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Schaffhausen → Hamburg

Hamburg → Schaffhausen ⇄
1 a weekfastest 10h18ÖBBNight train

Direct trains · no change

  • 21:35 → 07:53+1
    NJ 470 Night train
    Schaffhausen → Hamburg Hbf · via Frankfurt, Hanover, Bremen
    10h188 stops
    Runs: Only Sat 17 Oct, Sun 18 Octopen data confirms only these dates; it may run on othersÖBB ↗
  • 21:48 → 09:15+1
    NJ 470 Night train
    Schaffhausen → Hamburg Hbf · via Singen, Mannheim, Frankfurt, Hanover
    11h278 stops
    Runs: Only Sun 4 Octopen data confirms only these dates; it may run on othersÖBB ↗
  • 22:23 → 09:26+1
    NJ 470 Night train
    Schaffhausen → Hamburg Hbf · via Singen, Offenburg, Karlsruhe, Mannheim
    11h0311 stops
    Runs: Only Fri 2 Octopen data confirms only these dates; it may run on othersÖBB ↗
  • 22:26 → 09:26+1
    NJ 470 Night train
    Schaffhausen → Hamburg Hbf · via Singen, Offenburg, Karlsruhe, Mannheim
    11h0011 stops
    Runs: Only Sat 3 Octopen data confirms only these dates; it may run on othersÖBB ↗

Local times at each station. From official open timetable data (de_delfi, de_rv) 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 21:35, arrive 07:53

The plane is -6h37 quicker on paper, but the night train uses your night instead of a day and saves a hotel.

Train · fastest direct10h28
  • Before departure10 min
  • NJ 47010h18
Plane · nonstop ZRH–HAM5h05
  • To Zurich (ZRH)1h10
  • Check-in & security1h30
  • Flight ZRH–HAM1h40
  • 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: Eurowings, Swiss International Air Lines.