There are 10 ways to get from Kiel to Ljubljana by train, plane, car, car train, bus, or shuttle
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 to Ljubljana
best- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Ljubljana (LJU)plane HAM - LJU
8h 13m€153–434Train
cheapest- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain Re7
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Villach Hauptbahnhoftrain Drf
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljanatrain 19 / ...
18h 10m€95–275Drive, car train
- Drive from Kiel to Hamburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Hamburg Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Ljubljanacar
15h 42m€129–173Bus
- Take the bus from Kiel central bus station to Ljubljana bus stationbus N73
20h 20m€110–190Drive 1,183.3 km
- Drive from Kiel to Ljubljanacar 1,183.3 km
12h 20m€169–244Train, fly to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG)plane HAM - ZAG
- Take a shuttle bus from Zagreb Airport to Ljubljana
7h 53m€126–819Train, fly to Graz Airport, bus
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Graz Airport (GRZ)plane HAM - GRZ
- Take the bus from Graz Airport to Ljubljanabus
8h 8m€388–1,059Train, fly to Klagenfurt Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Klagenfurt Airport (KLU)plane HAM - KLU
- Take a shuttle bus from Klagenfurt Flughafen to Ljubljana
8h 2m€263–769Train, fly to Munich International Airport, shuttle
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane HAM - MUC
- Take a shuttle bus from Flughafen München to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
9h 58m€388–714Train via Sankt Johann im Pongau
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain Re7
- Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to St Johann im Pongautrain 305
- Take the train from St. Johann Im Pongau to Villach Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljanatrain 19 / ...
19h 4m€166–413
Kiel to Ljubljana by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kiel to Ljubljana is to bus which costs €110 - €190 and takes 20h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Kiel to Ljubljana is to train and fly and shuttle which takes 7h 53m and costs €120 - €850.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Kiel central bus station station and arriving at Ljubljana bus station station. Services depart four times a week, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 20h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Kiel to Ljubljana. However, there are services departing from Kiel Hbf and arriving at Ljubljana via Hamburg Hbf and Villach Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 10m.
The distance between Kiel and Ljubljana is 1029 km. The road distance is 1183.3 km.
The best way to get from Kiel to Ljubljana without a car is to bus which takes 20h 20m and costs €110 - €190.
It takes approximately 8h 13m to get from Kiel to Ljubljana, including transfers.
Kiel to Ljubljana bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Kiel central bus station.
Kiel to Ljubljana train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Kiel Hbf station.
The best way to get from Kiel to Ljubljana is to bus which takes 20h 20m and costs €110 - €190. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €90 - €280 and takes 18h 10m.
What companies run services between Kiel, Germany and Ljubljana, Slovenia?
FlixBus operates a bus from Kiel central bus station to Ljubljana bus station 4 times a week. Tickets cost €110–190 and the journey takes 20h 20m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Kiel Hbf to Ljubljana via Hamburg Hbf and Villach Hbf in around 18h 10m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Ljubljana via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–440
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Ljubljana via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–440
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–380
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Graz Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Graz Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–260
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–250
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–180
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–220
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- croatiaairlines.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–250
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Ljubljana via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–430
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–370
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Graz Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–220
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–350
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Klagenfurt Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €160–410
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Ljubljana via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–450
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Ljubljana via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–240
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–310
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Ljubljana via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
- Website
- skyalps.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Klagenfurt Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €330–750
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from St. Johann Im Pongau to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hamburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–130
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Villach Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–150
- Couchette Carriage
- €85–100
- Seating Carriage
- €55–70
Train from St. Johann Im Pongau to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–90
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €75–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €50–60
- Seating Carriage
- €17–21
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from St. Johann Im Pongau to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
Train from Villach Hbf to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to St Johann im Pongau
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from St. Johann Im Pongau to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–30
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from St. Johann Im Pongau to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €22–35
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Kiel central bus station to Ljubljana bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- goopti.com
Shuttle from Zagreb Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €28–490
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Shared
- €28–75
- Private
- €140–180
Bus from Graz Airport to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €270–700
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Private
- €270
Shuttle from Klagenfurt Flughafen to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €120–320
- Website
- https://www.goopti.com/en/
- Private
- €153
- Phone
- +386 (0) 31 30 41 41
- [email protected]
- Website
- zup-prevozi.eu
Shuttle from Flughafen München to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €260–310
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €260–310
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More Questions & Answers
Kiel to Ljubljana bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Ljubljana bus station.
Kiel to Ljubljana train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kiel to Ljubljana is 1183 km. It takes approximately 12h 20m to drive from Kiel to Ljubljana.
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