There are 7 ways to get from Berlin Brandenburg Apt Airport (BER) to Hamburg by train, bus, car or plane
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Train
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Take the train from Flughafen BER - Terminal 1-2 to S Spandau Bhf
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Take the train from S Spandau Bhf to Hamburg Hbf
Cheapest option
Train via Berlin Hbf
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Take the train from Flughafen BER - Terminal 1-2 to S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof
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Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
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Bus
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Take the bus from Flughafen BER - Terminal 1-2 to Hamburg Hauptbahnhof/ZOB
Drive
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Drive from Berlin Brandenburg Apt Airport (BER) to Hamburg
Fly to Hamburg
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Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Apt (BER) to Hamburg (HAM)
Fly to Bremen, train
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Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Apt (BER) to Bremen (BRE)
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Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
Fly to Hannover, train
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Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Apt (BER) to Hannover (HAJ)
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Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
Berlin Brandenburg Apt Airport (BER) to Hamburg by train
The train journey time between Berlin Brandenburg Apt Airport (BER) and Hamburg is around 2h 53m and covers a distance of around 318 km. This includes an average layover time of around 23 min. Operated by Deutsche Bahn Regional, S-Bahn Berlin and Deutsche Bahn Intercity-Express, the Berlin Brandenburg Apt Airport (BER) to Hamburg train service departs from Flughafen BER - Terminal 1-2 and arrives in Hamburg Hbf. Typically 217 trains run weekly, although weekend and holiday schedules can vary so check in advance.
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Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Berlin Brandenburg Apt Airport (BER) to Hamburg is to bus which costs €16 - €21 and takes 3h 55m.
The quickest way to get from Berlin Brandenburg Apt Airport (BER) to Hamburg is to train which costs €50 - €90 and takes 2h 53m.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Flughafen BER - Terminal 1-2 and arriving at Hamburg Hauptbahnhof/ZOB. Services depart every four hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 3h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Berlin Brandenburg Apt Airport (BER) to Hamburg. However, there are services departing from Flughafen BER - Terminal 1-2 and arriving at Hamburg Hbf via S Spandau Bhf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 53m.
The distance between Berlin Brandenburg Apt Airport (BER) and Hamburg is 269 km. The road distance is 312 km.
The best way to get from Berlin Brandenburg Apt Airport (BER) to Hamburg without a car is to train which takes 2h 53m and costs €50 - €90.
It takes approximately 2h 53m to get from Berlin Brandenburg Apt Airport (BER) to Hamburg, including transfers.
Berlin Brandenburg Apt Airport (BER) to Hamburg bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Flughafen BER - Terminal 1-2 station.
Berlin Brandenburg Apt Airport (BER) to Hamburg train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regional, depart from Flughafen BER - Terminal 1-2 station.
The best way to get from Berlin Brandenburg Apt Airport (BER) to Hamburg is to train which takes 2h 53m and costs €50 - €90. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €16 - €21 and takes 3h 55m, you could also fly, which costs €40 - €240 and takes 3h 41m.

- Distance: 269.4 km
- Duration: 2h 53m
What companies run services between Berlin Brandenburg Apt Airport (BER), Germany and Hamburg, Germany?
You can take a train from Berlin Brandenburg Apt Airport (BER) to Hamburg via S Spandau Bhf in around 2h 53m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Flughafen BER - Terminal 1-2 to Hamburg Hauptbahnhof/ZOB every 4 hours. Tickets cost €16 - €21 and the journey takes 3h 55m.

- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Apt to Hamburg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150 - €600
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Apt to Hamburg via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €490 - €2700
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Apt to Hamburg via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150 - €600
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Apt to Bremen via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150 - €1000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Apt to Bremen via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150 - €1000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Apt to Bremen via Munich, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150 - €1000
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Apt to Hannover via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150 - €550
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Apt to Hannover via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150 - €550
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Apt to Hannover via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €370 - €950
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Apt to Hannover via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €410 - €1700
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Apt to Hannover via Munich, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150 - €550
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Apt to Hannover via Frankfurt, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150 - €550

- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Apt to Hamburg via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100 - €350
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Apt to Hamburg via Cologne Bonn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100 - €350
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Apt to Hamburg via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100 - €350
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Apt to Bremen via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100 - €600
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Apt to Bremen via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100 - €600
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Apt to Hannover via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95 - €390
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Apt to Hannover via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95 - €390

- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Apt to Hamburg via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130 - €800
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Apt to Bremen via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140 - €850
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Apt to Hannover via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140 - €850

- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Apt to Hamburg via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €490 - €2700

- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Apt to Hannover via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €410 - €1700

- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Apt to Hannover via Paris CDG
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320 - €3000

- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Apt to Hannover via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €190 - €950

- Website
- dat.dk
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Apt to Hamburg via Saarbrucken
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €270 - €700

- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Apt to Hannover via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €370 - €950

- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Apt to Hannover via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210 - €1400

Deutsche Bahn’s regional network is made up of IRE (Interregio-Express), RE (Regional-Express), RB (Regionalbahn) and S-Bahn trains. Ticket prices are fixed and there’s no seat reservations – just turn up, buy a ticket and jump on the next train. All regional trains depart regularly and connect to local and long-distance services.
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 311682904
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Flughafen BER - Terminal 1-2 to S Spandau Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8 - €12
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regional
Train from Flughafen BER - Terminal 1-2 to S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5 - €9
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regional

- Phone
- +49 30 29743333
- Website
- sbahn.berlin
Train from Flughafen BER - Terminal 1-2 to S Spandau Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3 - €4
- Website
- S-Bahn Berlin
Train from Flughafen BER - Terminal 1-2 to S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €2 - €4
- Website
- S-Bahn Berlin

German rail company Deutsche Bahn is known for its efficient and comfortable service. It offers many different types of rail transportation, including ICE or Intercity-Express for high-speed services between major cities and regions, IC (InterCity) for long-distance trains, RE (Regional Express) trains that connect regions and cities, and the S-Bahn rapid transit service. There are two main tickets on offer: the Flexpreis that has full flexibility, and the Sparpreis which is the cheaper, advanced fare (bookings usually open 6 months in advance for domestic tickets).
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 0180 6 99 66 33
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from S Spandau Bhf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50 - €75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn
Train from Berlin Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50 - €75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27 - €40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35 - €55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn

- Phone
- 0180 6 99 66 33
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Flughafen BER - Terminal 1-2 to S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7 - €10
- Website
- Bahn DE

- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Berlin Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13 - €23
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- 2nd Class
- €13 - €17
- Business
- €19 - €23
- 1st Class
- €19 - €23

- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- Website
- mavcsoport.hu
Train from Berlin Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13 - €16
- Website
- mavcsoport.hu

- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- presse@der-metronom.de
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- metronom
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- metronom

One of Europe’s leading bus companies, Flixbus serves 2000+ destinations in 29 countries, including Germany, France, Italy, Austria, the Netherlands and Croatia and into Scandinavia and eastern Europe, as well as some US cities. Coaches have toilets, free WiFi and power outlets, plus snacks and drinks for purchase on board. Flixbus is a good choice for the budget-conscious traveller; purchase tickets in advance for the cheapest fares (note: there is no option to reserve a seat in advance).
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.de
Bus from Flughafen BER - Terminal 1-2 to Hamburg Hauptbahnhof/ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €16 - €21
- Website
- flixbus.co.uk
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There is no direct flight from Berlin Brandenburg Apt Airport to Hamburg Airport. The quickest flight takes 3h 10m and has one stopover.
Berlin Brandenburg Apt Airport (BER) to Hamburg bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg Hauptbahnhof/ZOB station.
Berlin Brandenburg Apt Airport (BER) to Hamburg train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity-Express, arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Berlin Brandenburg Apt Airport (BER) to Hamburg is 312 km. It takes approximately 3h 2m to drive from Berlin Brandenburg Apt Airport (BER) to Hamburg.
KLM, DAT Danish Air Transport, Brussels Airlines and two other airlines offer flights from Berlin Brandenburg Apt Airport to Hamburg Airport.
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