What is the best way to travel from Cologne to Hamburg?
Looking for a trip? Compare all the available Buses, Trains, Carpool and Flights for the journey to Hamburg from Cologne. Check between different modes of transportation, look for the cheapest tickets, fastest rides and most popular stations, and see all 2 available companies to find your perfect trip!
What is the cheapest way to reach Hamburg from Cologne?
You can get to Hamburg with just £11 by taking a Bus from FlixBus, but you can find many more cheap offers: we have selected the best ones for next few days here for you.
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Deutsche Bahn5h 0m020:30CologneCentral Station01:30HamburgAltona Train Station0Economy
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Deutsche Bahn4h 44m020:30CologneCentral Station01:14HamburgCentral Station0Economy
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Deutsche Bahn4h 52m020:30CologneCentral Station01:22HamburgDammtor Train Station0Economy
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FlixBus10h 0m021:45Cologne/Bonn AirportCologne/Bonn Airport - Bus Station07:45HamburgCentral Bus Station0Economy
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FlixBus8h 55m015:10Cologne/Bonn AirportCologne/Bonn Airport - Bus Station00:05HamburgCentral Bus Station0Economy
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Eurowings1h 0m007:00Cologne/Bonn AirportCologne/Bonn Airport - Bus Station08:00Hamburg AirportHamburg Airport0Economy
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Eurowings1h 0m017:05Cologne/Bonn AirportCologne/Bonn Airport - Bus Station18:05Hamburg AirportHamburg Airport0Economy
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Eurowings1h 0m015:15Cologne/Bonn AirportCologne/Bonn Airport - Bus Station16:15Hamburg AirportHamburg Airport0Economy
Cheapest Trains today
Cheapest Buses today
Cheapest Flights today
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Deutsche Bahn4h 49m004:03CologneMesse/Deutz Train Station08:52HamburgAltona Train Station0Economy
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Deutsche Bahn4h 31m004:03CologneMesse/Deutz Train Station08:34HamburgCentral Station0Economy
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Deutsche Bahn5h 1m004:03CologneMesse/Deutz Train Station09:04HamburgDammtor Train Station0Economy
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Eurowings1h 0m007:05Cologne/Bonn AirportCologne/Bonn Airport - Bus Station08:05Hamburg AirportHamburg Airport0Economy
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Eurowings1h 0m015:40Cologne/Bonn AirportCologne/Bonn Airport - Bus Station16:40Hamburg AirportHamburg Airport0Economy
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Eurowings1h 0m017:15Cologne/Bonn AirportCologne/Bonn Airport - Bus Station18:15Hamburg AirportHamburg Airport0Economy
Cheapest Trains tomorrow
Cheapest Flights tomorrow
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Deutsche Bahn4h 8m020:00Dusseldorf AirportDusseldorf Airport00:08HamburgCentral Station0Economy
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Deutsche Bahn4h 41m002:09CologneCentral Station06:50HamburgCentral Station0Economy
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Deutsche Bahn4h 47m002:09CologneCentral Station06:56HamburgDammtor Train Station0Economy
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BlaBlaCar4h 30m014:30Cologne/Bonn Airport19:00Hamburg0Economy
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BlaBlaCar4h 20m010:10Cologne14:30Hamburg0Economy
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BlaBlaCar4h 20m012:10Cologne/Bonn Airport16:30Hamburg0Economy
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Bringer Air Cargo Taxi Aereo1h 0m007:15Dusseldorf AirportDusseldorf Airport08:15Hamburg AirportHamburg Airport0Economy
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Eurowings1h 0m016:35Cologne/Bonn AirportCologne/Bonn Airport - Bus Station17:35Hamburg AirportHamburg Airport0Economy
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Eurowings1h 0m015:25Cologne/Bonn AirportCologne/Bonn Airport - Bus Station16:25Hamburg AirportHamburg Airport0Economy
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Cheapest Carpool Friday
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FlixBus6h 40m004:05Cologne/Bonn AirportCologne/Bonn Airport - Bus Station10:45HamburgCentral Bus Station0Economy
