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Compare bus, train, and flight for Amsterdam to Hamburg
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Amsterdam to Hamburg among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the bus with prices starting from $29. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 1h 53m. 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 $29, and a flight costs an average of $305.
Distance: 228 miles (368 km)
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Most popular Train | Bus | Flight |
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$95 Average price | $43 Average price Cheapest | $401 Average price |
6h 41m Average total duration 6h 11m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 6h 28m Average total duration 5h 58m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 4h 53m Average total duration Fastest 1h 53m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* |
0.1 - 0.3kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.4 - 0.9kg CO2 emissions | 1.1 - 2.2kg CO2 emissions |
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How to get from Amsterdam to Hamburg by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Amsterdam to Hamburg is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
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Travel from Amsterdam to Hamburg: Journey Details
Flying is the quickest method of traveling between Amsterdam and Hamburg, while taking the train or bus have similar travel times of approximately 5.5 hours.
Return trips from Hamburg to Amsterdam are also available.
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This is compared to other travel options from Amsterdam to Hamburg:
A bus is $3 (€3) less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Amsterdam to Hamburg costing on average $32 (€26).
A bus is $276 (€226) less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Amsterdam to Hamburg costing on average $305 (€250).
Other travel options to Hamburg take longer:
Bus takes on average 6h 0m.
Train takes on average 5h 13m.
- Around 33 flights per day.
- Around 13 buses per day.
- Around 8 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Amsterdam and Hamburg as scheduled services by bus, train, and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and arrive in Hamburg Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Amsterdam Centraal and arrive in Hamburg Hbf.
- Buses mostly depart from Amsterdam, Piarcoplein (Amsterdam Sloterdijk) and arrive in Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof.
- Travel with KLM Cityhopper, Eurowings , KLM, Lufthansa, Air France, Lufthansa Cityline, Pascan Aviation, Austrian Airlines, airmax to go to Hamburg by flight.
- Travel with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar Bus to go to Hamburg by bus.
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn, FlixTrain, Metronom to go to Hamburg by train.
- 5 direct flights per day with KLM Cityhopper, KLM.
- 12 direct buses per day with FlixBus.
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