There are 9 ways to get from Elmshorn to Colmar by train (TGV), bus, night train, car, car train, plane, or train
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Train
best- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 25 / ...
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Offenburg Bahnhoftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Colmartrain Ter
9h 3m€154–528Night train
cheapest- Take the night train from Hamburg Dammtor to Freiburg(Breisgau) Hbfnighttrain Nj
13h 8m€58–149Bus
- Take the bus from Hamburg Airport to Strasbourgbus 198
- Take the bus from Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Station to Colmarbus BlaBlaCar Bus
16h 6m€60–108Drive 790 km
- Drive from Elmshorn to Colmarcar 790 km
6h 48m€124–179Car train, drive
- Take the car train from Hamburg Hbf to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Stationcartrain
- Drive from Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station to Colmarcar
10h 21m€112–138Fly to Basel, bus
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Basel (BSL)plane HAM - BSL
- Take the bus from Basel Euroairport FR to Colmarbus
6h 29m€70–244Fly to Stuttgart Airport, train
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane HAM - STR
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Colmartrain
7h 9m€138–378Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane HAM - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Colmartrain
6h 58m€130–357Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane HAM - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Mulhousetrain
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Colmartrain
7h 53m€140–390
Elmshorn to Colmar by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Elmshorn to Colmar is to bus which costs €60 - €110 and takes 16h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Elmshorn to Colmar is to fly and bus which takes 6h 29m and costs €65 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Elmshorn to Colmar. However, there are services departing from Elmshorn, Probstendamm and arriving at Colmar via Hamburg Airport and Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 6m.
No, there is no direct train from Elmshorn to Colmar. However, there are services departing from Elmshorn and arriving at Colmar via Hamburg Hbf, Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, Offenburg Bahnhof and Strasbourg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 3m.
The distance between Elmshorn and Colmar is 841 km. The road distance is 790 km.
The best way to get from Elmshorn to Colmar without a car is to train which takes 9h 3m and costs €150 - €550.
It takes approximately 9h 3m to get from Elmshorn to Colmar, including transfers.
Elmshorn to Colmar bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Hamburg Airport station.
Elmshorn to Colmar train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Hamburg Hbf station.
The best way to get from Elmshorn to Colmar is to train which takes 9h 3m and costs €150 - €550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €60 - €110 and takes 16h 6m.
What companies run services between Elmshorn, Germany and Colmar, France?
You can take a train from Elmshorn to Colmar via Hamburg Hbf, Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, Offenburg Bahnhof, Strasbourg Bahnhof, and Strasbourg in around 9h 3m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Elmshorn, Probstendamm to Colmar via Hamburg Airport and Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Station in around 16h 6m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–470
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–490
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–480
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–250
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–220
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–170
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–220
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–380
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–280
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–230
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–250
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €60–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Offenburg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Strasbourg to Colmar
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–22
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Colmar
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–15
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Strasbourg to Colmar
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Colmar
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Hamburg Dammtor to Freiburg(Breisgau) Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- €75–90
- Seating Carriage
- €45–60
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hamburg Hbf to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €8–18
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Mulhouse
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Hamburg Airport to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Station to Colmar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Basel Euroairport FR to Colmar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Strasbourg - L'Étoile Park Bus Station to Colmar
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Basel Euroairport FR to Colmar
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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More Questions & Answers
Elmshorn to Colmar bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Strasbourg station.
Elmshorn to Colmar train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Elmshorn to Colmar is 790 km. It takes approximately 6h 48m to drive from Elmshorn to Colmar.
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