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Compare train and bus for Hamburg to Lübeck
Omio recommends booking the bus as it is the most popular option from Hamburg to Lübeck among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the bus with prices starting from €6. For those with little time consider booking a bus which can get you there in 51m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of €6, and a train costs an average of €7.
Distance: 34 miles (55 km)
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€8 Average price Cheapest | €22 Average price |
1h 21m Average total duration Fastest 51m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 1h 41m Average total duration 1h 11m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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How to get from Hamburg to Lübeck by train, bus or flight.
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The best way to travel from Hamburg to Lübeck is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
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This is compared to other travel options from Hamburg to Lübeck:
A bus is $1 (€1) less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Hamburg to Lübeck costing on average $9 (€7).
Other travel options to Lübeck take longer:
Train takes on average 38m.
- Around 3 buses per day.
- Around 1 trains per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Hamburg and Lübeck as scheduled services by train and bus can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Hamburg Hbf and arrive in Lübeck Hbf.
- Buses mostly depart from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and arrive in Lübeck, Wallstraße (Holstentor).
- Travel with BlaBlaCar, FlixBus, Infobus to go to Lübeck by bus.
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn, erixx to go to Lübeck by train.
- 3 direct buses per day with BlaBlaCar, FlixBus, Infobus.
- 1 direct trains per day with Deutsche Bahn.
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