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.
DB offers multiple options for travelling between Hamburg and Heidelberg, but if you want to travel by these direct trains, on the DB booking service, look for
- a 0 in the chg. column
- an ICE in the Products column
- a journey time of approximately 4hr 55min
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.
Use the earlier/later buttons to search for the cheapest ticket prices.
*This is a journey for which the cheapest tickets are particularly tricky to track down so try and be flexible with your travel dates.
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A step-by-step guide to booking train tickets (and reservations) on the DB (German national railways) website is available HERE.
There's also a guide to booking with an independent ticket agent.
If you're new to booking tickets for train journeys in Germany, we also recommend taking a look at the guide to German train tickets - it should help you save time and money and confusion.
Ticket Provider | Approximate Cost | |
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DB | from €17.90 | |
Trainline | from €29 | |
Omio | from €17.90 | |
Happyrail | from €17.90 | |
SaveATrain | from €17.90 | |
Omio | from €19.90 | |
Happyrail | from €19.90 | |
SaveATrain | from €19.90 |
Final Destination: Karlsruhe (usually)
Most of these trains commence their journeys at Hamburg-Altona station and they all call at Hamburg-Dammtor before they arrive at Hamburg Hbf.
Despite the fact that ICE trains are now used on this route, you won't be travelling on a high speed line during this journey.
These trains will reverse direction on departure from Frankfurt Main Hbf.
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If you are new to travelling by train in Germany, we recommend taking a look at our German Train Travel Guide.
It is packed with info and useful links to help ensure you’ll have a stress-free trip.
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The alternative route:
There are other direct IC trains between Hamburg and Heidelberg, which have a journey time of around 1hr 10mins longer.
Those slower IC trains travel via Koln and Mainz, but if you want to take the most scenic route between Hamburg and Heidelberg then target those trains.
They travel through the stunning Upper Rhine Gorge.
Final Destination: Karlsruhe (usually)
Most of these trains commence their journeys at Hamburg-Altona station and they all call at Hamburg-Dammtor before they arrive at Hamburg Hbf.
Despite the fact that ICE trains are now used on this route, you won't be travelling on a high speed line during this journey.
These trains will reverse direction on departure from Frankfurt Main Hbf.
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If you are new to travelling by train in Germany, we recommend taking a look at our German Train Travel Guide.
It is packed with info and useful links to help ensure you’ll have a stress-free trip.
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The alternative route:
There are other direct IC trains between Hamburg and Heidelberg, which have a journey time of around 1hr 10mins longer.
Those slower IC trains travel via Koln and Mainz, but if you want to take the most scenic route between Hamburg and Heidelberg then target those trains.
They travel through the stunning Upper Rhine Gorge.
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