There are 11 ways to get from Munich to Hamburg (State) by plane, train, bus, night train, car train, rideshare, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Munich International Airport to Hamburg Airport
best- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane MUC - HAM
3h 32m€90–271Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Munich to Hamburg721.8 km
7h 58m€30–50Train via Göttingen
- Take the train from München Hbf to Göttingentrain 25
- Take the train from Göttingen to Hamburg Hbftrain 20 / ...
5h 57m€132–297Bus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus 034 / ...
11h 25m€75–120Night train
- Take the nighttrain from Muenchen Hbf to Hamburg Hbfnighttrain Nj
9h 29m€40–120Fly 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-Harburgtrain
4h 6m€115–397Fly 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-Harburgtrain
4h 49m€155–397Train 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 35m€112–368Train
- Take the train from München Hbf to Hamburg-Harburgtrain 42 / ...
8h 53m€178–382Car train
- Take the cartrain from München Ost to Hamburg Hbfcartrain Uex 2026
9h 4m€100–120Drive 722.8 km
- Drive from Munich to Hamburgcar 722.8 km
7h 19m€107–154
Munich to Hamburg (State) by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Munich to Hamburg (State) is to rideshare which costs €30 - €50 and takes 7h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Munich to Hamburg (State) is to fly which takes 3h 32m and costs €85 - €280.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Munich central bus station station and arriving at Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 11h 25m.
Yes, there is an overnight train departing from Muenchen Hbf and arriving at Hamburg Hbf. This train operates every day. The journey takes approximately 9h 29m.
The distance between Munich and Hamburg (State) is 651 km. The road distance is 722.8 km.
The best way to get from Munich to Hamburg (State) without a car is to train via Göttingen which takes 5h 57m and costs €130 - €300.
It takes approximately 3h 32m to get from Munich to Hamburg (State), including transfers.
Munich to Hamburg (State) bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Munich central bus station.
Munich to Hamburg (State) train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from München Hbf station.
The best way to get from Munich to Hamburg (State) is to fly which takes 3h 32m and costs €85 - €280. Alternatively, you can train via Göttingen, which costs €130 - €300 and takes 5h 57m, you could also bus, which costs €75 - €120 and takes 11h 25m.
What companies run services between Munich, Germany and Hamburg (State), 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 Hamburg Hbf via Göttingen in around 5h 57m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–320
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–240
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bremen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–430
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bremen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–360
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–210
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–390
- 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
- €75–240
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–260
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Sunday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €50–320
Flights from Munich International Airport to Bremen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–430
Flights from Munich International Airport to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–360
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–380
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Göttingen to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €170–380
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Göttingen to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Muenchen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–120
- Couchette Carriage
- €70–85
- Seating Carriage
- €40–55
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- [email protected]
- Website
- metronom
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29
- Schedules at
- metronom
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €29
- Schedules at
- metronom
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–22
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoVolta
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–19
- Website
- GoVolta
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from München Ost to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar
Rideshare from Munich to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Schedules at
- BlaBlaCar
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Booking & Getting There
Munich to Hamburg (State) bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof station.
Munich to Hamburg (State) train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Göttingen station.
Yes, the driving distance between Munich to Hamburg (State) is 723 km. It takes approximately 7h 19m to drive from Munich to Hamburg (State).
Book your Munich to Hamburg (State) train tickets online with Omio.
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