Cheapest
Average
The best way to find a cheap fare is to book your ticket as far in advance as you can and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
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Fastest Journey
1 h 43 m
Average
2 h 1 m
Trains per day
32
Distance
255 km
Of the 32 trains that leave Berlin for Hamburg every day 31 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
Distance | 158 miles (255 km) | |
Average train duration | 1 h 49 min | |
Average train ticket price | £17 (€19) | |
Train frequency | 29 a day | |
Direct train | Yes, there are 28 direct trains a day | |
Train companies | FlixTrain, Deutsche Bahn with connection or Deutsche Bahn |
Trains from Berlin to Hamburg cover the 158 miles (255 km) long journey taking on average 1 h 49 min with our travel partners like FlixTrain, Deutsche Bahn with connection or Deutsche Bahn. Normally, there are 29 trains operating per day, including direct services available. You can get the cheapest train tickets for this trip for as low as £12, but the average price of train tickets is £17. Travellers depart most frequently from Berlin Hbf and arrive in Hamburg Hbf.
Deutsche Bahn trains will get you from Berlin to Hamburg from £12. With over 1000 travel companies on Omio, you can find the best train times and tickets for your trip.
Deutsche Bahn (DB) is Germany’s main operator of train services and makes on average about 40, 000 domestic and international journeys per day. Deutsche Bahn’s fleet of trains 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 Berlin to Hamburg train.
Deutsche Bahn from Berlin to Hamburg train information:
The principal departure stations for Deutsche Bahn trains from Berlin to Hamburg are Zoologischer Garten and Hauptbahnhof. Services from Zoologischer Garten run hourly from 6:30 a.m. until 10:30 p.m. on weekdays and Saturdays, and from 8:30 a.m. on Sundays. This service usually includes one change at Berlin Spandau. From Hauptbahnhof, direct trains depart roughly twice per hour between 5:00 a.m. and 22:40 p.m. on weekdays and Saturdays, and from 7:00 a.m. on Sundays. The average journey time is 1 hour and 50 minutes.
Departure Stations: Zoologischer Garten railway station and the Hauptbahnhof are central hubs and easily accessed from anywhere in the city, either via the underground system or the local overground train system, the S-Bahn. A good number of bus services also stop at both stations. Zoologischer Garten railway station is located in the Charlottenburg district, next to Berlin Zoo. Berlin's Hauptbahnhof can be found just north of Tiergarten and is connected by the S-Bahn.
Arrival Station: Hamburg Hauptbahnhof is located approximately 1mile from the city centre, on the east side of the city next to the Museum of Art and Industry. The city centre, where Hamburg's impressive city hall can be found, can be reached in 15 minutes on foot or in 10 minutes by underground or bus.
There are a few train stations in Berlin to start your route from including Berlin Hbf, Berlin Spandau and Berlin Südkreuz. In Hamburg you have a few train station options to choose from for your arrival including Hamburg Hbf, Hamburg-Altona and Hamburg-Harburg.
Omio customers travelling this route depart most frequently from Berlin Hbf and arrive in Hamburg Hbf.
The most popular departure train station with passengers for this journey, called Berlin Hbf, is located 3.5 miles (5.6 km) from the city centre of Berlin.
The most popular arrival train station, Hamburg Hbf, is located 1.8 miles (2.9 km) away from the city centre of Hamburg.
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