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Getting to the City by...


Air

Hamburg Airport is north of the city centre. It is served by many German and international airlines, and by the rapid S-Bahn, which reaches the city centre from the airport in Fuhlsbüttel within 30 minutes.

Getting to and from Hamburg airport (HAM)

  • Train The S1 S-Bahn (metro) takes approximately 25 minutes from the main station, Hamburg Hauptbahnhof. The service operates every 10 minutes from 04:30–23:00 everyday. Hamburg Airport (Flughafen) station is directly in front of the terminals. Note: the S1 divides at Ohlsdorf. Only the first trains continue to the airport; the others continue to Poppenbüttel. An adult ticket costs approximately €3.20 (Grossbereich), valid on the day of purchase. Buy tickets at station vending machines beforehand.
  • Car The airport is easily accessible via junction 23 (Schnelsen-Nord) of the A7 motorway. 
  • Taxi A taxi costs around €30 depending where you want to go in the city centre. Pick them up outside the arrivals hall.

Train

Hamburg is the main rail hub for Northern Germany, and Germany's major cities can be reached within a few hours.

Munich→Hamburg 6 hours
Stuttgart→Hamburg 5 hours
Cologne→Hamburg 4 hours
Frankfurt→Hamburg 3 hours
Copenhagen→Hamburg 4.5 hours
Stockholm→Hamburg 9.5 hours

See Deutsche Bahn for more about routes, stations, timetables and fares.

Car

Hamburg is the north German hub for road traffic. Southern Germany and Scandinavia are quickly reached via the A7 motorway, while the A1 (Lübeck-Bremen-The Ruhr) links Hamburg with the Baltic and West Germany. The A24 leads to Berlin and Eastern Europe and the A23 (towards Heide) directly to the North Sea.
 
 

 

Getting around the City by...

Rail, bus and harbour ferries in Hamburg are operated by Hamburg Public Transport Network (HVV). Basic information is below; find more detailed on the HVV website.

Public transport tickets and passes

Tickets

HVV has one pricing system for all public transport. Buy tickets at the HVV online shop or from the vending machines prior to travelling.

Download the HVV App to buy tickets on your phone.

Trains

There are three AKN lines, four U-Bahn underground lines, six S-Bahn lines and nineteen regional train services. Undergound and rapid transport (U and S) run to around 0:30am weekdays and throughout the night at weekends in the Hamburg metropolitan area.

Map of the network system

Buses

MetroBus – numbers 1–15, for services within the city centre and central districts; 20–27 for connections between districts

Express bus (SchnelBus) – numbers 31–39

City and regional lines (StadtBus and RegionalBus) – three-digit number

Night buses (NachtBus) – these mainly service surrounding districts, and generally depart from Rathausmarkt. Numbers 600–688

Shuttle buses (EilBus) – 4 lines, with an E and double-digit number

Harbour ferries

HADAG operate daily ferries, with six lines;

61 Landungsbrücken→Neuhof

62 Landungsbrücken→Finkenwerder 

64 Finkenwerder→Teufelsbrück

72 Landungsbrücken→Arningstraße→Elbphilharmonie

73 Landungsbrücken→Ernst-August-Schleuse

75 Landungsbrücken→Steinwerder

HVV tickets are also valid on ferries.

HADAG also operate harbour tours departing from St Pauli Landungsbrücken, Pier 2.

CityBike – StadtRAD Hamburg

 

CityBikes are available from around 80 bike stations around the city centre. To use them, enter your bank, credit or customer card, or call the phone number circled in red on the lock cover. The first 30 minutes are free of charge, after which it's 6 cents a minute. To return the bike, lock it at a vacant parking space. 

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