There are 5 ways to get from Kiel to Kiel Canal by train, bus, or car
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Train, bus
best- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Elmshorntrain Re7
- Take the train from Elmshorn to Itzehoetrain Rb
- Take the bus from Itzehoe Bahnhof to Brunsbüttel Braakebus X60
2h 51mDrive 99.8 km
cheapest- Drive from Kiel to Kiel Canalcar 99.8 km
1h 15m€15–21Line 780 bus, bus
- Take the bus from Kiel Hauptbahnhof to Nortorf(b Neumünster) ZOB/Bahnhofbus 780
- Take the bus from Nortorf(b Neumünster) ZOB/Bahnhof to Itzehoe Viktoriastraße/Bahnhofbus 785
- Take the bus from Itzehoe Bahnhof to Brunsbüttel Braakebus X60
4h 3mTrain, bus via Brunsbüttel Kanalfähre Nord
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Elmshorntrain Re7
- Take the train from Elmshorn to Itzehoetrain Re6
- Take the bus from Itzehoe Bahnhof to Brunsbüttel Kanalfähre Nordbus X60
3h 1mTrain, bus #2
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Rendsburgtrain Rb / ...
- Take the bus from Rendsburg Bahnhofstraße/ZOB to Heide(Holst) Bahnhofbus 200
- Take the bus from Heide(Holst) Bahnhof to Brunsbüttel Braakebus 250
4h 54m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kiel to Kiel Canal is to drive which costs €14 - €21 and takes 1h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Kiel to Kiel Canal is to drive which takes 1h 15m and costs €14 - €21.
No, there is no direct bus from Kiel to Kiel Canal. However, there are services departing from Kiel Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Brunsbüttel Braake via Nortorf(b Neumünster) ZOB/Bahnhof and Itzehoe Bahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 3m.
The distance between Kiel and Kiel Canal is 140 km. The road distance is 99.8 km.
The best way to get from Kiel to Kiel Canal without a car is to train and bus which takes 2h 51m and costs .
It takes approximately 2h 51m to get from Kiel to Kiel Canal, including transfers.
Kiel to Kiel Canal bus services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Kiel Hauptbahnhof station.
Kiel to Kiel Canal bus services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Nortorf(b Neumünster) ZOB/Bahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kiel to Kiel Canal is 100 km. It takes approximately 1h 15m to drive from Kiel to Kiel Canal.
There are 933+ hotels available in Kiel Canal.
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 Itzehoe Bahnhof in around 4h 3m.
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Kiel Hbf to Elmshorn
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kiel Hbf to Elmshorn
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Elmshorn to Itzehoe
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- (040) 303 977-333
- [email protected]
- Website
- nordbahn.de
Train from Elmshorn to Itzehoe
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €28–60
- Schedules at
- nordbahn.de
Train from Kiel Hbf to Rendsburg
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €28–65
- Schedules at
- nordbahn.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Bus from Itzehoe Bahnhof to Brunsbüttel Braake
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Bus from Kiel Hauptbahnhof to Nortorf(b Neumünster) ZOB/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Bus from Nortorf(b Neumünster) ZOB/Bahnhof to Itzehoe Viktoriastraße/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Bus from Itzehoe Bahnhof to Brunsbüttel Braake
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Bus from Itzehoe Bahnhof to Brunsbüttel Kanalfähre Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Bus from Rendsburg Bahnhofstraße/ZOB to Heide(Holst) Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Bus from Heide(Holst) Bahnhof to Brunsbüttel Braake
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 40 19449
- [email protected]
- Website
- hvv.de
Bus from Nortorf(b Neumünster) ZOB/Bahnhof to Itzehoe Viktoriastraße/Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.hvv.de/en
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