How to travel from Copenhagen to Hamburg

You can get between Copenhagen and Hamburg 4 different ways: train, coach, flight or ferry.

The cheapest way to go to Hamburg from Copenhagen is by taking a coach, which costs on average €13.

This is compared to other ways of getting from Copenhagen to Hamburg:

A coach is €19 less than a ferry for this route with tickets for a ferry from Copenhagen to Hamburg costing on average €33.

Taking a coach costs €138 less than taking a flight, which costs on average €151 for the same trip.

Taking a coach costs €16 less than taking a train, which costs on average €29 for the same trip.

The fastest way from Copenhagen to Hamburg is by flight with an average journey time of 50 min.

There are alternative travel options to Hamburg that take longer:

Getting to Hamburg by coach takes 5 h 10 min on average.

Ferry takes on average 8 h 5 min.

Getting to Hamburg by train takes 4 h 37 min on average.

The distance from Copenhagen to Hamburg is approximately 285 km.

The average frequency per day from Copenhagen to Hamburg is:

• Around 10 coaches per day.
• Around 4 ferries per day.
• Around 17 flights per day.
• 6 trains per day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your journey to Hamburg from Copenhagen as scheduled services by train, coach, flight or ferry can vary by season or day of the week.

These are the most popular departure and arrival points for travellers from Copenhagen to Hamburg:

• Flights mostly leave from Copenhagen Airport and tend to arrive in Hamburg Airport.
• Trains mostly leave from Copenhagen Central Station and tend to arrive in Hamburg Hbf.

Omio works with many trusted partners that can help you travel the best way from Copenhagen to Hamburg:

• You can go to Hamburg from Copenhagen by coach with FlixBus. You'll see cheap coach tickets for €13 with FlixBus from Copenhagen to Hamburg on Omio.
• You can travel by ferry from Copenhagen to Hamburg with FINNLINES or TT-Line, and you can find FINNLINES Copenhagen to Hamburg tickets for €33 on Omio.
• You can travel to Hamburg from Copenhagen by flight with regional jet, CityJet, Lufthansa, Norwegian Air, LOT Polish Airlines, Brussels Airlines, SAS, Austrian Airlines or Eurowings. You can find cheap tickets on Omio for €151 with Eurowings from Copenhagen to Hamburg.
• You can go to Hamburg from Copenhagen by train with Deutsche Bahn or Oresundstag. You'll see cheap train tickets for €29 with Deutsche Bahn from Copenhagen to Hamburg on Omio.

Yes, there are direct routes from Copenhagen to Hamburg with the following travel companies:

• You can check for a direct coach to Hamburg with FlixBus with 10 direct coaches per day.
• You'll find 4 direct ferries a day to Hamburg with FINNLINES or TT-Line.
• You can find 3 direct flights per day to Hamburg with.
• You can find 3 direct trains per day to Hamburg with Deutsche Bahn.

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 trip.