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Deutsche Bahn7h 48m022:54CologneEhrenfeld Train Station06:42HamburgCentral Station0Economy
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Deutsche Bahn4h 47m002:09CologneCentral Station06:56HamburgDammtor Train Station0Economy
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Deutsche Bahn4h 10m015:10CologneCentral Station19:20HamburgDammtor Train Station0Economy
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BlaBlaCar4h 10m010:30Cologne14:40Hamburg0Economy
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BlaBlaCar4h 20m010:10Cologne14:30Hamburg0Economy
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Skyscanner14h 0m018:40Cologne/Bonn AirportCologne/Bonn Airport - Bus Station08:40Hamburg AirportHamburg Airport0Economy
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Air Via14h 0m020:05Cologne/Bonn AirportCologne/Bonn Airport - Bus Station10:05Hamburg AirportHamburg Airport0Economy
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Lufthansa16h 10m017:55Cologne/Bonn AirportCologne/Bonn Airport - Bus Station10:05Hamburg AirportHamburg Airport0Economy
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Cheapest Trains Saturday
Cheapest Carpool Saturday
Cheapest Flights Saturday
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Deutsche Bahn4h 16m005:48Cologne/Bonn AirportCologne/Bonn Airport Train Station10:04HamburgAltona Train Station0Economy
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Deutsche Bahn7h 31m002:20CologneEhrenfeld Train Station09:51HamburgCentral Station0Economy
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Deutsche Bahn7h 44m002:20CologneEhrenfeld Train Station10:04HamburgAltona Train Station0Economy
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FlixBus6h 40m004:05Cologne/Bonn AirportCologne/Bonn Airport - Bus Station10:45HamburgCentral Bus Station0Economy
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BlaBlaCar4h 0m012:00Dusseldorf Airport16:00Hamburg0Economy
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Eurowings29h 30m013:00Cologne/Bonn AirportCologne/Bonn Airport - Bus Station18:30Hamburg AirportHamburg Airport0Economy
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Bringer Air Cargo Taxi Aereo8h 10m014:10Dusseldorf AirportDusseldorf Airport22:20Hamburg AirportHamburg Airport0Economy
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Pegasus Airlines9h 20m000:55Cologne/Bonn AirportCologne/Bonn Airport - Bus Station10:15Hamburg AirportHamburg Airport0Economy
Cheapest Trains Sunday
Cheapest Buses Sunday
Cheapest Carpool Sunday
Cheapest Flights Sunday
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FlixBus6h 40m004:05Cologne/Bonn AirportCologne/Bonn Airport - Bus Station10:45HamburgCentral Bus Station0Economy
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FlixBus7h 20m022:55Cologne/Bonn AirportCologne/Bonn Airport - Bus Station06:15HamburgCentral Bus Station0Economy
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Deutsche Bahn4h 45m004:03CologneMesse/Deutz Train Station08:48HamburgAltona Train Station0Economy
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Deutsche Bahn4h 31m004:03CologneMesse/Deutz Train Station08:34HamburgCentral Station0Economy
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Deutsche Bahn4h 9m009:11CologneCentral Station13:20HamburgDammtor Train Station0Economy
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Eurowings1h 0m006:45Cologne/Bonn AirportCologne/Bonn Airport - Bus Station07:45Hamburg AirportHamburg Airport0Economy
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Eurowings1h 0m018:50Cologne/Bonn AirportCologne/Bonn Airport - Bus Station19:50Hamburg AirportHamburg Airport0Economy
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Eurowings1h 0m006:45Dusseldorf AirportDusseldorf Airport07:45Hamburg AirportHamburg Airport0Economy
Cheapest Buses Monday
Cheapest Trains Monday
Cheapest Flights Monday
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FlixBus7h 20m022:55Cologne/Bonn AirportCologne/Bonn Airport - Bus Station06:15HamburgCentral Bus Station0Economy
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FlixBus6h 40m004:05Cologne/Bonn AirportCologne/Bonn Airport - Bus Station10:45HamburgCentral Bus Station0Economy
Cheapest Buses Tuesday
What are the fastest trips from Cologne to Hamburg?
