Travel to Hamburg
Every way to reach Hamburg: 3 modes compared, with fares.
Hamburg is reachable from 182 places across 50 countries by 3 modes, on services run by 82 operators. The cheapest arrival costs €10.07 and the fastest takes 1h 17m door to door. The nearest origin is 44 km away.
How people reach Hamburg
Every mode that actually calls at Hamburg, with the cheapest fare and the fastest journey on each.
| Mode | Origins | From | Fastest | Reach | Operators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 110 | €11.88 | 1h 17m | 929 km | 10 |
| Coach | 110 | €10.07 | 2h 15m | 1,473 km | 4 |
| Flight | 249 | €41.44 | 4h 3m | 7,596 km | 68 |
- 182Places you can arrive from
- 182Places you can leave for
- 50Countries
- 82Operators
The trip ends at Hamburg Hauptbahnhof. Everything past the gates belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.
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Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
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How far people travel to get here
Every origin we sell, grouped by how far it is in a straight line.
| Distance | Routes | Share | Nearest of them |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 200 km | 48 | 10% | Lüneburg, 44 km |
| 200 to 600 km | 155 | 33% | Paderborn, 220 km |
| 600 to 1,500 km | 144 | 31% | Munich, 612 km |
| Over 1,500 km | 122 | 26% | Chisinau, 1519 km |
Which countries you can arrive from
Countries with at least one route into Hamburg that we sell.
| Country | Routes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 176 | 43% |
| Italy | 34 | 8% |
| Spain | 32 | 8% |
| France | 21 | 5% |
| Türkiye | 16 | 4% |
| Austria | 14 | 3% |
| Greece | 14 | 3% |
| Poland | 13 | 3% |
| United Kingdom | 12 | 3% |
| Hungary | 10 | 2% |
| Croatia | 9 | 2% |
| Portugal | 8 | 2% |
| Tunisia | 8 | 2% |
| Bulgaria | 6 | 1% |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1% |
| Czechia | 6 | 1% |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1% |
| Norway | 6 | 1% |
| Belgium | 4 | 1% |
| Denmark | 4 | 1% |
Stations, airports and ports in Hamburg
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Hamburg
- Hamburg Hauptbahnhof
- Hamburg Hbf
- Hamburg Süd
- Hamburg ZOB
- Bus Port Hamburg
- HAM
- Hamburg Landungsbrucken
- Neuhof
HAM is not in Hamburg, and the drive in from it is the part of the trip nobody plans. We sell the flight and stop at the terminal door.
Getting from HAM into Hamburg?
A price agreed before you fly, a driver at arrivals, and a car big enough for the bags.
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The cheapest journeys into Hamburg
Priced from the same engine that answers the search box, on the next three weeks of departures.
| Route | From | Fastest | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bremen to Hamburg bus | €10.07 | 2h 15m | 95 km |
| Hanover to Hamburg bus | €10.08 | 2h 48m | 132 km |
| Lübeck to Hamburg train | €11.88 | 1h 17m | 58 km |
| Neumünster to Hamburg train | €11.88 | 1h 17m | 58 km |
| Bielefeld to Hamburg bus | €13.38 | 3h 47m | 195 km |
| Berlin to Hamburg bus | €15.03 | 4h 7m | 255 km |
| Bremen to Hamburg train | €15.19 | 1h 33m | 95 km |
| Kiel to Hamburg train | €15.19 | 1h 29m | 86 km |
| Münster to Hamburg bus | €16.13 | 4h 25m | 238 km |
| Dortmund to Hamburg bus | €18.33 | 5h 17m | 284 km |
| Düsseldorf to Hamburg bus | €18.88 | 5h 14m | 338 km |
| Leipzig to Hamburg bus | €18.88 | 5h 23m | 294 km |
| Bochum to Hamburg bus | €18.88 | 5h 17m | 297 km |
| Cologne to Hamburg bus | €19.43 | 5h 31m | 357 km |
| Essen to Hamburg bus | €19.43 | 5h 46m | 308 km |
| Hanover to Hamburg train | €19.59 | 1h 52m | 132 km |
The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Where to leave your bags in Hamburg
Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.
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Popular trips to Hamburg
Common questions about Travel to Hamburg
How can I get to Hamburg?
Hamburg is reachable by 3 modes on our network, from 182 places, across 50 countries, on services run by 82 operators. The table on this page compares those modes on the cheapest fare, the fastest journey, how far each reaches and how many carriers run it.
What is the cheapest way to get to Hamburg?
The cheapest way into Hamburg is by Coach, from €10.07 for one passenger. That is the lowest fare across all 182 origins we sell into Hamburg over the next three weeks, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee.
What is the fastest way to get to Hamburg?
The fastest journey into Hamburg is by Train, at 1h 17m door to door. The nearest origin we sell is 44 km away in a straight line, which is why a short fast journey exists at all on this list.
Which stations and airports does Hamburg have?
Hamburg has 8 named terminals on our network, including 3 rail stations and 1 airports. Among them are Hamburg Hauptbahnhof, Hamburg Hbf, Hamburg Süd. Every journey time on this page allows for reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
Where can I travel to Hamburg from within 200 km?
48 of the routes we sell into Hamburg start within 200 km. The nearest is Lüneburg, 44 km away in a straight line. Short corridors like these are usually the ones where a train or bus beats a flight door to door.
Where else can I go from Hamburg in Germany?
Hamburg connects to 182 places on our network across 50 countries, the furthest of them 7,596 km away in a straight line. Germany routes are listed on this page, and the country pages carry the rest of the network around it.
Where these numbers come from
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 Catchment, Fares, Door to door, Distances
Elsewhere in Germany
The wider region
The trip is the easy half to plan. The days in Hamburg are the half people leave until last.
Anything to book in Hamburg before you go?
The tickets worth having in advance, because the line at the door is usually the whole morning.
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