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How to get fromHeerlen to Hamburgby train, bus, car, or plane

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There are 9 ways to get from Heerlen to Hamburg by train, bus, car, or plane

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  1. Train

    best
    1. Take the train from Herzogenrath to Duesseldorf Hbftrain train Re
    2. Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train 1 / ...
    5h 13m

  2. Train, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Heerlen to Roermondtrain train Intercity
    2. Take the bus from Roermond to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus bus 380
    10h 25m
    €45–69

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Aachen - 58, Peterstraße to Münster-Mittebus bus Mykolayiv
    2. Take the bus from Münster-Mitte to Hamburgbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    8h 12m

  4. Drive  470 km

    1. Drive from Heerlen to Hamburgcar car 470 km
    4h 26m
    €86–125

  5. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport

    1. Take the train from Herzogenrath to Duesseldorf Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane plane DUS - HAM
    4h 28m

  6. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Hamburg Airport

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane plane FRA - HAM
    5h 11m
    €126–297

  7. Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport

    1. Take the train from Heerlen to Liège-Guilleminstrain train
    2. Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain train
    3. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane plane BRU - HAM
    6h 23m
    €115–334

  8. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Hamburg Airport

    1. Take the train from Heerlen to Eindhoven Centraaltrain train
    2. Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane plane AMS - HAM
    6h 25m
    €136–363

  9. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Bremen Airport

    1. Take the train from Heerlen to Eindhoven Centraaltrain train
    2. Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane plane AMS - BRE
    4. Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain train
    6h 9m
    €154–444

Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Hamburg Airport (HAM) flights

Calendar17Weekly Planes
Duration55 minAverage Duration
Ticket€75Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 469.3 km
  • Duration: 5h 13m

What companies run services between Heerlen, Netherlands and Hamburg, Germany?

You can take a train from Heerlen to Hamburg Hbf via Herzogenrath, Duesseldorf Hbf, and Düsseldorf Hbf in around 5h 13m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Heerlen, Zandweg to Hamburg via Aachen, Bushof, Aachen - 58, Peterstraße, Münster-Mitte, and Münster-Mitte in around 8h 12m.

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