Kiel Port Ferry Overview
Kiel is approximately 90 km to the north of Hamburg. Due to its geographic location in the north of Germany, the southeast of the Jutland peninsula, and the southwestern shore of the Baltic Sea.
Kiel has become one of the main maritime centres of Germany. For instance, the city is known for a variety of international sailing events, including the annual Kiel Week, which is the biggest sailing event in the world. The Olympic sailing competitions of the 1936 and the 1972 Summer Olympics were held in Kiel.
Kiel is a significant port for passenger and cargo shipping from Germany to Scandinavia. Passenger ferries operate from and to Gothenburg in Sweden courticy of a daily Stena Line service, each crossing taking around 13½ hours. A daily service is also offered to Oslo in Norway by Color Line wih each crossing taking around 19½ hours.
The Kiel Canal is 61 miles long. The canal links the North Sea at Brunsbüttel to the Baltic Sea at Kiel-Holtenau. The Kiel Canal is the most heavily used artificial seaway in the world. |
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