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How to get fromKiel to Kiel Canalby train, bus, or car

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There are 5 ways to get from Kiel to Kiel Canal by train, bus, or car

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  1. Train, bus

    best
    1. Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Elmshorntrain train Re7
    2. Take the train from Elmshorn to Itzehoetrain train Rb
    3. Take the bus from Neu Wulmstorf, Erich-Kästner-Straße to Brunsbüttel Braakebus bus X60
    3h

  2. Drive  99.8 km

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Kiel to Kiel Canalcar car 99.8 km
    1h 15m
    €15–22

  3. Line 780 bus, bus

    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 bus from Neu Wulmstorf, Erich-Kästner-Straße to Brunsbüttel Braakebus bus X60
    4h 3m

  4. Train, bus via Brunsbüttel Kanalfähre Nord

    1. Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Elmshorntrain train Re7
    2. Take the train from Elmshorn to Itzehoetrain train Re6
    3. Take the bus from Neu Wulmstorf, Erich-Kästner-Straße to Brunsbüttel Kanalfähre Nordbus bus X60
    3h 4m

  5. Train, bus #2

    1. Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Rendsburgtrain train Rb / ...
    2. Take the bus from Rendsburg Bahnhofstraße/ZOB to Heide(Holst) Bahnhofbus bus 200
    3. Take the bus from Heide(Holst) Bahnhof to Brunsbüttel Braakebus bus 250
    4h 52m

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  • Distance: 139.6 km
  • Duration: 3h

What companies run services between Kiel, Germany and Kiel Canal, Germany?

You can take a bus from Kiel Hauptbahnhof to Brunsbüttel Braake via Nortorf(b Neumünster) ZOB/Bahnhof, Itzehoe Viktoriastraße/Bahnhof, and Neu Wulmstorf, Erich-Kästner-Straße in around 4h 3m.

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