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S1 and RE8 to LübeckorPrivate transfer to the HafenCity cruise terminal?

The short answer

For one traveler the S1 and RE8 to Lübeck is cheaper by €73.10. But at 7 travelers the Private transfer to the HafenCity cruise terminal takes over, and at 8 travelers the S1 and RE8 to Lübeck takes over.

The Private transfer to the HafenCity cruise terminal is quicker: 35 min against 1 h 20. The S1 and RE8 to Lübeck varies between 80 and 87 minutes.

S1 and RE8 to Lübeck: hours not recorded. Private transfer to the HafenCity cruise terminal: Runs all night.

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.
TravelersS1 and RE8 to LübeckPrivate transfer to the HafenCity cruise terminalDifference
1€18.90€92€73.10
2€37.80€92€54.20
3€56.70€92€35.30
4€75.60€92€16.40
5€94.50€116€21.50
6€113.40€116€2.60
7€132.30€116€16.30
8€151.20€232€80.80

The cheaper option changes at 7 travelers, from the S1 and RE8 to Lübeck to the Private transfer to the HafenCity cruise terminal. The cheaper option changes at 8 travelers, from the Private transfer to the HafenCity cruise terminal to the S1 and RE8 to Lübeck. That is the whole reason this comparison is not a single number.

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
S1RE8 · S-Bahn Hamburg and DB Regio, on the Schleswig-Holstein-TarifS1 and RE8 to Lübeck
From
The S1 platform at the airport, the same train that runs to the Hauptbahnhof
To
Lübeck Hauptbahnhof, changing trains at Hamburg Hauptbahnhof — usually onto the RE8, sometimes the RE80
Luggage
The S1, then an ordinary regional train with racks.
Journey
80–87 min

One ticket covers the whole ride — the S1 into town and the regional train onward — so do not buy a separate Hamburg single first.

Change at Hamburg Hauptbahnhof; the onward train toward Lübeck is usually signed RE8, sometimes RE80.

A Deutschlandticket also covers this whole relation, both trains, if you already hold one: no extra ticket needed.

Runs roughly hourly; not every departure follows the same route, so check the board at the Hauptbahnhof.

S1 and RE8 to Lübeck: price for every party size

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