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Zurich → Hamburg

Hamburg → Zurich ⇄
1 a weekfastest 10h57SBBNight train

Direct trains · no change

  • 19:20 → 07:53+1
    NJ 402 Night train
    Zürich HB → Hamburg Hbf · via Basel, Freiburg, Offenburg, Karlsruhe
    12h3315 stops
    Runs: Only Sat 24 Octopen data confirms only these dates; it may run on othersSBB ↗
  • 19:36 → 07:53+1
    NJ 402 Night train
    Zürich HB → Hamburg Hbf · via Basel, Frankfurt, Hanover, Bremen
    12h1716 stops
    Runs: Only Sun 11 Octopen data confirms only these dates; it may run on othersSBB ↗
  • 20:49 → 09:26+1
    NJ 470 Night train
    Zürich HB → Hamburg Hbf · via Schaffhausen, Singen, Offenburg, Karlsruhe
    12h3712 stops
    Runs: Only Fri 2 Octopen data confirms only these dates; it may run on othersSBB ↗
  • 20:56 → 07:53+1
    NJ 470 Night train
    Zürich HB → Hamburg Hbf · via Schaffhausen, Frankfurt, Hanover, Bremen
    10h579 stops
    Runs: Only Sat 17 Oct, Sun 18 Octopen data confirms only these dates; it may run on othersSBB ↗
  • 21:00 → 09:26+1
    NJ 470 Night train
    Zürich HB → Hamburg Hbf · via Schaffhausen, Singen, Offenburg, Karlsruhe
    12h2612 stops
    Runs: Only Sat 3 Octopen data confirms only these dates; it may run on othersSBB ↗
  • 21:00 → 09:15+1
    NJ 470 Night train
    Zürich HB → Hamburg Hbf · via Schaffhausen, Singen, Mannheim, Frankfurt
    12h159 stops
    Runs: Only Sun 4 Octopen data confirms only these dates; it may run on othersSBB ↗

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 20:56, arrive 07:53

The plane is -7h00 quicker on paper, but the night train uses your night instead of a day and saves a hotel.

Train · fastest direct11h07
  • Before departure10 min
  • NJ 47010h57
Plane · nonstop ZRH–HAM4h07
  • To Zurich (ZRH)12 min
  • 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.