There are 10 ways to get from Stuttgart to Altona by plane, train, bus, night train, car, car train, or rideshare
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Fly Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport
best- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane STR - HAM
3h 21m€82–230Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Stuttgart to Hamburg651.5 km
6h 53m€27–40Train via Hanover
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hbftrain 22
- Take the train from Hannover Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 25 / ...
6h 11m€130–308Bus
- Take the bus from Kornwestheim to Hamburg central bus stationbus FlixBus N24
10h 22m€44–82Train, night train
- Take the train from Ludwigsburg to Wuerzburg Hbftrain Re
- Take the night train from Wuerzburg Hbf to Hamburg-Altonanighttrain Nj
9h 8m€57–171Train to Frankfurt, fly to Hamburg Airport
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane FRA - HAM
4h 1m€92–253Fly Stuttgart Airport to Bremen Airport, train
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane STR - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg-Altonatrain
4h 40m€146–401Train
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg-Altonatrain 42
6h 45m€150–350Drive, car train
- Drive from Stuttgart to Karlsruhe Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Hamburg-Altonacartrain
9h 6m€105–135Drive 657 km
- Drive from Stuttgart to Altonacar 657 km
5h 45m€92–133
Stuttgart to Altona by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stuttgart to Altona is to rideshare which costs €27 - €40 and takes 6h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Stuttgart to Altona is to fly which takes 3h 21m and costs €80 - €230.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Hamburg-Altona. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 6h 45m.
The distance between Stuttgart and Altona is 591 km. The road distance is 657 km.
The best way to get from Stuttgart to Altona without a car is to train via Hanover which takes 6h 11m and costs €130 - €310.
It takes approximately 3h 21m to get from Stuttgart to Altona, including transfers.
Stuttgart to Altona train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Stuttgart to Altona is to fly which takes 3h 21m and costs €80 - €230. Alternatively, you can train via Hanover, which costs €130 - €310 and takes 6h 11m, you could also bus, which costs €40 - €85 and takes 10h 22m.
Stuttgart to Altona train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hamburg-Altona station.
Yes, the driving distance between Stuttgart to Altona is 657 km. It takes approximately 5h 45m to drive from Stuttgart to Altona.
What companies run services between Stuttgart, Germany and Altona, Germany?
Eurowings, Lufthansa, and Swiss fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Hamburg Airport (HAM) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Hauptbahnhof to Altona via Hannover Hbf and Hamburg Hbf in around 6h 11m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–410
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–420
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–270
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bremen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–240
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Bremen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €90–240
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–150
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–270
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Hamburg Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €95–230
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–350
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Hannover Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-bw.de
Train from Ludwigsburg to Wuerzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Schedules at
- arverio-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €26–31
- 1st Class Ticket
- €30–50
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-by.de
Train from Ludwigsburg to Wuerzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Schedules at
- arverio-by.de
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Wuerzburg Hbf to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–103
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €98–103
- Couchette Carriage
- €60–75
- Seating Carriage
- €30–40
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–45
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Hamburg-Altona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 13m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Kornwestheim to Hamburg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Stuttgart to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
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