Freiburg im Breisgau to Hamburg train

Trains from Freiburg im Breisgau to Hamburg start at $81.66.

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The Trains from Freiburg im Breisgau to Hamburg starts at $81.66, run by 1 operator over 672 km. Fares bottom out about 90 days before departure.

Checked October 6, 2026Priced for October 27, 2026One passenger, all fees included

  • 6h 33mDoor to door
  • 4h 53mMoving
  • $87.73 to $238.79From
  • 21.9 kgCO2

$87.73 to $238.79 for one passenger across the 14 departure dates priced here. The low end is one day, not every day. Typical for this corridor. The operator sets the price on the day.

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Buying this trip

Pick a departure for Freiburg im Breisgau to Hamburg and pay on tickets.orlero.com, our booking site.

The price is the one 12Go sets, with every fee shown before you pay.

Fares by date

What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.

Typical fares

  1. about $223.62Wed7
  2. about $238.79Thu8
  3. about $199.35Fri9
  4. about $182.37Sat10
  5. about $157.49Sun11
  6. about $136.86Mon12
  7. about $135.65Tue13
  8. about $101.08Wed14
  9. about $139.90Thu15
  10. about $110.17Fri16
  11. about $122.30Sat17
  12. about $137.47Sun18
  13. about $87.73Mon19
  14. about $116.85Tue20

Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.

Carriers

Rail operators

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
DB FernverkehrNoneNone140 km/hRefundablePower outlets, Wi-Fi
  • DB Fernverkehr

The train gets you into Hamburg. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.

A hotel room

A room in Hamburg for the night the train gets in

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Booking window

When to book Freiburg im Breisgau to Hamburg

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. $70.1490 days
  2. $119.8860 days
  3. $86.5245 days
  4. $93.1930 days
  5. $81.6621 days
  6. $116.8514 days
  7. $135.657 days
  8. $199.353 days
  9. $223.621 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at $70.14.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 219 percent. The most expensive point is $223.62, 1 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.
Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. $137.47Sun
  2. $91.37Mon
  3. $116.85Tue
  4. $101.08Wed
  5. $139.90Thu
  6. $117.46Fri
  7. $122.30Sat
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

Freiburg

Rail
  • Freiburg (Breisgau) Hbf
  • Freiburg-Littenweiler
  • Freiburg West

Hamburg

Rail
  • Hamburg Hauptbahnhof
  • Hamburg Hbf
  • Hamburg-Altona
The journey

What the journey looks like

Direct or connecting
0% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 100% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 672 km against 636 km in a straight line, a detour of 4 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Frankfurt am Main, Karlsruhe. The gap between arriving and leaving is 56 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 17 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 Freiburg im Breisgau to Hamburg

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 the Train from Freiburg im Breisgau to Hamburg take?

The Train from Freiburg im Breisgau to Hamburg covers 672 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 Freiburg im Breisgau to Hamburg cost?

The Train from Freiburg im Breisgau to Hamburg starts at $81.66 for one passenger, as of October 6, 2026. A typical fare is $84.40. 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 Freiburg im Breisgau to Hamburg?

One operator runs the Train from Freiburg im Breisgau 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 Freiburg im Breisgau to Hamburg use?

The Train from Freiburg im Breisgau to Hamburg leaves from Freiburg (Breisgau) 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 Freiburg im Breisgau to Hamburg?

Fares for the Train from Freiburg im Breisgau to Hamburg bottom out around 90 days ahead, at $70.14. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 219 percent, measured on October 6, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.

How much CO2 does the Train from Freiburg im Breisgau to Hamburg produce?

The Train from Freiburg im Breisgau to Hamburg produces about 21.9 kg of CO2 per passenger over 672 km, which works out at roughly 33 grams per passenger kilometer. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveler, not for the vehicle.

What is provided on board the Train from Freiburg im Breisgau to Hamburg?

Operators on the Train from Freiburg im Breisgau to Hamburg publish Power outlets, 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 labeled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon

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