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Twelve ways to Travel from Edinburgh to Hamburg

Composite routes from Edinburgh to Hamburg

Cheapest
15 h 22 min
Car
1519 km.
from $83
Fastest
2 h 11 min
Plane
Other
15 h 22 min
Rideshare
1519 km.
from $19.81
7 h 29 min
Bus, Plane
885 km.
from $108.42
14 h 32 min
884 km.
from $658.65
28 h
885 km.
from $269.93
7 h 11 min
Train, Plane
885 km.
from $182.01
7 h 49 min
Train, Plane
885 km.
from $170.95
7 h 59 min
Bus, Plane
885 km.
from $247.55
7 h 37 min
Train, Plane
885 km.
from $204.13
15 h 51 min
884 km.
from $487.93
28 h 7 min
Train
885 km.
from $555.98

Transport providers

Bus operators

FlixBus

Phone:
+49 30 300 137 300
Email:
Website:
flixbus.com
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London
Ave. Duration:
8h 20m
Frequency:
Every 3 hours
Estimated price:
$55.69–$82.28
Bus from London Victoria to Hanover
Ave. Duration:
15h 40m
Frequency:
Once daily
Estimated price:
$82.28–$113.92
Bus from Hanover central bus station to Hamburg,
Ave. Duration:
2h
Frequency:
Every 3 hours
Estimated price:
$16.46–$24.05
Bus from Sheffield Meadowhall Interchange to Amsterdam
Ave. Duration:
15h 45m
Frequency:
6 times a week
Estimated price:
$82.28–$120.25

BlaBlaCar Bus

Phone:
+33 18 57 62 228
Website:
blablacar.co.uk/
Bus from Amsterdam City Center - Sloterdijk to Hamburg
Ave. Duration:
6h 25m
Frequency:
Once daily
Estimated price:
$40.50–$58.23

Scottish Citylink

Phone:
0141 352 4444
Email:
Website:
citylink.co.uk/
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London
Ave. Duration:
9h 25m
Frequency:
Once daily
Estimated price:
$113.92–$164.55

Airlines

KLM

Website:
klm.com
Plane from Edinburgh Airport to Hamburg
Ave. Duration:
3h 42m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$189.87–$886.04
Plane from Glasgow Airport to Hamburg
Ave. Duration:
3h 36m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$177.21–$696.18
Plane from Edinburgh Airport to Bremen
Ave. Duration:
3h 37m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$189.87–$886.04
Plane from Newcastle to Hamburg
Ave. Duration:
3h 28m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$189.87–$886.04
Plane from Edinburgh Airport to Hannover-Langenhagen
Ave. Duration:
3h 43m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$139.24–$468.34
Plane from Ringway Airport to Hamburg
Ave. Duration:
3h 35m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$189.87–$696.18

Air France

Website:
airfrance.com
Plane from Newcastle to Hamburg
Ave. Duration:
5h 5m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$240.50–$632.89
Plane from Edinburgh Airport to Hannover-Langenhagen
Ave. Duration:
5h 55m
Frequency:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
Estimated price:
$164.55–$392.39

Brussels Airlines

Website:
brusselsairlines.com/
Plane from Edinburgh Airport to Hamburg
Ave. Duration:
5h
Frequency:
Friday and Sunday
Estimated price:
$189.87–$696.18
Plane from Ringway Airport to Hamburg
Ave. Duration:
3h 42m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$189.87–$455.68

easyJet

Website:
easyjet.com/
Plane from Glasgow Airport to Hamburg
Ave. Duration:
4h 45m
Frequency:
Monday
Estimated price:
$63.29–$316.44
Plane from Ringway Airport to Hamburg
Ave. Duration:
1h 35m
Frequency:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
Estimated price:
$101.26–$303.79

Lufthansa

Website:
lufthansa.com/
Plane from Edinburgh Airport to Hamburg
Ave. Duration:
4h 8m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$164.55–$696.18
Plane from Glasgow Airport to Hamburg
Ave. Duration:
4h 17m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$202.52–$632.89
Plane from Edinburgh Airport to Bremen
Ave. Duration:
5h 3m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$177.21–$556.94
Plane from Newcastle to Hamburg
Ave. Duration:
4h
Frequency:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
Estimated price:
$265.81–$886.04
Plane from Edinburgh Airport to Hannover-Langenhagen
Ave. Duration:
4h 2m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$139.24–$531.63
Plane from Ringway Airport to Hamburg
Ave. Duration:
3h 58m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$177.21–$430.36

