Cheapest€20.69
- DB Fernverkehr DB641606:151h 28m07:43Rostock HauptbahnhofAltona station
Door to door 2h 12mCO2 5.9 kgChanges 0Refundable
Traveling from Rostock to Altona costs €20.69 at the cheapest and takes 2h 2m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 2 operators. The route covers 180 km. Cheapest is by train, fastest is by train.
At a glance
- Distance
- 180 km
- Fastest
- 2h 2m
- Average
- 2h 9m
- Services per day
- 6
- Cheapest
- €20.69
- CO2 per passenger
- 5.9 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 29, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 2h 3m | 1h 19m | 44m | €23.99 | 5.9 kg | 6 |
- 2h 3mFastest, by Train
- €23.99Cheapest, by Train
- 5.9 kgLowest CO2, by Train
- 180 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Fastest€26.19
- DB Regio Nordost DB974806:041h 19m07:23Rostock HauptbahnhofAltona station
Door to door 2h 3mCO2 5.9 kgChanges 0Refundable
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Checking the live timetables.
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Rostock to Altona | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 | ThuSep 24 | FriSep 25 | SatSep 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | €56.99 | €49.29 | €43.24 | €34.44 | €49.29 | €36.09 | €37.19 | €27.84 | €30.59 | €23.99 | €31.14 | €36.64 | €32.79 | €30.59 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €20.69
Arriving in September changes what you want from a room in Altona. It is not a thing we sell, so here is who does.
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When to book Rostock to Altona
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €25.0990 days
- €17.3960 days
- €19.0445 days
- €17.3930 days
- €25.0921 days
- €30.5914 days
- €37.197 days
- €43.243 days
- €56.991 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €17.39.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 228 percent. The most expensive point is €56.99, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 30 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €27.84Sun
- €30.59Mon
- €23.99Tue
- €31.14Wed
- €36.64Thu
- €32.79Fri
- €30.59Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €43.24Sep
- €25.09Oct
- €19.04Nov
- €20.69Dec
- €23.99Jan
- €21.78Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 33% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 67% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 180 km against 157 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Kiel, Lübeck, Schwerin, Neumünster. 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. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Rostock at 06:04 and the last at 07:30, across 6 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Rostock
Rail
- Rostock Hauptbahnhof
- Rostock Hbf
- Rostock Central Station
Bus
- Rostock ZOB
- Betriebshof Hamburger Straße
Air
- RLG
Ferry
- Rostock Uberseehafen
- Rostock-Gedser
Altona
Ferry
- AIRBUS (Schiffsanleger)
- Blankenese (Schiffsanleger)
Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest |
|---|---|---|
 DB Fernverkehr | €20.69 | 2h 2m |
 DB Regio Nordost | €23.99 | 2h 3m |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €17.00 | 82% |
| Taxes | €1.70 | 8% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 10% |
| Total you pay | €20.69 | 100% |
Check-in is at three and you will be in Altona well before then. Lockers are not something we run.
Baggage storage near AIRBUS (Schiffsanleger)
Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.
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Questions about Rostock to Altona
The questions people actually ask about this trip, 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 it take to get from Rostock to Altona?
The fastest journey from Rostock to Altona takes 2h 2m door to door, of which 1h 19m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 2h 9m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Rostock to Altona?
The cheapest fare from Rostock to Altona is €20.69, checked on September 12, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €33.89. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Rostock to Altona?
The cheapest way from Rostock to Altona is by train, at €23.99 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 2h 3m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Rostock to Altona?
Fares from Rostock to Altona bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €17.39. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 228 percent, measured on September 12, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Rostock to Altona?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Rostock to Altona, at €23.99. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 12, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Rostock to Altona?
November is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Rostock to Altona, at €19.04 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Rostock to Altona?
2 operators sell services from Rostock to Altona across 1 mode: DB Fernverkehr, DB Regio Nordost. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Rostock to Altona?
33 percent of the services we sell from Rostock to Altona are direct. The rest connect at Kiel, Lübeck, Schwerin, Neumünster, with about 51 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Rostock to Altona use?
Services from Rostock to Altona by train leave from Rostock Hauptbahnhof and arrive at Altona station. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Rostock to Altona?
2 of the 2 operators we sell from Rostock to Altona allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Rostock to Altona on September 12, 2026: 180 km of route against 157 km in a straight line, 6 services a day, 2 operators, a cheapest fare of €20.69, and 2h 2m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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Day trips out of Altona and across Germany
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