There are 11 ways to get from Scotland to Hamburg by plane, train (Eurostar), bus, car, car train, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Edinburgh Airport to Hamburg Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane EDI - HAM
4h 46m€89–255Fly Glasgow Airport to Hamburg Airport
cheapest- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane GLA - HAM
6h 49m€77–270Train via Cologne
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 43 / ...
14h 24m€358–771Bus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus Ukn30 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus N380 / ...
28h 25m€136–254Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Glasgow to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Hamburgcar
15h 12m€394–513Fly Aberdeen Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane ABZ - HAM
6h 28m€109–302Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane INV - HAM
6h 53m€119–363Fly Edinburgh Airport to Bremen Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane EDI - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
7h 30m€92–366Fly Aberdeen Airport to Bremen Airport, train
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane ABZ - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
7h 7m€117–453Train
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Amsterdam Centraaltrain Eil
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg-Harburgtrain Ice
16h 6m€348–695Train, bus
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the bus from Amsterdam Centraal Station to Hamburgbus
18h 37m€203–366
Scotland to Hamburg by train and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Scotland to Hamburg is to fly which costs €75 - €270 and takes 6h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Scotland to Hamburg is to fly which takes 4h 46m and costs €85 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Scotland station to Hamburg. However, there are services departing from Buchanan Bus Station and arriving at Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof via London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 25m.
No, there is no direct train from Scotland to Hamburg. However, there are services departing from Glasgow Central and arriving at Hamburg Hbf via London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and Köln Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 24m.
The distance between Scotland and Hamburg is 920 km.
The best way to get from Scotland to Hamburg without a car is to train via Cologne which takes 14h 24m and costs €350 - €800.
It takes approximately 4h 46m to get from Scotland to Hamburg, including transfers.
Scotland to Hamburg bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Buchanan Bus Station.
Scotland to Hamburg train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, depart from Glasgow Central station.
The best way to get from Scotland to Hamburg is to fly which takes 4h 46m and costs €85 - €260. Alternatively, you can train via Cologne, which costs €350 - €800 and takes 14h 24m, you could also bus, which costs €130 - €260 and takes 28h 25m.
What companies run services between Scotland and Hamburg, Germany?
easyJet, KLM, and two other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Hamburg Airport (HAM) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Glasgow Central to Hamburg Hbf via London Euston, London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, and Köln Hbf in around 14h 24m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–330
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–450
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–320
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–470
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–420
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–600
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Hamburg Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Tuesday to Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Hamburg Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Monday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–350
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Hamburg Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–310
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–370
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–380
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bremen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–550
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–240
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Hamburg Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €95–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bremen Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Bremen Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €55–250
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €160–260
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €160–260
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €210–340
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €139
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €139
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- [email protected]
- Website
- metronom
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29
- Schedules at
- metronom
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29
- Schedules at
- metronom
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- 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
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 Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoVolta
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–35
- Website
- GoVolta
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Amsterdam Centraal Station to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €54–59
- Website
- Grand Bus
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Booking & Getting There
Scotland to Hamburg bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Hamburg is 1h ahead of Scotland. It is currently 4:21 PM in Scotland and 5:21 PM in Hamburg.
Scotland to Hamburg train services, operated by Avanti West Coast, arrive at London Euston station.
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