There are 6 ways to get from Berlin 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 • 1 h 42 min
$60 - $90
Cheapest option
Rideshare • 3 h 17 min
$9 - $23
4 alternative options
Bus • 3 h 20 min
$16 - $27
Drive • 2 h 39 min
$35 - $55
Fly from Berlin Tegel • 4 h 39 min
$70 - $298
Fly from Berlin Schoenefeld • 4 h 57 min
$34 - $212
What companies run services between Berlin, Germany and Hamburg, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn operates a train from Berlin to Hamburg hourly. Tickets cost $60 - $90 and the journey takes 1 h 42 min. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Berlin to Hamburg every 2 hours. Tickets cost $16 - $27 and the journey takes 3 h 20 min.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Berlin Tegel to Hamburg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 20 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140 - $600
Flights from Berlin Tegel to Hamburg via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 20 min
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $140 - $600
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Berlin Tegel to Hamburg via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 6 min
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140 - $1,200
Flights from Berlin Tegel to Hamburg via Cologne/Bonn Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 16 min
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $140 - $1,200
Flights from Berlin Tegel to Hamburg via Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 20 min
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $140 - $1,200
Flights from Berlin Tegel to Hamburg via Nuremberg
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 20 min
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $140 - $1,200
Flights from Berlin Schoenefeld to Hamburg via Cologne/Bonn Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 10 min
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $30 - $190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Berlin Schoenefeld to Hamburg via Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 15 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65 - $330
Flights from Berlin Schoenefeld to Hamburg via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 30 min
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75 - $380
Flights from Berlin Schoenefeld to Hamburg via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 40 min
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75 - $390
Flights from Berlin Schoenefeld to Hamburg via Venice
- Ave. Duration
- 6 h 50 min
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75 - $380
- Website
- mhs-aviation.de
Flights from Berlin Tegel to Hamburg via Mannheim
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $45 - $290
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Berlin Schoenefeld to Hamburg via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 6 h 10 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45 - $230
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Berlin Schoenefeld to Hamburg via Amsterdam
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 45 min
- When
- Monday, Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55 - $270
- Phone
- +49 0180 6 99 66 33
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Berlin Hbf (tief) to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60 - $90
- Website
- bahn.de
- Phone
- +49 1807 123 99 123
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixbus.de
Bus from Berlin, Berlin Alexanderplatz to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $16 - $27
- Website
- flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Berlin to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 17 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9 - $23
- Book at
- blablacar.co.uk
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Read the travel guideQuestions & Answers
The distance between Berlin and Hamburg is 255 km. The road distance is 287 km.
The cheapest way to get from Berlin to Hamburg is to rideshare which costs 8€ - 20€ and takes 3 h 17 min.
The quickest way to get from Berlin to Hamburg is to train which takes 1 h 42 min and costs 50€ - 75€.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Berlin Hbf (tief) and arriving at Hamburg Hbf. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 1 h 42 min.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Berlin, Berlin Alexanderplatz and arriving at Hamburg. Services depart every two hours, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 3 h 20 min.
The train from Berlin Hbf (tief) to Hamburg Hbf takes 1 h 42 min including transfers and departs hourly.