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Kiel score: 28/100 (Moderate) Updated September 27, 2026

Is Kiel safe? Germany travel risk

Is Kiel safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026

Kiel scores 28/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Germany Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 13 May 2025); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.

Kiel scores 28/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Germany (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Kiel: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.

Driven by: security (35/100) and natural hazards (39/100).

A score of 28 is higher than the scores of 21% of the 241 countries we cover.

Consult the Germany travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.

Territorial & Position Context

Charted at coordinates 54.3233° N, 10.1394° E in Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel maintains a regional distance of 295.0 km SE to Berlin.

Region
Schleswig-Holstein
Coordinates
54.3233° N, 10.1394° E
Elevation
7 m
Time Zone
Europe/Berlin
Population
248,873
Nearest city with evaluated safety score: Hamburg (86.5 km S).

Critical Services & Regional Transit

Aviation Hub Kiel-Holtenau Airport (KEL) 6.3 km N
Hospital Care Anmeldung Radiologie und Neuroradiologie 0.8 km NNE
Police Station 2. Polizeirevier Kiel 0.1 km NNE
Railway Terminal Kiel Hauptbahnhof 1.2 km SSW

Adjacent Localities in Germany

Natural Hazard Calendar & History

5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)

Hazard Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Floods 1 — — — — 1 — 1 1 1 — —

Most flood events within 100 km of Kiel happened in January, June, August, September and October (5 of 5 in five years).

Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.

For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Germany travel advice & laws.

Check the official entry requirements for your nationality before you travel. See the Germany entry requirements.

Regional Centers with Threat Ratings

Bad Segeberg 10
46.7 km SSE
Bad Schwartau 15
57.8 km SE
Bad Oldesloe 10
58.9 km SSE
Lübeck 27
61.8 km SE
Flensburg 10
68.2 km NW
Norderstedt 10
69.1 km S

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Reference data: SimpleMaps (CC BY 4.0), GeoNames, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, Open-Meteo, GDACS, USGS · Sources · Editorial Policy