There are 9 ways to get from Kiel to Liepāja by train, plane, bus, car ferry, car, or ferry
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 to Palanga International Airport, bus
best- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Palanga International Airport (PLQ)plane HAM - PLQ
- Take the bus from Palangos AS; 15 aikštelė to Liepajabus
11h 9m$197–427Car ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the carferry from Port of Kiel to Klaipedacarferry
- Take the bus from Klaipėda to Liepajabus 8345
24h 36m$28–714Train, bus
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain Re7
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to S Spandau Bhftrain 28 / ...
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Jelgava, stationbus
- Take the train from Jelgava to Liepaja-Pasazierutrain 723 / ...
25h 47m$168–327Drive 1,307.6 km
- Drive from Kiel to Liepājacar 1,307.6 km
15h 22m$271–391Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Riga International Airport, train
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane HAM - RIX
- Take the train from Tornakalns to Liepaja-Pasazierutrain
10h 25m$116–285Train, train to Copenhagen Airport, fly to Palanga International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Schleswigtrain
- Take the train from Schleswig to København Htrain
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Palanga International Airport (PLQ)plane CPH - PLQ
- Take the bus from Palangos AS; 15 aikštelė to Liepajabus
11h 51m$160–485Train, train to Billund Airport, fly to Palanga International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Flensburgtrain
- Take the train from Flensburg to Fredericia St.train
- Fly from Billund Airport (BLL) to Palanga International Airport (PLQ)plane BLL - PLQ
- Take the bus from Palangos AS; 15 aikštelė to Liepajabus
12h 51m$230–757Train, ferry
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Luebeck Hbftrain Rb / ...
- Take the ferry from Luebeck-Travemuende Faehrterminal to Liepaja Ferryferry 0
25h 39m$282–409Bus
- Take the bus from Kiel central bus station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus N74 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Rīgas SAO to Liepājas AObus
28h 11m$161–268
Kiel to Liepāja by train, foot, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kiel to Liepāja is to bus which costs $160 - $270 and takes 28h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Kiel to Liepāja is to train and fly which takes 10h 25m and costs $110 - $290.
No, there is no direct bus from Kiel station to Liepāja. However, there are services departing from Kiel central bus station and arriving at Liepājas AO via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and Rīgas SAO. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 11m.
The distance between Kiel and Liepāja is 959 km. The road distance is 1307.6 km.
The best way to get from Kiel to Liepāja without a car is to car ferry and bus which takes 24h 36m and costs $28 - $750.
It takes approximately 11h 9m to get from Kiel to Liepāja, including transfers.
Kiel to Liepāja bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Kiel central bus station.
Kiel to Liepāja bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof station.
Liepāja is 1h ahead of Kiel. It is currently 8:50 PM in Kiel and 9:50 PM in Liepāja.
Yes, the driving distance between Kiel to Liepāja is 1308 km. It takes approximately 15h 22m to drive from Kiel to Liepāja.
What companies run services between Kiel, Germany and Liepāja, Latvia?
You can take a bus from Kiel central bus station to Liepājas AO via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and Rīgas SAO in around 28h 11m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Palanga International Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–170
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Palanga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–430
Flights from Billund Airport to Palanga International Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Palanga International Airport via Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–370
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–320
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Palanga International Airport via Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–320
Flights from Billund Airport to Palanga International Airport via Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Riga International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–220
- 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
- $13–19
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- 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
- $19–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to S Spandau Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Hamburg Hbf to S Spandau Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $24
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Schleswig to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $33
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Flensburg to Fredericia St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $11
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to S Spandau Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- 8760
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vivi
Train from Jelgava to Liepaja-Pasazieru
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Vivi
Train from Tornakalns to Liepaja-Pasazieru
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- Vivi
- Phone
- (040) 303 977-333
- [email protected]
- Website
- Nordbahn Eisenbahngesellschaft
Train from Kiel Hbf to Schleswig
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–95
- Schedules at
- Nordbahn Eisenbahngesellschaft
Train from Kiel Hbf to Flensburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $50–130
- Schedules at
- Nordbahn Eisenbahngesellschaft
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Schleswig to København H
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +49 581 97164183
- [email protected]
- Website
- Erixx
Train from Kiel Hbf to Luebeck Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- Erixx
- Phone
- +371 634 87070
- [email protected]
- Website
- liepajasture.lv
Bus from Palangos AS; 15 aikštelė to Liepaja
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Schedules at
- liepajasture.lv
Bus from Klaipėda to Liepaja
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–14
- Schedules at
- liepajasture.lv
Bus from Palangos AS; 15 aikštelė to Liepaja
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Schedules at
- liepajasture.lv
Bus from Palangos AS; 15 aikštelė to Liepaja
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Schedules at
- liepajasture.lv
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Jelgava, station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Kiel central bus station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–230
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lux Express
Bus from Rīgas SAO to Liepājas AO
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- Lux Express
- Phone
- +371 80000078
- [email protected]
- Website
- LapLine
Bus from Rīgas SAO to Liepājas AO
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- LapLine
- 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
- $18–700
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
- Reclining Seat
- $18
- 4-bed inside cabin
- $191
- 2-bed inside cabin
- $100–120
- 2-bed sea view cabin
- $143
- Standard Car (Extra fee)
- $74
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stena Line
Ferry from Luebeck-Travemuende Faehrterminal to Liepaja Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $240–350
- Website
- Stena Line
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