There are 11 ways to get from Rotterdam to Hamburg by train, plane, bus or car
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 to Amsterdam, fly to Hamburg • 3 h 48 min
$58 - $240
Cheapest option
Bus Eurolines DE • 8 h
$24 - $80
9 alternative options
Train to Amsterdam, fly to Bremen, train • 4 h 10 min
$88 - $396
Train, train to Dusseldorf, fly to Hamburg • 6 h 1 min
$63 - $168
Train to Brussels, fly to Hamburg • 4 h 47 min
$32 - $175
Train to Amsterdam, fly to Hannover, train • 5 h 20 min
$117 - $355
Train via Osnabrück Hbf • 6 h 49 min
Train • 8 h 20 min
$100 - $157
Bus FlixBus • 8 h 25 min
$32 - $57
Train, bus • 8 h 26 min
$77 - $121
Drive • 4 h 29 min
$75 - $110
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Hamburg is to bus which costs 21€ - 65€ and takes 8 h.
The quickest way to get from Rotterdam to Hamburg is to train and fly which takes 3 h 48 min and costs 50€ - 210€.
The distance between Rotterdam and Hamburg is 415 km. The road distance is 501 km.
It takes approximately 3 h 48 min to get from Rotterdam to Hamburg, including transfers.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Rotterdam and arriving at Hamburg. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 8 h.
No, there is no direct train from Rotterdam to Hamburg. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam Centraal and arriving at Hamburg Hbf via Amersfoort and Osnabrück Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6 h 49 min.
What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Hamburg, Germany?
You can take a train from Rotterdam to Hamburg via Amersfoort and Osnabrück Hbf in around 6 h 49 min. Alternatively, Eurolines DE operates a bus from Rotterdam to Hamburg 4 times a week. Tickets cost $24 - $80 and the journey takes 8 h. Two other operators also service this route.
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Amsterdam to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45 - $300
Flights from Dusseldorf to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40 - $200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 4 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120 - $420
Flights from Amsterdam to Bremen
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120 - $550
Flights from Amsterdam to Hannover
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140 - $550
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dusseldorf to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40 - $200
Flights from Brussels to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 11 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40 - $310
Flights from Brussels to Hamburg via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110 - $440
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 11 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $40 - $310
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol (Airport)
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11 - $20
- Website
- ns.nl
- Book at
- eurail.com
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Venlo
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $21 - $40
- Website
- ns.nl
- Book at
- eurail.com
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14 - $25
- Website
- ns.nl
- Book at
- eurail.com
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Amersfoort
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12 - $22
- Website
- ns.nl
- Book at
- eurail.com
Train from Amersfoort to Osnabrück Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2 h 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30 - $55
- Website
- ns.nl
- Book at
- eurail.com
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9 - $18
- Website
- ns.nl
- Book at
- eurail.com
Train from Utrecht Centraal Bus to Hamburg Hbf ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 6 h 35 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90 - $140
- Website
- ns.nl
- Book at
- eurail.com
- Website
- thalys.com
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol (Airport)
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19 - $40
- Website
- thalys.com
- 2nd Class
- $19 - $40
- 1st Class
- $35 - $45
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30 - $50
- Website
- thalys.com
- 2nd Class
- $30 - $50
- 1st Class
- $50 - $65
- Phone
- +49 0180 6 99 66 33
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22 - $40
- Website
- bahn.de
- Second Class
- $22 - $40
Train from Hannover Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 17 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35 - $55
- Website
- bahn.de
- Phone
- 0180 6 9 27 37 27
- info@eurobahn.de
- Website
- eurobahn.de
Train from Venlo to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 3 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4 - $7
- Website
- eurobahn.de
- Website
- bahn.com
Train from Osnabrück Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- reiseauskunft.bahn.de
- Phone
- +49 6196 2078-501
- service@eurolines.de
- Website
- eurolines.de
Bus from Rotterdam to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 8 h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $24 - $80
- Website
- eurolines.de
- Low
- $25
- High
- $52
- Phone
- +371 67214512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Rotterdam to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 10 h 9 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $26 - $40
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +49 1807 123 99 123
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixbus.de
Bus from Rotterdam, Rotterdam CS to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7 h 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30 - $55
- Website
- flixbus.co.uk
Bus from The Hague to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7 h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30 - $55
- Website
- flixbus.co.uk
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