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Compare train, bus, and flight for Budapest to Kiel
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Budapest to Kiel among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the train, with an average ticket price of €89 For those with little time, consider booking a flight, which has an average total journey time of 5h 12m. If you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint, the train is your best option, with estimated CO2 emissions of 0.3 - 0.9kg. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a train costs an average of €89, while a flight costs an average of €473.
Distance: 609 miles (981 km)
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Most popular Train | Bus | Flight |
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€89 Average price Cheapest | €105 Average price | €473 Average price |
15h 19m Average total duration 14h 49m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 19h 2m Average total duration 18h 32m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 5h 12m Average total duration Fastest 3h 12m Onboard + 2h 0m Additional time* |
0.3 - 0.9kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 1.0 - 2.5kg CO2 emissions | 2.9 - 5.9kg CO2 emissions |
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Direct Options | Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
Travel optionsfrom Budapest to Kiel
How to get from Budapest to Kiel by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Budapest to Kiel is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- FlixBus · FlixBus11:35 PM21h20Budapest, Mexikói Út M8:55 PMKiel, ZOB€681One-way1 transfer
Cheapest
- FlixBus · FlixBus11:35 PM21h20Budapest, Mexikói Út M8:55 PMKiel, ZOB€681One-way1 transfer
Fastest
- EW77838:30 PM1h45Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport10:15 PMHamburg Airport€991One-way0 transfers
Other options
- EC 278 · RJ 172 · 11186 · 112869:30 AM14h28Budapest-Nyugati11:58 PMKiel Hbf€711One-way3 transfers
- EC 278 · RJ 172 · 112389:30 AM15h04Budapest-Nyugati12:34 AMKiel Hbf€711One-way2 transfers
- R 4632 · EC 140 · RJX 19976 · ICE 12148:40 AM14h54Budapest-Deli11:34 PMKiel Hbf€1171One-way5 transfers
- FlixBus · FlixBus11:45 PM21h10Budapest, Kelenföld Vasútállomás8:55 PMKiel, ZOB€711One-way1 transfer
- FlixBus · FlixBus11:30 PM21h25Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar8:55 PMKiel, ZOB€711One-way1 transfer
- FlixBus · FlixBus9:10 AM19h00Budapest, Kelenföld Vasútállomás4:10 AMKiel, ZOB€741One-way1 transfer
- EW2783 · EW70451:00 PM4h30Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport5:30 PMHamburg Airport€1381One-way1 transfer
- EW2783+
EW20461:00 PM6h20Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport7:20 PMHamburg Airport€1491One-way1 transfer 
DE4466 · DE41815:05 PM17h40Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport10:45 AMHamburg Airport€1641One-way1 transfer
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This is compared to other travel options from Budapest to Kiel:
A bus is €12 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Budapest to Kiel costing on average €89.
A bus is €61 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Budapest to Kiel costing on average €139.
Other travel options to Kiel take longer:
Train takes on average 15h 19m.
Bus takes on average 17h 32m.
- Around 58 flights per day.
- Around 13 buses per day.
- Around 6 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Budapest and Kiel as scheduled services by train, bus, and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport and arrive in Hamburg Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Budapest Keleti and arrive in Kiel Hbf.
- Buses mostly depart from Budapest, Liszt Ferenc Nemzetközi Repülőtér and arrive in Kiel, ZOB.
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn to go to Kiel by train.
- Travel with Lufthansa Cityline, Sas Airways, KLM Cityhopper, Swiss, Brussels Airlines, Eurowings, Condor Flugdienst, Lufthansa City Airlines, Air France, KLM, Qatar Airways, Luxair, Avion Express Malta, Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa, Air Baltic, Turkish Airlines, GetJet Airlines, Helvetic Airways, Lot Polish Airlines, British Airways to go to Kiel by flight.
- Travel with FlixBus to go to Kiel by bus.
- 1 direct flights per day with GetJet Airlines.
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