You can get to Hamburg from Cologne in just 1h 0m with a Flight from Eurowings. This is not the only option, and you can click on any of the offers below to compare it with the other modes of transportations.
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Eurowings1h 0m007:00Cologne/Bonn AirportCologne/Bonn Airport - Bus Station08:00Hamburg AirportHamburg Airport0Economy
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Eurowings1h 0m017:05Cologne/Bonn AirportCologne/Bonn Airport - Bus Station18:05Hamburg AirportHamburg Airport0Economy
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Eurowings1h 0m015:15Cologne/Bonn AirportCologne/Bonn Airport - Bus Station16:15Hamburg AirportHamburg Airport0Economy
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Deutsche Bahn4h 36m003:58CologneCentral Station08:34HamburgCentral Station0Economy
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Deutsche Bahn4h 44m020:30CologneCentral Station01:14HamburgCentral Station0Economy
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Deutsche Bahn4h 52m020:30CologneCentral Station01:22HamburgDammtor Train Station0Economy
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FlixBus8h 55m015:10Cologne/Bonn AirportCologne/Bonn Airport - Bus Station00:05HamburgCentral Bus Station0Economy
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FlixBus10h 0m021:45Cologne/Bonn AirportCologne/Bonn Airport - Bus Station07:45HamburgCentral Bus Station0Economy
Fastest Flights today
Fastest Trains today
Fastest Buses today
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Eurowings1h 0m007:05Cologne/Bonn AirportCologne/Bonn Airport - Bus Station08:05Hamburg AirportHamburg Airport0Economy
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Eurowings1h 0m015:40Cologne/Bonn AirportCologne/Bonn Airport - Bus Station16:40Hamburg AirportHamburg Airport0Economy
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Eurowings1h 0m017:15Cologne/Bonn AirportCologne/Bonn Airport - Bus Station18:15Hamburg AirportHamburg Airport0Economy
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Deutsche Bahn4h 31m004:03CologneMesse/Deutz Train Station08:34HamburgCentral Station0Economy
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Deutsche Bahn4h 49m004:03CologneMesse/Deutz Train Station08:52HamburgAltona Train Station0Economy
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Deutsche Bahn4h 49m004:08CologneMesse/Deutz Train Station08:57HamburgCentral Station0Economy
Fastest Flights tomorrow
Fastest Trains tomorrow
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Bringer Air Cargo Taxi Aereo1h 0m007:15Dusseldorf AirportDusseldorf Airport08:15Hamburg AirportHamburg Airport0Economy
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Eurowings1h 0m016:35Cologne/Bonn AirportCologne/Bonn Airport - Bus Station17:35Hamburg AirportHamburg Airport0Economy
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Eurowings1h 0m015:25Cologne/Bonn AirportCologne/Bonn Airport - Bus Station16:25Hamburg AirportHamburg Airport0Economy
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Deutsche Bahn4h 8m020:00Dusseldorf AirportDusseldorf Airport00:08HamburgCentral Station0Economy
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Deutsche Bahn4h 20m002:30Dusseldorf AirportDusseldorf Airport06:50HamburgCentral Station0Economy
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Deutsche Bahn4h 41m002:09CologneCentral Station06:50HamburgCentral Station0Economy
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BlaBlaCar4h 10m015:30Cologne/Bonn Airport19:40Hamburg0Economy
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BlaBlaCar4h 20m010:10Cologne14:30Hamburg0Economy
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BlaBlaCar4h 20m012:10Cologne/Bonn Airport16:30Hamburg0Economy
Fastest Flights Friday
Fastest Trains Friday
Fastest Carpool Friday
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Azman Air3h 25m014:30Dusseldorf AirportDusseldorf Airport17:55Hamburg AirportHamburg Airport0Economy
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Skyscanner14h 0m018:40Cologne/Bonn AirportCologne/Bonn Airport - Bus Station08:40Hamburg AirportHamburg Airport0Economy
