There are 9 ways to get from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Altona by train, bus, rideshare, car, or plane
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Train via S Südkreuz Bhf
best- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Hamburg-Altonatrain 28 / ...
2h 55m€39–257Train via Hamburg Hbf
cheapest- Take the train from Berlin Südkreuz to Hamburg Hbftrain rj 174
3h 40m€20–47Bus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus 050 / ...
5h 13m€27–48Airport Transfer
- Take the rideshare from Berlin Brandenburg-BER to Altona315.6 km
2h 58mDrive 315.6 km
- Drive from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Altonacar 315.6 km
2h 58m€45–65Fly to Hamburg Airport
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane BER - HAM
3h 51m€119–285Train
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to Hamburg-Altonatrain 27
3h€35–260Fly to Bremen Airport, train
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane BER - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg-Altonatrain
5h 41m€112–432Fly to Hannover Airport, train
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane BER - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain
5h 25m€168–500
Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Altona by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Altona is to train via Hamburg Hbf which costs €19 - €50 and takes 3h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Altona is to train via S Südkreuz Bhf which takes 2h 55m and costs €35 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Altona. However, there are services departing from Berlin Airport BER and arriving at Rathaus Altona via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and Hauptbahnhof/ZOB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 13m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Flughafen BER and arriving at Hamburg-Altona. Services depart six times a week, and operate Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 3h.
The distance between Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) and Altona is 318 km. The road distance is 315.6 km.
The best way to get from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Altona without a car is to train via S Südkreuz Bhf which takes 2h 55m and costs €35 - €260.
It takes approximately 2h 55m to get from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Altona, including transfers.
Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Altona bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Altona train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from S Südkreuz Bhf station.
The best way to get from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Altona is to train via S Südkreuz Bhf which takes 2h 55m and costs €35 - €260. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €26 - €50 and takes 5h 13m, you could also fly, which costs €110 - €290 and takes 3h 51m.
What companies run services between Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER), Germany and Altona, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Hamburg-Altona hourly. Tickets cost €50–240 and the journey takes 2h 16m. Two other operators also service this route. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof hourly. Tickets cost €22–40 and the journey takes 3h 15m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–360
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bremen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–480
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–410
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–420
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–340
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–430
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–390
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Hamburg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–230
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Hannover Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–290
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Hamburg Airport via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–290
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–350
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bremen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–450
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–390
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bremen Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–490
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Hannover Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–430
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bremen Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Thursday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–340
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bremen Airport via Zadar
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–340
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Bremen Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–320
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Hannover Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–420
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Hamburg Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–290
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–290
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–240
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Flughafen BER to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–260
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Flughafen BER to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- [email protected]
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Berlin Südkreuz to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–26
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- [email protected]
- Website
- metronom
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Schedules at
- metronom
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- Flixbus
- Website
- https://www.mozio.com
Rideshare from Berlin Brandenburg-BER to Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- On demand
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More Questions & Answers
Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Altona bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof station.
Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Altona train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hamburg-Altona station.
Yes, the driving distance between Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Altona is 316 km. It takes approximately 2h 58m to drive from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Altona.
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