Book early and save: Yes
Online bookings open: 6 months ahead of the travel date
Reservations will automatically be included if you book 1st class tickets.
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Finding your ticket(s):
On the DB Bahn booking site look for journeys that have 0 in the Chg. column
Use the earlier/later buttons to search for the cheapest ticket prices.
Trains departing at different times can be cheaper than others leaving on the same day - so you may need to look through the day's departures to find the cheapest fares.
Tickets for these ICE trains are comparatively expensive for this journey - it's one of the shortest journeys to which DB applies its 'from €19.90' pricing policy.
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Our step-by-step guide to booking train tickets (and reservations) on the DB (German national railways) website is available HERE.
If you're new to booking tickets for train journeys in Germany, we also recommend taking a look at our guide to German train tickets - it should help you save time and money and confusion.
Ticket Provider | Approximate Cost | |
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DB Bahn | from €17.90 | |
Omio | from €17.90 | |
Trainline | from €19.90 |
The ICE trains are 10-15 mins faster than the IC trains, but the slower IC trains aren't always cheaper.
It is demand per departure, rather than the journey time or type of train, which has the biggest influence on ticket prices.
Most of these trains commence their journeys at Hamburg-Altona station and they all call at Hamburg-Dammtor before they call at Hamburg Hbf.
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Reservations:
Reservations aren't compulsory* on these trains and virtually anyone heading to Hannover from Hamburg with a 2nd class ticket, won't bother making the reservations for such a comparatively short journey.
However as a result these trains can be prone to overcrowding - particularly during afternoons/evenings on Friday - Sunday.
*Reservations are included when booking 1st class tickets.
The ICE trains are 10-15 mins faster than the IC trains, but the slower IC trains aren't always cheaper.
It is demand per departure, rather than the journey time or type of train, which has the biggest influence on ticket prices.
Most of these trains commence their journeys at Hamburg-Altona station and they all call at Hamburg-Dammtor before they call at Hamburg Hbf.
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Reservations:
Reservations aren't compulsory* on these trains and virtually anyone heading to Hannover from Hamburg with a 2nd class ticket, won't bother making the reservations for such a comparatively short journey.
However as a result these trains can be prone to overcrowding - particularly during afternoons/evenings on Friday - Sunday.
*Reservations are included when booking 1st class tickets.
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