Tehran to Hamburg by train
Travel from Tehran (Iran) to Hamburg (Germany) by train (3758km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
To travel by train from Tehran in Iran to Hamburg in Germany, the main route leads via Turkey, Romania and Hungary.
Your travel route could be like that.
3758 km
How to use the following information: we show you the best routes and where to buy tickets. On longer routes you may need more than one ticket. Book your tickets step by step as explained. If you have questions about the route from Tehran to Hamburg, please ask in our forum. Of course, sometimes there are as well other travel routes possible.
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Hamburg - Tehran / Tehran - Cologne / Tehran - Frankfurt am Main / Tehran - Hanover / Tehran - Munich / Tehran - Stuttgart / Tabriz - Berlin / Mashhad - Berlin / Isfahan - Berlin1 Tehran (Iran) - Ankara (Turkey) - Istanbul (Turkey) - Bucharest (Romania) - Budapest (Hungary) - Hamburg (Germany)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
1a Travelling from Tehran (Iran) to Ankara (Turkey)
Travel from Iran to Turkey by Trans-Asia Express train on the route from Tehran via Tabriz, Van and Tatvan to Ankara. The travel distance is 3.000 kilometres with a total travel time of 60 hours. The train ticket price is 55 EUR in a 4-bed compartment.
The journey starts in Tehran by a train of Iranian railways which offers 4-bed compartments including pillow, sheet and blanket. You get free water, juice and cake. You can order meals which are served to your compartment. The train also stops in Tabriz.
In Van the train ends and you change to the ferry to Tatvan. The journey time of the ferry is six hours and included in your train ticket. The train directly arrives at the ferry pier of Van and departs as well directly from the ferry pier in Tatvan. No need to walk or have transfers by bus or taxi.
From Tatvan you continue by a train of Turkish railway in direction of Ankara. The train offers 4-bed compartments with fours seats in day-position and four beds at night. You get a pillow, sheet and blanket to make your bed by yourself. Toilets and washrooms are available at the end of the corridor of the wagon. A train restaurant is available.
The train schedules from Tehran to Ankara is as follows.
- Tehran departure at 21:55 on Wednesday
- Tabriz departure at 11:00 on Thursday
- Razi (border station in Iran) arrival at 15:00 on Thursday
- Kapıköy (border station in Turkey) departure at 18:00 on Thursday
- Van ferry pier arrival at 21:20 on Thursday
- Ferry crossing to Tatvan ferry pier
- Tatvan ferry pier departure at 05:50 on Friday
- Ankara arrival at 07:40 on Saturday
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Ankara - Tehran / Tehran - Istanbul / Tehran - Izmir / Tabriz - Ankara / Tabriz - Istanbul / Tabriz - Van / Tabriz - Tatvan
1b Travelling from Ankara (Turkey) to Istanbul (Turkey)
Travel from Ankara to Istanbul by direct high-speed-train. The journey time is 4:30 hours. The train ticket prices start from 75 TRY (9 EUR) in 2nd class and 105 TRY in 1st class (12 EUR).
On the train journey from Ankara to Istanbul you will travel by a "Yüksek Hızlı Tren" (YHT) high-speed-train with a top-speed of 250 km/h. There are at least six train connections daily. The travel distance is 530 kilometres. You have to be at the train platform at least 15 minutes before departure due to X-ray scan of your luggage.
The deparutre station is Ankara central railway station.
The arrival train stations are "Istanbul Pendik" and "Istanbul Söğütlüçeşme". You reach "Sirkeci" station by Marmaray suburban train from "Söğütlüçeşme" station. Frequent trains every 10 minutes. The journey time is 10 minutes for a ticket fare of less than 1 EUR.
"Istanbul Haydarpaşa" is under construction and maybe the YHT will start from there as well one day.
Find the exact train schedules and book your train ticket via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Ankara to Istanbul?
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Yüksek Hızlı Tren (YHT)
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Istanbul - Ankara
1c Travelling from Istanbul (Turkey) to Bucharest (Romania)
Travel from Istanbul to Bucharest by direct overnight train. The daily overnight train has a journey time of 20:30 hours. The train ticket fare is 49 EUR.
