There are 9 ways to get from Athens to Kiel by plane, train, bus, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Hamburg Airport, train
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane ATH - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
7h 54m€115–323Train, bus
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Thessaloníki to Budapestbus
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Kiel Hbftrain Rj
34h 32m€265–399Bus, train via Budapest
- Take the bus from Athens to Budapest Hotel Platanusbus
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Kiel Hbftrain Rj
38h 31m€252–409Drive 2,583.9 km
- Drive from Athens to Kielcar 2,583.9 km
26h 44m€483–698Fly to Bremen Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane ATH - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
10h 26m€133–424Fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane ATH - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
9h 49m€117–435Bus, train
- Take the bus from Athens to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the train from Praha-Holešovice to Kiel Hbftrain rj 174
41h 4m€126–162Bus
- Take the bus from Athens to Beograd, Autobuska stanicabus
- Take the bus from Belgrade bus station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Kiel central bus stationbus N74 / ...
42h 50m€197–302Drive, car train
- Drive from Athens to Villach Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Villach Hbf to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Kielcar
31h 45m€430–607
Athens to Kiel by bus, foot, subway, and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Kiel is to bus and train which costs €120 - €170 and takes 41h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Kiel is to fly and train which takes 7h 54m and costs €110 - €330.
No, there is no direct bus from Athens to Kiel station. However, there are services departing from Athens and arriving at Kiel central bus station via Belgrade bus station and Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 50m.
The distance between Athens and Kiel is 2198 km. The road distance is 2583.9 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Kiel without a car is to train and bus which takes 34h 32m and costs €260 - €400.
It takes approximately 7h 54m to get from Athens to Kiel, including transfers.
Athens to Kiel bus services, operated by FP Travel, depart from Athens station.
Athens to Kiel bus services, operated by FP Travel, arrive at Beograd, Autobuska stanica station.
Kiel is 1h behind Athens. It is currently 21:41 in Athens and 20:41 in Kiel.
Yes, the driving distance between Athens to Kiel is 2584 km. It takes approximately 26h 44m to drive from Athens to Kiel.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Kiel, Germany?
You can take a bus from Athens to Kiel central bus station via Beograd, Autobuska stanica, Belgrade bus station, and Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof in around 42h 50m.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Athens International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–200
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bremen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bremen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–500
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bremen Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Athens International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–290
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–240
Flights from Athens International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- skyexpress.gr
Flights from Athens International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Athens International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bremen Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–460
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- 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
- €18–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–80
- 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
- €20–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- *
- €20–35
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Kiel Hbf
- *
- €170–260
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Kiel Hbf
- *
- €170–260
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- *
- €20–35
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Hamburg Hbf
- *
- €40–65
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- *
- €20–35
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Hellenic Train S.A.
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- metronom
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29
- Schedules at
- metronom
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23
- Website
- Danish Railways
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
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Villach Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–130
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +302105233969
- fptravel@otenet.gr
- Website
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Thessaloníki to Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
Bus from Athens to Beograd, Autobuska stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Schedules at
- fptravel.gr
- Phone
- +30 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Athens to Budapest Hotel Platanus
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- +30 210 92 33 33
- info@koronatravel.gr
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Athens to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Belgrade bus station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €130–200
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Kiel central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- Flixbus
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