There are 9 ways to get from Hamburg to French Riviera by plane, train, train (TGV), bus, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Hamburg Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, train
best- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane HAM - NCE
- Take the train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Saint-Raphaël Valescuretrain
7h 52m€91–299Train via Kassel
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 25 / ...
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 83 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg to St Raphael Valescuretrain Tgv
18h 10m€310–562Bus, train
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Brunswick central stationbus 182 / ...
- Take the bus from Brunswick central station to Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charlesbus
- Take the train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Saint-Raphaël-Valescuretrain
28h 24m€183–269Drive 1,500 km
- Drive from Hamburg to French Rivieracar 1,500 km
13h 57m€284–410Fly Hamburg Airport to Marseille Provence Airport, train
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Marseille Provence Airport (MRS)plane HAM - MRS
- Take the train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Saint-Raphaël-Valescuretrain
10h 48m€134–371Train to Hannover Airport, fly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, train
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane HAJ - NCE
- Take the train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Saint-Raphaël Valescuretrain
10h 30m€102–336Train
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBBtrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to St Raphael Valescuretrain Tgv
19h 3m€337–597Car train, drive
- Take the cartrain from Hamburg Hbf to Lörrach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Lörrach Hbf to French Rivieracar
19h 12m€221–307Bus
- Take the bus from Hamburg - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Sainte-Maximebus BlaBlaCar Bus
29h 12m€153–252
Hamburg to French Riviera by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Hamburg to French Riviera is to fly and train which costs €90 - €300 and takes 7h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Hamburg to French Riviera is to fly and train which takes 7h 52m and costs €90 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Hamburg station to French Riviera. However, there are services departing from Hamburg - Bus Station and arriving at Les Heures Claires via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station and Théâtre de la Mer. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 12m.
No, there is no direct train from Hamburg to French Riviera. However, there are services departing from Hamburg Hbf and arriving at St Raphael Valescure via Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof and Strasbourg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 10m.
The distance between Hamburg and French Riviera is 1221 km. The road distance is 1500 km.
The best way to get from Hamburg to French Riviera without a car is to train via Kassel which takes 18h 10m and costs €310 - €600.
It takes approximately 7h 52m to get from Hamburg to French Riviera, including transfers.
Hamburg to French Riviera bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Hamburg - Bus Station.
Hamburg to French Riviera train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Hamburg Hbf station.
The best way to get from Hamburg to French Riviera is to train via Kassel which takes 18h 10m and costs €310 - €600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €150 - €260 and takes 29h 12m.
What companies run services between Hamburg, Germany and French Riviera, France?
You can take a train from Hamburg Hbf to Les Heures Claires via Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof, Strasbourg Bahnhof, Strasbourg, St Raphael Valescure, and Gare Routière in around 18h 10m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Hamburg - Bus Station to Les Heures Claires via Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station, Sainte-Maxime, and Théâtre de la Mer in around 29h 12m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–360
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Tuesday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €120–310
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–390
Flights from Hannover Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–300
Flights from Hannover Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–380
Flights from Hannover Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–380
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–410
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–170
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–390
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Marseille Provence Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- ZOU!
Train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Saint-Raphaël Valescure
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- ZOU!
Train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Saint-Raphaël Valescure
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- ZOU!
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Saint-Raphaël Valescure
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Saint-Raphaël-Valescure
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Marseille-Saint-Charles to Saint-Raphaël-Valescure
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Saint-Raphaël Valescure
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–20
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–28
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–320
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to St Raphael Valescure
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €190–300
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Mulhouse Ville to St Raphael Valescure
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €170–260
- Website
- TGV inOui
- 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 Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Brunswick central station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–29
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Brunswick central station to Marseille, Gare de Marseille-Saint-Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Hamburg - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Sainte-Maxime
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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Booking & Getting There
Hamburg to French Riviera bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station.
Hamburg to French Riviera train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Hamburg to French Riviera is 1500 km. It takes approximately 13h 57m to drive from Hamburg to French Riviera.
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