There are 8 ways to get from Dunkirk to Hamelin by train (TGV, Eurostar), train, bus, 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.
Train
best- Take the train from Dunkerque to Lille Europetrain Ter
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Tgv
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Herford, Bahnhof/ZOBtrain 55 / ...
- Take the train from Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB to Hameln, Bahnhoftrain
8h 26m€121–358Drive 562 km
cheapest- Drive from Dunkirk to Hamelincar 562 km
5h 38m€90–130Train, bus
- Take the train from Dunkerque to Lille Flandrestrain Ter
- Take the bus from LILLE, Przystanek B - Rue des Canonniers to DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrassebus
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Paderborn Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof to Hameln, Bahnhoftrain S5
11h 47mTrain, train to Brussels Airport, fly
- Take the train from Dunkerque to Lille Europetrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane BRU - HAJ
- Take the train from Langenhagen Flughafen to Hameln, Bahnhoftrain
8h 14mTrain via Dunkerque
- Take the train from Dunkerque to Lille Europetrain Ter
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Tgv
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Herfordtrain Re
- Take the train from Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB to Hameln, Bahnhoftrain
9h 7m€126–368Bus
- Take the bus from Dunkirk - Pôle d'Échange Station to Lille - Europe Train Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lille to Bad Oeynhausenbus
- Take the bus from Löhne, Remarqueplatz/Bhf to Hameln, Bahnhofbus
13h 53mTrain, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Dunkerque to Lille Europetrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane AMS - HAJ
- Take the train from Langenhagen Flughafen to Hameln, Bahnhoftrain
6h 47mTrain, train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly
- Take the train from Dunkerque to Lille Europetrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane CDG - HAJ
- Take the train from Langenhagen Flughafen to Hameln, Bahnhoftrain
6h 37m
Dunkirk to Hamelin by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Dunkirk to Hamelin is to drive which costs €85 - €130 and takes 5h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Dunkirk to Hamelin is to drive which takes 5h 38m and costs €85 - €130.
No, there is no direct bus from Dunkirk station to Hamelin. However, there are services departing from Dunkirk - Pôle d'Échange Station and arriving at Hameln, Bahnhof via Lille, Bad Oeynhausen, Bf/ZOB and Löhne, Remarqueplatz/Bhf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 53m.
No, there is no direct train from Dunkirk to Hamelin. However, there are services departing from Dunkerque and arriving at Hameln, Bahnhof via Lille Europe, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Köln Hbf and Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 26m.
The distance between Dunkirk and Hamelin is 686 km. The road distance is 562 km.
The best way to get from Dunkirk to Hamelin without a car is to train which takes 8h 26m and costs €120 - €360.
It takes approximately 8h 26m to get from Dunkirk to Hamelin, including transfers.
Dunkirk to Hamelin bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Dunkirk - Pôle d'Échange Station.
Dunkirk to Hamelin train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), depart from Dunkerque station.
The best way to get from Dunkirk to Hamelin is to train which takes 8h 26m and costs €120 - €360. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 13h 53m.
What companies run services between Dunkirk, France and Hamelin, Germany?
You can take a train from Dunkerque to Hameln, Bahnhof via Lille Europe, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi, Köln Hbf, and Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB in around 8h 26m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Dunkirk - Pôle d'Échange Station to Hameln, Bahnhof via Lille - Europe Train Station, Lille, Bad Oeynhausen, Bf/ZOB, and Löhne, Remarqueplatz/Bhf in around 13h 53m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–330
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–400
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–390
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–390
Flights from Brussels Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–420
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–360
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Hannover Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–400
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Hannover Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–380
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Hannover Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–420
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Hannover Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Hannover Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–440
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Dunkerque to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Dunkerque to Lille Flandres
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Dunkerque to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Dunkerque to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Dunkerque to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Dunkerque to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–24
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Köln Hbf to Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Koeln Hbf to Herford
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB to Hameln, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Herford, Bahnhof/ZOB to Hameln, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Paderborn Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Train from Koeln Hbf to Herford
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +49 30 311682904
- Website
- DB Bus
Train from Paderborn, Hauptbahnhof to Hameln, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- DB Bus
Train from Langenhagen Flughafen to Hameln, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- DB Bus
Train from Langenhagen Flughafen to Hameln, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- DB Bus
Train from Langenhagen Flughafen to Hameln, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- DB Bus
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Lille Europe to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +48 77 443 44 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- Sindbad
Bus from LILLE, Przystanek B - Rue des Canonniers to DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Sindbad
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Dunkirk - Pôle d'Échange Station to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dunkirk - Pôle d'Échange Station to Lille - Europe Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lille to Bad Oeynhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Bus from Löhne, Remarqueplatz/Bhf to Hameln, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
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Booking & Getting There
Dunkirk to Hamelin bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Lille - Europe Train Station.
Dunkirk to Hamelin train services, operated by Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), arrive at Lille Europe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dunkirk to Hamelin is 562 km. It takes approximately 5h 38m to drive from Dunkirk to Hamelin.
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