Stuttgart to Hamburg train
Trains from Stuttgart to Hamburg start at €68.54 and take 4h 25m at their fastest.
The Trains from Stuttgart to Hamburg starts at €68.54 and takes 4h 25m door to door, run by 2 operators over 533 km, with around 12 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 45 days before departure.
- 4h 25mDoor to door
- 3h 41mMoving
- €68.54From
- 17.6 kgCO2
The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
No bookable itinerary on the day this page prices, so none is shown.
Rail operators
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From |
|---|---|
 DB Fernverkehr | €58.09 |
 SBB | €59.74 |
The trip ends at Hamburg Hauptbahnhof. Everything past the gates belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.
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When to book Stuttgart to Hamburg
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €28.2390 days
- €20.5360 days
- €19.9845 days
- €21.6330 days
- €28.2321 days
- €30.4314 days
- €35.387 days
- €35.933 days
- €50.231 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €19.98.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 151 percent. The most expensive point is €50.23, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 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.
- €34.83Sun
- €29.88Mon
- €29.33Tue
- €30.98Wed
- €38.68Thu
- €34.28Fri
- €30.43Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Stuttgart
- Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof
- Stuttgart Hbf
- Stuttgart-Sommerrain
Hamburg
- Hamburg Hauptbahnhof
- Hamburg Hbf
- Hamburg Süd
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 533 km against 533 km in a straight line, a detour of 1 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Stuttgart at 06:35 and the last at 20:11, across 12 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Trains against the other ways to make this journey
The same corridor, door to door, with every mode that runs it.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 4h 17m | 1h 7m | 3h 10m | €60.91 | 135.1 kg | 8 |
| Train | 4h 25m | 3h 41m | 44m | €68.54 | 17.6 kg | 12 |
| Coach | 7h 43m | 6h 59m | 44m | €29.33 | 14.4 kg | 18 |
Questions about Stuttgart 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 Stuttgart to Hamburg take?
The Train from Stuttgart to Hamburg takes 4h 25m door to door, of which 3h 41m is spent moving. The route runs 533 km. The difference between the two times is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end, which every time on this page includes.
How much does the Train from Stuttgart to Hamburg cost?
The Train from Stuttgart to Hamburg starts at €68.54 for one passenger, checked on September 12, 2026. A typical fare is €77.07. 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 Stuttgart to Hamburg?
2 operators run the Train from Stuttgart to Hamburg: DB Fernverkehr, SBB. Between them they file around 12 departures a day. The operator table on this page compares them on fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.
Which terminal does the Train from Stuttgart to Hamburg use?
The Train from Stuttgart to Hamburg leaves from Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof 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.
Is the Train the best way from Stuttgart to Hamburg?
Traveling from Stuttgart to Hamburg by Flight costs €60.91 and takes 4h 17m door to door, against 4h 25m by Train. Which is better depends on whether the money or the hours matter more on this trip. The comparison table on this page shows every mode side by side.
When should I book the Train from Stuttgart to Hamburg?
Fares for the Train from Stuttgart to Hamburg bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €19.98. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 151 percent, measured on September 12, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Train from Stuttgart to Hamburg produce?
The Train from Stuttgart to Hamburg produces about 17.6 kg of CO2 per passenger over 533 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 Stuttgart to Hamburg?
Operators on the Train from Stuttgart to Hamburg publish Power outlets, Wi-Fi. That is what 2 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 4h 25m door to door. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
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
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Stuttgart to Hamburg on September 12, 2026: 533 km of route against 533 km in a straight line, 12 services a day, 2 operators, a cheapest fare of €68.54, and 4h 25m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Related journeys
The trip is the easy half to plan. The days in Hamburg are the half people leave until last.
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