Cheapest
Average
The best way to find a cheap train ticket from Frankfurt am Main to Kiel is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
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Fastest Journey
5 h 44 m
Average
6 h 46 m
Trains per day
3
Distance
478 km
Of the 3 trains that leave Frankfurt am Main for Kiel every day 3 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
Distance | 296 miles (477 km) | |
Average train duration | 4 h 46 min | |
Average train ticket price | $33 (€29) | |
Train frequency | 15 a day | |
Direct train | Yes, there are 4 direct trains a day | |
Train companies | Deutsche Bahn or Deutsche Bahn with connection |
Trains from Frankfurt am Main to Kiel cover the 296 miles (477 km) long trip taking on average 4 h 46 min with our travel partners like Deutsche Bahn or Deutsche Bahn with connection. Normally, there are 15 trains operating per day, including direct services available. While the average ticket price for this journey costs around $33 (€29), you can find the cheapest train ticket for as low as $21 (€18). Travelers depart most frequently from Frankfurt (M) Flughafen Regionalbf and arrive in Kiel Hbf.
For as little as $21 (€18) you can travel by train from Frankfurt am Main to Kiel with Deutsche Bahn. Omio will show you the best deals, schedules and tickets available for this journey.
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 from Frankfurt am Main to Kiel. 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.
Train information from Frankfurt am Main to Kiel with Deutsche Bahn:
When taking a train from Frankfurt am Main, you have a couple of train stations you can depart from including Frankfurt (M) Flughafen Regionalbf, Frankfurt Main Ost and Frankfurt am Main - Stadion. When you arrive in Kiel, your train can arrive in train stations including Kiel Hbf, Kiel, Hbf Kaistraße and Kiel-Hassee CITTI-PARK.
Omio customers traveling this route book their trains from Frankfurt (M) Flughafen Regionalbf to Kiel Hbf.
Passengers board their train most frequently from Frankfurt (M) Flughafen Regionalbf and travel around 9.2 miles (14.8 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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