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Air Via14h 0m020:05Cologne/Bonn AirportCologne/Bonn Airport - Bus Station10:05Hamburg AirportHamburg Airport0Economy
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Deutsche Bahn4h 9m016:11CologneCentral Station20:20HamburgDammtor Train Station0Economy
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Deutsche Bahn4h 10m015:10CologneCentral Station19:20HamburgDammtor Train Station0Economy
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Deutsche Bahn4h 47m002:09CologneCentral Station06:56HamburgDammtor Train Station0Economy
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BlaBlaCar4h 10m010:30Cologne14:40Hamburg0Economy
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BlaBlaCar4h 20m010:10Cologne14:30Hamburg0Economy
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FlixBus6h 40m004:05Cologne/Bonn AirportCologne/Bonn Airport - Bus Station10:45HamburgCentral Bus Station0Economy
Fastest Flights Saturday
Fastest Trains Saturday
Fastest Carpool Saturday
Fastest Buses Saturday
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Lufthansa3h 25m017:55Cologne/Bonn AirportCologne/Bonn Airport - Bus Station21:20Hamburg AirportHamburg Airport0Economy
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Ryanair5h 40m010:55Cologne/Bonn AirportCologne/Bonn Airport - Bus Station16:35Hamburg AirportHamburg Airport0Economy
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Bringer Air Cargo Taxi Aereo8h 10m014:10Dusseldorf AirportDusseldorf Airport22:20Hamburg AirportHamburg Airport0Economy
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BlaBlaCar4h 0m012:00Dusseldorf Airport16:00Hamburg0Economy
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Deutsche Bahn4h 16m005:48Cologne/Bonn AirportCologne/Bonn Airport Train Station10:04HamburgAltona Train Station0Economy
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Deutsche Bahn4h 21m005:48Cologne/Bonn AirportCologne/Bonn Airport Train Station10:09HamburgDammtor Train Station0Economy
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Deutsche Bahn7h 31m002:20CologneEhrenfeld Train Station09:51HamburgCentral Station0Economy
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FlixBus6h 40m004:05Cologne/Bonn AirportCologne/Bonn Airport - Bus Station10:45HamburgCentral Bus Station0Economy
Fastest Flights Sunday
Fastest Carpool Sunday
Fastest Trains Sunday
Fastest Buses Sunday
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Eurowings1h 0m006:45Cologne/Bonn AirportCologne/Bonn Airport - Bus Station07:45Hamburg AirportHamburg Airport0Economy
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Eurowings1h 0m018:50Cologne/Bonn AirportCologne/Bonn Airport - Bus Station19:50Hamburg AirportHamburg Airport0Economy
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Eurowings1h 0m006:45Dusseldorf AirportDusseldorf Airport07:45Hamburg AirportHamburg Airport0Economy
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Deutsche Bahn4h 9m009:11CologneCentral Station13:20HamburgDammtor Train Station0Economy
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Deutsche Bahn4h 9m012:11CologneCentral Station16:20HamburgDammtor Train Station0Economy
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Deutsche Bahn4h 9m014:11CologneCentral Station18:20HamburgDammtor Train Station0Economy
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FlixBus6h 40m004:05Cologne/Bonn AirportCologne/Bonn Airport - Bus Station10:45HamburgCentral Bus Station0Economy
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FlixBus7h 20m022:55Cologne/Bonn AirportCologne/Bonn Airport - Bus Station06:15HamburgCentral Bus Station0Economy
Fastest Flights Monday
Fastest Trains Monday
Fastest Buses Monday
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FlixBus6h 40m004:05Cologne/Bonn AirportCologne/Bonn Airport - Bus Station10:45HamburgCentral Bus Station0Economy
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FlixBus7h 20m022:55Cologne/Bonn AirportCologne/Bonn Airport - Bus Station06:15HamburgCentral Bus Station0Economy
Fastest Buses Tuesday
Here you will find all operators and timetables for a
Bus from Cologne to Hamburg
What are the most popular stations in Cologne and Hamburg?
