There are 10 ways to get from Munich to Kassel by train, bus, night train, car, car train, rideshare, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from München Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 25 / ...
3h 22m€80–370Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Munich to Kassel465.9 km
4h 58m€23–26Bus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Kasselbus N73
6h 30m€35–60Night train
- Take the nighttrain from Muenchen Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehenighttrain Nj
6h 1m€30–100Drive 466.2 km
- Drive from Munich to Kasselcar 466.2 km
4h 9m€67–96Car train
- Take the cartrain from München Ost to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhecartrain Uex 2026
5h 21m€95–120Fly to Hannover Airport, train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane MUC - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
4h 39m€145–375Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane MUC - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
5h 11m€115–375Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane MUC - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain
6h 49m€131–448Fly to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO)plane MUC - FMO
- Take the train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain
6h 45m€161–463
Munich to Kassel by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Munich to Kassel is to rideshare which costs €23 - €26 and takes 4h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Munich to Kassel is to train which takes 3h 22m and costs €80 - €370.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Munich central bus station station and arriving at Kassel. Services depart five times a week, and operate Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 6h 30m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from München Hbf and arriving at Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 3h 22m.
The distance between Munich and Kassel is 454 km. The road distance is 466.2 km.
The best way to get from Munich to Kassel without a car is to train which takes 3h 22m and costs €80 - €370.
The train from München Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe takes 3h 22m including transfers and departs hourly.
Munich to Kassel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Munich central bus station.
Munich to Kassel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from München Hbf station.
The best way to get from Munich to Kassel is to train which takes 3h 22m and costs €80 - €370. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €35 - €60 and takes 6h 30m.
What companies run services between Munich, Germany and Kassel, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from München Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe hourly. Tickets cost €80–370 and the journey takes 3h 22m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Munich central bus station to Kassel 5 times a week. Tickets cost €35–60 and the journey takes 6h 30m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–350
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–240
Flights from Munich International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from Munich International Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–390
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–350
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Munich International Airport to Münster Osnabrück International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–390
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–330
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–370
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–230
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Muenchen Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–101
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €97–101
- Couchette Carriage
- €60–75
- Seating Carriage
- €30–40
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from München Ost to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hamm(Westf)Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Kassel
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar
Rideshare from Munich to Kassel
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–26
- Schedules at
- BlaBlaCar
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More Questions & Answers
Munich to Kassel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Kassel station.
Munich to Kassel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Munich to Kassel is 466 km. It takes approximately 4h 9m to drive from Munich to Kassel.
Book your Munich to Kassel train tickets online with Omio.
Book your Munich to Kassel bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
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Check out Blablacar's carpooling service for rideshare options between Munich and Kassel. A great option if you don't have a driver's licence or want to avoid public transport.





















