Darmstadt to Hamburg train
Trains from Darmstadt to Hamburg start at £38.46.
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The Trains from Darmstadt to Hamburg starts at £38.46, run by 1 operator over 419 km. Fares bottom out about 90 days before departure.
- 3h 43mDoor to door
- 2h 59mMoving
- £47.65From
- 09:40 to 09:40First and last departure
- 1Per day
- 13.8 kgCO2
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about £67.67Wed7
- about £119.04Thu8
- about £69.09Fri9
- about £80.87Sat10
- about £78.04Sun11
- about £55.42Mon12
- about £52.13Tue13
- about £47.42Wed14
- about £70.97Thu15
- about £55.42Fri16
- about £62.96Sat17
- about £56.84Sun18
- about £46.47Mon19
- about £44.59Tue20
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
Train operators
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £38.46 | 3h 37m | 140 km/h | Refundable | Power sockets, Wi-Fi |
The train gets you into Hamburg. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.

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When to book Darmstadt to Hamburg
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- £33.7590 days
- £56.8460 days
- £40.3445 days
- £40.8130 days
- £41.2921 days
- £44.5914 days
- £52.137 days
- £69.093 days
- £67.671 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at £33.75.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 105 percent. The dearest point is £69.09, 3 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 90 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- £56.84Sun
- £46.47Mon
- £44.59Tue
- £47.42Wed
- £70.97Thu
- £55.42Fri
- £62.96Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
Darmstadt
- Darmstadt Hbf
- Darmstadt Ost
- Darmstadt Süd
Hamburg
- Hamburg Hauptbahnhof
- Hamburg Hbf
- Hamburg-Altona
What the journey looks like
- Direct or connecting
- 40% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 60% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 419 km against 419 km in a straight line, a detour of 0 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Nuremberg, Stuttgart, Köln. The gap between arriving and leaving is 51 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 18 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is ours to fix and you are rebooked at no charge.
Questions about Darmstadt to Hamburg
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does the Train from Darmstadt to Hamburg take?
The Train from Darmstadt to Hamburg covers 419 km. Each operator's own departure and arrival times for the date you pick are in the search at the top of this page, beside the total price.
How much does the Train from Darmstadt to Hamburg cost?
The Train from Darmstadt to Hamburg starts at £38.46 for one passenger, as of 6 October 2026. A typical fare is £62.02. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
Who runs the Train from Darmstadt to Hamburg?
One operator runs the Train from Darmstadt to Hamburg: DB Fernverkehr. The operator table on this page sets out fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.
Which terminal does the Train from Darmstadt to Hamburg use?
The Train from Darmstadt to Hamburg leaves from Darmstadt Hbf and arrives at Hamburg Hauptbahnhof. Allow about 44m for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one. That time is already inside every door to door figure quoted on this page.
When should I book the Train from Darmstadt to Hamburg?
Fares for the Train from Darmstadt to Hamburg bottom out around 90 days ahead, at £33.75. The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time across the window is 105 percent, measured on 6 October 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Train from Darmstadt to Hamburg produce?
The Train from Darmstadt to Hamburg produces about 13.8 kg of CO2 per passenger over 419 km, which works out at roughly 33 grams per passenger kilometre. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveller, not for the vehicle.
What is provided on board the Train from Darmstadt to Hamburg?
Operators on the Train from Darmstadt to Hamburg publish Power sockets, Wi-Fi. That is what 1 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Observed service A carrier record names this operator on this pair, carried through unchanged.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
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