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There are 13 ways to get from Hamburg to Interlaken by train, bus, night train, car, car train, or plane

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBBtrain train Ec
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Interlaken Westtrain train Ic61 / ...
    9h 16m
    CHF 262–460

  2. Fly Hamburg Airport to Basel, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Basel (BSL)plane plane HAM - BSL
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Interlaken Westtrain train
    6h 51m
    CHF 66–349

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Hamburg central bus station to Zurich Bus Stationbus bus FlixBus N33 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Zürich HB Schweizerhof to Interlaken Sonnenhofbus bus Shuttler L1 online shuttle
    16h 57m
    CHF 100–140

  4. Night train, bus

    1. Take the nighttrain from Hamburg Hbf to Zuerich Hbnighttrain night train Nj
    2. Take the bus from Zürich HB Schweizerhof to Interlaken Sonnenhofbus bus Shuttler L1 online shuttle
    13h 51m
    CHF 68–146

  5. Drive  946 km

    1. Drive from Hamburg to Interlakencar car 946 km
    8h 6m
    CHF 182–262

  6. Train via Hamburg Hbf

    1. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBBtrain train 43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Interlaken Westtrain train Ic61 / ...
    10h 38m
    CHF 152–343

  7. Car train, drive

    1. Take the cartrain from Hamburg Hbf to Lörrach Hbfcartrain train
    2. Drive from Lörrach Hbf to Interlakencar car
    12h 16m
    CHF 122–153

  8. Fly Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane HAM - ZRH
    2. Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain train
    3. Take the train from Bern to Interlaken Westtrain train
    6h 45m
    CHF 125–281

  9. Train to Hannover Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane HAJ - ZRH
    3. Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain train
    4. Take the train from Bern to Interlaken Westtrain train
    8h 7m
    CHF 199–443

  10. Fly Hamburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport, train

    1. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane plane HAM - STR
    2. Take the train from Stuttgart Hbf to Karlsruhe Hbftrain train
    3. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain train
    4. Take the train from Basel SBB to Interlaken Westtrain train
    9h 3m
    CHF 120–431

  11. Fly Hamburg Airport to Milan Linate Airport, train

    1. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane plane HAM - LIN
    2. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Spieztrain train
    9h 2m
    CHF 153–385

  12. Fly Hamburg Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, bus, train

    1. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane plane HAM - MXP
    2. Take the bus from Gallarate to Domodossolabus bus
    3. Take the train from Domodossola to Spieztrain train
    8h 54m

  13. Fly Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt, train

    1. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane plane HAM - FRA
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBBtrain train
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Interlaken Westtrain train
    8h 41m
    CHF 135–343

Hamburg to Interlaken by train

Calendar1Weekly Trains
Duration9h 16mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 262Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 974.6 km
  • Duration: 9h 16m

What companies run services between Hamburg, Germany and Interlaken, Switzerland?

You can take a train from Hamburg Hbf to Interlaken West via Basel SBB in around 9h 16m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Hamburg central bus station to Interlaken Sonnenhof via Zurich Bus Station and Zürich HB Schweizerhof in around 16h 57m.

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