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How to get fromHamburg to St. Gallenby plane, train, bus, night train, ferry, car train, or car

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There are 12 ways to get from Hamburg to St. Gallen by plane, train, bus, night train, ferry, car train, or car

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  1. Fly Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport, train

    best
    1. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane HAM - ZRH
    2. Take the train from Zuerich Flughafen to St. Gallen(Ch)train train
    4h 42m
    CHF 80–273

  2. Night train, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the nighttrain from Hamburg Hbf to Zuerich Hbnighttrain night train Nj
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to St. Gallentrain train Ic5 / ...
    13h 4m
    CHF 60–216

  3. Train via Kassel

    1. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain train 25 / ...
    2. Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Offenburg Bahnhoftrain train 20 / ...
    3. Take the train from Offenburg Bahnhof to Konstanz Bahnhoftrain train Re2
    4. Take the train from Konstanz to St. Gallen(Ch)train train Re / ...
    10h 21m
    CHF 139–678

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Hamburg central bus station to Zurich Bus Stationbus bus FlixBus N24
    2. Take the bus from Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai to St. Gallen Lagerstrassebus bus : Lyon - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
    15h 3m
    CHF 78–128

  5. 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 Böblingen to Singentrain train
    3. Take the train from Konstanz to St. Gallen(Ch)train train
    6h 58m
    CHF 103–386

  6. Fly Hamburg Airport to Basel, train

    1. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Basel (BSL)plane plane HAM - BSL
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    3. Take the train from Zürich HB to St. Gallentrain train
    6h 51m
    CHF 83–388

  7. Fly Hamburg Airport to Friedrichshafen Airport, ferry

    1. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Friedrichshafen Airport (FDH)plane plane HAM - FDH
    2. Take the ferry from Friedrichshafen Faehre to Romanshorn Autoquaiferry ferry
    5h 34m
    CHF 136–377

  8. 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 Zuerich Flughafen to St. Gallen(Ch)train train
    6h 18m
    CHF 137–572

  9. Fly Hamburg Airport to Munich International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane plane HAM - MUC
    2. Take the train from München Hbf to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhoftrain train
    7h 45m
    CHF 118–423

  10. Car train, drive

    1. Take the cartrain from Hamburg Hbf to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Stationcartrain train
    2. Drive from Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station to St. Gallencar car
    11h 21m
    CHF 120–149

  11. Train

    1. Take the train from Hamburg-Altona to Sarganstrain train Ice
    2. Take the train from Sargans to St. Gallentrain train Ir13
    12h 58m
    CHF 340–1,083

  12. Drive 837.8 km

    1. Drive from Hamburg to St. Gallencar car 837.8 km
    7h 7m
    CHF 136–196

Hamburg to St. Gallen by train

Calendar71Weekly Trains
Duration10h 21mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 139Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 786.7 km
  • Duration: 4h 42m

What companies run services between Hamburg, Germany and St. Gallen, Switzerland?

You can take a train from Hamburg Hbf to St. Gallen(Ch) via Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, Offenburg Bahnhof, and Konstanz in around 10h 21m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Hamburg central bus station to St. Gallen via Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai and St. Gallen Lagerstrasse in around 15h 3m.

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