Austria
GermanyVienna to Hamburg shipping route.
1,052 km by road, about 21 h 36 min in transit.
Road Distance Between Cities: Vienna and Hamburg
City to City Driving Distance on the map, along the road network.
ViennaRoadHamburgTrucking transit time
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| City to City Driving Distance | 1,052 km (654 mi) |
| Straight line | 743 km |
| Transit time | 21 h 36 min |
| Hours at the wheel | 10 h 36 min |
| Ferry | No |
| Assumption | 9 driving hours a day |
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About the Vienna to Hamburg shipping route by road
Vienna to Hamburg by road: 1,052 km of driving distance, north west from Austria to Germany. The straight line is 743 km.
Transit time for one driver is about 21 h 36 min, of which 10 h 36 min at the wheel. We assume 9 driving hours a day and an 11 hour rest between shifts, as EU drivers' hours rules require. A two driver team can keep the truck moving and cut the trucking transit time.
Road freight on Vienna to Hamburg is booked as FTL (a full truck for one shipper) or LTL and groupage (you pay for the pallet places you use). FTL is faster and safer for high value goods; groupage is cheaper for a few pallets but adds consolidation time. The trip crosses from Austria into Germany, so the truck travels on a CMR consignment note, with no customs declarations inside the EU single market.
By rail the same trip is 935 km and takes about 31 h 12 min at freight train speed.
Of 33 road routes from Vienna in this directory, Hamburg is the 12th shortest. Closer destinations: Duisburg (999 km), Zurich (925 km) and Milan (895 km).
FAQ
What is the driving distance from Vienna to Hamburg?
1,052 km by road (743 km in a straight line).
What is the trucking transit time from Vienna to Hamburg?
About 21 h 36 min for one driver at 9 driving hours a day (10 h 36 min at the wheel). A two-driver team is faster.
Is the return route the same?
The reverse route Hamburg to Vienna has its own page with the same distance and route.
More city to city driving distance
- Vienna to
Budapest244 km - Vienna to
Prague407 km - Vienna to Munich424 km
- Vienna to Frankfurt740 km
- Vienna to
Warsaw755 km - Vienna to Berlin759 km
- Berlin to Hamburg289 km
Copenhagen to Hamburg334 km- Duisburg to Hamburg375 km
Amsterdam to Hamburg466 km- Frankfurt to Hamburg480 km
- Rotterdam to Hamburg502 km
How we count: road distance on the truck network, 9 driving hours a day with rest periods. Engine navo-distance-time 0.3.0. See all road distance between cities or the Shipping Routes Directory.