Chemnitz to Kiel

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Chemnitz to Kiel. From €30.59, fastest 4h 8m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Chemnitz to Kiel costs €30.59 at the cheapest and takes 4h 8m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 2 operators. The route covers 496 km. Cheapest is by Train, fastest is by Train.

Checked September 10, 2026Priced for September 29, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
496 km
Fastest
4h 8m
Average
4h 22m
Services per day
6
Cheapest
€30.59
CO2 per passenger
16.4 kg
Door to door

Every way to make this journey

Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 29, 2026.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Train4h 21m3h 37m44m€36.6416.4 kg6
  • 4h 21mFastest, by Train
  • €36.64Cheapest, by Train
  • 16.4 kgLowest CO2, by Train
  • 496 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€30.59
  1. DB Fernverkehr DB775907:3057m08:27Chemnitz HbfHalle (Saale) Hbf
  2. HVV HV778609:455h 48m15:33ZOB Halle (Saale)Kiel ZOB

Changes at Halle (Saale), with 78 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.

Door to door 8h 47mCO2 14.2 kgChanges 1Changeable for a fee

Fastest€71.84
  1. ČD D775006:283h 37m10:05Chemnitz HbfKiel Hauptbahnhof

Door to door 4h 21mCO2 16.4 kgChanges 0Refundable

Today's real departures

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.

Today's real departures
OperatorServiceDepartsArrivesTakes
Mitteldeutsche Regiobahn2 changesRE6 (74173)08:3114:526h 26m
FlixBus-eu2 changesFlixBus N130609:2415:476h 28m
Mitteldeutsche Regiobahn3 changesRE6 (74175)09:3115:476h 21m
Mitteldeutsche Regiobahn2 changesRE6 (74177)10:3116:526h 26m
Mitteldeutsche Regiobahn2 changesRE6 (74179)11:3117:426h 16m
Mitteldeutsche Regiobahn1 changesRE6 (74181)12:3118:406h 14m

Prices over the next three weeks

Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.

Cheapest fare by mode and day for Chemnitz to Kiel
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Chemnitz to KielFriSep 11SatSep 12SunSep 13MonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23ThuSep 24
Train€84.49€65.79€66.34€53.14€47.09€58.64€53.14€49.29€49.84€44.89€43.24€36.64€48.19€41.59

Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €30.59

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A room in Kiel for the night the train gets in

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Booking window

When to book Chemnitz to Kiel

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €38.2990 days
  2. €26.1960 days
  3. €35.5445 days
  4. €38.8430 days
  5. €49.2921 days
  6. €41.5914 days
  7. €53.147 days
  8. €66.343 days
  9. €84.491 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €26.19.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 223 percent. The most expensive point is €84.49, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€84.49€26.191371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €44.89Sun
  2. €43.24Mon
  3. €36.64Tue
  4. €48.19Wed
  5. €49.29Thu
  6. €49.29Fri
  7. €49.84Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €47.09Sep
  2. €33.34Oct
  3. €33.34Nov
  4. €37.19Dec
  5. €30.59Jan
  6. €27.29Feb

The route

ChemnitzChemnitzKielKiel
The journey

What the journey actually looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

Direct or connecting
33% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 67% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 496 km against 431 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Leipzig, Halle (Saale), Neue Neustadt, Magdeburg. The gap between arriving and leaving is 61 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 16 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Chemnitz at 06:15 and the last at 07:30, across 6 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Chemnitz

Rail
  • Chemnitz Hbf
  • Chemnitz Hauptbahnhof
  • Chemnitz Süd railway station
Bus
  • Omnibusbahnhof Chemnitz
  • Fernbusterminal Chemnitz

Kiel

Rail
  • Kiel Hauptbahnhof
  • Kiel Hbf
  • Kiel-Russee
Bus
  • Kiel ZOB
  • Schönberg Schule
Ferry
  • Kiel Schwedenkai
  • Kiel Norwegenkai
Carriers

Who runs this route

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastest
ČD€71.844h 8m
DB Fernverkehr€65.794h 9m
  • ČD
  • DB Fernverkehr
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest Train fare we sell on 2026-09-29, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€26.0085%
Taxes€2.608%
Our service fee€1.997%
Total you pay€30.59100%

Check-in is at three and you will be in Kiel well before then. Lockers are not something we run.

Left luggage lockers

Baggage storage near Kiel Hauptbahnhof

Most of the points near Kiel Hauptbahnhof open before the first train and close after the last one.

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Questions about Chemnitz to Kiel

The questions people actually ask about this trip, 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 Chemnitz to Kiel?

The fastest journey from Chemnitz to Kiel takes 4h 8m door to door, of which 3h 37m is spent moving, on the Train. Most services take around 4h 22m, 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 Chemnitz to Kiel?

The cheapest fare from Chemnitz to Kiel is €30.59, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €88.62. 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 Chemnitz to Kiel?

The cheapest way from Chemnitz to Kiel is by Train, at €36.64 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 4h 21m 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 Chemnitz to Kiel?

Fares from Chemnitz to Kiel bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €26.19. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 223 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Chemnitz to Kiel?

Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Chemnitz to Kiel, at €36.64. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 29, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Chemnitz to Kiel?

February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Chemnitz to Kiel, at €27.29 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 service from Chemnitz to Kiel?

2 operators sell services from Chemnitz to Kiel across 1 modes: ČD, DB Fernverkehr. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.

Is there a direct service from Chemnitz to Kiel?

33 percent of the services we sell from Chemnitz to Kiel are direct. The rest connect at Leipzig, Halle (Saale), Neue Neustadt, Magdeburg, with about 61 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 Chemnitz to Kiel use?

Services from Chemnitz to Kiel by Train leave from Chemnitz Hbf and arrive at Kiel Hauptbahnhof. Allow about 44m 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 Chemnitz to Kiel?

2 of the 2 operators we sell from Chemnitz to Kiel 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

Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.

Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Chemnitz to Kiel on September 10, 2026: 496 km of route against 431 km in a straight line, 6 services a day, 2 operators, a cheapest fare of €30.59, and 4h 8m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

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