There are 8 ways to get from Hamburg to CERN by plane, train (Trenitalia), bus, night train, train, car train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Hamburg Airport
best- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane HAM - GVA
4h 37m€96–286Train
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBBtrain Ec
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genèvetrain Ic1 / ...
10h 58m€382–630Bus
- Take the bus from Hamburg central bus station to Zurich Airport bus stationbus FlixBus N33
- Take the bus from Zurich Airport bus station to Genevabus 144
19h 23m€115–183Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Hamburg Hbf to Basel Sbbnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genèvetrain Ic1 / ...
13h 27m€123–281Train to Hannover Airport, fly
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane HAJ - GVA
7h 30m€182–440Train via Hamburg Hbf
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBBtrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genèvetrain Ic1 / ...
12h 20m€235–507Car train, drive
- Take the cartrain from Hamburg Hbf to Lörrach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Lörrach Hbf to CERNcar
13h 21m€141–177Drive 1,044.8 km
- Drive from Hamburg to CERNcar 1,044.8 km
9h 10m€168–242
Hamburg to CERN by train, tram, and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Hamburg to CERN is to bus which costs €110 - €190 and takes 19h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Hamburg to CERN is to fly which takes 4h 37m and costs €95 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Hamburg station to CERN. However, there are services departing from Hamburg central bus station and arriving at Meyrin, CERN via Zurich Airport bus station and Meyrin, gare. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 23m.
No, there is no direct train from Hamburg to CERN. However, there are services departing from Hamburg Hbf and arriving at Meyrin, CERN via Basel SBB, Renens VD and Genève, gare Cornavin. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10h 58m.
The distance between Hamburg and CERN is 889 km. The road distance is 1044.8 km.
The best way to get from Hamburg to CERN without a car is to train which takes 10h 58m and costs €380 - €650.
It takes approximately 4h 37m to get from Hamburg to CERN, including transfers.
Hamburg to CERN bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Hamburg central bus station.
Hamburg to CERN train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Hamburg Hbf station.
The best way to get from Hamburg to CERN is to fly which takes 4h 37m and costs €95 - €290. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €380 - €650 and takes 10h 58m, you could also bus, which costs €110 - €190 and takes 19h 23m.
What companies run services between Hamburg, Germany and CERN, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France?
easyJet, Swiss, and three other airlines fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Hamburg Hbf to CERN via Basel SBB, Renens VD, Genève, Genève, gare Cornavin, and Meyrin, CERN in around 10h 58m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–600
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–320
Flights from Hannover Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–190
Flights from Hannover Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–650
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–300
Flights from Hannover Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–410
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–370
Flights from Hannover Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–410
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–410
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Geneva International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–480
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €300–480
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Renens VD to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €8–12
- 2nd Class
- €10–14
Train from Renens VD to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €8–12
- 2nd Class
- €10–14
Train from Renens VD to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €8–12
- 2nd Class
- €10–14
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- €75–90
- Seating Carriage
- €45–55
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–360
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- [email protected]
- Website
- metronom
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €29
- Schedules at
- metronom
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €180–270
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Hamburg Hbf to Lörrach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 36m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg central bus station to Zurich Airport bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zurich Airport bus station to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Hamburg to CERN bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Zurich Airport bus station.
Hamburg to CERN train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Hamburg to CERN is 1045 km. It takes approximately 9h 10m to drive from Hamburg to CERN.
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