223 miles (360 km) | |
Train, bus or flight | |
$17 - $100 | |
Bus • $17 (€15) • 6 h 30 min | |
Flight • $100 (€90) • 1 h | |
FlixBus, Eurowings or Deutsche Bahn |
Travel 223 miles (360 km) by train, bus or flight from Cologne to Hamburg. The most popular travel companies which serve this trip are FlixBus, Eurowings or Deutsche Bahn among others. Travelers can even take a direct bus, flight or train from Cologne to Hamburg.
How to get from Cologne to Hamburg by train, bus or flight.
The best way to travel from Cologne to Hamburg is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
Find all the dates and times for this journey by train, bus, flight, and ferry .
BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus and Deutsche Bahn will get you from Cologne to Hamburg at great prices. With over 1000 travel companies on Omio, you can find the best travel times, prices and tickets for your trip.
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. 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.
BlaBlaCar Bus (formerly known as Ouibus or iDBUS), a subsidiary of the popular French carpooling company, BlaBlaCar, is a travel company operating long-distance services in 10 countries in Europe. Founded in France, BlaBlaCar Bus provides connections to over 300 destinations. Standard amenities on the travel include air conditioning, toilets, USB and power outlets for charging phones, tablets and laptops during long travel journeys, extra legroom and adjustable seats. On select routes there is also free Wi-Fi available. BlaBlaCar Bus offers only the Standard ticket for all its routes, which allows you to bring one carry-on bag and up to two checked bags per person.
Germany's largest airline is Lufthansa. Fly and book your most convinient ticket from Lufthansa's many ticket options including: Economy Light, Economy Classic, Economy Flex, Business Class and First Class.
There are 3 ways to get from Cologne to Hamburg: train, bus or flight.
The cheapest way to get from Cologne to Hamburg is by taking a bus with average ticket prices of $17 (€15) compared to other travel options to Hamburg:
A bus is $83 (€75) less than a flight with an average ticket price of $100 (€90) from Cologne to Hamburg.
A bus is $1 (€1) less than a train for this journey with tickets for a train from Cologne to Hamburg costing on average $18 (€16).
The quickest way to travel to Hamburg from Cologne is by flight, which takes on average 1 h compared to other travel options that take longer:
Bus takes 6 h 30 min on average.
Getting to Hamburg by train takes 3 h 36 min on average.
The distance is approximately 223 miles (360 km) from Cologne to Hamburg.
The average frequency per day from Cologne to Hamburg is:
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your trip between Cologne and Hamburg as scheduled services by train, bus or flight can vary by season or day of the week.
These are the most popular departure and arrival points from Cologne to Hamburg:
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Yes, there are direct routes from Cologne to Hamburg with the following travel companies:
Direct services to Hamburg tend to save you time and add more convenience as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking tickets for your route.
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