane, bus, ferry, car ferry, 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 to Hamburg Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane HAM - HEL
6h 11m€114–312Train, bus
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhftrain 28 / ...
- Take the train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Rzepintrain 95 / ...
- Take the train from Rzepin to Poznan Glownytrain 95 / ...
- Take the train from Poznan Glowny to Elktrain Ic
- Take the bus from Elk, Dabrowskiego - Bus station 01 and Railway station 02 to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
30h 39m€227–447Train, line 80 ferry, car ferry
- Take the train from Neumünster St. to Stockholm Ctrain 083
- Take the ferry from Stockholm Nybrokajen to Stockholm Ropsten bryggaferry 80
- Take the carferry from Stockholm to Helsinkicarferry
32h 1mDrive, 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€225–411Train, train to Billund Airport, fly
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Flensburgtrain
- Take the train from Flensburg to Fredericia St.train
- Fly from Billund Airport (BLL) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane BLL - HEL
9h 9m€149–421Bus
- 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€178–272Train, ferry
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Luebeck Hbftrain Rb / ...
- Take the ferry from Port of Travemünde to Helsinkiferry
34h 26m€331–492
Kiel to Helsinki by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kiel to Helsinki is to train and fly which costs €110 - €320 and takes 6h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Kiel to Helsinki is to train and fly which takes 6h 11m and costs €110 - €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 bus which takes 30h 39m and costs €220 - €450.
It takes approximately 6h 11m 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 7:24 AM in Kiel and 8:24 AM 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
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–210
Flights from Billund Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Billund Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–260
Flights from Billund Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–350
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–200
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Helsinki Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- 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
- €20–85
- 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 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kiel Hbf to S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Rzepin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Rzepin to Poznan Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Poznan Glowny to Elk
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Neumünster St. to Stockholm C
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–300
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- (040) 303 977-333
- [email protected]
- Website
- Nordbahn Eisenbahngesellschaft
Train from Kiel Hbf to Flensburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Schedules at
- Nordbahn Eisenbahngesellschaft
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Flensburg to Fredericia St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +49 581 97164183
- [email protected]
- Website
- Erixx
Train from Kiel Hbf to Luebeck Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- Erixx
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Elk, Dabrowskiego - Bus station 01 and Railway station 02 to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Kiel central bus station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €170–260
- 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
- Phone
- +49 (0) 40 547 541 222
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tallink
Car ferry from Stockholm to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–140
- Website
- Tallink
Ferry from Stockholm to Port of Turku
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–110
- Website
- Tallink
- Phone
- +358 3 4399880
- [email protected]
- Website
- Viking Line
Ferry from Stockholm to Port of Turku
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- Viking Line
- Phone
- +358 9 231 43100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Finnlines
Ferry from Port of Travemünde to Helsinki
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