There are 8 ways to get from Thuringia to Hamburg by train, night train, rideshare, plane, car, or car train
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Train
best- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Hamburg Hbf28 / ...
4h 48m€35–130Rideshare
cheapest- Take the rideshare from Erfurt to Hamburg355.7 km
4h 33m€18–22Train, night train
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to GöttingenRe1 / ...
- Take the night train from Goettingen to Hamburg HbfNj
5h 11m€58–292Train to Frankfurt, fly to Hamburg Airport
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)FRA - HAM
4h 46m€97–230Drive 356.6 km
- Drive from Erfurt to Hamburg356.6 km
3h 45m€50–73Drive, car train
- Drive from Erfurt to Hannover Hbf
- Take the car train from Hannover Hbf to Hamburg Hbf1392
3h 28m€120–153Train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Hamburg Airport
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)NUE - HAM
4h 46m€118–322Train to Frankfurt, fly to Bremen Airport, train
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to Frankfurt
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Bremen Airport (BRE)FRA - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
5h 39m€159–401
Thuringia to Hamburg by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Thuringia to Hamburg is to rideshare which costs €18 - €22 and takes 4h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Thuringia to Hamburg is to drive and car train which takes 3h 28m and costs €120 - €160.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Erfurt Hbf and arriving at Hamburg Hbf. Services depart hourly, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 4h 48m.
The distance between Thuringia and Hamburg is 579 km. The road distance is 356.6 km.
The best way to get from Thuringia to Hamburg without a car is to train which takes 4h 48m and costs €35 - €130.
The train from Erfurt Hbf to Hamburg Hbf takes 4h 48m including transfers and departs hourly.
Thuringia to Hamburg train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Erfurt Hbf station.
Thuringia to Hamburg train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Hamburg Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Thuringia to Hamburg is 357 km. It takes approximately 3h 45m to drive from Thuringia to Hamburg.
Book your Thuringia to Hamburg train tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
What companies run services between Thuringia, Germany and Hamburg, Germany?
Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC) operates a train from Erfurt Hbf to Hamburg Hbf every 2 hours. Tickets cost €40–130 and the journey takes 4h 48m. FlixTrain GmbH also services this route 3 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–180
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Hamburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–370
Flights from Frankfurt to Bremen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–250
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- worldticket.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Hamburg Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–350
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Hamburg Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–400
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Eisenach Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €28–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Goettingen to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–260
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €257–260
- Couchette Carriage
- €130–150
- Seating Carriage
- €35–45
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hannover Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €28–29
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.com
Rideshare from Erfurt to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €18–22
- Schedules at
- blablacar.com
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