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Compare train, bus, and flight for Zurich to Hamburg
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Zurich to Hamburg among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the bus, with an average ticket price of €69 For those with little time, consider booking a flight, which has an average total journey time of 4h 40m. If you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint, the train is your best option, with estimated CO2 emissions of 0.2 - 0.6kg. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of €69, while a flight costs an average of €456.
Distance: 698 km
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Most popular Train | Flight | Bus | Driving |
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€157 Average price | €456 Average price | €69 Average price Cheapest | €107 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
9h 33m Average total duration 9h 3m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 4h 40m Average total duration Fastest 2h 40m Onboard + 2h 0m Additional time* | 16h 35m Average total duration 16h 5m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 9h 36m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
0.2 - 0.6kg CO2 emissions Lowest | - CO2 emissions | 0.7 - 1.7kg CO2 emissions | - CO2 emissions |
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Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
Compare ways to travel from Zurich to Hamburg
Compare the available ways to get from Zurich to Hamburg, with the key details around price, speed, convenience, and direct service.
This is compared to other travel options from Zurich to Hamburg:
A bus is €89 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Zurich to Hamburg costing on average €157.
A bus is €388 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Zurich to Hamburg costing on average €456.
Other travel options to Hamburg take longer:
Train takes on average 9h 33m.
Bus takes on average 16h 35m.
Travel optionsfrom Zurich to Hamburg
How to get from Zurich to Hamburg by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Zurich to Hamburg is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
- IR 2292 · ICE 761:08 AM11h21Zurich HB11:29 AMHamburg Hbf€501One-way1 transfer
Cheapest
- IR 2292 · ICE 761:08 AM11h21Zurich HB11:29 AMHamburg Hbf€501One-way1 transfer
Fastest
EW77658:15 PM1h25Zurich Airport9:40 PMHamburg Airport€3701One-way0 transfers
Other options
- IR 2252 · ECE 85:08 AM8h21Zurich HB1:29 PMHamburg Hbf€701One-way1 transfer
- IC 758 · ICE 2025:59 AM9h16Zurich HB3:15 PMHamburg Hbf€701One-way1 transfer
- ICE 100 · ICE 9205:59 PM12h51Zurich HB6:50 AMHamburg Hbf€701One-way1 transfer
- FlixBus5:25 PM13h25Kloten, Zürich Flughafen (Bahnhof)6:50 AMHamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof€731One-way0 transfers
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FlixTrain9:25 PM15h30Kloten, Zürich Flughafen (Bahnhof)12:55 PMHamburg Harburg€961One-way1 transfer - FlixBus+FlixTrain9:25 PM15h42Kloten, Zürich Flughafen (Bahnhof)1:07 PMHamburg Hbf€971One-way1 transfer
U211837:35 PM1h30EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg9:05 PMHamburg Airport€3041One-way0 transfers- U2118110:45 AM1h30EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg12:15 PMHamburg Airport€3081One-way0 transfers
SK604 · SK6473:00 PM7h15Zurich Airport10:15 PMHamburg Airport€4661One-way1 transfer
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This is compared to other travel options from Zurich to Hamburg:
A bus is €89 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Zurich to Hamburg costing on average €157.
A bus is €388 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Zurich to Hamburg costing on average €456.
Other travel options to Hamburg take longer:
Train takes on average 9h 33m.
Bus takes on average 16h 35m.
- Around 86 flights per day.
- Around 8 trains per day.
- Around 3 buses per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Zurich and Hamburg as scheduled services by train, bus, and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Zurich Airport and arrive in Hamburg Airport.
- Trains mostly depart from Zurich HB and arrive in Hamburg Hbf.
- Buses mostly depart from Zürich, Sihlquai Bus Terminal (Carparkplatz Sihlquai) and arrive in Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof.
- Travel with Eurowings, easyJet, Swiss, GetJet Airlines, Air Baltic, Helvetic Airways, Avion Express Malta, Condor Flugdienst, KLM Cityhopper, Edelweiss Air, Lufthansa, Sas Airways, Air France, KLM, Lufthansa Cityline, Icelandair, Brussels Airlines, BA Cityflyer, Qatar Airways, Lot Polish Airlines, British Airways, CitizenPlane, Lufthansa City Airlines, Air Dolomiti, Austrian Airlines, TAP Portugal to go to Hamburg by flight.
- Travel with FlixBus, BlaBlaCar Bus to go to Hamburg by bus.
- Travel with Deutsche Bahn, ÖBB | Nightjet, ÖBB | ICE, ÖBB | InterCity, ÖBB | Euro City (EC) to go to Hamburg by train.
- 10 direct flights per day with Eurowings, easyJet, Swiss, GetJet Airlines, Air Baltic, Helvetic Airways, Edelweiss Air, CitizenPlane.
- 1 direct buses per day with FlixBus.
- 3 direct trains per day with Deutsche Bahn, ÖBB | Nightjet, ÖBB | ICE, ÖBB | InterCity, ÖBB | Euro City (EC).
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