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Compare bus, train, and flight for Dortmund to Hamburg
Omio recommends booking the flight as it is the most popular option from Dortmund to Hamburg among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the bus, with an average ticket price of €31 For those with little time, consider booking a train, which has an average total journey time of 3h 31m. If you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint, the train is your best option, with estimated CO2 emissions of 0.1 - 0.3kg. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of €31, while a flight costs an average of €386.
Distance: 287 km
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Most popular Flight | Train | Bus | Driving |
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€386 Average price | €52 Average price | €31 Average price Cheapest | €51 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
4h 2m Average total duration 2h 2m Onboard + 2h 0m Additional time* | 3h 31m Average total duration Fastest 3h 1m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 6h 3m Average total duration 5h 33m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 3h 59m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
- CO2 emissions | 0.1 - 0.3kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.3 - 0.7kg CO2 emissions | - CO2 emissions |
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Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
This is compared to other travel options from Dortmund to Hamburg:
A bus is €21 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Dortmund to Hamburg costing on average €52.
A bus is €354 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Dortmund to Hamburg costing on average €386.
Other travel options to Hamburg take longer:
Flight takes on average 4h 2m.
Bus takes on average 6h 3m.
Travel optionsfrom Dortmund to Hamburg
How to get from Dortmund to Hamburg by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Dortmund to Hamburg is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- ICE 5167:25 PM2h50Dortmund Hbf10:15 PMHamburg Hbf€71One-way0 transfers
Cheapest
- ICE 5167:25 PM2h50Dortmund Hbf10:15 PMHamburg Hbf€71One-way0 transfers
Fastest
EW70618:15 AM0h55Dusseldorf Airport9:10 AMHamburg Airport€1191One-way0 transfers
Other options
- ICE 9203:40 AM3h10Dortmund Hbf6:50 AMHamburg Hbf€171One-way0 transfers
- ICE 541 · ICE 785:44 AM3h24Dortmund Hbf9:08 AMHamburg Hbf€181One-way1 transfer
FlixTrain+FlixBus5:35 PM5h30Dortmund Hbf11:05 PMHamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof€181One-way1 transfer
- FlixTrain+FlixBus5:35 PM6h15Dortmund Hbf11:50 PMHamburg, S Hamburg Airport€181One-way1 transfer
- FlixBus2:05 PM5h15Dortmund, ZOB am Hbf7:20 PMHamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof€191One-way0 transfers
- FlixBus6:45 PM4h50Dortmund, ZOB am Hbf11:35 PMHamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof€201One-way0 transfers
- EW70675:00 PM0h55Dusseldorf Airport5:55 PMHamburg Airport€2121One-way0 transfers
- EW90386:05 PM0h55Dusseldorf Airport7:00 PMHamburg Airport€2641One-way0 transfers
- LH54055:00 PM0h55Dusseldorf Airport5:55 PMHamburg Airport€3601One-way0 transfers
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This is compared to other travel options from Dortmund to Hamburg:
A bus is €21 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Dortmund to Hamburg costing on average €52.
A bus is €354 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Dortmund to Hamburg costing on average €386.
Other travel options to Hamburg take longer:
Flight takes on average 4h 2m.
Bus takes on average 6h 3m.
- Around 12 flights per day.
- Around 7 trains per day.
- Around 3 buses per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Dortmund and Hamburg as scheduled services by bus, train, and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Dusseldorf Airport and arrive in Hamburg Airport.
- Buses mostly depart from Dortmund, ZOB am Hbf and arrive in Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof.
- Trains mostly depart from Dortmund Hbf and arrive in Hamburg Hbf.
- Travel with Lufthansa Cityline, Lufthansa, GetJet Airlines, Condor Flugdienst, Eurowings, Lufthansa City Airlines, Air Dolomiti to go to Hamburg by flight.
- Travel with metronom, Deutsche Bahn, FlixTrain to go to Hamburg by train.
- Travel with BlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus to go to Hamburg by bus.
- 3 direct flights per day with GetJet Airlines, Eurowings.
- 4 direct trains per day with Deutsche Bahn.
- 2 direct buses per day with FlixBus.
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