There are 7 ways to get from Gelsenkirchen to Hamburg by train, bus, car, plane, or rideshare
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Train
best- Take the train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 43 / ...
3h 5m€65–280Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Gelsenkirchen to Hamburg345.3 km
3h 39m€16–25Bus
- Take the bus from Essen Hbf to Hamburgbus Ivano-Frankivsk
5h 23m€28–53Drive 349.4 km
- Drive from Gelsenkirchen to Hamburgcar 349.4 km
3h€50–72Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to D-Flughafen Bftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane DUS - HAM
3h 13m€93–261Bus via Bochum central station
- Take the bus from Bochum central station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus N1360a
7h 8m€32–57Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane FRA - HAM
4h 45m€125–391
Gelsenkirchen to Hamburg by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Gelsenkirchen to Hamburg is to rideshare which costs €16 - €25 and takes 3h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Gelsenkirchen to Hamburg is to drive which takes 3h and costs €45 - €75.
No, there is no direct bus from Gelsenkirchen to Hamburg. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Hamburg via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 23m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Gelsenkirchen Hbf and arriving at Hamburg Hbf. Services depart every three hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 3h 5m.
The distance between Gelsenkirchen and Hamburg is 358 km. The road distance is 349.4 km.
The best way to get from Gelsenkirchen to Hamburg without a car is to train which takes 3h 5m and costs €65 - €280.
The train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf takes 3h 5m including transfers and departs every three hours.
Gelsenkirchen to Hamburg bus services, operated by GrandBus, depart from Essen Hbf station.
Gelsenkirchen to Hamburg train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Gelsenkirchen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Gelsenkirchen to Hamburg is to train which takes 3h 5m and costs €65 - €280. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €27 - €55 and takes 5h 23m.
What companies run services between Gelsenkirchen, Germany and Hamburg, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf every 3 hours. Tickets cost €65–280 and the journey takes 3h 5m. Alternatively, GrandBus operates a bus from Essen Hbf to Hamburg once daily, and the journey takes 4h 14m. East West Eurolines also services this route once daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Friday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport via Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Friday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- [email protected]
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://www.eurobahn.de/en/
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +49 9126 301 90 70
- [email protected]
- Website
- train-rental.com
Train from Gelsenkirchen Hbf to D-Flughafen Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- train-rental.com
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Essen Hbf to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Essen Hbf to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Bochum central station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Gelsenkirchen to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–25
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
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More Questions & Answers
Gelsenkirchen to Hamburg bus services, operated by GrandBus, arrive at Hamburg station.
Gelsenkirchen to Hamburg train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Gelsenkirchen to Hamburg is 349 km. It takes approximately 3h to drive from Gelsenkirchen to Hamburg.
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