Cheapest
Average
The best way to find a cheap train ticket from Vienna to Hamburg is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
This is the last train of the day.
Find all the dates and times for this journey
Fastest Journey
9 h 23 m
Average
9 h 30 m
Trains per day
5
Distance
744 km
It's difficult to get from Vienna to Hamburg without transferring at least once.
The customer opinion was acquired via Cimenio. Cimenio incentivises its users for giving an honest opinion and proving the booking with a photo of the travel ticket.
Need a place to stay in Hamburg?
Top pick hotels
Entire homes & apartments
Find the best accommodation for you, with our partner Expedia
Distance | 461 miles (744 km) | |
Average train duration | 10 h 25 min | |
Average train ticket price | $124 (€110) | |
Train frequency | 1 a day | |
Direct train | Yes, there is 1 direct train a day | |
Train companies | EuroNight, ÖBB | Nightjet, ÖBB | Euro City (EC), ÖBB | ICE, Deutsche Bahn with connection, FlixTrain, ÖBB | InterCity, ÖBB | Railjet, Deutsche Bahn or ÖBB |
Trains from Vienna to Hamburg cover the 461 miles (744 km) long trip taking on average 10 h 25 min with our travel partners like EuroNight, ÖBB | Nightjet, ÖBB | Euro City (EC), ÖBB | ICE, Deutsche Bahn with connection, FlixTrain, ÖBB | InterCity, ÖBB | Railjet, Deutsche Bahn or ÖBB. Normally, there is 1 train operating per day, including direct services available. You can get the cheapest train tickets for this journey for as low as $71 (€63), but the average price of train tickets is $124 (€110). Travelers depart most frequently from Wien Hauptbahnhof and arrive in Hamburg Hbf.
Travel to Hamburg from Vienna from $71 (€63) with Omio’s train partners ÖBB Nightjet, Deutsche Bahn and ÖBB! You can find the best schedules and tickets when comparing and booking the most popular journey for you.
ÖBB Nightjet is an Austrian train company that offers overnight services across Europe. It has a range of train types, including the EuroNight, CityNightLine and Nightjet, which all offer comfortable sleeping compartments and couchettes. The EuroNight is the most luxurious option, with private compartments and a restaurant car. The CityNightLine is a more affordable option, with compartments and couchettes, while the Nightjet is the most basic option, with couchettes and reclining seats. Ticket types include Economy, Comfort and Business, with the latter offering the most luxurious experience. Onboard facilities include Wi-Fi, power sockets, a restaurant car and a bar. The most popular routes for ÖBB Nightjet are from Vienna to Munich, Berlin, Zurich, Amsterdam, Prague and Budapest.
Trains from Vienna to Hamburg are offered daily. Around 12 hours 27 minutes there is a direct ICE connection from Vienna Central Station to Hamburg Central Station. It reaches its destination after about 9 hours. Another direct connection with the EuroNight starts around 19.50 and takes about 12 hours. Between 6.45 am and 11.40 pm there are connections on the route with ICE, IC, EC, Railjet and Meridian. There must be one to three changes, for example in Würzburg. The trips last 9 to 15 hours. Some trains start at Vienna Westbahnhof.
Here it goes directly to the travel details.
Hamburg is Germany's most important port city. The port on the Elbe is the lifeline of the city, here visitors can make round trips. Many musical fans make regular pilgrimages to Hamburg. The celebration takes place on the famous Reeperbahn in St. Pauli.
Vienna's main train station is located in the south of the city center. From the centrally located interchange train station Wien Mitte-Landstarße, travelers can reach the main train station in 7 minutes with the S-Bahn lines 1, 2 and 3. With the underground line 1 you can get there from the stations Praterstern, Stephansplatz or Schwedenplatz. You can get off at the station Südtiroler Platz-Hauptbahnhof. At the Westabahnhof in the western part of Vienna, the underground lines 3 and 6 stop. The U3 stops at the stations Landstraße, Stephansplatz and Stubentor.
The train route Vienna-Hamburg runs via direct connection mostly via Nuremberg and Hanover. Transfer connections take passengers via Munich to Hamburg.
Hamburg's main train station is located to the east of the city center, the harbour is only 600 metres and the town hall 800 metres away. The S train lines S1, S2, S3, S11, S21 and S31 can be used for fast onward travel. With the S1, S2 and S3, passengers reach the Reeperbahn station in 8 minutes, the S-Bahn runs approx. every 5 minutes. There is also a connection to U1 and U3 at U-Bahnhof Hauptbahnhof Süd, and a connection to U2 and U4 at U-Bahnhof Hauptbahnhof Nord. The U1 and U4 underground lines travel to Jungfernstieg station in 2 minutes.
When departing from Vienna, you have various train station options to start your trip from including Wien Hauptbahnhof, Wien Westbahnhof and Flughafen Wien. When arriving in Hamburg, you can end your trip in train stations like Hamburg Hbf, Hamburg Airport and Hamburg, Hauptbahnhof/Spitalerstraße.
Passengers board the train most frequently from Wien Hauptbahnhof, which is located around 2.9 miles (4.6 km) away from the city centre, and they get off the train at Hamburg Hbf, located 1.8 miles (2.9 km) away from the city centre.
Here are some other resources that might have the information you need