There are 8 ways to get from Hesse to Hamburg by train, bus, night train, car, car train, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Frankfurt to Hamburg Hbftrain 20 / ...
4h 16m€95–391Night train
cheapest- Take the night train from Frankfurt(Main)Sued to Hamburg Hbfnighttrain Nj
6h 44m€36–111Bus
- Take the bus from Frankfurt central train station to Hamburg central bus stationbus FlixBus N33
7h 34m€40–71Drive 478.6 km
- Drive from Frankfurt am Main to Hamburgcar 478.6 km
4h 6m€69–99Train via Kassel
- Take the train from Frankfurt (Main) Süd to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 13 / ...
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hamburg Hbftrain 20 / ...
5h 8m€91–401Car train
- Take the car train from Frankfurt to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
5h 55m€95–120Fly to Hamburg Airport
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane FRA - HAM
2h 57m€81–199Fly to Hannover Airport, train
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane FRA - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain
4h 25m€133–415
Hesse to Hamburg by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hesse to Hamburg is to bus which costs €40 - €75 and takes 7h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Hesse to Hamburg is to fly which takes 2h 57m and costs €80 - €200.
No, there is no direct bus from Hesse station to Hamburg station. However, there are services departing from Frankfurt central train station and arriving at Hamburg central bus station via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 34m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Frankfurt and arriving at Hamburg Hbf. Services depart once a week, and operate Monday. The journey takes approximately 5h 55m.
The distance between Hesse and Hamburg is 514 km. The road distance is 478.6 km.
The best way to get from Hesse to Hamburg without a car is to train which takes 4h 16m and costs €95 - €400.
It takes approximately 4h 16m to get from Hesse to Hamburg, including transfers.
Hesse to Hamburg bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Frankfurt central train station.
Hesse to Hamburg train services, operated by Urlaubs-Express (UEX), depart from Frankfurt station.
The best way to get from Hesse to Hamburg is to train which takes 4h 16m and costs €95 - €400. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €40 - €75 and takes 7h 34m, you could also fly, which costs €80 - €200 and takes 2h 57m.
What companies run services between Hesse, Germany and Hamburg, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Frankfurt to Hamburg Hbf hourly. Tickets cost €95–390 and the journey takes 3h 43m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Frankfurt central train station to Hamburg central bus station once daily. Tickets cost €40–70 and the journey takes 6h 25m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–260
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–270
Flights from Frankfurt to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- 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
- €40–260
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €95–390
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt (Main) Süd to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–250
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Frankfurt(Main)Sued to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–110
- Couchette Carriage
- €65–80
- Seating Carriage
- €35–45
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Frankfurt to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- [email protected]
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Frankfurt central train station to Hamburg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Hesse to Hamburg bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg central bus station.
Hesse to Hamburg train services, operated by Urlaubs-Express (UEX), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Hesse to Hamburg is 479 km. It takes approximately 4h 6m to drive from Hesse to Hamburg.
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