The cheapest and fastest buses from Dresden to Hamburg
Cheapest price
$32
Average price
$40
Fastest journey
5 h
Average duration
6 h 26 m
Buses per day
17
Distance
378 km
The best way to find a cheap bus ticket from Dresden to Hamburg is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
The average ticket from Dresden to Hamburg will cost around $40 if you buy it on the day, but the cheapest tickets can be found for only $32.
Of the 17 buses that leave Dresden for Hamburg on Thu, Nov 06, 5 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
On Thu, Nov 06 the direct buses cover the 378 km distance in an average of 6 h 26 m but if you time it right, some buses will get you there in just 5 h .
On Thu, Nov 06 the slowest buses will take 7 h 10 m and usually involve a change or two along the way, but you might be able to save a few pennies if you’re on a budget.

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Compare train, bus, and flight for Dresden to Hamburg
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Dresden to Hamburg among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the bus with prices starting from €18. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 3h 55m. In case you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint the train is your best bet as it emits only 0.1 - 0.3kg. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of €18, and a flight costs an average of €240.
Distance: 234 miles (378 km)
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| Bus | Most popular Train | Flight |
|---|---|---|
€34 Average price Cheapest | €62 Average price | €421 Average price |
8h 35m Average total duration 8h 5m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 5h 1m Average total duration 4h 31m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 6h 55m Average total duration Fastest 3h 55m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* |
0.4 - 0.9kg CO2 emissions | 0.1 - 0.3kg CO2 emissions Lowest | - CO2 emissions |
Direct Options | Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
Dresden to Hamburg Bus Timetables
| Operator | Departure Time | Arrival Time | Duration | Departure days | Cheapest price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 03:15AM | Arrival Time 11:15AM | Duration 8h00 | Departure days Tue | Cheapest price $34 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 03:30AM | Arrival Time 11:15AM | Duration 7h45 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $34 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 04:15AM | Arrival Time 11:30AM | Duration 7h15 | Departure days Wed | Cheapest price $32 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 04:30AM | Arrival Time 12:00PM | Duration 7h30 | Departure days Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $32 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 05:00AM | Arrival Time 12:30PM | Duration 7h30 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $59 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 05:10AM | Arrival Time 02:30PM | Duration 9h20 | Departure days Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $51 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 06:00AM | Arrival Time 01:00PM | Duration 7h00 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $39 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 06:15AM | Arrival Time 02:20PM | Duration 8h05 | Departure days Wed, Thu, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $33 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 06:30AM | Arrival Time 01:40PM | Duration 7h10 | Departure days Wed, Thu, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $33 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 07:30AM | Arrival Time 02:00PM | Duration 6h30 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Fri | Cheapest price $43 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 07:45AM | Arrival Time 02:00PM | Duration 6h15 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Fri | Cheapest price $43 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 08:15AM | Arrival Time 03:45PM | Duration 7h30 | Departure days Wed, Thu, Sun | Cheapest price $32 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 08:30AM | Arrival Time 03:45PM | Duration 7h15 | Departure days Wed, Thu, Sun | Cheapest price $32 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 10:00AM | Arrival Time 03:20PM | Duration 5h20 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $30 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 10:40AM | Arrival Time 05:15PM | Duration 6h35 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $44 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 10:55AM | Arrival Time 05:15PM | Duration 6h20 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $44 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 11:15AM | Arrival Time 07:15PM | Duration 8h00 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed | Cheapest price $34 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 11:30AM | Arrival Time 07:15PM | Duration 7h45 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed | Cheapest price $34 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 11:40AM | Arrival Time 08:32PM | Duration 8h52 | Departure days Tue, Wed | Cheapest price $32 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 11:55AM | Arrival Time 08:32PM | Duration 8h37 | Departure days Tue, Wed | Cheapest price $32 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 12:00PM | Arrival Time 05:40PM | Duration 5h40 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $56 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 12:15PM | Arrival Time 08:00PM | Duration 7h45 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $44 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 12:40PM | Arrival Time 07:15PM | Duration 6h35 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun | Cheapest price $32 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 12:55PM | Arrival Time 07:15PM | Duration 6h20 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun | Cheapest price $32 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 02:15PM | Arrival Time 09:30PM | Duration 7h15 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $53 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 02:30PM | Arrival Time 09:30PM | Duration 7h00 | Departure days Mon | Cheapest price $53 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 02:50PM | Arrival Time 08:20PM | Duration 5h30 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $36 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 03:15PM | Arrival Time 10:30PM | Duration 7h15 | Departure days Tue, Wed, Sat | Cheapest price $34 |
Operator BlaBlaCar | Departure Time 03:20PM | Arrival Time 08:20PM | Duration 5h00 | Departure days Thu | Cheapest price $32 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 03:30PM | Arrival Time 10:30PM | Duration 7h00 | Departure days Tue, Wed, Sat | Cheapest price $34 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 05:15PM | Arrival Time 01:00AM | Duration 7h45 | Departure days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri | Cheapest price $32 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 05:30PM | Arrival Time 01:00AM | Duration 7h30 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $32 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 06:15PM | Arrival Time 01:00AM | Duration 6h45 | Departure days Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $50 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 07:15PM | Arrival Time 02:45AM | Duration 7h30 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $34 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 07:30PM | Arrival Time 02:45AM | Duration 7h15 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $34 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 07:45PM | Arrival Time 04:15AM | Duration 8h30 | Departure days Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $34 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 09:30PM | Arrival Time 04:15AM | Duration 6h45 | Departure days Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun | Cheapest price $31 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 11:40PM | Arrival Time 06:45AM | Duration 7h05 | Departure days Everyday | Cheapest price $37 |
Live departures
Dresden to Hamburg bus times
The table below shows live departures for Dresden to Hamburg buses for today, Wednesday, November 5. You can also manually refresh the results below to see updated bus journeys.
| Provider | Departs | Duration | Arrives | Transfers | Tickets |
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FlixBus · FlixBus | 10:15 AM Dresden, Bayrische Straße (Hauptbahnhof) | 8h00 | 6:15 PM Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 10:30 AM Dresden, Bf Neustadt | 7h45 | 6:15 PM Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus+ FlixTrain | 10:40 AM Dresden, Bayrische Straße (Hauptbahnhof) | 8h52 | 7:32 PM Hamburg Hbf | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus+ FlixTrain | 10:55 AM Dresden, Bf Neustadt | 8h37 | 7:32 PM Hamburg Hbf | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 11:40 AM Dresden, Bayrische Straße (Hauptbahnhof) | 7h40 | 7:20 PM Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 11:55 AM Dresden, Bf Neustadt | 7h25 | 7:20 PM Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 2:15 PM Dresden, Bayrische Straße (Hauptbahnhof) | 7h15 | 9:30 PM Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 2:30 PM Dresden, Bf Neustadt | 7h00 | 9:30 PM Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 4:15 PM Dresden, Bayrische Straße (Hauptbahnhof) | 7h45 | 12:00 AM Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 4:30 PM Dresden, Bf Neustadt | 7h30 | 12:00 AM Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 6:15 PM Dresden, Bayrische Straße (Hauptbahnhof) | 7h30 | 1:45 AM Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 6:30 PM Dresden, Bf Neustadt | 7h15 | 1:45 AM Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 8:30 PM Dresden, Bf Neustadt | 9h15 | 5:45 AM Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus | 10:40 PM Dresden, Bayrische Straße (Hauptbahnhof) | 7h05 | 5:45 AM Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof | 0 transfersDirect | |
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FlixBus · FlixBus | 3:30 AM Dresden, Bf Neustadt | 7h30 | 11:00 AM Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus | 4:10 AM Dresden, Bayrische Straße (Hauptbahnhof) | 9h20 | 1:30 PM Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 5:15 AM Dresden, Bayrische Straße (Hauptbahnhof) | 8h05 | 1:20 PM Hamburg, S Hamburg Airport | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 5:30 AM Dresden, Bf Neustadt | 7h50 | 1:20 PM Hamburg, S Hamburg Airport | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 5:30 AM Dresden, Bf Neustadt | 7h10 | 12:40 PM Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 7:15 AM Dresden, Bayrische Straße (Hauptbahnhof) | 8h00 | 3:15 PM Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 7:30 AM Dresden, Bf Neustadt | 7h45 | 3:15 PM Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof | 1 transfer | |
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Journey information
Overview: Bus from Dresden to Hamburg
Distance 234 miles (378 km) |
Average bus duration 8h 5m |
Cheapest ticket price $23 (€18) |
Buses per day 20 |
Direct buses 4 |
Fastest bus 6h 15m |
First bus 00:15 |
Last bus 23:40 |
Key Takeaways
Train Ticket Prices
- Budget Options: Train tickets from Dresden to Hamburg start from as low as $23 (€18) if booked well in advance.
