Hamburg Airport to Kiel cruise port
Kiel is a big Baltic cruise port. Almost 1 million passengers a year start or end a cruise at the Ostseekai terminal. Most fly into Hamburg Airport, about 90 km away by road.
Kiel cruise terminals
- Ostseekai (berths 27/28): 300 m from the city centre, with the station within walking distance
- Norwegenkai (berth 22): 300 m from the centre
- Ostuferhafen: 8 km from the centre, so take a taxi
Hamburg Airport to Kiel by bus or train
The KIELIUS bus runs hourly between Hamburg Airport and Kiel bus station, in about 1 h 20. A single costs about €26 online or €27 on board, with saver fares from about €16. Children up to 5 ride free. The train takes about 1 h 50.
Hamburg Airport to Kiel taxi
Kiel’s taxi central has 8-seat large taxis and says that for three or more people a taxi to Hamburg Airport is cheaper than the train. A chauffeur from Hamburg to Kiel costs about €260 one way in a business car. Door-to-door shuttles from Schleswig-Holstein towns to the cruise port start from about €105 per trip.
Book ahead on turnaround days, when thousands of passengers arrive at once. Sailing from Rostock instead? See Warnemünde.