Train stations in Lübeck

Lübeck Hbf is the station for the old town and for nearly every train: regional services to Hamburg, Kiel, Lüneburg, Travemünde and Neustadt in Holstein all call there. The other two stations are small regional stops on the edge of the city.

Arriving at Lübeck Hbf

Lübeck Hbf is a regional station, and long-distance connections to Berlin, Munich and beyond start from Hamburg Hbf. The central bus station stands opposite the station, and the old town is within walking distance. Stadtverkehr Lübeck runs the city buses.

Trains from Lübeck Hbf

DB Regio runs the Hamburg trains, the RE 8 and RE 80. Between them they leave every 30 minutes through the day, at 9 and 37 minutes past the hour, every day of the week. The RE 8 takes about 45 minutes to Hamburg Hbf and the RE 80, which stops at Ahrensburg, about 50 minutes. These are the patterns in the timetable valid until 12 December 2026.

Travemünde is the other end of the same line. RE 8 and RB 86 run on to Lübeck-Travemünde Strand, about 23 minutes away, and until 1 November 2026 the RE 80 also continues there at weekends. DB Regio also runs the RB 85 to Neustadt in Holstein and the hourly RE 4 into Mecklenburg, which calls at Lübeck St. Jürgen and reaches Schönberg (Mecklenburg) in about 20 minutes.

erixx runs the RE 83 and RB 84 to Kiel Hbf and Lüneburg. Towards Kiel, via Bad Schwartau and Eutin, trains leave about twice an hour in the daytime and take roughly 1 hour 10 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes. Towards Lüneburg, via Ratzeburg, Mölln and Büchen, there is about one train an hour and the journey takes about 70 minutes. From 19 October to 12 December 2026 the line is closed between Lübeck Hbf and Büchen and replacement buses run instead, so Lüneburg takes longer in that period.

From the station to the old town

Walk past the central bus station towards the Holstentor, the brick gate at the edge of the old town. Cross into the old town island, where the Markt and the Rathaus lie beyond the gate. City buses leave from the central bus station opposite the station. A single ticket in the city of Lübeck costs €3.60 from April 2026, and €2.10 for a child.

The other stations

Lübeck St. Jürgen is the first stop after Lübeck Hbf on the RE 4 towards Schönberg. Lübeck Hochschulstadtteil is the stop for the university district on the erixx RE 83 towards Lüneburg. From 19 October to 12 December 2026 no trains call there; replacement buses leave from the central bus station (stand 13) and stop at Alexander-Fleming-Straße. Neither has the choice of trains or the facilities of Lübeck Hbf; for the university, St. Jürgen is the most reliable stop.

Tickets and the Deutschlandticket

The Deutschlandticket costs €63 a month. It covers regional trains, S-Bahn, buses and trams, so it works on every train described here and on Lübeck's city buses. It does not cover ICE, IC, EC or FlixTrain. It is a subscription that you can cancel by the 10th of a month, effective at the end of that month.

Rail passes and reservations

As of October 2026, an Interrail pass covers the DB Regio trains in this guide (RE 8, RE 80, RB 85, RB 86 and RE 4) with no reservation. erixx Holstein, which runs the RE 83 and RB 84 to Kiel and Lüneburg, is not named on Interrail's list of accepted regional operators, so buy a regular ticket or use a Deutschlandticket on those trains. No ICE or IC calls at Lübeck Hbf; if you change in Hamburg onto an ICE or IC, a seat reservation is optional and costs €5.50 in second class or €6.90 in first.