There are 10 ways to get from Kiel to Portsmouth by train, plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, or car 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 London Gatwick Airport, train
best- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane HAM - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Portsmouth & Southseatrain
7h 19m£88–374Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to London Heathrow Airport, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane HAM - LHR
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to University of Portsmouthbus
8h 20m£82–307Train via Paris
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain Re7
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Portsmouth & Southseatrain
15h 31m£413–793Bus
- Take the bus from Kiel central bus station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus N74 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to University of Portsmouthbus 030
25h 30m£94–153Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Kiel to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Portsmouthcar
10h 44m£279–355Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Southampton Airport
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Southampton Airport (SOU)plane HAM - SOU
8h 38m£145–447Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport, train
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane HAM - STN
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Portsmouth & Southseatrain
8h 14m£103–433Train, train to Bremen Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbftrain
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane BRE - STN
- Take the train from London Waterloo to Portsmouth & Southseatrain
9h 3m£99–490Train
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain Re7
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Osnabrück Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Osnabrück Hbf to Amsterdam Centraaltrain Ice
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from London Victoria to Portsmouth & Southseatrain
15h 47m£150–370Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Kiel to Calaiscar
- Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Portsmouthcar
11h 48m£188–317
Kiel to Portsmouth by train, foot, and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kiel to Portsmouth is to bus which costs £90 - £160 and takes 25h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Kiel to Portsmouth is to train and fly which takes 7h 19m and costs £85 - £380.
No, there is no direct bus from Kiel station to Portsmouth. However, there are services departing from Kiel central bus station and arriving at University of Portsmouth via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Kiel to Portsmouth. However, there are services departing from Kiel Hbf and arriving at Portsmouth & Southsea via Hamburg Hbf, Koeln Hbf, Paris Nord, Euston station and London Waterloo. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 31m.
The distance between Kiel and Portsmouth is 599 miles.
The best way to get from Kiel to Portsmouth without a car is to train via Paris which takes 15h 31m and costs £410 - £800.
It takes approximately 7h 19m to get from Kiel to Portsmouth, including transfers.
Kiel to Portsmouth bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Kiel central bus station.
Kiel to Portsmouth train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Kiel Hbf station.
The best way to get from Kiel to Portsmouth is to train via Paris which takes 15h 31m and costs £410 - £800. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £90 - £160 and takes 25h 30m.
What companies run services between Kiel, Germany and Portsmouth, England?
You can take a train from Kiel Hbf to Portsmouth & Southsea via Hamburg Hbf, Koeln Hbf, Paris Nord, London St Pancras Intl, Euston station, Waterloo Station, and London Waterloo in around 15h 31m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Kiel central bus station to University of Portsmouth via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and London Victoria in around 25h 30m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Southampton Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £130–350
Flights from Hamburg Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–240
Flights from Bremen Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £22–260
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Southampton Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–360
Flights from Hamburg Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–180
Flights from Hamburg Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–550
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £55–240
Flights from Hamburg Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £55–180
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £40–140
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Southampton Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–390
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–260
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £45–270
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Southampton Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £130–350
- 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
- £19–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–90
- 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
- £15–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £60–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £16–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £15–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Osnabrück Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from Gatwick Airport to Portsmouth & Southsea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £26–45
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Victoria to Portsmouth & Southsea
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £170–280
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £140–240
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from London Waterloo to Portsmouth & Southsea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £26–55
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from London Waterloo to Portsmouth & Southsea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £26–55
- Website
- South Western Railway
Train from London Waterloo to Portsmouth & Southsea
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £26–55
- Website
- South Western Railway
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- [email protected]
- Website
- metronom
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £25
- Schedules at
- metronom
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £24–40
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Osnabrück Hbf to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £22–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £50–100
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoVolta
Train from Osnabrück Hbf to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £16–21
- Website
- GoVolta
- 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
- £7–11
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £75–120
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to University of Portsmouth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £12–22
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to University of Portsmouth
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £10–18
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £25–75
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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Booking & Getting There
Kiel to Portsmouth bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof station.
Portsmouth is 1h behind Kiel. It is currently 9:40 PM in Kiel and 8:40 PM in Portsmouth.
Kiel to Portsmouth train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
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