British Airways

Website:
britishairways.com
Plane from Glasgow Airport to Hamburg
Ave. Duration:
4h 31m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$253.16–$822.76
Plane from Newcastle to Hamburg
Ave. Duration:
4h 50m
Frequency:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
Estimated price:
$253.16–$696.18
Plane from Edinburgh Airport to Hannover-Langenhagen
Ave. Duration:
4h 35m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$88.60–$379.73

Eurowings

Website:
eurowings.com
Plane from Edinburgh Airport to Hamburg
Ave. Duration:
4h
Frequency:
Friday
Estimated price:
$151.89–$632.89
Plane from Newcastle to Hamburg
Ave. Duration:
4h 10m
Frequency:
Monday
Estimated price:
$126.58–$405.05
Plane from Ringway Airport to Hamburg
Ave. Duration:
1h 45m
Frequency:
Friday and Sunday
Estimated price:
$164.55–$822.76

Swiss

Website:
swiss.com/
Plane from Edinburgh Airport to Hannover-Langenhagen
Ave. Duration:
4h 40m
Frequency:
Monday and Friday
Estimated price:
$82.28–$455.68

Aer Lingus

Website:
aerlingus.com/
Plane from Edinburgh Airport to Hamburg
Ave. Duration:
7h 20m
Frequency:
Sunday
Estimated price:
$265.81–$822.76
Plane from Glasgow Airport to Hamburg
Ave. Duration:
7h 20m
Frequency:
Sunday
Estimated price:
$202.52–$696.18

Scandinavian Airlines

Website:
flysas.com/
Plane from Edinburgh Airport to Hamburg
Ave. Duration:
7h 5m
Frequency:
Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
Estimated price:
$341.76–$1,012.62
Plane from Edinburgh Airport to Bremen
Ave. Duration:
3h 37m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$189.87–$886.04
Plane from Edinburgh Airport to Hannover-Langenhagen
Ave. Duration:
3h 43m
Frequency:
Every day
Estimated price:
$139.24–$468.34
Plane from Ringway Airport to Hamburg
Ave. Duration:
3h 55m
Frequency:
Monday to Saturday
Estimated price:
$126.58–$493.65

Train operators

NS

Phone:
+31 30 751 5155
Website:
ns.nl/
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid
Ave. Duration:
2h 1m
Frequency:
3 times a day
Estimated price:
$46.83–$113.92
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam
Ave. Duration:
4h 16m
Frequency:
3 times a day
Estimated price:
$69.62–$177.21
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Osnabrueck
Ave. Duration:
2h 51m
Frequency:
Every 3 hours
Estimated price:
$32.91–$82.28

Eurostar

Phone:
+44 343 218 6186
Website:
eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid
Ave. Duration:
2h 4m
Frequency:
Every 4 hours
Estimated price:
$101.26–$215.18
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln
Ave. Duration:
1h 50m
Frequency:
5 times a day
Estimated price:
$69.62–$151.89
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam
Ave. Duration:
4h 16m
Frequency:
Once daily
Estimated price:
$151.89–$303.79

Deutsche Bahn Intercity-Express

Phone:
+49 30 311-682904
Website:
bahn.de/
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln
Ave. Duration:
1h 50m
Frequency:
Every 2 hours
Estimated price:
$54.43–$62.02
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg
Ave. Duration:
4h 3m
Frequency:
Hourly
Estimated price:
$88.60–$101.26
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg
Ave. Duration:
57 min
Frequency:
Hourly
Estimated price:
$39.24–$44.30
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg
Ave. Duration:
1h 16m
Frequency:
Every 30 minutes
Estimated price:
$46.83–$51.90
Train from Osnabrück Hbf to Hamburg
Ave. Duration:
1h 51m
Frequency:
Hourly
Estimated price:
$56.96–$64.55

Eurotunnel

Phone:
+44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
Website:
eurotunnel.com/uk/
Train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
Ave. Duration:
35 min
Frequency:
Hourly

National Express

Phone:
08717 81 81 81
Website:
nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London
Ave. Duration:
9h
Frequency:
3 times a day
Estimated price:
$63.29–$94.93

Cross Country

Phone:
0344 736 9123
Email:
Website:
crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
Ave. Duration:
1h 27m
Frequency:
Hourly
Estimated price:
$82.28–$240.50
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Sheffield
Ave. Duration:
3h 47m
Frequency:
Hourly
Estimated price:
$164.55–$506.31