At off-season (October to May) you have to leave the overnight train in Dimitrovgrad (Bulgaria) at 04:30 in the morning and continue your journey via Gorna Oryahovitsa and Ruse to Bucharest.
The direct overnight train Istanbul to Bucharest departs at Istanbul Halkali station at 21:40 and arrives in Bucharest at 17:00. Buy your train ticket locally at the Istanbul Sirkeci train station (ticket window 4). This is not the departure station Istanbul Halkali.
The ticket price is 38 EUR plus a supplement of 11 EUR for a berth in a 4 person compartment.
In off-season buy a ticket Istanbul to Dimitrovgrad. And the other tickets locally at the stations where you have enough time, at least one hour in Dimitrovgrad, Gorna Oryahovitsa and Ruse. It is also possible to buy the ticket in the train from the conductor.
The departure station Istanbul Halkali is located 25 kilometres outside of the historic city centre. Buy your ticket for the overnight train at Istanbul Sirkeci railway station and get by Marmaray suburban train directly to Istanbul Halkali railway station. These suburban trains run every 15 minutes with a ticket fare of less than 2 EUR. The journey time is 35 minutes.
If you come by train from Ankara, the Marmaray suburban train station is "Söğütlüçeşme". From there you get directly to "Istanbul Sirkeci" (buy the overnight train ticket) and on to "Istanbul Halkali" (departure of the overnight train).
Where to buy a ticket from Istanbul to Bucharest?
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night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
Bosfor Bucharest - Istanbul / Bosfor Istanbul - Bucharest
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Bucharest - Istanbul
1d Travelling from Bucharest (Romania) to Budapest (Hungary)
Travel from Bucharest to Budapest by overnight train or by day train. The journey time is 15 hours. Train tickets start from 29 EUR.
The overnight train is comfortable and the recommended way of travel. It offers couchettes for 4 or 6 persons per compartment with ticket fares from 39 EUR. And sleeper compartments for one to three travellers with ticket fares from 55 EUR. The departure time in Bucharest is 17:45 and the arrival time in Budapest is 08:50.
Beside the overnight train there is a comfortable air-conditioned Intercity train which run at daytime. Ticket fares start from 29 EUR. The departure time in Bucharest is at 05:45 and the arrival time in Budapest is 19:50.
As third option there is the overnight train "Dacia Express". It offers sleeper compartments as well with shower and toilet. Its travel destination is Vienna (Austria), therefore the arrival time in Budapest is very early at 04:50. The departure time in Bucharest is 14:00. The ticket fares are the same like mentioned above.
All in all it is a recommended rail trip trough the beautiful scenery of the Carpathian mountains and into Transylvania.
Find the exact train schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Bucharest to Budapest?
Buy the train ticket at a railway station. Note: in some countries you have to pay a service fee at the ticket counter. The ticket can be purchased at a station in the country of departure, also sometimes in other countries.
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night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
EN 346 Bucharest - Vienna / EN 472 Bucharest - Budapest
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Budapest - Bucharest
1e Travelling from Budapest (Hungary) to Hamburg (Germany)
Train tickets from Budapest and selected other cities in Hungary to Germany are available from Deutsche Bahn (German railways) via the given booking links. There you also find the train schedules.
Saver price tickets called "Sparpreis Europa" offer very attractive ticket fares from 39 EUR. These tickets are valid for routes from Hungary via either Slovakia and Czech Republic or via Austria to Germany.
If it is not possible to book a saver price ticket from your departure station all the way to Germany, book a first one from Hungarian railways MAV from your departure station to Budapest. Followed by a second ticket from Budapest to Germany.
Where to buy a ticket from Budapest to Hamburg?
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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
IntercityExpress (ICE) / Railjet (RJ) / EuroCity (EC)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
ÖBB nightjet NJ490 Vienna - Hamburg / ÖBB nightjet NJ40490 Vienna - Düsseldorf / EN 40476 Budapest - Berlin / EN 462 Budapest - Munich
train company:
DB Deutsche Bahn / MÁV Magyar Államvasutak - MÁV START
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Hamburg - Budapest / Budapest - Berlin / Budapest - Munich / Budapest - Frankfurt am Main / Budapest - Cologne
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