Kiel to Västra Frölunda runs about 2 times a day, with the first departure around 06:33 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €28.39, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 13h 44m over 406 km, on services run by 1 operator across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €28.39, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for 29 September 2026
€28.39
- 185%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Kiel
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:33First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 2Services per day
- 50%Run direct
Departure times on this route
12Go lists the departures it sells between Kiel and Västra Frölunda.
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Stena Line runs this service and does not sell it here. Direct Ferries takes the payment.
Buying this journey
Direct Ferries holds the sailings between these two ports, with the crossing times and the fares.
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €63.59Mon21
- about €55.89Tue22
- about €50.39Wed23
- about €53.14Thu24
- about €54.24Fri25
- about €54.24Sat26
- about €50.39Sun27
- about €30.59Mon28
- about €28.39Tue29
- about €43.24Wed30
- about €49.29Thu1
- about €43.79Fri2
- about €45.99Sat3
- about €39.39Sun4
- about €31.69Mon5
- about €32.23Tue6
- about €29.49Wed7
- about €40.49Thu8
- about €35.53Fri9
- about €30.59Sat10
- about €31.14Sun11
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The ferry gets you into Västra Frölunda. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Västra Frölunda for the night the ferry gets in
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When to book Kiel to Västra Frölunda
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €33.3490 days
- €24.5460 days
- €25.0945 days
- €22.3430 days
- €31.1421 days
- €39.3914 days
- €50.397 days
- €50.393 days
- €63.591 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €22.34.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 185 percent. The dearest point is €63.59, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Kiel to Västra Frölunda and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
406 km
386 km as the crow flies, 5% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north.
Who lives at each end
252,668 → 15,924
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 50% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 50% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 406 km against 386 km in a straight line, a detour of 5 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Frederikshavn. The gap between arriving and leaving is 56 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 17 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is ours to fix and you are rebooked at no charge.
Who runs this route
Västra Frölunda is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Left luggage near Donsö
Most of the points near Donsö open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Kiel to Västra Frölunda
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Kiel to Västra Frölunda?
The fastest journey from Kiel to Västra Frölunda takes 13h 44m door to door, of which 12h 22m is spent moving, on the ferry. Most services take around 14h 15m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Kiel to Västra Frölunda?
The cheapest fare from Kiel to Västra Frölunda is €28.39, as of 20 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €43.24. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Kiel to Västra Frölunda?
The cheapest way from Kiel to Västra Frölunda is by ferry, at €28.39 for one passenger on 29 September 2026. That journey takes 13h 52m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Kiel to Västra Frölunda?
Fares from Kiel to Västra Frölunda bottom out around 30 days before departure, at €22.34. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 185 percent, measured on 20 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Kiel to Västra Frölunda?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Kiel to Västra Frölunda, at €31.69. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 20 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Kiel to Västra Frölunda?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Kiel to Västra Frölunda, at €21.79 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Kiel to Västra Frölunda?
Stena Line publish service areas covering both Kiel and Västra Frölunda, so they are listed as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from Kiel to Västra Frölunda?
50 percent of the services we sell from Kiel to Västra Frölunda are direct. The rest connect at Frederikshavn, with about 56 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Kiel to Västra Frölunda use?
Services from Kiel to Västra Frölunda by ferry leave from Kiel Schwedenkai and arrive at Donsö. Allow about 1h 30m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Kiel to Västra Frölunda?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Kiel to Västra Frölunda allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area The operators listed publish a service area covering both places. That evidences the corridor rather than a named service.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Kiel to Västra Frölunda on 20 September 2026: 406 km of route against 386 km in a straight line, 2 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €28.39, and 13h 44m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Being on the water gives Västra Frölunda a set of days out that do not start at a station.
Day trips out of Västra Frölunda and across Sweden
Day trips that leave Västra Frölunda in the morning and cover a good part of Sweden by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Kiel reaches 46 places in 5 countries on services we hold, over distances from 62 to 619 km. Västra Frölunda reaches 28 places in 3 countries, from 78 to 456 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Kiel
- 46Places you can leave for
- 5Countries
- 7Operators
Arriving in Västra Frölunda
Leaving Västra Frölunda
- 28Places you can leave for
- 3Countries
- 2Operators