214 miles (345 km) | |
Bus, train or flight | |
$20 - $66 | |
Train • $20 (€18) • 3 h 41 min | |
Flight • $66 (€60) • 55 min | |
FlixBus, Lufthansa or Deutsche Bahn |
Travel 214 miles (345 km) by bus, train or flight to Giessen from Hamburg. The most popular travel companies which serve this trip are FlixBus, Lufthansa or Deutsche Bahn among others. Travelers can even take a direct bus, flight or train from Hamburg to Giessen.
How to get from Hamburg to Giessen by train, bus or flight.
The best way to travel from Hamburg to Giessen 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 .
You can travel by travel to Giessen from Hamburg with Deutsche Bahn, BlaBlaCar Bus and FlixBus. When you search Omio for times and tickets, we’ll show you the best deals available.
Deutsche Bahn (DB) is Germany’s main provider of travel services and makes on average about 40,000 domestic and international journeys per day. Deutsche Bahn’s fleet of travel includes the high-speed ICE (Intercity Express) as well as the IC (Intercity), EC (Eurocity), IRE (Interregio-Express), RE (Regional Express) and RB (Regionalbahn), which differ in terms of comfort and the time needed to travel. For example, while toilets are standard amenities, services like onboard restaurants or free WiFi are only available on certain train types and routes. Deutsche Bahn is well-known for its wide range of fares like Super Saver, Saver, and Flexible and discount cards like the Bahncard 25, 50 and 100, which you can also use for your Hamburg to Giessen 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.
You can get between Hamburg and Giessen 3 different ways: bus, train or flight.
The cheapest way to travel to Giessen from Hamburg is a train with an average price of $20 (€18).
This is compared to other travel options from Hamburg to Giessen:
Taking a train costs $4 (€3) less than taking a bus, which costs on average $24 (€21) for the same trip.
Taking a train costs $47 (€42) less than taking a flight, which costs on average $66 (€60) for the same trip.
The fastest way to get to Giessen from Hamburg is by flight with an average travel time of 55 min.
Other travel options to Giessen take longer:
Bus takes on average 7 h 40 min.
Train takes 3 h 41 min on average.
You should expect to travel around 214 miles (345 km) between Hamburg and Giessen.
The average frequency per day from Hamburg to Giessen is:
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your trip between Hamburg and Giessen as scheduled services by bus, train or flight can vary by season or day of the week.
These are the most popular departure and arrival points when traveling from Hamburg to Giessen:
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Yes, there are direct routes from Hamburg to Giessen with the following travel companies:
Direct services to Giessen 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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