There are 11 ways to get from Hamburg to Ulm by train, bus, night train, car, car train, or plane
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Train via Donauwörth
best- Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Donauwörthtrain 24
- Take the train from Donauwoerth to Ulm Hbftrain Rb
7h 10m€135–597Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Ulmbus N110
13h 25m€75–130Night train, train
- Take the night train from Hamburg Hbf to Wuerzburg Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wuerzburg Hbf to Ludwigsburgtrain Re
- Take the train from Bad Cannstatt to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain
9h 23m€79–198Drive 686.6 km
- Drive from Hamburg to Ulmcar 686.6 km
5h 48m€98–142Car train, drive
- Take the car train from Hamburg Hbf to Würzburg Hbfcartrain Uex 2026
- Drive from Würzburg Hbf to Ulmcar
7h 56m€123–152Train
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain 11 / ...
8h 47m€200–850Fly Hamburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane HAM - STR
- Take the train from Wendlingen to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain
4h 37m€96–265Fly Hamburg Airport to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane HAM - MUC
- Take the train from München Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain
4h 55m€102–367Fly Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane HAM - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain
5h 7m€108–403Train to Bremen Airport, fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbftrain
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane BRE - STR
- Take the train from Wendlingen to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain
5h 24m€119–432Fly Hamburg Airport to Friedrichshafen Airport, train
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Friedrichshafen Airport (FDH)plane HAM - FDH
- Take the train from Ravensburg, Bahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain
4h 54m€148–414
Hamburg to Ulm by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hamburg to Ulm is to bus which costs €75 - €130 and takes 13h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Hamburg to Ulm is to fly and train which takes 4h 37m and costs €95 - €270.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and arriving at Ulm. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 13h 25m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Hamburg Hbf and arriving at Ulm Hauptbahnhof. Services depart every three hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 8h 47m.
The distance between Hamburg and Ulm is 736 km. The road distance is 686.6 km.
The best way to get from Hamburg to Ulm without a car is to train via Donauwörth which takes 7h 10m and costs €130 - €600.
It takes approximately 7h 10m to get from Hamburg to Ulm, including transfers.
Hamburg to Ulm bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof station.
Hamburg to Ulm train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Hamburg-Harburg station.
The best way to get from Hamburg to Ulm is to train via Donauwörth which takes 7h 10m and costs €130 - €600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €75 - €130 and takes 13h 25m.
What companies run services between Hamburg, Germany and Ulm, Germany?
You can take a train from Hamburg Hbf to Ulm Hbf via Hamburg-Harburg and Donauwoerth in around 7h 10m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Ulm once daily. Tickets cost €75–130 and the journey takes 13h 25m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–430
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–240
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–250
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–220
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–210
Flights from Bremen Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–310
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–250
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Friedrichshafen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €160–240
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bremen Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–440
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Donauwörth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Donauwoerth to Ulm Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €13–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €200–850
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €27–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–210
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ravensburg, Bahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 800 589 28 40
- [email protected]
- Website
- agilis.de
Train from Donauwoerth to Ulm Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €25–85
- Schedules at
- agilis.de
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Hamburg Hbf to Wuerzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–103
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €98–103
- Couchette Carriage
- €60–75
- Seating Carriage
- €30–40
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- arverio-bw.de
Train from Wuerzburg Hbf to Ludwigsburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Schedules at
- arverio-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €26–31
- 1st Class Ticket
- €30–50
Train from Bad Cannstatt to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–29
- Schedules at
- arverio-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €15–19
- 1st Class Ticket
- €20–29
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Wuerzburg Hbf to Ludwigsburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
Train from Bad Cannstatt to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Cannstatt to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Wendlingen to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Wendlingen to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ravensburg, Bahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hamburg Hbf to Würzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +49 821 899 825 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from München Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from München Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Frankfurt to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- [email protected]
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Ravensburg, Bahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–15
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Ulm
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Hamburg to Ulm bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Ulm station.
Hamburg to Ulm train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Donauwörth station.
Yes, the driving distance between Hamburg to Ulm is 687 km. It takes approximately 5h 48m to drive from Hamburg to Ulm.
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