How to get from Leipzig to Hamburg

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What is the best way to travel from Leipzig to Hamburg?

Looking for a trip? Compare all the available Buses, Trains and Carpool for the journey to Hamburg from Leipzig. Check between different modes of transportation, look for the cheapest tickets, fastest rides and most popular stations, and see all 3 available companies to find your perfect trip!
Train is the cheapest and fastest way on this route
Transport type
Travel time
Cheapest price
Average price
Daily departures
Bus
7h 10m
$25
$32
1
Train
3h 7m
$23
$52
32
Car
3h 50m
$25
$32
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What is the cheapest way to reach Hamburg from Leipzig?

You can get to Hamburg with just $23 by taking a Train from Deutsche Bahn, but you can find many more cheap offers: we have selected the best ones for next few days here for you.

Saturday
from $23
Sunday
from $26
Monday
from $25
Tuesday
from $36
Wednesday
Thursday
from $25
Friday
from $32

    Cheapest Trains Saturday

  • Deutsche Bahn
    3h 21m
    0
    8:16 PM
    Leipzig
    Central Station
    11:37 PM
    Hamburg
    Central Station
    0
    Deutsche Bahn
    Economy
    from $23
  • Deutsche Bahn
    7h 41m
    0
    10:16 PM
    Leipzig
    Central Station
    5:57 AM
    Hamburg
    Central Station
    0
    Deutsche Bahn
    Economy
    from $34
  • Deutsche Bahn
    3h 20m
    0
    4:16 PM
    Leipzig
    Central Station
    7:36 PM
    Hamburg
    Central Station
    0
    Deutsche Bahn
    Economy
    from $42
  • Deutsche Bahn
    3h 7m
    0
    5:16 PM
    Leipzig
    Central Station
    8:23 PM
    Hamburg
    Central Station
    0
    Deutsche Bahn
    Economy
    from $42
  • Cheapest Carpool Saturday

  • BlaBlaCar
    4h 30m
    0
    7:00 PM
    Leipzig
    11:30 PM
    Hamburg
    0
    BlaBlaCar
    Economy
    from $25
  • BlaBlaCar
    4h 40m
    0
    3:30 PM
    Leipzig
    8:10 PM
    Hamburg
    0
    BlaBlaCar
    Economy
    from $33
  • Cheapest Buses Saturday

  • FlixBus
    7h 10m
    0
    5:05 AM
    Leipzig
    Central Station
    12:15 PM
    Hamburg
    Central Bus Station
    0
    FlixBus
    Economy
    $32

    Cheapest Carpool Sunday

  • BlaBlaCar
    4h 0m
    0
    1:00 PM
    Leipzig
    5:00 PM
    Hamburg
    0
    BlaBlaCar
    Economy
    from $26
  • BlaBlaCar
    3h 50m
    0
    5:50 PM
    Leipzig
    9:40 PM
    Hamburg
    0
    BlaBlaCar
    Economy
    from $35
  • Cheapest Buses Sunday

  • FlixBus
    7h 10m
    0
    5:05 AM
    Leipzig
    Central Station
    12:15 PM
    Hamburg
    Central Bus Station
    0
    FlixBus
    Economy
    $32
  • Cheapest Trains Sunday

  • Deutsche Bahn
    3h 33m
    0
    9:16 PM
    Leipzig
    Central Station
    12:49 AM
    Hamburg
    Dammtor Train Station
    0
    Deutsche Bahn
    Economy
    from $49
  • Deutsche Bahn
    3h 53m
    0
    8:16 PM
    Leipzig
    Central Station
    12:09 AM
    Hamburg
    Dammtor Train Station
    0
    Deutsche Bahn
    Economy
    from $61
  • Deutsche Bahn
    3h 42m
    0
    6:17 AM
    Leipzig
    Central Station
    9:59 AM
    Hamburg
    Dammtor Train Station
    0
    Deutsche Bahn
    Economy
    from $82
  • Deutsche Bahn
    3h 23m
    0
    7:16 PM
    Leipzig
    Central Station
    10:39 PM
    Hamburg
    Dammtor Train Station
    0
    Deutsche Bahn
    Economy
    from $82

    Cheapest Buses Monday

  • FlixBus
    7h 10m
    0
    5:05 AM
    Leipzig
    Central Station
    12:15 PM
    Hamburg
    Central Bus Station
    0
    FlixBus
    Economy
    $25

