There are 11 ways to get from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf by train, bus, night train, car, car train, rideshare, or plane
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Train via Frankfurt am Main
best- Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain 62 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Hamburg Hbftrain 20 / ...
5h 14m€106–479Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Heidelberg to Hamburg560.7 km
6h 29m€15–40Bus
- Take the bus from Heidelberg central train station to Hamburg central bus stationbus FlixBus N33
8h 25m€45–80Night train
- Take the nighttrain from Heidelberg Hbf to Hamburg Hbfnighttrain Nj
6h 50m€35–120Drive 560.8 km
- Drive from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbfcar 560.8 km
4h 38m€80–115Train
- Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain 20N / ...
6h 32m€130–600Drive, car train
- Drive from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurtcar
- Take the cartrain from Frankfurt to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
6h 42m€107–138Train to Frankfurt, fly to Hamburg Airport
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane FRA - HAM
3h 45m€89–260Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport
- Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane STR - HAM
4h 6m€99–324Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Bremen Airport, train
- Take the train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane STR - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
4h 57m€121–530Train to Frankfurt, fly to Hannover Airport, train
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane FRA - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain
5h 14m€141–506
Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf is to rideshare which costs €15 - €40 and takes 6h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf is to train and fly which takes 3h 45m and costs €85 - €260.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Heidelberg central train station station and arriving at Hamburg central bus station station. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 8h 15m.
Yes, there is an overnight train departing from Heidelberg Hbf and arriving at Hamburg Hbf. This train operates every day. The journey takes approximately 6h 50m.
The distance between Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof and Hamburg Hbf is 599 km. The road distance is 560.8 km.
The best way to get from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf without a car is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 5h 14m and costs €100 - €480.
It takes approximately 5h 14m to get from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf, including transfers.
Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Heidelberg central train station.
Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf is to train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 5h 14m and costs €100 - €480. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €45 - €80 and takes 8h 25m.
What companies run services between Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof, Germany and Hamburg Hbf, Germany?
You can take a train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf via Frankfurt in around 5h 14m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Heidelberg central train station to Hamburg central bus station once daily. Tickets cost €45–80 and the journey takes 8h 15m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–390
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bremen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bremen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–410
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–600
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Heidelberg Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–120
- Couchette Carriage
- €70–80
- Seating Carriage
- €35–50
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Frankfurt to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- [email protected]
- Website
- metronom
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Schedules at
- metronom
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Schedules at
- metronom
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Heidelberg central train station to Hamburg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar
Rideshare from Heidelberg to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–40
- Schedules at
- BlaBlaCar
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More Questions & Answers
Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg central bus station.
Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf is 561 km. It takes approximately 4h 38m to drive from Heidelberg, Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf.
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