There are 6 ways to get from Saxony to Hamburg by train, rideshare, plane, 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.
Train
best- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 28 / ...
3h 12m€80–350Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Leipzig to Hamburg348.9 km
4h 46m€19Fly from Dresden Airport
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane DRS - HAM
4h 56m€186–359Train via Magdeburg
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Magdeburg-Neustadttrain
- Take the train from Magdeburg-Neustadt to Uelzentrain
- Take the train from Uelzen to Winsen(Luhe)train Re / ...
5h 34m€91–207Drive 350 km
- Drive from Leipzig to Hamburgcar 350 km
3h 55m€50–73Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane LEJ - HAM
4h 53m€148–359
Saxony to Hamburg by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Saxony to Hamburg is to rideshare which costs €19 and takes 4h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Saxony to Hamburg is to train which takes 3h 12m and costs €80 - €350.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Leipzig Hbf and arriving at Hamburg Hbf. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 3h 12m.
The distance between Saxony and Hamburg is 453 km. The road distance is 350 km.
The best way to get from Saxony to Hamburg without a car is to train which takes 3h 12m and costs €80 - €350.
The train from Leipzig Hbf to Hamburg Hbf takes 3h 12m including transfers and departs hourly.
Saxony to Hamburg train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Leipzig Hbf station.
The best way to get from Saxony to Hamburg is to train which takes 3h 12m and costs €80 - €350. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €180 - €360 and takes 4h 56m.
Saxony to Hamburg train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Saxony to Hamburg is 350 km. It takes approximately 3h 55m to drive from Saxony to Hamburg.
What companies run services between Saxony, Germany and Hamburg, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Leipzig Hbf to Hamburg Hbf hourly. Tickets cost €80–350 and the journey takes 3h 12m. Alternatively, Lufthansa, Swiss, and SkyAlps fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Hamburg Airport (HAM) 4 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Dresden Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
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
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Hamburg Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
- Website
- skyalps.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Hamburg Airport via Bolzano/Bozen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €350–850
- 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
- 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
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–350
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Magdeburg-Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Magdeburg-Neustadt to Uelzen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Leipzig to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
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