    Cheapest Carpool Tuesday

  • BlaBlaCar
    4h 0m
    0
    6:50 PM
    Leipzig
    10:50 PM
    Hamburg
    0
    BlaBlaCar
    Economy
    from $36
  • Cheapest Buses Tuesday

  • FlixBus
    7h 10m
    0
    5:05 AM
    Leipzig
    Central Station
    12:15 PM
    Hamburg
    Central Bus Station
    0
    FlixBus
    Economy
    $40

    Cheapest Buses Thursday

  • FlixBus
    7h 10m
    0
    5:05 AM
    Leipzig
    Central Station
    12:15 PM
    Hamburg
    Central Bus Station
    0
    FlixBus
    Economy
    $25

    Cheapest Carpool Friday

  • BlaBlaCar
    3h 50m
    0
    9:50 AM
    Leipzig
    1:40 PM
    Hamburg
    0
    BlaBlaCar
    Economy
    from $32
  • BlaBlaCar
    4h 10m
    0
    7:10 AM
    Leipzig
    11:20 AM
    Hamburg
    0
    BlaBlaCar
    Economy
    from $39
  • Cheapest Buses Friday

  • FlixBus
    7h 10m
    0
    5:05 AM
    Leipzig
    Central Station
    12:15 PM
    Hamburg
    Central Bus Station
    0
    FlixBus
    Economy
    $35

What are the fastest trips from Leipzig to Hamburg?

You can get to Hamburg from Leipzig in just 3h 7m with a Train from Deutsche Bahn. 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.

Saturday
from 3h 7m
Sunday
from 3h 23m
Monday
from 7h 10m
Tuesday
from 4h 0m
Wednesday
Thursday
from 7h 10m
Friday
from 3h 50m

    Fastest Trains Saturday

  • Deutsche Bahn
    3h 7m
    0
    5:16 PM
    Leipzig
    Central Station
    8:23 PM
    Hamburg
    Central Station
    0
    Deutsche Bahn
    Economy
    from $42
  • Deutsche Bahn
    3h 20m
    0
    4:16 PM
    Leipzig
    Central Station
    7:36 PM
    Hamburg
    Central Station
    0
    Deutsche Bahn
    Economy
    from $42
  • Deutsche Bahn
    3h 21m
    0
    8:16 PM
    Leipzig
    Central Station
    11:37 PM
    Hamburg
    Central Station
    0
    Deutsche Bahn
    Economy
    from $23
  • Deutsche Bahn
    7h 41m
    0
    10:16 PM
    Leipzig
    Central Station
    5:57 AM
    Hamburg
    Central Station
    0
    Deutsche Bahn
    Economy
    from $34
  • Fastest Carpool Saturday

  • BlaBlaCar
    4h 30m
    0
    7:00 PM
    Leipzig
    11:30 PM
    Hamburg
    0
    BlaBlaCar
    Economy
    from $25
  • BlaBlaCar
    4h 40m
    0
    3:30 PM
    Leipzig
    8:10 PM
    Hamburg
    0
    BlaBlaCar
    Economy
    from $33
  • Fastest Buses Saturday

  • FlixBus
    7h 10m
    0
    5:05 AM
    Leipzig
    Central Station
    12:15 PM
    Hamburg
    Central Bus Station
    0
    FlixBus
    Economy
    $32

    Fastest Trains Sunday

  • Deutsche Bahn
    3h 23m
    0
    7:16 PM
    Leipzig
    Central Station
    10:39 PM
    Hamburg
    Dammtor Train Station
    0
    Deutsche Bahn
    Economy
    from $82
  • Deutsche Bahn
    3h 33m
    0
    9:16 PM
    Leipzig
    Central Station
    12:49 AM
    Hamburg
    Dammtor Train Station
    0
    Deutsche Bahn
    Economy
    from $49
  • Deutsche Bahn
    3h 42m
    0
    6:17 AM
    Leipzig
    Central Station
    9:59 AM
    Hamburg
    Dammtor Train Station
    0
    Deutsche Bahn
    Economy
    from $82
  • Deutsche Bahn
    3h 53m
    0
    8:16 PM
    Leipzig
    Central Station
    12:09 AM
    Hamburg
    Dammtor Train Station
    0
    Deutsche Bahn
    Economy
    from $61
  • Fastest Carpool Sunday

