There are 6 ways to get from Kiel to Tallinn by train, plane, bus, car ferry, or car
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Train to Hamburg Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane HAM - TLL
5h 46m€99–332Bus
- Take the bus from Kiel central bus station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus 050 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Tallinn, Bus Stationbus N1206
29h 25m€148–252Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Neumünster St. to Stockholm Ctrain 083 / ...
- Take the carferry from Stockholm to Tallinncarferry
29h 37m€217–530Train
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain Re7
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bützow, Bahnhoftrain 33 / ...
- Take the train from Bützow, Bahnhof to Szczecin Glownytrain Re4
- Take the train from Szczecin Glowny to Warszawa Zachodniatrain Ic
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotistrain
- Take the train from Vilnius to Tallinntrain 889
34h 44m€243–741Train, bus to Billund Airport, fly
- Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Schleswigtrain
- Take the train from Schleswig to Kolding St.train
- Take the bus from Kolding Busterminal to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airportbus
- Fly from Billund Airport (BLL) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane BLL - TLL
8h 22m€135–370Drive 1,642.6 km
- Drive from Kiel to Tallinncar 1,642.6 km
19h 52m€259–374
Kiel to Tallinn by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kiel to Tallinn is to bus which costs €140 - €260 and takes 29h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Kiel to Tallinn is to train and fly which takes 5h 46m and costs €95 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Kiel station to Tallinn station. However, there are services departing from Kiel central bus station and arriving at Tallinn, Bus Station via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Kiel to Tallinn. However, there are services departing from Kiel Hbf and arriving at Tallinn via Hamburg Hbf, Bützow, Bahnhof, Szczecin Glowny, Warszawa Zachodnia and Vilnius. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 44m.
The distance between Kiel and Tallinn is 1232 km. The road distance is 1642.6 km.
The best way to get from Kiel to Tallinn without a car is to bus which takes 29h 25m and costs €140 - €260.
It takes approximately 5h 46m to get from Kiel to Tallinn, including transfers.
Kiel to Tallinn bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Kiel central bus station.
Kiel to Tallinn train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Kiel Hbf station.
The best way to get from Kiel to Tallinn is to bus which takes 29h 25m and costs €140 - €260. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €240 - €750 and takes 34h 44m.
What companies run services between Kiel, Germany and Tallinn, Estonia?
You can take a bus from Kiel central bus station to Tallinn, Bus Station via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof in around 29h 25m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Kiel Hbf to Tallinn via Hamburg Hbf, Bützow, Bahnhof, Szczecin Glowny, Warszawa Zachodnia, and Vilnius in around 34h 44m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–370
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–380
Flights from Billund Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
Flights from Billund Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Billund Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–340
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–260
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bützow, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bützow, Bahnhof to Szczecin Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- 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 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bützow, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Neumünster St. to Stockholm C
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Szczecin Glowny to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–340
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- [email protected]
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–30
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Vilnius to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- LTG Link
- 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
- €50–110
- Schedules at
- Nordbahn Eisenbahngesellschaft
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Schleswig to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Schleswig to Kolding St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
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
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Tallinn, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 7010 4410
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sydtrafik
Bus from Kolding Busterminal to Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- Sydtrafik
- Phone
- +49 (0) 40 547 541 222
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tallink
Car ferry from Stockholm to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Website
- Tallink
- Adult
- €100–170
- Vehicle
- €230–320
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More Questions & Answers
Kiel to Tallinn bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof station.
Tallinn is 1h ahead of Kiel. It is currently 12:14 AM in Kiel and 1:14 AM in Tallinn.
Kiel to Tallinn train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kiel to Tallinn is 1643 km. It takes approximately 19h 52m to drive from Kiel to Tallinn.
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