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S-Bahn S1orBus 274 to Ohlsdorf and the night S1?

The short answer

For one traveler they cost the same. That does not change up to 8 travelers.

The S-Bahn S1 is quicker: 25 min against 33 min. The Bus 274 to Ohlsdorf and the night S1 varies between 31 and 37 minutes.

S-Bahn S1: 04:32–00:12. Bus 274 to Ohlsdorf and the night S1: 01:24–04:06, Friday and Saturday nights.

Priced against each other

Whole-party totals · adult fares
What each costs for the whole party, in EUR. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row.
TravelersS-Bahn S1Bus 274 to Ohlsdorf and the night S1Difference
1€4.10€4.10same
2€8.20€8.20same
3€12.30€12.30same
4€16.40€16.40same
5€16.40€16.40same
6€20.50€20.50same
7€24.60€24.60same
8€28.70€28.70same

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
regional · S-Bahn Hamburg, hvv tariffS-Bahn S1
From
Station "Hamburg Airport (Flughafen)" directly beneath the terminals, reached from the arrivals level of Terminals 1 and 2 by lift, escalator or stairs
To
Hamburg Hauptbahnhof in 25 minutes, Jungfernstieg in 29, Altona in 38
Luggage
A commuter train with standing room by the doors; busy at rush hour.
Runs
04:32–00:12
Journey
25 min

Buy the Tagesticket Gruppe if there are five or more of you, or four of you who will ride again today: EUR 16.40 whether you are four or five, against EUR 4.10 each in singles.

Buy before you step onto the platform. The machines are by the baggage belts and between the arrivals level and the platform; an app ticket bought after entering the paid area counts as no ticket, and the penalty is EUR 60.

The 7 % app discount is real and applies to every ticket here: EUR 3.81 a single, EUR 15.25 the group ticket.

Leaving the airport, any car will do. Going back, board one of the FRONT three cars from the city: the train splits at Ohlsdorf and only the front part reaches the airport.

Do not count on the weekend night trains: on Friday and Saturday nights the S1 runs all night from Poppenbüttel and not from the airport. From the airport the last train is 00:32 those nights and 00:12 otherwise, and the first is 04:32.

Do not buy the EUR 2.10 Kurzstrecke or the EUR 3.50 Nahbereich single: from the airport they reach Ohlsdorf and Rübenkamp, not the center.

No engineering closures touch the airport-to-Hauptbahnhof leg through October 2026; the S1 works listed are Altona–Bahrenfeld on 26–27 September and Ohlsdorf–Poppenbüttel on the evenings of 12–13 October.

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bus · HOCHBAHN and S-Bahn Hamburg, hvv tariffBus 274 to Ohlsdorf and the night S1
From
Stop "S Hamburg Airport", bus area A in front of Terminal 1, level 0 (arrivals)
To
U S Ohlsdorf by bus, then the S1 to the Hauptbahnhof, Jungfernstieg and Altona
Luggage
A city bus for seven minutes, then the S-Bahn.
Runs
01:24–04:06
Journey
31–37 min

Friday and Saturday nights only. On other nights the 274 does not run at all and the way in is night bus 606.

There is nothing from the airport between the last S1 at 00:32 and the first 274 at 01:24.

The bus is timed for the train: it arrives at Ohlsdorf six to twelve minutes before the S1. Cross from the "Im Grünen Grunde" stop to the S-Bahn platform.

No cash on board the bus: buy the ticket in the app or at the airport machines before walking out.

The 04:06 bus still reaches the Hauptbahnhof at 04:37, twenty minutes before the first S1 from the airport itself (04:32, arriving 04:57).

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