There are 8 ways to get from Hamburg to Thuringia by train, bus, 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€85–100Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Hamburg to Erfurt359.5 km
5h 13m€20Bus
- Take the bus from Hamburg central bus station to Göttingen central bus stationbus FlixBus N24
- Take the bus from Göttingen to Erfurtbus Kyiv-Genk / ...
5h 54mFly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane HAM - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Eisenach Hbftrain
5h 16m€109–232Train via Göttingen
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Göttingentrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Göttingen to Erfurt Hbftrain Re1 / ...
5h 4m€72–118Drive 356.4 km
- Drive from Hamburg to Erfurtcar 356.4 km
3h 47m€50–72Car train, drive
- Take the car train from Hamburg Hbf to Göttingencartrain 1393
- Drive from Göttingen to Erfurtcar
3h 29m€110–133Fly to Nuremberg Airport, train
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)plane HAM - NUE
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain
5h 5m€133–287
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.
No, there is no direct bus from Hamburg station to Thuringia. However, there are services departing from Hamburg central bus station and arriving at Erfurt via Göttingen. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 54m.
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 €85 - €100.
The train from Hamburg Hbf to Erfurt Hbf takes 4h 44m including transfers and departs hourly.
Hamburg to Thuringia bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Hamburg central bus station.
Hamburg to Thuringia train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Hamburg Hbf station.
The best way to get from Hamburg to Thuringia is to train which takes 4h 44m and costs €85 - €100. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 5h 54m.
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 €85–100 and the journey takes 4h 44m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Hamburg central bus station to Erfurt via Göttingen central bus station and Göttingen in around 5h 54m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–240
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–400
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Nuremberg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–330
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–390
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–240
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Nuremberg Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–440
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €42–47
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €50–56
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €41–46
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- 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 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Göttingen to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Hamburg central bus station to Göttingen central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- support@pavluks-trans.com
- Website
- pavluks-trans.com
Bus from Göttingen to Erfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
- 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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More Questions & Answers
Hamburg to Thuringia bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Göttingen central bus 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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Check out Blablacar's carpooling service for rideshare options between Hamburg and Thuringia. A great option if you don't have a driver's licence or want to avoid public transport.