There are 10 ways to get from Milan to Kiel by plane, train, train (Trenitalia), bus, night train, car, or car train
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Fly from Milan Linate Airport, train
best- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane LIN - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
5h 57m€124–386Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly, train
cheapest- Take the train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane MXP - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
6h 24m€66–259Train via Kassel
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbbtrain Ec
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hamburg Hbftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain Re7
13h 50m€248–897Bus
- Take the bus from Milan to Hamburg central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Hauptbahnhof/ZOB to Neumünster Bahnhof(Kaiserstraße)bus Ev7
- Take the bus from Neumünster ZOB/Bahnhof to Kiel ZOBbus
21h 45mTrain, night train
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hbtrain Ec
- Take the nighttrain from Zuerich Hb to Hamburg Dammtornighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Hamburg Dammtor to Kiel Hbftrain Re7
16h 46m€126–328Train to Verona Villafranca Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuovatrain
- Fly from Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane VRN - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
7h 22m€125–452Train to Zurich Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hbtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane ZRH - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
8h 56m€157–408Drive, car train
- Drive from Milan to Lörrach Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Lörrach Hbf to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Kielcar
14h 46m€166–216Train
- Take the train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Como S.Giovannitrain S11
- Take the train from Como S. Giovanni to Zürich HBtrain Ec
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Hamburg-Altonatrain Ice
- Take the train from Pinneberg to Kiel Hbftrain Re7
17h 24m€418–1,340Drive 1,201.9 km
- Drive from Milan to Kielcar 1,201.9 km
10h 49m€187–270
Milan to Kiel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Milan to Kiel is to train and fly which costs €65 - €260 and takes 6h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Milan to Kiel is to fly and train which takes 5h 57m and costs €120 - €390.
No, there is no direct bus from Milan to Kiel. However, there are services departing from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano and arriving at Kiel ZOB via Milan, Hauptbahnhof/ZOB and Neumünster ZOB/Bahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 45m.
No, there is no direct train from Milan to Kiel. However, there are services departing from Milano Centrale and arriving at Kiel Hbf via Basel SBB, Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe and Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 50m.
The distance between Milan and Kiel is 1039 km. The road distance is 1201.9 km.
The best way to get from Milan to Kiel without a car is to train via Kassel which takes 13h 50m and costs €240 - €900.
It takes approximately 5h 57m to get from Milan to Kiel, including transfers.
Milan to Kiel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Milan station.
Milan to Kiel train services, operated by Trenitalia EuroCity, depart from Milano Centrale station.
The best way to get from Milan to Kiel is to train via Kassel which takes 13h 50m and costs €240 - €900. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 21h 45m.
What companies run services between Milan, Italy and Kiel, Germany?
You can take a train from Milano Centrale to Kiel Hbf via Basel SBB, Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, and Hamburg Hbf in around 13h 50m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Milano, Autostazione Lampugnano to Kiel ZOB via qt8 m1, Qt8, Lampugnano, Milan, Hamburg central bus station, Hauptbahnhof/ZOB, Neumünster Bahnhof(Kaiserstraße), and Neumünster ZOB/Bahnhof in around 21h 45m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–260
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–260
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–310
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–550
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–900
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–650
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Hamburg Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–150
Flights from Verona Villafranca Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Hamburg Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–300
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–160
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–370
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Dammtor to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Pinneberg to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €95–420
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–260
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Dammtor to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- *
- €20–35
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- *
- €20–35
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- *
- €20–35
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- *
- €20–35
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- *
- €20–35
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Milano Centrale to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €90–130
- 2nd Class
- €75–110
Train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €70–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–75
Train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €55–85
- 2nd Class
- €35–50
Train from Milano Centrale to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €70–110
- 2nd Class
- €55–75
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Hamburg Dammtor
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–140
- Couchette Carriage
- €80–95
- Seating Carriage
- €50–65
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Como S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Milano Centrale to Verona Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Schedules at
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Lörrach Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Train from Milano Porta Garibaldi to Como S.Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Como S. Giovanni to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €320–1,000
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Milan to Hamburg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Bus from Hauptbahnhof/ZOB to Neumünster Bahnhof(Kaiserstraße)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Bus from Neumünster ZOB/Bahnhof to Kiel ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
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More Questions & Answers
Milan to Kiel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg central bus station.
Milan to Kiel train services, operated by Trenitalia EuroCity, arrive at Basel Sbb station.
Yes, the driving distance between Milan to Kiel is 1202 km. It takes approximately 10h 49m to drive from Milan to Kiel.
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