There are 9 ways to get from Aachen to Hamburg by train (Eurostar), bus, car, train, plane, or rideshare
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 43 / ...
5h 4m€88–202Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Aachen to Hamburg467.5 km
5h 4m€15–35Bus
- Take the bus from Aachen - 58, Peterstraße to Münster-Mittebus Mykolayiv
- Take the bus from Münster-Mitte to Hamburgbus Ivano-Frankivsk
6h 34mDrive 468.5 km
- Drive from Aachen to Hamburgcar 468.5 km
4h 15m€69–100Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Aachen West to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane DUS - HAM
4h 8mTrain via Düsseldorf
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Duesseldorf Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 1 / ...
5h 10m€110–215Train via Düsseldorf #2
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Duesseldorf Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Hamburg Central Stationtrain Flx20
6h 6m€70–110Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane FRA - HAM
4h 28m€130–281Train to Brussels Airport, fly
- Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane BRU - HAM
5h 10m€116–342
Aachen to Hamburg by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Aachen to Hamburg is to rideshare which costs €15 - €35 and takes 5h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Aachen to Hamburg is to drive which takes 4h 15m and costs €65 - €100.
No, there is no direct bus from Aachen to Hamburg. However, there are services departing from Aachen - 58, Peterstraße and arriving at Hamburg via Münster-Mitte. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 34m.
No, there is no direct train from Aachen to Hamburg. However, there are services departing from Aachen Hbf and arriving at Hamburg Hbf via Köln Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 4m.
The distance between Aachen and Hamburg is 506 km. The road distance is 468.5 km.
The best way to get from Aachen to Hamburg without a car is to train which takes 5h 4m and costs €85 - €210.
It takes approximately 5h 4m to get from Aachen to Hamburg, including transfers.
Aachen to Hamburg bus services, operated by OrionBus, depart from Aachen - 58, Peterstraße station.
Aachen to Hamburg train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Aachen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Aachen to Hamburg is to train which takes 5h 4m and costs €85 - €210. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 6h 34m.
What companies run services between Aachen, Germany and Hamburg, Germany?
You can take a train from Aachen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf via Köln Hbf in around 5h 4m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Aachen - 58, Peterstraße to Hamburg via Münster-Mitte and Münster-Mitte in around 6h 34m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport via Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–290
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Aachen West to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Aachen Hbf to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Aachen Hbf to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Aachen Hbf to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Aachen Hbf to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Hamburg Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Brussels-Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +38 (050) 010-01-04
- [email protected]
- Website
- OrionBus
Bus from Aachen - 58, Peterstraße to Münster-Mitte
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- OrionBus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Münster-Mitte to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €31–34
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- East West Eurolines
Bus from Münster-Mitte to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €36
- Website
- East West Eurolines
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar
Rideshare from Aachen to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Schedules at
- BlaBlaCar
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Booking & Getting There
Aachen to Hamburg bus services, operated by OrionBus, arrive at Münster-Mitte station.
Aachen to Hamburg train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Koeln Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Aachen to Hamburg is 469 km. It takes approximately 4h 15m to drive from Aachen to Hamburg.
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