There are 10 ways to get from Amsterdam to Hamburg by train, bus, rideshare, car or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Train • 5 h 31 min
$81 - $128
Cheapest option
Bus Eurolines DE • 6 h 54 min
$23 - $70
8 alternative options
Bus FlixBus • 7 h 39 min
$32 - $52
Rideshare • 4 h 53 min
$25 - $35
Drive • 4 h 14 min
$70 - $110
Fly Amsterdam to Hamburg • 3 h 38 min
$54 - $215
Fly Amsterdam to Bremen, train • 4 h 13 min
$94 - $379
Train to Dusseldorf, fly to Hamburg • 4 h 50 min
$86 - $193
Fly Amsterdam to Hannover, train • 5 h 14 min
$113 - $330
Train to Brussels, fly to Hamburg • 5 h 39 min
$78 - $194
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Amsterdam to Hamburg is to rideshare which costs 22€ - 35€ and takes 4 h 53 min.
The quickest way to get from Amsterdam to Hamburg is to fly which costs 45€ - 190€ and takes 3 h 38 min.
The distance between Amsterdam and Hamburg is 368 km. The road distance is 467.2 km.
It takes approximately 5 h 31 min to get from Amsterdam to Hamburg, including transfers.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Amsterdam and arriving at Hamburg. Services depart four times a week, and operate Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. The journey takes approximately 6 h 54 min.
No, there is no direct train from Amsterdam to Hamburg. However, there are services departing from Amsterdam Centraal and arriving at Hamburg Hbf via Osnabrück Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5 h 31 min.
Check out Blablacar's carpooling service for rideshare options between Amsterdam and Hamburg. A great option if you don't have a driver's licence or want to avoid public transport.
Amsterdam to Hamburg bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Rotterdam Centraal station.
- Distance: 230.1 miles
- Duration: 5 h 31 min
What companies run services between Amsterdam, Netherlands and Hamburg, Germany?
You can take a train from Amsterdam to Hamburg via Osnabruck Hbf and Osnabrück Hbf in around 5 h 31 min. Alternatively, Eurolines DE operates a bus from Amsterdam to Hamburg 4 times a week. Tickets cost $23 - $70 and the journey takes 6 h 54 min.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Amsterdam to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45 - $300
Flights from Dusseldorf to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40 - $200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dusseldorf to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 1 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40 - $200
Flights from Brussels to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 11 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40 - $310
Flights from Brussels to Hamburg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110 - $440
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 4 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120 - $420
Flights from Amsterdam to Bremen
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120 - $550
Flights from Amsterdam to Hannover
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140 - $550
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 11 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40 - $310
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Osnabruck Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 6 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30 - $55
- Website
- ns.nl
- Book at
- eurail.com
- Phone
- +49 0180 6 99 66 33
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Osnabrück Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50 - $75
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Dammtor
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 1 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29 - $45
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Dusseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 6 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45 - $70
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hannover Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 17 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35 - $55
- Website
- bahn.de
- Website
- flixtrain.com
Train from Osnabrück, Osnabrück central station to Hamburg, Hamburg central station
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 51 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixtrain.com
- Website
- thalys.com
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45 - $70
- Website
- thalys.com
- 2nd Class
- $45 - $70
- 1st Class
- $70 - $95
- Phone
- +49 6196 2078-501
- service@eurolines.de
- Website
- eurolines.de
Bus from Amsterdam to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6 h 54 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $23 - $70
- Website
- eurolines.de
- Low
- $24
- High
- $50
Rome2rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 1807 123 99 123
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixbus.de
Bus from Amsterdam, Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6 h 5 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27 - $45
- Website
- flixbus.co.uk
Rome2rio's guide to BlaBlaCar
Contact Details
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Amsterdam to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25 - $35
- Book at
- blablacar.co.uk
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