There are 12 ways to get from Munich to Altona by plane, train, bus, night train, car train, rideshare, or car
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Fly Munich International Airport to Hamburg Airport
best- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane MUC - HAM
3h 39m€87–249Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Munich to Hamburg721.8 km
7h 58m€30–45Train via Hanover
- Take the train from München Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 25 / ...
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain 25 / ...
6h 10m€141–680Bus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus 034 / ...
11h 55m€72–116Night train
- Take the nighttrain from Muenchen Hbf to Hamburg-Altonanighttrain Nj
9h 53m€40–130Fly Munich International Airport to Bremen Airport, train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane MUC - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg-Altonatrain
5h 19m€131–425Train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport
- Take the train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane NUE - HAM
5h 2m€136–403Fly Munich International Airport to Hannover Airport, train
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane MUC - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain
5h 18m€141–409Train to Stuttgart Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport
- Take the train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane STR - HAM
5h 31m€108–439Train
- Take the train from München Hbf to Hamburg-Altonatrain 28 / ...
6h 52m€50–750Car train
- Take the cartrain from München Ost to Hamburg-Altonacartrain Uex 2026
10h 45m€100–120Drive 727.7 km
- Drive from Munich to Altonacar 727.7 km
7h 21m€103–149
Munich to Altona by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Munich to Altona is to rideshare which costs €30 - €45 and takes 7h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Munich to Altona is to fly which takes 3h 39m and costs €85 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Munich station to Altona. However, there are services departing from Munich central bus station and arriving at Rathaus Altona via Hauptbahnhof/ZOB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 55m.
Yes, there is an overnight train departing from Muenchen Hbf and arriving at Hamburg-Altona. This train operates every day. The journey takes approximately 9h 53m.
The distance between Munich and Altona is 655 km. The road distance is 727.7 km.
The best way to get from Munich to Altona without a car is to train via Hanover which takes 6h 10m and costs €140 - €700.
It takes approximately 3h 39m to get from Munich to Altona, including transfers.
Munich to Altona bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Munich central bus station.
Munich to Altona train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from München Hbf station.
The best way to get from Munich to Altona is to fly which takes 3h 39m and costs €85 - €250. Alternatively, you can train via Hanover, which costs €140 - €700 and takes 6h 10m, you could also bus, which costs €70 - €120 and takes 11h 55m.
What companies run services between Munich, Germany and Altona, Germany?
Eurowings, Lufthansa, and Lufthansa City fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Hamburg Airport (HAM) hourly. Alternatively, you can take a train from München Hbf to Altona via Hannover Hauptbahnhof and Hamburg Hbf in around 6h 10m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bremen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–400
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–410
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–340
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–230
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–380
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–300
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bremen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–400
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–340
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–460
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–400
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–340
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–470
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–480
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–140
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €170–750
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- [email protected]
- Website
- metronom
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Schedules at
- metronom
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Schedules at
- metronom
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Muenchen Hbf to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- €75–85
- Seating Carriage
- €40–55
Train from München Hbf to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–140
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €110–140
- Couchette Carriage
- €80–95
- Seating Carriage
- €50–60
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from München Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from München Ost to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar
Rideshare from Munich to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Schedules at
- BlaBlaCar
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Munich to Altona bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof station.
Munich to Altona train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hannover Hauptbahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Munich to Altona is 728 km. It takes approximately 7h 21m to drive from Munich to Altona.
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