There are 7 ways to get from Prague to Kiel by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Praha-Holešovice to Kiel Hbftrain rj 174
6h 59m€35–150Bus
- Take the bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to Berlin Central Bus Stationbus : Berlin Central Bus Station - Berlin Südkreuz Train Station / ...
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Kiel central bus stationbus 353 / ...
10h 25m€52–79Drive 687.8 km
- Drive from Prague to Kielcar 687.8 km
6h 23m€110–158Fly Václav Havel Airport Prague to Hamburg Airport, train
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane PRG - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
5h 51m€100–353Train via Děčín
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Decin Hlavni Nadrazitrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Děčín hlavní nádraží to Kiel Hbftrain 27
8h 23m€112–274Fly Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bremen Airport, train
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane PRG - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Dammtortrain
- Take the train from Hamburg Dammtor to Kiel Hbftrain
9h 2m€114–474Train to Munich International Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Freisingtrain
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane MUC - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
9h 56m€184–430
Prague to Kiel by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Prague to Kiel is to bus which costs €50 - €80 and takes 10h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Prague to Kiel is to fly and train which takes 5h 51m and costs €100 - €360.
No, there is no direct bus from Prague station to Kiel station. However, there are services departing from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station and arriving at Kiel central bus station via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 25m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Praha-Holešovice and arriving at Kiel Hbf. Services depart once daily, and operate Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 6h 59m.
The distance between Prague and Kiel is 755 km. The road distance is 687.8 km.
The best way to get from Prague to Kiel without a car is to train which takes 6h 59m and costs €35 - €150.
The train from Praha-Holešovice to Kiel Hbf takes 6h 59m including transfers and departs once daily.
Prague to Kiel bus services, operated by RegioJet, depart from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station.
Prague to Kiel train services, operated by Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK), depart from Praha-Holešovice station.
The best way to get from Prague to Kiel is to train which takes 6h 59m and costs €35 - €150. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €50 - €80 and takes 10h 25m.
What companies run services between Prague, Czechia and Kiel, Germany?
Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK) operates a train from Praha-Holešovice to Kiel Hbf once daily. Tickets cost €35–70 and the journey takes 6h 59m. Two other operators also service this route. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to Kiel central bus station via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof in around 10h 25m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–350
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Hamburg Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–350
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bremen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–290
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bremen Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–290
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–240
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–350
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–460
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Sunday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–320
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €40–170
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Hamburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–360
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Hamburg Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–420
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bremen Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Bremen Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- [email protected]
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Praha-Holešovice to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Praha-Holešovice to Kiel Hbf
- *
- €100–150
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- *
- €20–35
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- *
- €20–35
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Praha-Holešovice to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–100
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Decin Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- 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
- €20–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Dammtor to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–85
- 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 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Děčín hlavní nádraží to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–240
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Dammtor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Dammtor to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Decin Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–34
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Freising
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €90–110
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Dammtor
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Prague Florenc Central Bus Station to Berlin Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Kiel central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Prague to Kiel bus services, operated by RegioJet, arrive at Berlin Central Bus Station.
Prague to Kiel train services, operated by Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK), arrive at Kiel Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Prague to Kiel is 688 km. It takes approximately 6h 23m to drive from Prague to Kiel.
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