There are 7 ways to get from Hamburg to Thuringia by train, rideshare, plane, car, or car train
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 Hamburg Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain 28 / ...
4h 44m€100–240Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Hamburg to Erfurt359.5 km
5h 13m€20Fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane HAM - LEJ
- Take the train from Leipzig/Halle Flughafen to Altenburgtrain
5h 42m€175–382Train via Göttingen
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Göttingentrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Göttingen to Erfurt Hbftrain Re1 / ...
5h 4m€76–150Drive 356.4 km
- Drive from Hamburg to Erfurtcar 356.4 km
3h 47m€52–74Car train, drive
- Take the car train from Hamburg Hbf to Göttingencartrain 1393
- Drive from Göttingen to Erfurtcar
3h 29m€111–134Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane HAM - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Eisenach Hbftrain
5h 16m€100–253
Hamburg to Thuringia by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Hamburg to Thuringia is to rideshare which costs €20 and takes 5h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Hamburg to Thuringia is to car train and drive which takes 3h 29m and costs €110 - €140.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Hamburg Hbf and arriving at Erfurt Hbf. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 4h 44m.
The distance between Hamburg and Thuringia is 579 km. The road distance is 356.4 km.
The best way to get from Hamburg to Thuringia without a car is to train which takes 4h 44m and costs €100 - €240.
The train from Hamburg Hbf to Erfurt Hbf takes 4h 44m including transfers and departs hourly.
Hamburg to Thuringia train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Hamburg Hbf station.
Hamburg to Thuringia train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Erfurt Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Hamburg to Thuringia is 356 km. It takes approximately 3h 47m to drive from Hamburg to Thuringia.
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What companies run services between Hamburg, Germany and Thuringia, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Hamburg Hbf to Erfurt Hbf hourly. Tickets cost €100–240 and the journey takes 4h 44m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–500
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Dusseldorf, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
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 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–410
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–250
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–240
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig/Halle Flughafen to Altenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Göttingen to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hamburg Hbf to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Hamburg to Erfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
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