Cheapest€11.88
- DB Regio Nord DB329806:0740m06:47Elmshorn stationKiel Hauptbahnhof
Door to door 1h 24mCO2 2.7 kgChanges 0Refundable
Elmshorn to Kiel train
Trains from Elmshorn to Kiel start at €12.44 and take 1h 24m at their fastest.
The Trains from Elmshorn to Kiel starts at €12.44 and takes 1h 24m door to door, run by 2 operators over 81 km, with around 2 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 60 days before departure.
- 1h 24mDoor to door
- 40mMoving
- €12.44From
- 2.7 kgCO2
The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Fastest€12.99
- DB Regio DB284206:4640m07:26Elmshorn stationKiel Hauptbahnhof
Door to door 1h 24mCO2 2.7 kgChanges 0Refundable
Rail operators
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From |
|---|---|
 DB Regio | €11.89 |
| DB Regio Nord | €11.88 |
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When to book Elmshorn to Kiel
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €12.9990 days
- €11.8860 days
- €11.8845 days
- €11.8830 days
- €12.9921 days
- €13.5414 days
- €17.947 days
- €15.743 days
- €25.091 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €11.88.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 111 percent. The most expensive point is €25.09, 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.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €18.49Sun
- €14.64Mon
- €12.44Tue
- €14.09Wed
- €19.59Thu
- €13.54Fri
- €16.29Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Elmshorn
Rail
- Elmshorn station
- Voßloch station
- Dauenhof station
Kiel
Rail
- Kiel Hauptbahnhof
- Kiel Hbf
- Kiel-Russee
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 81 km against 71 km in a straight line, a detour of 14 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Elmshorn at 06:07 and the last at 06:46, across 2 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Questions about Elmshorn 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 the Train from Elmshorn to Kiel take?
The Train from Elmshorn to Kiel takes 1h 24m door to door, of which 40m is spent moving. The route runs 81 km. The difference between the two times is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end, which every time on this page includes.
How much does the Train from Elmshorn to Kiel cost?
The Train from Elmshorn to Kiel starts at €12.44 for one passenger, checked on September 29, 2026. A typical fare is €12.44. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
Who runs the Train from Elmshorn to Kiel?
2 operators run the Train from Elmshorn to Kiel: DB Regio, DB Regio Nord. Between them they file around 2 departures a day. The operator table on this page compares them on fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.
Which terminal does the Train from Elmshorn to Kiel use?
The Train from Elmshorn to Kiel leaves from Elmshorn station and arrives at Kiel Hauptbahnhof. Allow about 44m for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one. That time is already inside every door to door figure quoted on this page.
When should I book the Train from Elmshorn to Kiel?
Fares for the Train from Elmshorn to Kiel bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €11.88. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 111 percent, measured on September 29, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Train from Elmshorn to Kiel produce?
The Train from Elmshorn to Kiel produces about 2.7 kg of CO2 per passenger over 81 km, which works out at roughly 33 grams per passenger kilometer. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveler, not for the vehicle.
What is provided on board the Train from Elmshorn to Kiel?
Operators on the Train from Elmshorn to Kiel publish Power outlets, Wi-Fi. That is what 2 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 1h 24m door to door. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.
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
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Elmshorn to Kiel on September 11, 2026: 81 km of route against 71 km in a straight line, 2 services a day, 2 operators, a cheapest fare of €12.44, and 1h 24m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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