There are 11 ways to get from Ludwigshafen am Rhein to Hamburg by train, bus, night train, car, car train, rideshare, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain 20 / ...
4h 26m€100–210Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Mannheim to Hamburg553 km
5h 57m€25–40Bus
- Take the bus from Mannheim central bus station to Hamburg central bus stationbus FlixBus N33
7h 50m€50–80Night train
- Take the nighttrain from Mannheim Hbf to Hamburg Hbfnighttrain Nj
6h 34m€35–120Drive 556.8 km
- Drive from Ludwigshafen am Rhein to Hamburgcar 556.8 km
4h 45m€105–151Drive, car train
- Drive from Ludwigshafen am Rhein to Frankfurtcar
- Take the cartrain from Frankfurt to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
7h 23m€110–142Train via Darmstadt
- Take the train from Darmstadt Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain 20N
8h 15m€113–269Train 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 10m€91–219Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane STR - HAM
3h 57m€99–311Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane DUS - HAM
4h 42m€109–361Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Bremen Airport, train
- Take the train from Mannheim, 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 45m€103–482
Ludwigshafen am Rhein to Hamburg by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Ludwigshafen am Rhein to Hamburg is to rideshare which costs €25 - €40 and takes 5h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Ludwigshafen am Rhein to Hamburg is to train and fly which takes 3h 10m and costs €90 - €220.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Mannheim central bus station station and arriving at Hamburg central bus station station. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 7h 50m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Hamburg Hbf. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 4h 26m.
The distance between Ludwigshafen am Rhein and Hamburg is 590 km. The road distance is 556.8 km.
The best way to get from Ludwigshafen am Rhein to Hamburg without a car is to train which takes 4h 26m and costs €100 - €210.
The train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf takes 4h 26m including transfers and departs hourly.
Ludwigshafen am Rhein to Hamburg bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Mannheim central bus station.
Ludwigshafen am Rhein to Hamburg train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Ludwigshafen am Rhein to Hamburg is to train which takes 4h 26m and costs €100 - €210. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €50 - €80 and takes 7h 50m.
What companies run services between Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany and Hamburg, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf hourly. Tickets cost €100–210 and the journey takes 4h 26m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Mannheim central bus station to Hamburg central bus station once daily. Tickets cost €50–80 and the journey takes 7h 50m.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bremen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–340
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–210
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bremen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–420
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–280
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–370
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–210
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Darmstadt Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–210
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Mannheim Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–120
- Couchette Carriage
- €70–80
- Seating Carriage
- €35–50
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Frankfurt to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Darmstadt Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–22
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–22
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–23
- 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 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29
- Schedules at
- metronom
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Mannheim central bus station to Hamburg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar
Rideshare from Mannheim to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Schedules at
- BlaBlaCar
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Booking & Getting There
Ludwigshafen am Rhein to Hamburg bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg central bus station.
Ludwigshafen am Rhein to Hamburg train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Ludwigshafen am Rhein to Hamburg is 557 km. It takes approximately 4h 45m to drive from Ludwigshafen am Rhein to Hamburg.
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