There are 11 ways to get from Koper to Kiel by plane, train, bus, car, shuttle, 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 from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport, train
best- Fly from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport (TRS) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane TRS - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
9h 9m€139–420Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Koper to Ljubljana APbus
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Villach Hbftrain 38 / ...
- Take the train from Villach Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain Drf
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain Re7
20h 24m€82–203Bus, train via Munich
- Take the bus from Koper to Ljubljana APbus
- Take the bus from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to München, ZOBbus
- Take the train from München Hbf to Göttingentrain 25
- Take the train from Göttingen to Kiel Hbftrain 22
15h 23m€644–1,130Bus
- Take the bus from Koper to Ljubljana APbus Pr A22 8426 13 / ...
- Take the bus from Ljubljana bus station to Kiel central bus stationbus N73
22h 59m€119–190Drive 1,254.8 km
- Drive from Koper to Kielcar 1,254.8 km
13h 26m€226–326Shuttle to Ljubljana, fly, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Koper, Avtobusna Postaja to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Fly from Ljubljana (LJU) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane LJU - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
8h 56m€195–436Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Portorož to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane VCE - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
9h 15m€117–631Shuttle, shuttle to Munich International Airport, fly, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Koper, Avtobusna Postaja to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Flughafen München
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane MUC - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
11h 6m€445–696Shuttle, shuttle to Vienna International Airport, fly, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Koper, Avtobusna Postaja to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Take a shuttle bus from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Flughafen Wien
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane VIE - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
11h 46m€425–686Drive, car train
- Drive from Koper to Villach Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Villach Hbf to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Kielcar
17h 11m€147–198Train
- Take the train from Koper to Ljubljanatrain Ic
- Take the train from Ljubljana to Villach Hbftrain 38 / ...
- Take the train from Villach Hbf to Muenchen Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from München Hbf to Göttingentrain 25
- Take the train from Göttingen to Kiel Hbftrain 22
18h 40m€199–389
Koper to Kiel by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Koper to Kiel is to bus and train which costs €80 - €210 and takes 20h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Koper to Kiel is to shuttle and fly and train which takes 8h 56m and costs €190 - €440.
No, there is no direct bus from Koper to Kiel station. However, there are services departing from Koper and arriving at Kiel central bus station via Ljubljana bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 59m.
No, there is no direct train from Koper to Kiel. However, there are services departing from Koper and arriving at Kiel Hbf via Ljubljana, Villach Hbf, München Hbf and Göttingen. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 40m.
The distance between Koper and Kiel is 1079 km. The road distance is 1254.8 km.
The best way to get from Koper to Kiel without a car is to bus and train via Munich which takes 15h 23m and costs €600 - €1200.
It takes approximately 9h 9m to get from Koper to Kiel, including transfers.
Koper to Kiel bus services, operated by Arriva Slovenia, depart from Koper station.
Koper to Kiel train services, operated by Slovenske železnice (SŽ), depart from Koper station.
The best way to get from Koper to Kiel is to bus which takes 22h 59m and costs €110 - €190. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €190 - €390 and takes 18h 40m.
What companies run services between Koper, Slovenia and Kiel, Germany?
You can take a bus from Koper to Kiel central bus station via Ljubljana bus station in around 22h 59m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Koper to Kiel Hbf via Ljubljana, Villach Hbf, Muenchen Hbf, München Hbf, and Göttingen in around 18h 40m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–600
Flights from Ljubljana to Hamburg Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €120–450
Flights from Ljubljana to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–450
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–310
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–240
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–340
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Hamburg Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–330
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–260
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–270
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Hamburg Airport via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €180–370
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–240
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Hamburg Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–430
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Hamburg Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, Sunday, Thursday, Friday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €45–310
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Hamburg Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–370
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Trieste – Friuli Venezia Giulia Airport to Hamburg Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–470
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Ljubljana to Hamburg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–350
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- 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
- €17
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17
- 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
- €17–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Göttingen to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- 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 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 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 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 Villach Hbf to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Göttingen to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- 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
- +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)
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
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- *
- €20–35
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- *
- €20–35
Train from Villach Hbf to Muenchen Hbf
- *
- €45–75
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 Villach Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–130
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +386 1 29 13 331
- [email protected]
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
Train from Koper to Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
Train from Ljubljana to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
Train from Ljubljana to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8
- Website
- Slovenske železnice (SŽ)
- Phone
- +385 60 333 444
- [email protected]
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Ljubljana to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
Train from Ljubljana to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8
- Website
- HŽ Putnički prijevoz (HŽPP)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Villach Hbf to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €84
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Train from Villach Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 59m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–150
- Couchette Carriage
- €85–100
- Seating Carriage
- €55–70
- Phone
- +386 090 74 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arriva Slovenia
Bus from Koper to Ljubljana AP
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–11
- Website
- Arriva Slovenia
Bus from Koper to Ljubljana AP
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–11
- Website
- Arriva Slovenia
Bus from Koper to Ljubljana AP
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–11
- Website
- Arriva Slovenia
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Bus from Ljubljana, Avtobusna Postaja to München, ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €500–850
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Portorož to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €27–370
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- €27
- Private
- €155
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Ljubljana bus station to Kiel central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +386 (0) 31 30 41 41
- [email protected]
- Website
- zup-prevozi.eu
Shuttle from Koper, Avtobusna Postaja to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €90–110
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €90–110
Shuttle from Koper, Avtobusna Postaja to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €90–110
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €90–110
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Flughafen München
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €260–310
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €260–310
Shuttle from Koper, Avtobusna Postaja to Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €90–110
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €90–110
Shuttle from Zgornji Brnik, Letališče Jožeta Pučnika Ljubljana to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €250–310
- Schedules at
- zup-prevozi.eu
- Economy class
- €250–310
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Booking & Getting There
Koper to Kiel bus services, operated by Arriva Slovenia, arrive at Ljubljana AP station.
Koper to Kiel train services, operated by Slovenske železnice (SŽ), arrive at Ljubljana station.
Yes, the driving distance between Koper to Kiel is 1255 km. It takes approximately 13h 26m to drive from Koper to Kiel.
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