Schleswig-Holstein Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Land

Bus

Interglobus Reisen (666 1787; 2-5pm Mon-Fri), located in the central bus station, has daily buses to Poland. Many other services head from the central bus station to towns in Schleswig-Holstein, although the train is often more convenient.

Car & motorcycle

Kiel is connected with the rest of Germany via the A210 and A215, which merge with the A7 to Hamburg and beyond. The B4, B76, B404, B502 and B503 also converge here.

Train

Numerous trains shuttle between Kiel, Hamburg-Altona and Hamburg Hauptbahnhof (€15.20, 1½ hours). Trains to Lübeck leave hourly (€13.40, 1¼ hours). There are regular local connections to Schleswig, Husum, Schwerin and Flensburg.

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Air

The bus service Kielius (666 2222; www.kielius.de) shuttles 36 times a day (18 times in each direction) between Hamburg airport and Kiel’s central bus station (one-way/return €16/27). Lübeck airport is also quite close.

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