How to travel from Frankfurt am Main to Hamburg

There are 3 options to travel from Frankfurt am Main to Hamburg including taking a coach, train or flight.

The cheapest way to get from Frankfurt am Main to Hamburg is by taking a coach with average ticket prices of €17 compared to other travel options to Hamburg:

A coach is €113 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Frankfurt am Main to Hamburg costing on average €130.

Taking a coach costs €5 less than taking a train, which average ticket prices of €22.

The fastest way from Frankfurt am Main to Hamburg is by flight with an average journey time of 1 h 5 min.

There are alternative travel options to Hamburg that take longer:

Coach takes 7 h 15 min on average.

Train takes on average 3 h 38 min.

The Frankfurt am Main to Hamburg distance is approximately 395 km.

The average frequency per day from Frankfurt am Main to Hamburg is:

• Around 18 coaches per day.
• 12 flights a day.
• 18 trains a day.

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

These are the most popular departure and arrival points when travelling from Frankfurt am Main to Hamburg:

• Most travellers catch their coach from Frankfurt am Main, Flughafen Frankfurt (Terminal 1 - Busparkplatz P36) and arrive in Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof.
• Most travellers board their plane from Frankfurt am Main Airport and arrive in Hamburg Airport.
• Most travellers who purchase a train ticket from Frankfurt am Main to Hamburg depart from Frankfurt am Main Flughafen to Hamburg Hbf.

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

• You can go to Hamburg from Frankfurt am Main by coach with FlixBus. You'll see cheap coach tickets for €17 with FlixBus from Frankfurt am Main to Hamburg on Omio.
• You can travel by plane from Frankfurt am Main to Hamburg with Lufthansa, Lufthansa Cityline (2) or Air Serbia, and you can find Lufthansa Frankfurt am Main to Hamburg tickets for €130 on Omio.
• You can travel by train from Frankfurt am Main to Hamburg with Deutsche Bahn or FlixTrain, and you can find Deutsche Bahn Frankfurt am Main to Hamburg tickets for €22 on Omio.

Yes, there are direct routes from Frankfurt am Main to Hamburg with the following travel companies:

• You'll find 7 direct coaches a day to Hamburg with FlixBus.
• You can find 11 direct flights per day to Hamburg with Lufthansa.
• You can find 6 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 route.