There are 9 ways to get from Paris to Hamburg by 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.
Recommended option
Train
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Take the train from Paris Nord to Koeln Hbf
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Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
Cheapest option
Bus
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Take the bus from Paris to Hamburg central bus station
7 alternative options
Bus, train
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Take the bus from Paris - Roissy Charles De Gaulle Airport to Düsseldorf
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Take the train from Düsseldorf Central Station to Hamburg Central Station
Drive
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Drive from Paris Gallieni to Hamburg
Fly Paris Charles de Gaulle to Hamburg
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Fly from Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) to Hamburg (HAM)
Fly Paris Orly to Hamburg
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Fly from Paris Orly (ORY) to Hamburg (HAM)
Fly Paris Charles de Gaulle to Bremen, train
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Fly from Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) to Bremen (BRE)
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Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
Fly Paris Charles de Gaulle to Hannover, train
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Fly from Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) to Hannover (HAJ)
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Take the train from Hannover Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
Train to Brussels, fly to Hamburg
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Take the train from Paris Nord to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
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Fly from Brussels (BRU) to Hamburg (HAM)
Paris to Hamburg by train
The train journey time between Paris and Hamburg is around 7h 50m and covers a distance of around 985 km. This includes an average layover time of around 27 min. Operated by Thalys, SNCF, Deutsche Bahn Intercity-Express and others, the Paris to Hamburg train service departs from Paris Nord and arrives in Hamburg Hbf. Typically 40 trains run weekly, although weekend and holiday schedules can vary so check in advance.
Questions & Answers
The most affordable way to get from Paris to Hamburg is to bus, which costs €65 - €100 and takes 12h 30m.
The quickest way to get from Paris to Hamburg is to fly which costs €80 - €260 and takes 4h 44m.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Paris and arriving at Hamburg central bus station station. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 12h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Paris to Hamburg. However, there are services departing from Paris Nord and arriving at Hamburg Hbf via Köln Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 7h 50m.
The distance between Paris and Hamburg is 745 km. The road distance is 896.7 km.
The best way to get from Paris to Hamburg without a car is to train which takes 7h 50m and costs €85 - €310.
It takes approximately 7h 50m to get from Paris to Hamburg, including transfers.
Paris to Hamburg bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Paris station.
Paris to Hamburg train services, operated by Thalys, depart from Paris Nord station.
The best way to get from Paris to Hamburg is to train which takes 7h 50m and costs €85 - €310. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €65 - €100 and takes 12h 30m, you could also fly, which costs €80 - €260 and takes 4h 44m.
- Distance: 744.8 km
- Duration: 7h 50m
What companies run services between Paris, France and Hamburg, Germany?
You can take a train from Magenta to Hamburg via Köln Hbf in around 7h 50m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Paris to Hamburg central bus station twice daily. Tickets cost €65 - €100 and the journey takes 12h 30m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Hamburg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130 - €470
Flights from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Hamburg via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130 - €470
Flights from Paris Orly to Hamburg via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160 - €950
Flights from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Bremen via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140 - €600
Flights from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Bremen via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140 - €600
Flights from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Bremen via Frankfurt, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140 - €600
Flights from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Bremen via Munich, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140 - €600
Flights from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Hannover via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140 - €350
Flights from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Hannover via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140 - €350
Flights from Brussels to Hamburg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110 - €410
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140 - €600
Flights from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Bremen via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160 - €850
Flights from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Hannover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160 - €600
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Hamburg via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150 - €650
Flights from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Bremen via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160 - €900
Flights from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Hannover via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160 - €550
Flights from Brussels to Hamburg via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140 - €400
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Paris Orly to Hamburg via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €340 - €1500
Flights from Paris Orly to Hamburg via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80 - €800
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90 - €370
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75 - €350
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Hamburg via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120 - €390
Flights from Paris Orly to Hamburg via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €40 - €210
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Hannover via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140 - €700
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Hamburg via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180 - €600
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Hamburg via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95 - €430
- Website
- alitalia.com
Flights from Paris Orly to Hamburg via Milan Linate
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120 - €750
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Paris Orly to Hamburg via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80 - €800
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Paris Charles de Gaulle to Hannover via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130 - €470
- Phone
- +32 70 66 77 88
- Website
- thalys.com
Train from Paris Nord to Koeln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110 - €230
- Website
- https://www.thalys.com/fr/en
- Standard
- €110 - €160
- Comfort
- €130 - €190
- Premium
- €170 - €230
Train from Paris Nord to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70 - €150
- Website
- https://www.thalys.com/fr/en
- Standard
- €70 - €110
- Comfort
- €85 - €120
- Premium
- €110 - €150
Rome2Rio's guide to SNCF
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf.com
Train from Paris Nord to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60 - €110
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en/
- 2nd Class
- €60 - €90
- Rail 1st Class
- €80 - €110
Train from Paris Nord to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35 - €65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en/
- 2nd Class
- €35 - €55
- Rail 1st Class
- €50 - €65
- Phone
- +49 0180 6 99 66 33
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55 - €80
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27 - €40
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
Train from Hannover Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30 - €45
- Website
- https://www.bahn.com/en
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- Phone
- +41 848 44 66 88
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Koeln Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €140 - €260
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en/home.html
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40 - €75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en/home.html
Train from Hannover Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55 - €110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en/home.html
- Phone
- +49 1807 123 99 123
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.com
Train from Cologne Central Station to Hamburg Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28 - €40
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
Train from Düsseldorf Central Station to Hamburg Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26 - €40
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
Train from Bremen Central Station to Hamburg Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17 - €24
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
Train from Hanover Central Station to Hamburg Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19 - €26
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- presse@der-metronom.de
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- metronom
Train from Hannover Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- metronom
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Paris Nord to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €26 - €40
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €26 - €40
- 1st Class
- €40 - €60
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.de
Bus from Paris to Hamburg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65 - €100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Frequently asked questions
- Phone
- +33 1 71 53 01 80
- Website
- blablacar.fr
Bus from Paris - Roissy Charles De Gaulle Airport to Düsseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35 - €60
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/
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Read the travel guideMore Questions & Answers
The quickest flight from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport to Hamburg Airport is the direct flight which takes 1h 35m.
Paris to Hamburg bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg central bus station.
Paris to Hamburg train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity-Express, arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Paris to Hamburg is 897 km. It takes approximately 7h 47m to drive from Paris to Hamburg.
Eurowings, Luxair, KLM and four other airlines offer flights from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport to Hamburg Airport.
Book your Paris to Hamburg train tickets online with Omio.
Book your Paris to Hamburg bus tickets online with FlixBus and Omio.
There are 1041+ hotels available in Hamburg. Prices start at €46 per night.
The best way to get from Paris to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport is to train which takes 34 min and costs €12.