The average bus between Hamburg and Skien takes 17h 44m and the fastest bus takes 17h 34m. There is at least one bus per day from Hamburg to Skien. The journey time may be longer on weekends and holidays; use the search form on this page to search for a specific travel date.
Buses run once daily between Hamburg and Skien. The earliest departure is at 6:00 PM in the evening, and the last departure from Hamburg is at 10:00 PM which arrives into Skien at 3:34 PM. All services require a transfer at Oslo bussterminal and take an average of 17h 44m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.
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17h 34m • 2 changes
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17h 34m • 2 changes
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17h 44m • 2 changes
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17h 44m • 2 changes
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No, there is no direct bus from Hamburg to Skien. However, there are services departing from Hamburg station and arriving at Skien station via Oslo bussterminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 44m.
Hamburg to Skien bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof station.
Hamburg to Skien bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Skjelsvik knutepunkt station.
The distance between Hamburg and Skien is 629.7 km. The road distance is 1,159 km.
You can take a bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Ibsenhuset via Oslo bussterminal and Skjelsvik knutepunkt in around 18h 14m.