Stations in Hamburg

InterCity Express (ICE)

In Hamburg there are 4 large stations which long-distance trains stop, and the stations are the Hamburg Central Station (Hamburg Hbf), the Hamburg-Harburg Station, the Hamburg-Altona Station and the Hamburg-Dammtor Station.

Hamburg Transport Association (HVV)

The public transport around Hamburg are organized the Hamburg Transport Association (HVV), and the member transport adopt the common fare system. You can take each transport just with a ticket. Without punching the ticket or going through a gate, you can buy a ticket from a machine and then get on trains or buses. You should show the ticket just ticket inspectors, bus drivers and so on.

Hamburg Central Station (Hamburg Hbf)

Hamburg Central Station

Hamburg Central Station (Hamburg Hbf) is a large station in Hamburg and Inter City Express (ICE) stops at the station. You can change trains here for S-Bahn and U-Bahn. There are shops, book stores, restaurants, supermarkets and so on in the station.

The Alster Lake

The Alster Lake

The Alster Lake is a lake in the center of Hamburg, and the Alster, which is a tributary of the Elbe, was dammed and it made an artificial lake. There are two (large and small) lakes, the Outer Alster (large) and the Inner Alster (small). You can cruise around the lake for sightseeing from a port by Jungfernstieg. For people in Hamburg the lake is a place to enjoy many activities like a yacht, a canoe, a jog and so on.

In order to visit the lake, you can get there from Jungfernstieg station of S-Bahn (S1, S2, S3) or U-Bahn (U1, U2, U4) approx. 1 minute on foot. The opening hours are all day and the admission is for free.

Planten un Blomen

Planten un Blomen

Planten un Blomen is a park in Hamburg and there is a Japanese garden and a trick fountain. In the Japanese garden there is a tee hause and on weekends the hause become a place where you can experience Japanese culture like Go and Shogi, Zen, Tee Ceremony and so on. The trick fountain starts from 2, 4, 6 pm, and moreover from 9 pm (from September to October) or 10 pm (from May to August). On Sundays and holidays it is with music, and at 9 or 10 pm it is with lights and music.

In order to visit the park, you can get there from the Messehallen station of the U-Bahn (U2) approx. 5 minutes on foot. The opening hours are all day and the admission is for free.

Reeperbahn

Reeperbahn

Reeperbahn is an entertainment district in St. Pauli of Hamburg, and a straight street of approx. 1 Kilometer long. The street was named the name, since the rope craft workers came here, afterward it was developed as a night district for sailors. Today there are not only sex industry but also live hause, musical theater, bar, nicht club and so on as an entertainment district with various entertainments.

In order to visit the street, you can get there from the Reeperbahn station of S-Bahn (S1, S3) directly or from the St. Pauli station of the U-Bahn (U3) approx. 5 minutes on foot. The opening hours are all day and the admission is for free.

Old Elbe Tunnel

Old Elbe Tunnel

Old Elbe Tunnel is a tunnel, which was builded in 1911 and is 426.5 meter long, in Hamburg, and you can go across on foot, by bicycle or car to the opposite side on the Elbe. You can go down at the 23.5 meters underground and then go through in the tunnel of 1.9 meters wide and 6 meters height under the Elbe. By car you can go only daytime on weekdays and it become one-way.

In order to visit the tunnel, you can get there from the Landungsbrücken station of the S-Bahn (S1, S3) and the U-Bahn (U3) approx. 5 minutes on foot. The opening hours are all day (pedestrians, bicycle riders) and the admission is for free (pedestrians, bicycle riders).

Hamburger Dom

Hamburger Dom

The Hamburger Dom is a mobile amusement park in Hamburg and it is opened 3 times a year in spring, summer and winter. Today there is no "Dom" (literally: cathedral) in Hamburg, but there were formerly a Dom and the market of the Dom, then the market is the origin of the Hamburger Dom. There are a lot of rides and attractions like roller coaster, restaurants, shops and so on in the field of 160,000 square meters large.

In order to visit the Hamburger Dom, you can get there from the Messehallen station of the U-Bahn (U2) approx. 5 minutes on foot. The opening hours are from 3 pm (2 pm on Sunday) to 11 pm (0 am on Friday and Saturday) and the admission is for free. The opening period are approx. 1 month in each spring, summer and winter.