There are 9 ways to get from Saarland to Kiel by train (TGV), bus, car, train, plane, or car train
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Train via Mannheim
best- Take the train from Saarbruecken Hbf to Mannheim Hbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Kiel Hbftrain 22
8h 30m€131–261Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Saarbrücken bus station to Mannheim central bus stationbus 109 / ...
- Take the bus from Mannheim central bus station to Kiel central bus stationbus 198
13h 5m€71–107Drive 746.6 km
- Drive from Saarbrücken to Kielcar 746.6 km
6h 26m€139–201Train to Frankfurt, fly, train
- Take the train from St. Wendel to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane FRA - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
6h 14m€126–268Train
- Take the train from Saarbrücken Hbf to Frankfurttrain Re3
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Kiel Hbftrain 22
10h 2m€128–263Drive, car train
- Drive from Saarbrücken to Karlsruhe Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Karlsruhe Hbf to Hamburg-Altonacartrain
- Drive from Hamburg-Altona to Kielcar
11h 11m€137–183Train via Cologne
- Take the train from Saarbrücken Ost to Trier, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain
- Take the train from Cologne Central Station to Hamburg Central Stationtrain
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bordesholmtrain Re7
12h 10m€76–123Bus to Luxembourg, fly, train
- Take the bus from Merzig, Stadthalle to Kirchberg, Gare routière Luxexpobus
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane LUX - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
6h 18m€103–259Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly
- Take the train from Homburg to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane STR - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
6h 48m€122–358
Saarland to Kiel by tram and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Saarland to Kiel is to bus which costs €70 - €110 and takes 13h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Saarland to Kiel is to train and fly which takes 6h 14m and costs €120 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Saarland station to Kiel station. However, there are services departing from Saarbrücken bus station and arriving at Kiel central bus station via Mannheim central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Saarland to Kiel. However, there are services departing from Uhlandstr., Saarbrücken and arriving at Kiel Hbf via Saarbruecken Hbf and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 30m.
The distance between Saarland and Kiel is 822 km. The road distance is 746.6 km.
The best way to get from Saarland to Kiel without a car is to train via Mannheim which takes 8h 30m and costs €130 - €270.
It takes approximately 8h 30m to get from Saarland to Kiel, including transfers.
Saarland to Kiel bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Saarbrücken bus station.
Saarland to Kiel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Saarbruecken Hbf station.
The best way to get from Saarland to Kiel is to train via Mannheim which takes 8h 30m and costs €130 - €270. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €70 - €110 and takes 13h 5m.
What companies run services between Saarland, Germany and Kiel, Germany?
You can take a vehicle from Uhlandstr., Saarbrücken to Kiel Hbf via Hauptbahnhof, Saarbrücken, Saarbruecken Hbf, Mannheim Hbf, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 8h 30m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Saarbrücken bus station to Kiel central bus station via Mannheim central bus station in around 13h 5m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Luxembourg to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–150
Flights from Luxembourg to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–150
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–240
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Luxembourg to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–220
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Hamburg Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–210
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–360
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Saarbruecken Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €110–220
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Saarbrücken Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €95–200
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Homburg to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 621 830 1200
- Website
- Süwex
Train from Saarbruecken Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Schedules at
- Süwex
Train from Saarbrücken Ost to Trier, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Schedules at
- Süwex
Train from Homburg to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Schedules at
- Süwex
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Saarbruecken Hbf to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 6731 999 27-27
- [email protected]
- Website
- vlexx
Train from St. Wendel to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Schedules at
- vlexx
Train from Saarbrücken Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Schedules at
- vlexx
- 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
- €12–17
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Saarbrücken Ost to Trier, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Trier, Hauptbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bordesholm
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Homburg to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- 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
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Cologne Central Station to Hamburg Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–22
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Saarbrücken bus station to Mannheim central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Mannheim central bus station to Kiel central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Saarbrücken bus station to Mannheim central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +352 2465 2465
- [email protected]
- Website
- Mobiliteit
Bus from Merzig, Stadthalle to Kirchberg, Gare routière Luxexpo
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Mobiliteit
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Booking & Getting There
Saarland to Kiel bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Mannheim central bus station.
Saarland to Kiel train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Mannheim Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Saarland to Kiel is 747 km. It takes approximately 6h 26m to drive from Saarland to Kiel.
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