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Compare train, coach and flight for Giessen to Hamburg
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Giessen to Hamburg among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £20. For those with little time consider booking a flight which can get you there in 1h 5m. 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 coach costs an average of £20, and a flight costs an average of £86.
Distance: 346 km
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Most popular Train | Coach | Flight |
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£58 Average Price | £32 Average Price Cheapest | £143 Average Price |
5h 4m Average total duration 4h 34m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 6h 51m Average total duration 6h 21m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 4h 5m Average total duration Fastest 1h 5m Onboard + 3h 0m Additional time* |
0.1 - 0.3kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.3 - 0.9kg CO2 emissions | 1.0 - 2.1kg CO2 emissions |
 Most popular train company |  Most popular bus company |  Most popular airline |
Direct Options | Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
Travel optionsfrom Giessen to Hamburg
How to get to Hamburg from Giessen by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Giessen to Hamburg is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
FlixBus · FlixBus14:259h10Gießen, Liebigstraße (Mathematikum)23:35Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof£351One-way1 change
Cheapest
- FlixBus · FlixBus14:259h10Gießen, Liebigstraße (Mathematikum)23:35Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof£351One-way1 change
Fastest
- LH27:001h05Frankfurt am Main Airport8:05Hamburg Airport£1661One-way0 changes
Other options
- FlixBus+
FlixTrain10:309h51Gießen, Liebigstraße (Mathematikum)20:21Hamburg Hbf£351One-way1 change - ICE 2374 · ECE 89:353h54Giessen station13:29Hamburg Hbf£881One-way1 change
- ICE 23749:353h55Giessen station13:30Hamburg Harburg£881One-way0 changes
- FlixBus · FlixBus7:5011h30Gießen, Liebigstraße (Mathematikum)19:20Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof£391One-way1 change
- FlixBus · FlixBus14:108h55Gießen, Liebigstraße (Mathematikum)23:05Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof£571One-way1 change
- FlixBus · FlixBus3:1512h20Gießen, Liebigstraße (Mathematikum)15:35Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof£1061One-way1 change
- LH3421:151h05Frankfurt am Main Airport22:20Hamburg Airport£1661One-way0 changes
- LH3019:001h05Frankfurt am Main Airport20:05Hamburg Airport£1841One-way0 changes
- LH2617:001h05Frankfurt am Main Airport18:05Hamburg Airport£1951One-way0 changes
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FAQs: Giessen to Hamburg
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This is compared to other travel options from Giessen to Hamburg:
A coach is £26 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Giessen to Hamburg costing on average £58.
A coach is £111 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Giessen to Hamburg costing on average £143.
Other travel options to Hamburg take longer:
Train takes on average 4h 34m.
Coach takes on average 6h 21m.
- Around 24 flights per day.
- Around 7 trains per day.
- Around 7 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Giessen and Hamburg as scheduled services by train, coach and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Frankfurt am Main Airport and arrive in Hamburg Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Giessen station and arrive in Hamburg Hbf.
- Coaches mostly depart from Gießen, Liebigstraße (Mathematikum) and arrive in Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof.
- Travel with Lufthansa to go to Hamburg by flight.
- Travel with BlaBlaCar, FlixBus to go to Hamburg by coach.
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn, FlixTrain, Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional) to go to Hamburg by train.
- 15 direct flights per day with Lufthansa.
- 3 direct coaches per day with BlaBlaCar.
- 1 direct trains per day with Deutsche Bahn.
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