Kiel Canal Kiel Canal The Kiel Canal (, literally "North-[to]-Baltic Sea canal", formerly known as the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Kanal) is a long freshwater canal in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. The canal was finished in 1895, but later widened, and links the North Sea at Brunsbüttel to the Baltic Sea at Kiel-Holtenau. An average of is saved by using the Kiel Canal instead of going around the Jutland Peninsula. This not only saves time but also avoids storm-prone seas and having to pass through the Sound or Belts. Besides its two sea entrances, the Kiel Canal is linked, at Oldenbüttel, to the navigable River
North Sea Canal in 1929 it was the largest canal lock in the world. Railway tunnels (with nearest train station on the south and north bank): Road tunnels, from east to west: The most western crossing is the road over the locks. The route depends on which of the locks is closed. Several ferries. In Amsterdam there are several across the IJ; at least one is frequent, operating 24 hours a day, free of charge. Bicyclists may only cross the canal at the locks or in the very south of Amsterdam or via ferries. Tunnels for bicyclists still do not exist. North Sea