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Compare train, coach and flight for Basel to Kiel
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Basel to Kiel among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £40. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 1h 30m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.2 - 0.7kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £40, and a flight costs an average of £63.
Distance: 773 km
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Most popular Train | Flight | Coach |
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£95 Average Price | £139 Average Price | £58 Average Price Cheapest |
10h 25m Average total duration 9h 55m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 4h 30m Average total duration Fastest 1h 30m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* | 14h 25m Average total duration 13h 55m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
0.2 - 0.7kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 2.3 - 4.6kg CO2 emissions | 0.8 - 1.9kg CO2 emissions |
 Most popular train company |  Most popular airline |  Most popular bus company |
Direct Options | Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
Travel optionsfrom Basel to Kiel
How to get to Kiel from Basel by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Basel to Kiel is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus23:4021h15Basel, Bahnhof20:55Kiel, ZOB£911One-way2 changes
Cheapest
- FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus23:4021h15Basel, Bahnhof20:55Kiel, ZOB£911One-way2 changes
Fastest
KL1946 · KL175714:253h25EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg17:50Hamburg Airport£8101One-way1 change
Other options
- ECE 4 · 11186 · 1128614:469h12Basel SBB23:58Kiel Hbf£1071One-way2 changes
- ECE 4 · 1123814:469h35Basel SBB0:21Kiel Hbf£1071One-way1 change
- EC 150 · ICE 574 · 1128815:469h06Basel SBB0:52Kiel Hbf£1191One-way2 changes
- FlixBus · FlixBus4:5017h05Basel, Bahnhof21:55Kiel, ZOB£941One-way1 change
- FlixBus · FlixBus · FlixBus18:4020h30Basel, Bahnhof15:10Kiel, ZOB£1011One-way2 changes
- KL1944 · KL175510:153h50EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg14:05Hamburg Airport£3021One-way1 change
- KL1944 · KL175910:1511h40EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg21:55Hamburg Airport£3021One-way1 change
KL1948+KL175118:2513h30EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg7:55Hamburg Airport£3141One-way1 change
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This is compared to other travel options from Basel to Kiel:
A coach is £37 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Basel to Kiel costing on average £95.
A coach is £80 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Basel to Kiel costing on average £139.
Other travel options to Kiel take longer:
Train takes on average 9h 55m.
Coach takes on average 13h 55m.
- Around 19 flights per day.
- Around 11 trains per day.
- Around 4 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Basel and Kiel as scheduled services by train, coach and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg and arrive in Hamburg Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Basel SBB and arrive in Kiel Hbf.
- Coaches mostly depart from Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) and arrive in Kiel, ZOB.
- Travel with FlixBus to go to Kiel by coach.
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn, ÖBB | ICE, ÖBB | Nightjet, FlixTrain, Österreichische Bundesbahnen, Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) to go to Kiel by train.
- Travel with easyJet to go to Kiel by flight.
- 1 direct trains per day with Deutsche Bahn, ÖBB | ICE.
- 1 direct flights per day with easyJet.
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