There are 10 ways to get from Colmar to Elmshorn by train, bus, night train, car, train (TGV), car train, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Freiburg Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain 20 / ...
8h 49m€54–258Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Colmar to Mulhousebus 720 / ...
- Take the bus from Mulhouse to Freiburgbus
- Take the bus from Freiburg to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus N33
15h 6m€51–103Night train
- Take the night train from Freiburg(Breisgau) Hbf to Hamburg Dammtornighttrain Nj
12h 12m€84–298Drive 791.2 km
- Drive from Colmar to Elmshorncar 791.2 km
6h 49m€120–173Train via Hanover
- Take the train from Colmar to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 20
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain 25 / ...
9h 43m€89–250Drive, car train
- Drive from Colmar to Würzburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hamburg Altonacartrain 1392
6h 31m€149–199Train to Basel, fly
- Take the train from Colmar to St Louistrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane BSL - HAM
5h 40m€63–213Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Colmar to Basel Sbbtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane ZRH - HAM
7h 1m€114–254Train, train to Stuttgart Airport, fly
- Take the train from Colmar to Strasbourgtrain
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbftrain
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane STR - HAM
7h 1m€120–320Train to Luxembourg, fly
- Take the train from Colmar to Luxembourgtrain
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane LUX - HAM
7h 21m€113–272
Colmar to Elmshorn by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colmar to Elmshorn is to bus which costs €50 - €110 and takes 15h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Colmar to Elmshorn is to train and fly which takes 5h 40m and costs €60 - €220.
No, there is no direct train from Colmar to Elmshorn. However, there are services departing from Colmar and arriving at Elmshorn via Strasbourg, Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof, Hannover Hauptbahnhof and Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 43m.
The distance between Colmar and Elmshorn is 862 km. The road distance is 791.2 km.
The best way to get from Colmar to Elmshorn without a car is to train which takes 8h 49m and costs €50 - €260.
It takes approximately 8h 49m to get from Colmar to Elmshorn, including transfers.
Colmar to Elmshorn train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Colmar station.
The best way to get from Colmar to Elmshorn is to train which takes 8h 49m and costs €50 - €260. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €50 - €110 and takes 15h 6m.
Colmar to Elmshorn train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Strasbourg station.
Yes, the driving distance between Colmar to Elmshorn is 791 km. It takes approximately 6h 49m to drive from Colmar to Elmshorn.
What companies run services between Colmar, France and Elmshorn, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Freiburg Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf hourly. Tickets cost €110–130 and the journey takes 6h 2m. Three other operators also service this route. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Colmar to Elmshorn via Mulhouse, Freiburg, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, and Hamburg Hbf in around 15h 6m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–280
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–350
Flights from Luxembourg to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Luxembourg to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–300
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €55–160
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–170
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Basel to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–320
Flights from Luxembourg to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–270
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Luxembourg to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–190
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Freiburg Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €110–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Freiburg Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €150–230
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Website
- flixtrain.com
Train from Freiburg Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- flixtrain.com
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Freiburg Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Freiburg(Breisgau) Hbf to Hamburg Dammtor
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–270
- Couchette Carriage
- €150–180
- Seating Carriage
- €65–85
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Colmar to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Colmar to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Colmar to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Colmar to St Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Colmar to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €29
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hamburg Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Colmar to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Mulhouse to Freiburg
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Freiburg to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Colmar to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Mulhouse to Freiburg
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
Bus from Freiburg to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- global.flixbus.com
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Colmar to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–19
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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