There are 6 ways to get from Bremerhaven to Hamburg by train, bus, rideshare, or car
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Train via Bremen
best- Take the train from Bremerhaven Hbf to Bremen Hbftrain Rs2
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 43 / ...
1h 55m€19–74Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Bremerhaven to Hamburg120.3 km
2h 17m€9Bus
- Take the bus from Bremerhaven Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hauptbahnhof/Hugo-Schauinsland-Platzbus Re8x / ...
- Take the bus from Bremen Fernbusterminal to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus N74 / ...
3h 3mTrain
- Take the train from Bremerhaven Hbf to Buxtehudetrain Rb
- Take the train from Neugraben to Jungfernstiegtrain S3 / ...
2h 34m€177–181Train #2
- Take the train from Bremerhaven Hbf to Buxtehudetrain Rb
- Take the train from Buxtehude to Hamburg Hbftrain Re5
2h 51m€176–178Drive 119.6 km
- Drive from Bremerhaven to Hamburgcar 119.6 km
2h 6m€23–33
Bremerhaven to Hamburg by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bremerhaven to Hamburg is to rideshare which costs €9 and takes 2h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Bremerhaven to Hamburg is to train via Bremen which takes 1h 55m and costs €19 - €75.
No, there is no direct bus from Bremerhaven to Hamburg. However, there are services departing from Bremerhaven Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof via Bremen Fernbusterminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3h 3m.
No, there is no direct train from Bremerhaven to Hamburg. However, there are services departing from Bremerhaven Hbf and arriving at Hamburg Hbf via Bremen Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 1h 55m.
The distance between Bremerhaven and Hamburg is 176 km. The road distance is 119.6 km.
The best way to get from Bremerhaven to Hamburg without a car is to train via Bremen which takes 1h 55m and costs €19 - €75.
It takes approximately 1h 55m to get from Bremerhaven to Hamburg, including transfers.
Bremerhaven to Hamburg bus services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Bremerhaven Hauptbahnhof station.
Bremerhaven to Hamburg train services, operated by NordWestBahn, depart from Bremerhaven Hbf station.
The best way to get from Bremerhaven to Hamburg is to train via Bremen which takes 1h 55m and costs €19 - €75. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 3h 3m.
What companies run services between Bremerhaven, Germany and Hamburg, Germany?
You can take a train from Bremerhaven Hbf to Hamburg Hbf via Bremen Hbf in around 1h 55m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bremerhaven Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof via Bremen Hauptbahnhof/Hugo-Schauinsland-Platz and Bremen Fernbusterminal in around 3h 3m.
- Phone
- 01806 / 600161
- [email protected]
- Website
- NordWestBahn
Train from Bremerhaven Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €29
- Website
- NordWestBahn
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bremerhaven Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Buxtehude to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
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- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- [email protected]
- Website
- metronom
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29
- Schedules at
- metronom
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–23
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- 04761-9931 16
- Website
- evb-elbe-weser.de
Train from Bremerhaven Hbf to Buxtehude
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €174
- Schedules at
- evb-elbe-weser.de
Train from Bremerhaven Hbf to Buxtehude
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €174
- Schedules at
- evb-elbe-weser.de
- Phone
- 040 39184385
- [email protected]
- Website
- S-Bahn Hamburg
Train from Neugraben to Jungfernstieg
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3–4
- Schedules at
- S-Bahn Hamburg
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Bus from Bremerhaven Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hauptbahnhof/Hugo-Schauinsland-Platz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- 01806 / 600161
- [email protected]
- Website
- NordWestBahn
Bus from Bremerhaven Hauptbahnhof to Bremen Hauptbahnhof/Hugo-Schauinsland-Platz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Website
- NordWestBahn
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bremen Fernbusterminal to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–16
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar
Rideshare from Bremerhaven to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9
- Schedules at
- BlaBlaCar
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Booking & Getting There
Bremerhaven to Hamburg bus services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Bremen Hauptbahnhof/Hugo-Schauinsland-Platz station.
Bremerhaven to Hamburg train services, operated by NordWestBahn, arrive at Bremen Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bremerhaven to Hamburg is 120 km. It takes approximately 2h 6m to drive from Bremerhaven to Hamburg.
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