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Brussels → Hamburg

Hamburg → Brussels ⇄
4 a weekfastest 9h12European SleeperNight train

Direct trains · no change

  • 20:36 → 06:57+1
    European Sleeper 475 Night train
    Brussel-Zuid → Hamburg-Harburg · via Liège
    10h211 stop
    Runs: Only Tue 20 Oct, Thu 22 Octopen data confirms only these dates; it may run on othersEuropean Sleeper ↗
  • 21:37 → 06:57+1
    European Sleeper 475 Night train
    Brussel-Zuid → Hamburg-Harburg · via Liège
    9h201 stop
    Runs: Only Sun 4 Oct, Sun 11 Oct, Sun 18 Oct, Sun 25 Octopen data confirms only these dates; it may run on othersEuropean Sleeper ↗
  • 21:45 → 06:57+1
    European Sleeper 475 Night train
    Brussel-Zuid → Hamburg-Harburg · via Liège
    9h121 stop
    Runs: Tue, ThuEuropean Sleeper ↗

Local times at each station. From official open timetable data (de_delfi, de_rv, esleeper) for 28 Sep – 25 Oct 2026; timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. How we build this.

Door to door vs flying

Overnight: leave 21:45, arrive 06:57

The plane is -7h58 quicker on paper, but the night train uses your night instead of a day and saves a hotel.

Train · fastest direct9h57
  • To Brussel-Zuid1 min
  • Before departure10 min
  • European Sleeper 4759h12
  • From Hamburg-Harburg34 min
Plane · nonstop BRU–HAM3h55
  • To Brussels (BRU)20 min
  • Check-in & security1h30
  • Flight BRU–HAM1h20
  • Landing to exit20 min
  • From HAM25 min

From city centre to city centre unless you pick otherwise. Getting to stations and airports: typical public-transport times (estimates). Airport: check-in & security 1h30 before, 20 min to get out after landing. Flight time is typical for the distance. Nonstop airlines: Brussels Airlines.