There are 8 ways to get from Lausanne to Hamburg by train, plane, bus, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Lausanne to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane GVA - HAM
5h 25m€95–288Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lausanne to Freiburgbus FlixBus N872 / ...
- Take the bus from Freiburg to Hamburg central bus stationbus FlixBus N33
15h 40m€93–144Train
- Take the train from Lausanne to Basel SBBtrain Ic51
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbftrain 20 / ...
9h 50m€189–361Drive 984.3 km
- Drive from Lausanne to Hamburgcar 984.3 km
8h 43m€207–299Train to Basel, fly
- Take the train from Lausanne to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane BSL - HAM
6h 49m€118–386Train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lausanne to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane ZRH - HAM
6h 36m€160–331Train via Bern
- Take the train from Lausanne to Berntrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the train from Bern to Hamburg-Altonatrain Ice
11h 49m€334–533Drive, car train
- Drive from Lausanne to Lörrach Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Lörrach Hbf to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
13h 19m€140–177
Lausanne to Hamburg by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lausanne to Hamburg is to bus which costs €90 - €150 and takes 15h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Lausanne to Hamburg is to train and fly which takes 5h 25m and costs €95 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Lausanne to Hamburg station. However, there are services departing from Lausanne and arriving at Hamburg central bus station via Freiburg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Lausanne to Hamburg. However, there are services departing from Lausanne and arriving at Hamburg Hbf via Basel SBB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 50m.
The distance between Lausanne and Hamburg is 951 km. The road distance is 984.3 km.
The best way to get from Lausanne to Hamburg without a car is to train which takes 9h 50m and costs €180 - €370.
It takes approximately 5h 25m to get from Lausanne to Hamburg, including transfers.
Lausanne to Hamburg bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lausanne station.
Lausanne to Hamburg train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Lausanne station.
The best way to get from Lausanne to Hamburg is to train which takes 9h 50m and costs €180 - €370. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €90 - €150 and takes 15h 40m.
What companies run services between Lausanne, Switzerland and Hamburg, Germany?
You can take a train from Lausanne to Hamburg Hbf via Basel SBB in around 9h 50m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lausanne to Hamburg central bus station via Freiburg in around 15h 40m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–320
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Thursday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–390
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–310
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–350
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–360
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–210
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–190
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Train from Lausanne to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lausanne to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lausanne to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lausanne to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Lausanne to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €300–480
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €130–270
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €160–250
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Lörrach Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lausanne to Freiburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Freiburg to Hamburg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Flixbus
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Booking & Getting There
Lausanne to Hamburg bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Freiburg station.
Lausanne to Hamburg train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Basel SBB station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lausanne to Hamburg is 984 km. It takes approximately 8h 43m to drive from Lausanne to Hamburg.
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