We make shipping possible. The Kiel Canal How to get there: By VRK bus (bus stop Wik-Kanal) or by car: From the centre, head in direction of Nord-Ostsee-Kanal, Hafen and follow the brown signs “Besichtigungs- plattform Wik”. The Kiel Canal, which is 11 metres deep and extends over 98.6 kilometres, is the busiest man-made wa- Guided group visits can be booked via the Kiel tou- Observation deck Norwegen terway in the world. It linksDal the North Sea with the Finnland rist information. Oslo Baltic Sea and does not only constitute an impor- Helsinki Phone: +49 (0) 431 679100 Kiel-Holtenau locks E tant part of the regional economic structures, but Stockholm also a key element of the trans-European transport E network. This federal waterway helps ships to save Tallinn S approx. 250 nauti- Estland cal miles (460 kilo- Waterway and Shipping Office Leith D Göteborg metres) and a lot of Kiel-Holtenau R E time, which means an Riga Schweden E O Dänemark enormous competitive Schleuseninsel 2 Esbjerg advantage forS interna- 24159 Kiel-Germany N Kopen- Malmö Klaipeda hagen tional shipping. Phone: +49 (0)431 3603-0 T Litauen In additionS to the locks Fax: +49 (0)431 3603-414 Kiel O in Brunsbüttel Russlandand Vilnius
[email protected] Brunsbüttel NOK Kiel,Gdansk the Kiel Canal’s Rostock Großbritanien Hamburg Stettin infrastructure includes Themse Bremen Elbe Polen London 10 bridges, 2 tunnels, Amsterdam Oder Deutschland Berlin Southhampton Rotterdam 14 ferriesVistula and 12 lay- Dover Warschau Weser bys, which are widened Antwerpen Belgien Rhein sections that allow oncoming traffic to pass.