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Fastest Journey
10 h 7 m
Average
12 h 1 m
Trains per day
12
Distance
744 km
It's difficult to get from Vienna to Hamburg without transferring at least once.
Distance | 461 miles (744 km) | |
Average train duration | 10 h 16 min | |
Average train ticket price | $119 (€109) | |
Train frequency | 1 a day | |
Direct train | Yes, there is 1 direct train a day | |
Train providers | ÖBB | S-Bahn, ÖBB | Railjet, ÖBB | InterCity, ÖBB, ÖBB | ICE, ÖBB | Nightjet, FlixTrain, Deutsche Bahn with connection, ÖBB | Euro City (EC) or Deutsche Bahn |
Trains from Vienna to Hamburg cover the 461 miles (744 km) long journey taking on average 10 h 16 min with our travel partners like ÖBB | S-Bahn, ÖBB | Railjet, ÖBB | InterCity, ÖBB, ÖBB | ICE, ÖBB | Nightjet, FlixTrain, Deutsche Bahn with connection, ÖBB | Euro City (EC) or Deutsche Bahn. Normally, there is 1 train operating per day, including direct services available. You can get the cheapest train tickets for this route for as low as $98 (€90), but the average price of train tickets is $119 (€109). Travelers depart most frequently from Wien Westbahnhof and arrive in Hamburg Hbf.
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Deutsche Bahn (DB) is the main provider of train services in Germany, making on average 40, 000 journeys per day. A special feature of Deutsche Bahn is its wide range of ticket types, savings offers including Super Saver, Saver, and Flexible fares and discount cards like the Bahncard 25, 50 and 100, which you can also use for your train to Hamburg from Vienna. DB uses different types of trains such as the ICE (Intercity Express), IC (Intercity), EC (Eurocity), IRE (Interregio-Express), RE (Regional Express) and RB (Regionalbahn) on its routes, which differ in terms of comfort and the time required to travel. For example, while bathrooms are standard amenities, services like an onboard restaurant or free WiFi are only available on certain trains.
Vienna to Hamburg train information with Deutsche Bahn:
ÖBB is Austria's main train company and offers the following different ticket types for your next trip from Vienna to Hamburg by train: Standard Ticket, Comfort-Ticket, ÖBB Sparschiene-Ticket, ÖBB Sparschiene Comfort-Ticket.
Enjoy a smooth and easy trip from Vienna to Hamburg with ÖBB! As an official travel partner of ÖBB, Omio can help you search current train schedules and timetables from ÖBB, compare the best routes between Vienna and Hamburg as well as the class fares available for this route (including information on baggage allowance and amenities provided onboard), and buy the most affordable ÖBB Vienna to Hamburg train ticket available today. If you search for ÖBB tickets in the Omio app, you can also see if they are mobile tickets so that you can travel paperless rather than needing to wait in a line at the train station in person to purchase tickets. Once you find your ideal route, book your one-way train to Hamburg from Vienna on Omio or in the Omio app in just a few simple steps. You can then sit back and enjoy the 461 miles (744 km) journey to Hamburg from Vienna with ease and comfort on a train with ÖBB.
Enjoy a smooth and easy trip between Vienna and Hamburg with ÖBB Nightjet! As an official travel partner of ÖBB Nightjet, Omio can help you search current train schedules and timetables from ÖBB Nightjet, compare the best routes to Hamburg from Vienna as well as the class fares available for this route (including information on baggage allowance and amenities provided onboard), and buy the most affordable ÖBB Nightjet Vienna to Hamburg train ticket available today. If you search for ÖBB Nightjet tickets in the Omio app, you can also see if they are mobile tickets so that you can travel paperless rather than needing to wait in a line at the train station in person to purchase tickets. Once you find your ideal route, book your one-way train to Hamburg from Vienna on Omio or in the Omio app in just a few simple steps. You can then sit back and enjoy the 461 miles (744 km) journey from Vienna to Hamburg with ease and comfort on a train with ÖBB Nightjet.
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.
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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.
Travel between Vienna, Austria and Hamburg, Germany by train is: Fully open.
International entry status: Entry is fully open for citizens and permanent residents of Austria
Conditions of entry:
When traveling in Germany, you must follow these COVID-19 safety rules:
The information above was last checked on 8/8/22. This can change before your date of travel so please review the latest COVID-19 travel safety regulations for your train to Hamburg from Vienna before traveling.
Return travel from Germany to Austria is: Fully open.
Entry into Austria is allowed for: Entry is fully open for citizens and permanent residents of Germany
Requirements for reentering:
The government of Austria has imposed these measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19:
Last checked on 7/28/22. Please check the latest COVID-19 travel safety regulations closer to the travel date of your train to Vienna from Hamburg.
Omio customers who travel this route most frequently depart from Wien Westbahnhof and arrive in Hamburg Hbf.
Passengers board the train most frequently from Wien Westbahnhof, which is located around 4.2 miles (6.7 km) away from the city center, and they get off the train at Hamburg Hbf, located 1.8 miles (2.9 km) away from the city center.
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