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How to get fromKiel to Zugspitzeby car, car train, bus, train, night train, or plane

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There are 11 ways to get from Kiel to Zugspitze by car, car train, bus, train, night train, or plane

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  1. Drive, car train

    best
    1. Drive from Kiel to Hamburg Hbfcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Hamburg Hbf to Muenchen-Pasingcartrain train
    3. Drive from Muenchen-Pasing to Zugspitzecar car
    11h 44m
    €133–169

  2. Train, night train

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Bordesholm to Hamburg Dammtortrain train Re7
    2. Take the nighttrain from Hamburg Dammtor to Muenchen Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    3. Take the train from München Hbf to Garmisch-Partenkirchentrain train Rb6
    16h 49m
    €106–302

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Kiel central bus station to Munich central bus stationbus bus N73
    2. Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Garmisch-Partenkirchen stationbus bus 040 / ...
    16h 55m
    €158–215

  4. Drive  939.6 km

    1. Drive from Kiel to Zugspitzecar car 939.6 km
    8h 10m
    €158–228

  5. Train via Göttingen

    1. Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train Re7
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Göttingentrain train 25 / ...
    3. Take the train from Göttingen to München Hbftrain train 25
    4. Take the train from München Hbf to Garmisch-Partenkirchentrain train Rb6
    11h 49m
    €191–462

  6. Train

    1. Take the train from Kiel Hbf to München Hbftrain train 28
    2. Take the train from München Hbf to Garmisch-Partenkirchentrain train Rb6 / ...
    12h 2m
    €231–477

  7. Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane plane HAM - MUC
    3. Take the train from Flughafen München to Pasingtrain train
    4. Take the train from Pasing to Garmisch-Partenkirchentrain train
    8h 38m
    €150–430

  8. Train, train to Bremen Airport, fly to Munich International Airport

    1. Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train
    2. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbftrain train
    3. Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane plane BRE - MUC
    4. Take the train from Flughafen München to Pasingtrain train
    5. Take the train from Pasing to Garmisch-Partenkirchentrain train
    9h 36m
    €187–551

  9. Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Stuttgart Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane plane HAM - STR
    3. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Pasingtrain train
    4. Take the train from Pasing to Garmisch-Partenkirchentrain train
    10h 25m
    €186–508

  10. Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Salzburg Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)plane plane HAM - SZG
    3. Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to München Hbftrain train
    4. Take the train from München Hbf to Garmisch-Partenkirchentrain train
    11h 4m
    €154–485

  11. Train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train, drive

    1. Take the train from Kiel Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane HAM - ZRH
    3. Take the train from Zuerich Flughafen to Imst-Pitztaltrain train
    4. Drive from Telfs-Pfaffenhofen to Zugspitzecar car
    11h 27m
    €148–442

Kiel to Zugspitze by train and night train

Calendar9Weekly Services
Duration16h 49mAverage Duration
Ticket€106Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 982.7 km
  • Duration: 11h 44m

What companies run services between Kiel, Germany and Zugspitze, Germany?

You can take a bus from Kiel central bus station to Zugspitze via Munich central bus station and Garmisch-Partenkirchen station in around 16h 55m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Kiel Hbf to Riffelriß via Hamburg Hbf, Göttingen, München Hbf, and Garmisch-Partenkirchen in around 11h 49m.

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