There are 11 ways to get from Hamburg to Ulm Hbf by train, bus, night train, car, car train, or plane
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Train via Mannheim
best- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 25 / ...
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 22 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain 11 / ...
7h 3m€125–284Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Hamburg central bus station to Kornwestheimbus FlixBus N24
- Take the bus from Kornwestheim to Ulmbus N965 / ...
12h 2m€64–96Night train, train
- Take the nighttrain from Hamburg Hbf to Wuerzburg Hbfnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Wuerzburg Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Plochingen to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain Re5
9h 3m€64–191Drive 687 km
- Drive from Hamburg to Ulm Hbfcar 687 km
5h 46m€100–145Car train, drive
- Take the cartrain from Hamburg Hbf to Würzburg Hbfcartrain Uex 2026
- Drive from Würzburg Hbf to Ulm Hbfcar
7h 55m€124–152Train
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhoftrain 11 / ...
8h 28m€200–400Fly 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€87–250Fly 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 56m€96–302Fly 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 16m€112–293Train 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 22m€110–419Fly 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 56m€140–395
Hamburg to Ulm Hbf by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Hamburg to Ulm Hbf is to bus which costs €60 - €100 and takes 12h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Hamburg to Ulm Hbf is to fly and train which takes 4h 37m and costs €85 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Hamburg station to Ulm Hbf. However, there are services departing from Hamburg central bus station and arriving at Ulm Steinerne Brücke via Kornwestheim and Ulm Egertweg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 12h 2m.
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 28m.
The distance between Hamburg and Ulm Hbf is 785 km. The road distance is 687 km.
The best way to get from Hamburg to Ulm Hbf without a car is to train via Mannheim which takes 7h 3m and costs €120 - €290.
It takes approximately 7h 3m to get from Hamburg to Ulm Hbf, including transfers.
Hamburg to Ulm Hbf bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Hamburg central bus station.
Hamburg to Ulm Hbf train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Hamburg Hbf station.
The best way to get from Hamburg to Ulm Hbf is to train via Mannheim which takes 7h 3m and costs €120 - €290. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €60 - €100 and takes 12h 2m.
What companies run services between Hamburg, Germany and Ulm Hbf, Germany?
You can take a train from Hamburg Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof via Hannover Hauptbahnhof and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 7h 3m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Hamburg central bus station to Ulm Hbf via Kornwestheim, Ulm, Ulm Egertweg, and Ulm Steinerne Brücke in around 12h 2m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–410
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–330
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Munich International Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Munich International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–240
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–260
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €200–400
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Ravensburg, Bahnhof to Ulm Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg central bus station to Kornwestheim
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Kornwestheim to Ulm
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Hamburg to Ulm Hbf bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Kornwestheim station.
Hamburg to Ulm Hbf train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hannover Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Hamburg to Ulm Hbf is 687 km. It takes approximately 5h 46m to drive from Hamburg to Ulm Hbf.
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