- Standard Fares: Typically, trains cost $42 (€34) depending on the train type and class.
Bus providers: FlixBus, BlaBlaCar, City Lines, Citylines from Dresden to HamburgYou can travel by bus between Dresden to Hamburg with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar, City Lines, Citylines for as low as $23 (€18). When you search for schedules and tickets, Omio will show you the best journey
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FAQs: Bus from Dresden to Hamburg

Passengers board the bus most frequently from Dresden, Bayrische Straße (Hauptbahnhof), which is located around 1.6 miles (2.6 km) away from the city centre, and they get off the bus at Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, located 2.1 miles (3.4 km) away from the city centre.
- FlixBus
- Assistance
- Priority boarding
- Wheelchair-accessible buses.
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Assistance
- Priority boarding
- Accessible seating options.
- City Lines
- Assistance
- Priority seating
- Accessible restrooms.
- Miniatur Wunderland, the world's largest model railway exhibition featuring detailed miniature landscapes and cities
- Elbphilharmonie, an architectural marvel and concert hall offering panoramic views of the city and harbor
- Speicherstadt, a historic warehouse district and UNESCO World Heritage site known for its stunning red-brick architecture
- St. Michael's Church, a Baroque-style church with a tower offering sweeping views of Hamburg
- Planten un Blomen, a vast urban park featuring themed gardens, water light shows, and recreational activities.
- Explore the vibrant nightlife of the Reeperbahn, Hamburg's famous entertainment district
- Take a scenic boat tour of the Port of Hamburg, one of the largest ports in Europe
- Visit the Hamburg Fish Market, a lively market with fresh seafood and local delicacies
- Discover the International Maritime Museum, showcasing Hamburg's rich maritime history
- Enjoy a leisurely stroll along the Alster Lakes, offering picturesque views and outdoor activities.
- FlixBus
- You can cancel your ticket up to 15 minutes before departure and receive a voucher for future travel. Refund requests for delays over 120 minutes are possible.
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- You can cancel your ticket up to 30 minutes before departure for a refund in the form of a voucher.
- City Lines
- You can cancel your ticket up to 24 hours before departure for a full refund. Cancellations within 24 hours incur a 20% fee.
To find the cheapest bus tickets for your trip from Dresden to Hamburg, follow these tips:
Start your search now and compare ticket prices to find the best deal!
- FlixBus
- One carry-on bag up to 7kg (42x30x18 cm) and one checked bag up to 20kg (80x50x30 cm).
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- One carry-on bag up to 7kg and one checked bag up to 20kg.
- City Lines
- One carry-on bag up to 8kg (55x35x25) and one checked bag up to 25kg (70x50x30).
- FlixBus
- Additional luggage can be purchased for a fee.
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Additional luggage can be purchased for a fee.
- City Lines
- 10€ per additional bag up to 25 kg.
- FlixBus
- Small pets in carriers allowed
- Guide dogs travel for free.
- City Lines
- Small pets allowed in carriers
- Larger pets must be leashed and muzzled.
popular bus stations
Popular bus stations from Dresden to Hamburg
- 06:00-22:00
- Free Wi-Fi
- Cafeteria Hauptbahnhof (in the station)
- Restaurant Alte Meister (0.5 km)
- Vapiano Dresden (0.7 km).
- Available outside the main entrance.
- Elevators, ramps
- Available in the station.
- Bus: 66, 75 Tram: 3, 7, 8, 10 Train: S1, S2
- 06:00-22:00
- Free Wi-Fi
- Cafeteria im ZOB (in the station)
- Burger Lounge (0.3 km)
- Café Paris (0.5 km).
- Available outside the main entrance.
- Elevators, ramps
- Available in the station.
- Bus: 3, 120, 124, 130 Metro: U1, U3 Train: S1, S21
- 06:00-22:00
- Free Wi-Fi
- McDonald's (in the station)
- Nordsee (in the station).
- Available outside the main entrance.
- Elevators, ramps
- Available in the station.
- Bus: 112, 120, 124 Metro: U1, U2, U3 Train: S1, S2, S3
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