--- title: "Hamburg to Oldsum – 3 ways by train, car, taxi | Mixroutes" description: "Hamburg to Oldsum is 166 km. Fastest: drive in 4h 23m. Cheapest: train from €21. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/hamburg-to-oldsum" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/hamburg-to-oldsum.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Hamburg to Oldsum [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Hamburg&to=Oldsum) [Oldsum to Hamburg](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/oldsum-to-hamburg) **Fastest:** 4h 23m\ by car, door to door\ **Cheapest:** €21\ by train\ **Distance:** 166 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 8\ 3 ways, Mon 26 Oct\ ## 3 ways to travel 166 km apart. Times are the timetables for Mon 26 Oct, planned from 08:00; every price says whether it is live, the operator's fare or our estimate. We add nothing to any fare. best 15 min slower than driving but €120 cheaper; for most people that trade is worth it. - [**Train** best cheapest 4h 38m€21–119 Estimated 8 departures · DB Regio AG Nord](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Hamburg&to=Oldsum) - [**Drive** fastest 4h 23m€117–191 Estimated Includes the Dagebüll-Wyk ferry · 223 km · fuel and the crossing](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Hamburg&to=Oldsum) - [**Taxi** 4h 23m€365–560 Estimated Includes the Dagebüll-Wyk ferry · one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Hamburg&to=Oldsum) Data: [Timetables via Transitous](https://transitous.org/sources/) · [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · [All credits and licences](https://www.mixroutes.com/credits) ## Before you go Borders, permits, official travel advice and disaster alerts for the places on this route, as their sources publish them. Entry rules are shown for a passport from Germany; the planner lets you pick yours. - **Exercise increased caution in Germany** [US](https://travel.state.gov/content/tsg_aem/us/en/home/international-travel/travel-advisories/destination.deu.html) Travel advice: US State Department. ## Departures today 1. [10:09 → 15:37 5h 28m · 4 changes · S-Bahn Hamburg S7€21–85](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Hamburg&to=Oldsum&date=2026-10-26&time=08%3A00&it=t2) 2. [10:23 → 15:06 4h 43m · 2 changes · DB Regio AG Nord RE6€43–116](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Hamburg&to=Oldsum&date=2026-10-26&time=08%3A00&it=t3) 3. [11:09 → 16:37 5h 28m · 4 changes · S-Bahn Hamburg S7€21–82](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Hamburg&to=Oldsum&date=2026-10-26&time=08%3A00&it=t4) 4. [11:23 → 16:06 4h 43m · 2 changes · DB Regio AG Nord RE6€43–113](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Hamburg&to=Oldsum&date=2026-10-26&time=08%3A00&it=t5) 5. [12:09 → 18:12 6h 3m · 4 changes · S-Bahn Hamburg S7€21–88](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Hamburg&to=Oldsum&date=2026-10-26&time=08%3A00&it=t6) 6. [12:23 → 17:31 5h 8m · 2 changes · DB Regio AG Nord RE6€43–119](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Hamburg&to=Oldsum&date=2026-10-26&time=08%3A00&it=t7) 7. [14:09 → 20:08 5h 59m · 4 changes · S-Bahn Hamburg S7€21–85](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Hamburg&to=Oldsum&date=2026-10-26&time=08%3A00&it=t8) 8. [14:23 → 19:01 4h 38m · 2 changes · DB Regio AG Nord RE6€43–116](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Hamburg&to=Oldsum&date=2026-10-26&time=08%3A00&it=t9) Timetable data via Transitous and the operators' own GTFS feeds. Live delays arrive when an operator publishes a real-time feed. ## Questions people ask How long does it take to get from Hamburg to Oldsum? The fastest way is by car: about 4h 23m door to door. The straight-line distance is 166 km. What is the cheapest way from Hamburg to Oldsum? Train is the cheapest, from €21. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. Is there a direct train from Hamburg to Oldsum? Not today. Train journeys involve a change; the fastest takes 4h 38m. How far is Oldsum from Hamburg by road? About 223 km, roughly 4h 23m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around €117–191; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Railways - S-Bahn Hamburg - DB Regio AG Nord - Norddeutsche Eisenbahn Gesellschaft Ferries - Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei Föhr-Amrum GmbH(Bahndaten) Buses - Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei - Autokraft Kiel GmbH Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here. ## In Oldsum Municipality in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany Oldsum is a municipality on the island of Föhr, in the district of Nordfriesland, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. 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