There are 5 ways to get from Kiel to Latvia by train, plane, bus, 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, fly
best- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane HAM - RIX
5h 59m$114–335Car ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the carferry from Port of Kiel to Klaipedacarferry
- Take the bus from Klaipeda to Rigabus
27h 21m$47–770Bus
- Take the bus from Kiel central bus station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus N74 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Stationbus N1206 / ...
24h 40m$149–233Drive 1,319.6 km
- Drive from Kiel to Rigacar 1,319.6 km
15h 54m$238–344Train, bus
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain Re7
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 25 / ...
- Take the bus from Hanover to Rīgabus
28h 22m$180–395
Kiel to Latvia by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kiel to Latvia is to bus which costs $140 - $240 and takes 24h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Kiel to Latvia is to train and fly which takes 5h 59m and costs $110 - $340.
No, there is no direct bus from Kiel station to Latvia station. However, there are services departing from Kiel central bus station and arriving at Riga, Bus Station via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 40m.
The distance between Kiel and Latvia is 1087 km. The road distance is 1319.6 km.
The best way to get from Kiel to Latvia without a car is to bus which takes 24h 40m and costs $140 - $240.
It takes approximately 5h 59m to get from Kiel to Latvia, including transfers.
Kiel to Latvia bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Kiel central bus station.
Kiel to Latvia bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof station.
Latvia is 1h ahead of Kiel. It is currently 9:27 AM in Kiel and 10:27 AM in Latvia.
Yes, the driving distance between Kiel to Latvia is 1320 km. It takes approximately 15h 54m to drive from Kiel to Latvia.
What companies run services between Kiel, Germany and Latvia?
You can take a bus from Kiel central bus station to Riga, Bus Station via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof in around 24h 40m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–140
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Riga International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–140
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $90–340
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Riga International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–250
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Riga International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–270
- 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
- $20–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $20–90
- 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
- $22–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- [email protected]
- Website
- metronom
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $33
- Schedules at
- metronom
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
- $8–14
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–220
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +370 5 210 4304
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ollex
Bus from Klaipeda to Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Ollex
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Hanover to Rīga
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $130–230
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- [email protected]
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
Car ferry from Port of Kiel to Klaipeda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–750
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
- Reclining Seat
- $18
- 4-bed inside cabin
- $190
- 2-bed inside cabin
- $100–120
- 2-bed sea view cabin
- $143
- Standard Car (Extra fee)
- $73
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