  • BlaBlaCar
    3h 50m
    0
    5:50 PM
    Leipzig
    9:40 PM
    Hamburg
    0
    BlaBlaCar
    Economy
    from $35
  • BlaBlaCar
    4h 0m
    0
    1:00 PM
    Leipzig
    5:00 PM
    Hamburg
    0
    BlaBlaCar
    Economy
    from $26
  • Fastest Buses Sunday

  • FlixBus
    7h 10m
    0
    5:05 AM
    Leipzig
    Central Station
    12:15 PM
    Hamburg
    Central Bus Station
    0
    FlixBus
    Economy
    $32

    Fastest Buses Monday

  • FlixBus
    7h 10m
    0
    5:05 AM
    Leipzig
    Central Station
    12:15 PM
    Hamburg
    Central Bus Station
    0
    FlixBus
    Economy
    $25

    Fastest Carpool Tuesday

  • BlaBlaCar
    4h 0m
    0
    6:50 PM
    Leipzig
    10:50 PM
    Hamburg
    0
    BlaBlaCar
    Economy
    from $36
  • Fastest Buses Tuesday

  • FlixBus
    7h 10m
    0
    5:05 AM
    Leipzig
    Central Station
    12:15 PM
    Hamburg
    Central Bus Station
    0
    FlixBus
    Economy
    $40

    Fastest Buses Thursday

  • FlixBus
    7h 10m
    0
    5:05 AM
    Leipzig
    Central Station
    12:15 PM
    Hamburg
    Central Bus Station
    0
    FlixBus
    Economy
    $25

    Fastest Carpool Friday

  • BlaBlaCar
    3h 50m
    0
    9:50 AM
    Leipzig
    1:40 PM
    Hamburg
    0
    BlaBlaCar
    Economy
    from $32
  • BlaBlaCar
    4h 10m
    0
    7:10 AM
    Leipzig
    11:20 AM
    Hamburg
    0
    BlaBlaCar
    Economy
    from $39
  • Fastest Buses Friday

  • FlixBus
    7h 10m
    0
    5:05 AM
    Leipzig
    Central Station
    12:15 PM
    Hamburg
    Central Bus Station
    0
    FlixBus
    Economy
    $35
Here you will find all operators and timetables for a Bus from Leipzig to Hamburg

What are the most popular stations in Leipzig and Hamburg?

In Leipzig, you will usually depart from Central Station, Trade Fair Train Station or Miltitzer Allee 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 Leipzig? With 3 connections between 3 Bus, Train and Carpool 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 Leipzig and Hamburg, you can pay as low as $23 with a Train from Deutsche Bahn.

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 Train from Deutsche Bahn: you will get to Hamburg in just 3h 7m.

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 Leipzig and Hamburg are Deutsche Bahn, BlaBlaCar and FlixBus, 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 Leipzig 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 Markkleeberg or to Hamburg Airport, and look at flights from Leipzig/Halle 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 Leipzig to Hamburg?

The most popular companies between Leipzig and Hamburg, are Deutsche Bahn, BlaBlaCar and FlixBus. Be sure to check their seat class offers and the amenities that they provide.

Bus companies: FlixBus

Train companies: Deutsche Bahn

All you need to know when you travel from Leipzig to Hamburg

Check all information on comfort and services on all modes of transports from Leipzig 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 Leipzig to Hamburg

How can I reach Hamburg from Leipzig?

Every day, there are on average 3 connections between Bus, Train and Carpool, with which you can get to Hamburg from Leipzig.

How far is Hamburg from Leipzig?

The distance between Leipzig and Hamburg is 182.8 miles.

What is the most ecofriendly mode of transport between Leipzig 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 8 kgs of CO2, a train 10 kgs, a car 50 kgs, and a flight 72 kgs.

What is the cheapest mode of transport from Leipzig to Hamburg?

You can get to Hamburg with just $23 by taking a Train from Deutsche Bahn.

What is the fastest way to get from Leipzig 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 3h 7m with a Train from Deutsche Bahn.

More routes to Leipzig and to Hamburg

Looking for more options? Here you can see the most popular routes to Leipzig and to Hamburg. Simply click on a connection, and you’ll find all the details about the route!

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