Österreichische Bundesbahnen

Website:
konzern.oebb.at/
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln
Ave. Duration:
2h 52m
Frequency:
4 times a week

Flixtrain

Phone:
+49 30 300 137 100
Email:
Website:
flixtrain.de/
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg
Ave. Duration:
4h 9m
Frequency:
Twice daily
Estimated price:
$40.50–$59.49
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg
Ave. Duration:
58 min
Frequency:
Twice daily
Estimated price:
$10.13–$15.19
Train from Osnabrück Hbf to Hamburg
Ave. Duration:
1h 53m
Frequency:
Twice daily
Estimated price:
$21.52–$31.64

LNER

Phone:
+44 345 722 5333
Email:
Website:
lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's
Ave. Duration:
4h 17m
Frequency:
Hourly
Estimated price:
$227.84–$329.10
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
Ave. Duration:
1h 26m
Frequency:
Hourly
Estimated price:
$107.59–$151.89

Lumo

Phone:
0800 031 8542
Email:
Website:
lumo.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's
Ave. Duration:
4h 30m
Frequency:
4 times a day
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
Ave. Duration:
1h 26m
Frequency:
4 times a day

ScotRail

Phone:
+44 344 811 0141
Email:
Website:
scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow
Ave. Duration:
50 min
Frequency:
Every 20 minutes
Estimated price:
$18.99–$43.04

metronom

Phone:
+49 581 97164164
Email:
Website:
der-metronom.de/
Train from Bremen Hbf to Hamburg
Ave. Duration:
1h 28m
Frequency:
Every 30 minutes

TransPennine Express Service

Phone:
+44 345 600 1671
Website:
tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
Ave. Duration:
1h 45m
Frequency:
5 times a day
Estimated price:
$35.44–$88.60
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester
Ave. Duration:
3h 31m
Frequency:
Every 4 hours
Estimated price:
$59.49–$151.89

Questions and Answers

What is the cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Hamburg?

The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Hamburg is to fly and train which costs $43.48 - $228.26 and takes 7h 29m.

What is the fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Hamburg?

The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Hamburg is to fly which takes 6h 38m and costs $51.09 - $239.13 .

Is there a direct bus between Edinburgh and Hamburg?

No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Hamburg. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof via London Victoria and Hanover central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h.

Is there a direct train between Edinburgh and Hamburg?

No, there is no direct train from Edinburgh to Hamburg. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh Waverley and arriving at Hamburg Hbf via London St Pancras Intl, Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi and Köln Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 32m.

How far is it from Edinburgh to Hamburg?

The distance between Edinburgh and Hamburg is 920 km.

How do I travel from Edinburgh to Hamburg without a car?

The best way to get from Edinburgh to Hamburg without a car is to train which takes 14h 32m and costs $315.22 - $706.52 .

How long does it take to get from Edinburgh to Hamburg?

It takes approximately 6h 38m to get from Edinburgh to Hamburg, including transfers.

Where do I catch the Edinburgh to Hamburg bus from?

Edinburgh to Hamburg bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.

Where do I catch the Edinburgh to Hamburg train from?

Edinburgh to Hamburg train services, operated by LNER, depart from Edinburgh Waverley station.

Train, bus or fly from Edinburgh to Hamburg?

The best way to get from Edinburgh to Hamburg is to fly which takes 6h 38m and costs $51.09 - $239.13 . Alternatively, you can train, which costs $315.22 - $706.52 and takes 14h 32m, you could also bus, which costs $141.30 - $260.87 and takes 28h.

Where does the Edinburgh to Hamburg bus arrive?

Edinburgh to Hamburg bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.

What is the time difference between Edinburgh and Hamburg?

Hamburg is 1h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 04:20 in Edinburgh and 05:20 in Hamburg.

Where does the Edinburgh to Hamburg train arrive?

Edinburgh to Hamburg train services, operated by LNER, arrive at King's Cross station.

How do I get a train ticket from Edinburgh to Hamburg?

Book your Edinburgh to Hamburg train tickets online with Omio.

How do I get a bus ticket from Edinburgh to Hamburg?

Book your Edinburgh to Hamburg bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.

Where can I stay near Hamburg?

There are 1344+ hotels available in Hamburg. Prices start at $49.58 per night.
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