In Cologne, you will usually depart from Central Station, Central Bus Station or Messe/Deutz Train Station, while in Hamburg you will be arriving at Central Bus Station, Central Station or Harburg Train Station, but there are many more stops to explore in both locations.
How do I decide? Some tips and tricks from our experience
Are you having trouble deciding on how to get to Hamburg from Cologne? With 10 connections between 2 Bus, Train, Car and Flight operators, it can be difficult to find the one ride that will make you happy. But we have some tips that can help you make the best informed decision. First of all, the best trip is always the one that meets all your needs, so make a list of all the things that you want from this journey and look for something that will satisfy all of them. Here we will go through some of the factors mostly commonly taken into consideration.
Look for the lowest price
Ticket price is usually the main concern: even if you can afford to pay more, why do it if there are cheaper options? Saving on the trip means that you can spend more on the vacation itself! Between Cologne and Hamburg, you can pay as low as £11 with a Bus from FlixBus.Travel duration
Time is also an important factor. An earlier departure may allow you to see a beautiful sunset or relax before an important event. And remember, time is money, so paying more for a shorter trip may be well worth it. For longer distances, flights are without doubt the best options, but be mindful of airport times and possible delays: a high-speed train may end up cheaper and faster! Here the quicker option is definitely the Flight from Eurowings: you will get to Hamburg in just 1h 0m.Comfort makes all the difference
You should always take into account what your personal travelling preferences are. Is one hand luggage enough, or are you trasporting more? Would you like to have a snack during the journey? Can you relax in a busy compartment, or do you need space for yourself? Even among the same mode of transportation, different companies will offer you varying levels of comfort and amenities. The main operators connecting Cologne and Hamburg are Deutsche Bahn, Eurowings and BlaBlaCar, but be sure to check what they have to offer!Save money with deals, and always compare
One last tip? Even if you live in Cologne and Hamburg is your only destination, it may be wise to check the offers from and to nearby cities or, if you are flyng, nearby airports. Check the trips from Huerth or to Hamburg Airport, and look at flights from Dusseldorf Airport, and landing at Hamburg Airport. Comparing different routes may allow you to find deals or promotions you were not aware of. Consider also signing up to CheckMyBus to see even more exclusive promotions!Which companies offer a trip from Cologne to Hamburg?
The most popular companies between Cologne and Hamburg, are Deutsche Bahn, Eurowings and BlaBlaCar. Be sure to check their seat class offers and the amenities that they provide.
Bus companies: FlixBus
Train companies: Deutsche Bahn
Airlines: Eurowings, Bringer Air Cargo Taxi Aereo, Lufthansa and 6 more.
All you need to know when you travel from Cologne to Hamburg
Check all information on comfort and services on all modes of transports from Cologne to Hamburg. See which seat classes are available, and what amenities are other advantages offered by the operators on your journey.
FAQs about the trip from Cologne to Hamburg
How can I reach Hamburg from Cologne?
Every day, there are on average 10 connections between Bus, Train, Car and Flight, with which you can get to Hamburg from Cologne.
How far is Hamburg from Cologne?
The distance between Cologne and Hamburg is 356.5 km.
What is the most ecofriendly mode of transport between Cologne and Hamburg?
Trains and buses are by far the greenest options, with trains surpassing buses on longer routes. Planes will always be the worst polluters, especially in shorter flights, were the emissions from the takeoff and landing are less offset by the distance.
On this particular route, a bus will emit, per person, a total of 10 kgs of CO2, a train 12 kgs, a car 61 kgs, and a flight 88 kgs.
What is the cheapest mode of transport from Cologne to Hamburg?
You can get to Hamburg with just £11 by taking a Bus from FlixBus.
What is the fastest way to get from Cologne to Hamburg?
While a plane is travelling fastest boarding and transfer to airport consumes a lot of time. Usually, high speed trains are better than flights if pure train travel time is below 4 hours. For this particular route, you can get to Hamburg in just 1h 0m with a Flight from Eurowings.
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