Heading towards Bonn, the River Rhine comes into view

Hamburg to Koblenz by train

How to take the rail journey from Hamburg to Koblenz

Head from northern Germany to Koblenz by train and on arrival you can explore Germany's most beautiful railway routes through The Rhine Gorge and The Moselle Valley.

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From Hamburg Hbf to Koblenz Hbf

Travel Information

Departing from Hamburg:

Most of these trains commence their journeys at Hamburg-Altona station and they all call at Hamburg-Dammtor before they arrive at Hamburg Hbf.

All of these trains also call at: Hamburg-Harburg

Departing from Hamburg:

So it can be a good idea to look up the starting point of your journey and then book tickets from the most convenient station; only Hamburg Hbf has connections with the U-Bahn (subway).

Final Destination: Stuttgart or Nurnberg (or destinations in Switzerland)

5 x direct trains per day

In the hours when no direct trains are available connections can be made in Koln Hbf.

The train which typically departs at 16:10 is the fastest train of the day, it doesn't make any station calls between Hamburg and Essen.

Tickets

Book early and save: Yes

Online bookings typically open: 6 months ahead of the travel date

On the DB Bahn booking site 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 - 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.

Reservations are highly recommended for this journey; book a 1st class ticket and your seat will be assigned, but not if you book 2nd class, or will be travelling with a 1st or 2nd class rail pass.

Where to book
Ticket Provider Approximate Cost
DB from €17.90

DB Guide

DB is the national railway operator in Germany, so its website can be used for booking journeys by German express trains; the ICE and IC trains and it doesn't charge booking fees.
It also sells tickets for journeys by direct trains on all international routes from Germany regardless of whether DB is operating the train service.

It also sells an extensive range of end-to-end journeys which involve making connections both within Germany and in neighboring countries, but journeys between Germany and Britain cannot be booked on DB.

A key feature of DB website worth keeping mind is that it offers 1st class ticket purchasers complimentary seat reservations on journeys both within and to/from Germany.
Seat reservations for daytime in both 1st and 2nd class can also be booked separately from tickets.

Two types of ticket have recently been made available;

  1. Cheaper 'Young' tickets which can only be booked by those aged 15-26 on the travel date.
  2. Flexi Plus tickets, which are now the most expensive type of ticket, but they're the only type of 2nd class tickets which DO include a seat reservation.
Omio from €17.90 (in £s)

Omio Guide

Omio is an online ticket agency which offers tickets for rail journeys in France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy and Spain.

The three key advantages of using Omio are

  • it offers prices in multiple currencies
  • it usually offers price comparison with other modes of travel including flights and buses
  • when visiting Europe, you can book journeys in multiple countries in one transaction.

The disadvantage of booking with Omio is that it often adds a booking fee to the final price; therefore when it does so without offering a price advantage, SMTJ doesn't tend to offer Omio as a booking option.

Save A Train from €17.90

Save A Train Guide

Happy rail from €17.90

Happy rail Guide

Happy Rail is a Netherlands rail ticket agency which sells tickets for both national and international journeys within a range of countries including Belgium France, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland.

HappyRail doesn't charge booking fees in the conventional sense, but if you're not Dutch you can expect to pay additional transaction fees, which will be added to the total cost.
That's because the most common form of online payment used in The Netherlands is 'iDEAL' and HappyRail doesn't charge a transaction fee for 'iDEAL' payments, but only Dutch residents can sign up to 'iDEAL'.
Other forms of payment include Visa debit cards will incur a fee.

On this journey

Journey Features

Scenic - YesRiver viewsNot High Speed

Good to Know

A variety of trains are used on this route.

Most departures are by IC trains, but some ICE trains are also used, despite there being no high speed line between Hamburg and Koblenz.

Instead of the German IC trains, the first two departures of the day are by EC trains - and because they're heading to Switzerland, Swiss trains are used on these departures.

This is a journey that saves the best to last.

If you're sat on the left of the train (when facing the direction of travel) there are some nice views of the Upper Rhine Valley between Bonn and Koblenz.

Heading towards Bonn, the River Rhine comes into view Heading towards Bonn, the River Rhine comes into view
The trains chase the boats down the river The trains chase the boats down the river
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