There are 8 ways to get from Lausanne to Hamburg by train, plane, bus, car, or car train
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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€137–317Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lausanne Bus Station to Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquaibus : Lyon - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Hamburg central bus stationbus FlixBus N24
16h 55m€92–153Train
- Take the train from Lausanne to Basel SBBtrain Ic51
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbftrain 20 / ...
9h 50m€215–847Drive 984.3 km
- Drive from Lausanne to Hamburgcar 984.3 km
8h 43m€172–248Train to Basel, fly
- Take the train from Lausanne to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane BSL - HAM
6h 49m€121–396Train 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€161–458Train via Bern
- Take the train from Lausanne to Berntrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the train from Bern to Hamburg-Altonatrain Ice
11h 49m€367–1,211Drive, car train
- Drive from Lausanne to Lörrach Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Lörrach Hbf to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
12h 22m€133–168
Lausanne to Hamburg by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lausanne to Hamburg is to bus which costs €90 - €160 and takes 16h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Lausanne to Hamburg is to train and fly which takes 5h 25m and costs €130 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from Lausanne station to Hamburg station. However, there are services departing from Lausanne Bus Station and arriving at Hamburg central bus station via Zurich Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 55m.
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 €210 - €850.
It takes approximately 5h 25m to get from Lausanne to Hamburg, including transfers.
Lausanne to Hamburg bus services, operated by RegioJet, depart from Lausanne Bus 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 €210 - €850. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €90 - €160 and takes 16h 55m.
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 Bus Station to Hamburg central bus station via Zurich Bus Station in around 16h 55m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–800
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–230
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–380
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–370
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–370
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–350
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–200
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–190
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–500
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Lausanne to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €24–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lausanne to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lausanne to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lausanne to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–260
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Lausanne to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €330–1,100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–650
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €160–250
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Lörrach Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Lausanne Bus Station to Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €16–24
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Hamburg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Lausanne to Hamburg bus services, operated by RegioJet, arrive at Zurich Central Bus Station Sihlquai.
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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