Kiel to Stuttgart

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from Kiel to Stuttgart. From €73.49, fastest 5h 34m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Traveling from Kiel to Stuttgart costs €73.49 at the cheapest and takes 5h 34m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 712 km. Cheapest is by Train, fastest is by Train.

Checked September 11, 2026Priced for September 30, 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
712 km
Fastest
5h 34m
Average
5h 56m
Services per day
5
Cheapest
€73.49
CO2 per passenger
23.5 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 30, 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
Train5h 36m4h 52m44m€83.3923.5 kg5
  • 5h 36mFastest, by Train
  • €83.39Cheapest, by Train
  • 23.5 kgLowest CO2, by Train
  • 712 kmDistance traveled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on September 30, 2026

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

Cheapest€73.49
  1. ČD D491707:3046m08:16Kiel HauptbahnhofHamburg Hauptbahnhof
  2. DB Fernverkehr DB486309:293h 39m13:08Hamburg HauptbahnhofStuttgart Hauptbahnhof

Changes at Hamburg, with 73 minutes between services and a walk of about 5 minutes.

Door to door 6h 22mCO2 20.9 kgChanges 1Refundable

Fastest€94.39
  1. DB Fernverkehr DB208506:184h 52m11:10Kiel HauptbahnhofStuttgart Hauptbahnhof

Door to door 5h 36mCO2 23.5 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.

No live timetable for this trip yet.

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.

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 Kiel to Stuttgart
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Kiel to StuttgartSatSep 12SunSep 13MonSep 14TueSep 15WedSep 16ThuSep 17FriSep 18SatSep 19SunSep 20MonSep 21TueSep 22WedSep 23ThuSep 24FriSep 25
Train€203.84€154.34€136.74€115.29€131.24€184.59€110.34€129.04€104.84€96.04€83.39€107.04€138.39€89.44

Cheapest day: 2026-09-30 · €73.49

The train gets you into Stuttgart. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.

A hotel room

Looking for somewhere to stay in Stuttgart?

The search opens on Stuttgart with your nights already filled in, so it is one step to a real price.

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Booking window

When to book Kiel to Stuttgart

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

  1. €111.9990 days
  2. €60.2960 days
  3. €71.2945 days
  4. €77.3430 days
  5. €87.7921 days
  6. €89.4414 days
  7. €110.347 days
  8. €136.743 days
  9. €203.841 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €60.29.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 238 percent. The most expensive point is €203.84, 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.
€203.84€60.291371421304560

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. €108.69Sun
  2. €98.24Mon
  3. €83.39Tue
  4. €107.04Wed
  5. €138.39Thu
  6. €89.44Fri
  7. €129.04Sat
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. €115.29Sep
  2. €91.09Oct
  3. €69.64Nov
  4. €75.69Dec
  5. €79.54Jan
  6. €72.94Feb

The route

KielKielStuttgartStuttgart
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
20% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 80% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 712 km against 619 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 Hamburg, Hamburg-Nord, Hannover, Hamburg-Mitte. The gap between arriving and leaving is 73 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 13 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 Kiel at 06:18 and the last at 07:30, across 5 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.

Kiel

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

Stuttgart

Rail
  • Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof
  • Stuttgart Hbf
  • Stuttgart-Sommerrain
Bus
  • Stuttgart SAB
  • Stuttgart-Airport-Busterminal
Air
  • STR
Ferry
  • Wasen
  • Mühlgrün

The fare from STR into Stuttgart is the one price on this trip we cannot show you, because it is not ours.

A taxi stand outside an airport terminal

Getting from STR into Stuttgart?

Settled in advance, so the ride into Stuttgart costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.

Partner links. We do not operate transfers. We earn a commission on a booking, and the fare is the same as going direct.

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.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
DB Fernverkehr€76.795h 34m140 km/hRefundablePower outlets, Wi-Fi
  • 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 2026-09-30, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€65.0088%
Taxes€6.509%
Our service fee€1.993%
Total you pay€73.49100%

The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.

Left luggage lockers

Somewhere to drop the bags in Stuttgart?

Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.

Partner links. We do not run these networks. We earn a commission on a booking, and the price is the same as going direct.

Questions about Kiel to Stuttgart

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 Kiel to Stuttgart?

The fastest journey from Kiel to Stuttgart takes 5h 34m door to door, of which 4h 52m is spent moving, on the Train. Most services take around 5h 56m, 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 Stuttgart?

The cheapest fare from Kiel to Stuttgart is €73.49, checked on September 30, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €121.89. 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 Stuttgart?

The cheapest way from Kiel to Stuttgart is by Train, at €83.39 for one passenger on September 30, 2026. That journey takes 5h 36m 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 Stuttgart?

Fares from Kiel to Stuttgart bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €60.29. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 238 percent, measured on September 30, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

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

Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Kiel to Stuttgart, at €83.39. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 30, 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 Stuttgart?

November is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Kiel to Stuttgart, at €69.64 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 Kiel to Stuttgart?

1 operators sell services from Kiel to Stuttgart across 1 modes: 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 Kiel to Stuttgart?

20 percent of the services we sell from Kiel to Stuttgart are direct. The rest connect at Hamburg, Hamburg-Nord, Hannover, Hamburg-Mitte, with about 73 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 Stuttgart use?

Services from Kiel to Stuttgart by Train leave from Kiel Hauptbahnhof and arrive at Stuttgart 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 Kiel to Stuttgart?

1 of the 1 operators we sell from Kiel to Stuttgart 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 Kiel to Stuttgart on September 11, 2026: 712 km of route against 619 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €73.49, and 5h 34m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Stuttgart is somebody else's catalog.

A guided tour group

Anything to book in Stuttgart before you go?

Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Stuttgart, with free cancellation on most of it.

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