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How to get fromKiel to Kaunasby train, plane, bus, car ferry, or car

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There are 9 ways to get from Kiel to Kaunas by train, plane, bus, car ferry, or car

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  1. Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Vilnius Airport, train

    best
    1. Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Vilnius Airport (VNO)plane plane HAM - VNO
    3. Take the train from Vilnius to Kaunastrain train
    8h 12m
    $124–355

  2. Car ferry, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the carferry from Port of Kiel to Klaipedacarferry car ferry
    2. Take the bus from Klaipėdos autobusų stotis to Kauno pilisbus bus M-387 / ...
    24h 56m
    $40–742

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Kiel Hbf to S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhftrain train 28 / ...
    2. Take the train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Rzepintrain train 95 / ...
    3. Take the train from Rzepin to Warszawa Centralnatrain train 95
    4. Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Mockavatrain train Ic
    5. Take the train from Mockava to Kaunastrain train 36 / ...
    18h 17m
    $233–749

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Kiel central bus station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus bus N74 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Kaunas, Bus Stationbus bus N1387 / ...
    23h 45m
    $119–204

  5. Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Riga International Airport, car

    1. Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane plane HAM - RIX
    3. Drive from Riga Airport to Kaunas Airportcar car
    10h 35m
    $161–903

  6. Train, train to Copenhagen Airport, fly to Kaunas

    1. Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Schleswigtrain train
    2. Take the train from Schleswig to København Htrain train
    3. Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Kaunas (KUN)plane plane CPH - KUN
    10h 18m
    $119–494

  7. Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Kaunas

    1. Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Kaunas (KUN)plane plane HAM - KUN
    8h 27m
    $136–533

  8. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Bordesholm to Hamburg Hbftrain train Re7
    2. Take the train from Buchholz to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Take the bus from Hanover to Kaunasbus bus
    25h 45m
    $158–282

  9. Drive  1,104.4 km

    1. Drive from Kiel to Kaunascar car 1,104.4 km
    12h 42m
    $190–275

Kiel to Kaunas by train

Calendar2Weekly Trains
Duration18h 17mAverage Duration
Ticket$233Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,227.7 km
  • Duration: 8h 12m

What companies run services between Kiel, Germany and Kaunas, Lithuania?

You can take a train from Kiel Hbf to Kaunas via S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf, Rzepin, Warszawa Centralna, and Mockava in around 18h 17m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Kiel central bus station to Kaunas, Bus Station via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof in around 23h 45m.

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