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København / Copenhagen to Hamburg by train
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From København H /Copenhagen H to Hamburg Hbf
Journey Summary
4hr 40min
Daily
Tickets
Book early and save: Yes
Online bookings open: 3 months ahead of the travel date.
Seat Reservations:
Book 1st class ticket journey tickets and your seat reservation is included - but they're usually optional* when booking 2nd class tickets, or if you will be travelling with a 1st or 2nd class rail pass.
If you won't be purchasing 1st class tickets, reservations are highly recommended - particularly on Friday - Sunday afternoons.
Travelling Between June 11 and Sept 3rd:
During this time rail pass users will need to pay a reservation fee prior to boarding - €5.90 1st class, €4.50 2nd class.
When booking 1st AND 2nd class tickets between these dates,your seat(s) will be automatically assigned.
Finding Tickets
If you will be using DB to book tickets, enter KOBENHAVN- in the 'from' box and look for journeys that have '0' in the Chg. column
Trains departing at different times can be cheaper than others leaving on the same day,
Our step-by-step guide to booking train tickets (and reservations) on the DB (German national railways) website is available HERE.
Where to book
| Ticket Provider | Approximate Cost | |
|---|---|---|
| DB | from €29.90 | |
| Trainline | from €29 | |
| DSB | from €29 (in kr.) |
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Good to Know
3x trains per day is the usual year round service, but another 3 x trains per day are added to the timetable during the summer.
On German rail timetables and on the station info, these trains are referred to IC trains, but Danish IC trains and not German trains are used on this route.
From Dec 15th;
Final Destination: Hamburg
All trains also call at: Ringtsted and Odense (they do not call at Roskilde)
The three daily year-round trains to Hamburg are scheduled to depart from Kobenhavn at 07:26; 11;26 and 15:26.
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The train journey from Kobenhavn/Copenhagen to Hamburg :
These trains used to be shunted on to a ferry for a sea crossing between Denmark, but the Danish part of that route is being affected by engineering works in preperation for the opening of the Fehmarn Fixed Link tunnel in around 2028.
Hence this train service between the Danish capital and Hamburg has been re-routed to travel overland
via the Jutland peninsular.
So a less fascinating journey than the previous route and this route is scenically uninteresting too, but it does have three highlights, which you can't miss if you will be travelling when it's daylight.
(1) Around 15 mins after departing Ringsted, the train will cross the Great Belt Fixed Link between Zealand and the island of Funen.
(2) After departure from Odense he train will cross the Little Belt Bridge, which connects the island of Funen to Jutland.
(3) The spectacular crossing of the Kiel Canal on the Rendsburg High Bridge - the corkscrew ascent from the town and its station is quite something.
3x trains per day is the usual year round service, but another 3 x trains per day are added to the timetable during the summer.
On German rail timetables and on the station info, these trains are referred to IC trains, but Danish IC trains and not German trains are used on this route.
From Dec 15th;
Final Destination: Hamburg
All trains also call at: Ringtsted and Odense (they do not call at Roskilde)
The three daily year-round trains to Hamburg are scheduled to depart from Kobenhavn at 07:26; 11;26 and 15:26.
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The train journey from Kobenhavn/Copenhagen to Hamburg :
These trains used to be shunted on to a ferry for a sea crossing between Denmark, but the Danish part of that route is being affected by engineering works in preperation for the opening of the Fehmarn Fixed Link tunnel in around 2028.
Hence this train service between the Danish capital and Hamburg has been re-routed to travel overland
via the Jutland peninsular.
So a less fascinating journey than the previous route and this route is scenically uninteresting too, but it does have three highlights, which you can't miss if you will be travelling when it's daylight.
(1) Around 15 mins after departing Ringsted, the train will cross the Great Belt Fixed Link between Zealand and the island of Funen.
(2) After departure from Odense he train will cross the Little Belt Bridge, which connects the island of Funen to Jutland.
(3) The spectacular crossing of the Kiel Canal on the Rendsburg High Bridge - the corkscrew ascent from the town and its station is quite something.
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