Cheapest
Average
The best way to find a cheap fare is to book your ticket as far in advance as you can and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
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Fastest Journey
4 h 34 m
Average
5 h 35 m
Trains per day
16
Distance
216 km
Of the 16 trains that leave Copenhagen for Kiel every day 1 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
Distance | 134 miles (216 km) | |
Average train duration | 4 h 34 min | |
Average train ticket price | $34 (€31) | |
Direct train | Yes | |
Train providers | Deutsche Bahn |
Trains from Copenhagen to Kiel cover the 134 miles (216 km) long journey taking on average 4 h 34 min with our travel partners like Deutsche Bahn. There are direct train services available. While the average ticket price for this trip costs around $34 (€31), you can find the cheapest train ticket for as low as $34 (€31). Travelers depart most frequently from København, Ny Ellebjerg St. (togbus) and arrive in Kiel Hbf.
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Deutsche Bahn (DB) is the main provider of train services in Germany, making on average 40, 000 journeys per day. A special feature of Deutsche Bahn is its wide range of ticket types, savings offers including Super Saver, Saver, and Flexible fares and discount cards like the Bahncard 25, 50 and 100, which you can also use for your train to Kiel from Copenhagen. DB uses different types of trains such as the ICE (Intercity Express), IC (Intercity), EC (Eurocity), IRE (Interregio-Express), RE (Regional Express) and RB (Regionalbahn) on its routes, which differ in terms of comfort and the time required to travel. For example, while bathrooms are standard amenities, services like an onboard restaurant or free WiFi are only available on certain trains.
Copenhagen to Kiel train information with Deutsche Bahn:
Travel between Copenhagen, Denmark and Kiel, Germany by train is: Fully open.
International entry status: Entry is fully open for citizens and permanent residents of Denmark
Conditions of entry:
When traveling in Germany, you must follow these COVID-19 safety rules:
The information above was last checked on 8/8/22. This can change before your date of travel so please review the latest COVID-19 travel safety regulations for your train between Copenhagen and Kiel before traveling.
The current restriction level for your return trip by train from Kiel to Copenhagen is: Fully open
Reentry to Denmark is allowed for: Entry is fully open for citizens and permanent residents of Germany
What are the requirements?
The government of Denmark has imposed these measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19:
Last checked on 7/28/22. We do our best to keep this information up to date, but regulations can change so please double check the latest COVID-19 travel safety regulations ahead of your train to Copenhagen from Kiel here.
There are a few train stations in Copenhagen to start your trip from including København, Ny Ellebjerg St. (togbus), København, Emdrup Station and Copenhagen, Islands Brygge St. (Oerestads Boulevard). In Kiel you have a few train station options to choose from for your arrival including Kiel Hbf, Kiel, Hbf Kaistraße and Kiel-Hassee CITTI-PARK.
Omio customers traveling this route depart most frequently from København, Ny Ellebjerg St. (togbus) and arrive in Kiel Hbf.
Passengers board their train most frequently from København, Ny Ellebjerg St. (togbus) and travel around 3.6 miles (5.8 km) from the city center to this train station.
Passengers traveling this route most often arrive at Kiel Hbf and need to travel approximately 1.1 miles (1.7 km) from the train station to the city center in Kiel.
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