There are 7 ways to get from Merseburg to Hamburg by train, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 18 / ...
4h 26m€83–359Drive 330.3 km
cheapest- Drive from Merseburg to Hamburgcar 330.3 km
3h 58m€48–69Fly to Hamburg Airport
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane LEJ - HAM
5h 26m€149–367Train via Bitterfeld-Wolfen
- Take the train from Bitterfeld to Hamburg Hbftrain 28
4h 36m€83–362Train via Magdeburg
- Take the train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Magdeburg-Buckautrain
- Take the train from Magdeburg-Buckau to Uelzentrain
- Take the train from Uelzen to Winsen(Luhe)train Re / ...
6h 2m€82–209Fly to Bremen Airport, train
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane LEJ - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
9h 51m€157–583Fly to Hannover Airport, train
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane LEJ - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain
8h 14m€196–823
Merseburg to Hamburg by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Merseburg to Hamburg is to drive which costs €45 - €70 and takes 3h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Merseburg to Hamburg is to drive which takes 3h 58m and costs €45 - €70.
No, there is no direct train from Merseburg to Hamburg. However, there are services departing from Merseburg Hbf and arriving at Hamburg Hbf via Halle(Saale)Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 26m.
The distance between Merseburg and Hamburg is 462 km. The road distance is 330.3 km.
The best way to get from Merseburg to Hamburg without a car is to train which takes 4h 26m and costs €80 - €360.
It takes approximately 4h 26m to get from Merseburg to Hamburg, including transfers.
Merseburg to Hamburg train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Halle(Saale)Hbf station.
The best way to get from Merseburg to Hamburg is to train which takes 4h 26m and costs €80 - €360. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €140 - €370 and takes 5h 26m.
Merseburg to Hamburg train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Merseburg to Hamburg is 330 km. It takes approximately 3h 58m to drive from Merseburg to Hamburg.
What companies run services between Merseburg, Germany and Hamburg, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Hamburg Hbf 3 times a day. Tickets cost €80–350 and the journey takes 3h 15m. Alternatively, Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Hamburg Airport (HAM) 3 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–330
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt, Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–390
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Bremen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–650
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–600
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Hamburg Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Bremen Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–700
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Hannover Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €170–650
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Bremen Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–1,800
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Bremen Airport via Monastir
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €230–2,100
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Hamburg Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–480
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Hamburg Airport via Corfu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–850
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Bremen Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
- Website
- tui.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Hannover Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €200–600
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €80–350
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bitterfeld to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–330
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–90
- 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
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Magdeburg-Buckau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Magdeburg-Buckau to Uelzen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 69 9999 3640
- [email protected]
- Website
- startgmbh.com
Train from Halle(Saale)Hbf to Magdeburg-Buckau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Schedules at
- startgmbh.com
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- [email protected]
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Uelzen to Winsen(Luhe)
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–60
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Schedules at
- 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
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
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