There are 7 ways to get from Hamburg to Tallinn by plane, bus, train, car ferry, ferry, or car
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Fly Hamburg Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport
best- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane HAM - TLL
5h 59m€89–245Bus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Tallinn, Bus Stationbus N1206 / ...
26h 55m€160–240Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Ctrain 083 / ...
- Take the carferry from Stockholm to Tallinncarferry
29h 36m€191–633Train
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bützow, Bahnhoftrain 33 / ...
- Take the train from Bützow, Bahnhof to Szczecin Glownytrain Re4
- Take the train from Szczecin Glowny to Mockavatrain Ic
- Take the train from Mockava to Kaišiadorystrain 36
- Take the train from Kaisiadorys to Tallinntrain 889
31h 14m€198–521Fly Hamburg Airport to Helsinki Airport, ferry
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane HAM - HEL
- Take the ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinnferry
8h 26m€116–262Train to Hannover Airport, fly to Lennart Meri International Airport
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane HAJ - TLL
8h 12m€180–439Drive 1,609.3 km
- Drive from Hamburg to Tallinncar 1,609.3 km
19h 50m€265–382
Hamburg to Tallinn by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Hamburg to Tallinn is to fly and ferry which costs €110 - €270 and takes 8h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Hamburg to Tallinn is to fly which takes 5h 59m and costs €85 - €250.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and arriving at Tallinn, Bus Station station. Services depart once daily, and operate Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 26h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Hamburg to Tallinn. However, there are services departing from Hamburg Hbf and arriving at Tallinn via Bützow, Bahnhof, Szczecin Glowny, Mockava and Kaisiadorys. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 14m.
The distance between Hamburg and Tallinn is 1127 km. The road distance is 1609.3 km.
The best way to get from Hamburg to Tallinn without a car is to bus which takes 26h 55m and costs €160 - €240.
It takes approximately 5h 59m to get from Hamburg to Tallinn, including transfers.
Hamburg to Tallinn bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof station.
Hamburg to Tallinn train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Hamburg Hbf station.
The best way to get from Hamburg to Tallinn is to fly which takes 5h 59m and costs €85 - €250. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €160 - €240 and takes 26h 55m, you could also train, which costs €190 - €550 and takes 31h 14m.
What companies run services between Hamburg, Germany and Tallinn, Estonia?
Scandinavian Airlines, Finnair, and two other airlines fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) every 3 hours. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Tallinn, Bus Station once daily. Tickets cost €160–240 and the journey takes 26h 55m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–250
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–210
Flights from Hannover Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–290
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–240
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–260
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–240
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Helsinki Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–180
Flights from Hannover Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–470
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–440
Flights from Hannover Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–470
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–230
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–440
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Hannover Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm C
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–320
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bützow, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- 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)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bützow, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bützow, Bahnhof to Szczecin Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Szczecin Glowny to Mockava
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–180
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- [email protected]
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Mockava to Kaišiadorys
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–9
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Kaisiadorys to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- LTG Link
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Tallinn, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–240
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +49 (0) 40 547 541 222
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tallink
Car ferry from Stockholm to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–320
- Website
- Tallink
- Adult
- €100–170
- Vehicle
- €230–320
- Phone
- 06000 4300
- Website
- eckeroline.fi
Ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Schedules at
- Eckeroline
- Economy
- €20–30
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Booking & Getting There
Hamburg to Tallinn bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Tallinn, Bus Station.
Tallinn is 1h ahead of Hamburg. It is currently 9:33 AM in Hamburg and 10:33 AM in Tallinn.
Hamburg to Tallinn train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Bützow, Bahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Hamburg to Tallinn is 1609 km. It takes approximately 19h 50m to drive from Hamburg to Tallinn.
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