BY AIR

Hamburg has the fifth-largest international airport in Germany, so arrival by plane is an obvious choice for those visiting from far away. There are plenty of connections within Europe, although only a few intercontinental direct services are offered. Low cost carriers Ryanair & Wizzair, as of autumn 2016, operate flights to a host of european destinations including (but not limited to) London Stansted (England), Shannon and Dublin (Ireland), Glasgow Prestwick (Scotland), Stockholm Skavsta (Sweden), Milan Bergamo (Italy), Pisa (Italy), Kiev (Ukraine), Skopje (Macedonia) and Gdansk (Poland). The airport has been thoroughly modernized with new terminals, airport hotel, streamlined infrastructure, and facilities that are by and large adequate, so you won't get lost. Depending on the gate your flight arrives at or leaves from, walking longer distances might be necessary as on any other airport too.

BY TRAIN

Hamburg has five major stations: Hauptbahnhof (central station), Altona, Dammtor, Harburg, Bergedorf. Various types of train service are available.
• ICE (Inter City Express) high speed train service to or from most major German cities, including Berlin, Cologne (Köln), Dusseldorf, Frankfurt, Munich also to Basel and Zurich (Zürich) Switzerland. There are usually hourly service to most destinations during the daytime.
• Direct service to or from Copenhagen and Aarhus (Denmark), Budapest (Hungary), Prague (Czech Republic), Vienna (Austria), and Bratislava (Slovakia).
DB Autozug also operates car transport and sleeper trains to several European destinations

Port of Hamburg Cruise

Get a spectacular view of one of the world’s largest ports from the vantage of the water. With Hamburg’s skyline providing the backdrop, you board a boat for engaging stories about the sea trade as you glide by the historic Speicherstadt warehouse complex, luxury yachts and container terminals.

The Port of Hamburg is also known as Germany’s Gateway to the World, as varied ships pass through here by the thousands on their way to all corners of the earth. This cruise provides an intriguing overview of the city’s maritime traditions and present commercial significance.

Watch the horizon change as vessels of all types jockey for position. Sail past shipbuilding wharfs and giant shipping containers, and admire the rejuvenated Speicherstadt, a trendy and vibrant district with plenty of shops, restaurants and bars to keep visitors and locals alike busy.

Mönckebergstraße

The area west of Hamburg's central railway station is mainly a shopping area with the streets Spitaler Straße and Mönckebergstraße, leading to Hamburg's town hall. Close to the Mönckebergstraße you find the churches St. Jacobi (at road Jakobikirchhof) and St. Petri (at road Bergstraße), two of Hamburg's five main churches. Directly beside St. Petri there is the Hulbe-Haus, originally built as an arts and crafts house and dating from the beginning of the 20th century as most buildings around, but looking much older.

Behind the Hulbe-Haus, under the building of "Radio Hamburg", you can visit the remains of the bishops tower, from the 11th century. On the other side of the road, you can currently see excavations in progress, seeking the remains of the small fortress Hammaburg, which was erected in the 9th century giving Hamburg its name.

City Hall

The Mönckebergstraße ends at Hamburg's impressive city hall ("Rathaus"). It was built in 1897 out of sandstone in Neo-Renaissance style, including a 112 m tower. Inside there are several magnificent halls used for representative purposes and sittings of government and parliament. These can be visited in guided tours (M-Th 10AM-3:15PM, F-Su 10AM-1:15PM, half-hourly in German, hourly in English and French. Closed during official events. Admission is €4 for adults, €3 for Hamburg Card holders and free for children under 14 years of age).

The building behind the city hall is Hamburg's House of Commerce ("Börse"). Between the buildings, there is a little place called Rathaushof with its fountain Hygieia-Brunnen. The place in front of the city hall is the Rathausmarkt, hosting many events especially in summer.
Binnenalster on a sunny day

North of the Rathausmarkt, you find white arches at a canal called Alsterarkaden. The whole area behind is full of indoor shopping arcades. The most well-known one is the Hanse Viertel.

Following the canal to the right and crossing the traditional shopping road, Jungfernstieg, you quickly get to the artificial lake Binnenalster. Boat tours take you to the even bigger artificial lake, Außenalster, directly behind the Binnenalster with lots of sailing boats in summer.

Europa Passage Hamburg

Ballindamm 40, 20095 Hamburg, Germany
Phone:+49 40 30092640

Hanseviertel - Einkaufspassage.

Groe Bleichen 30, Groe Bleichen 36, Poststrae 33, 20354 Hamburg, Germany
Phone:+49 40 3480930

Hamburger Hof

Jungfernstieg 26-28, 20354 Hamburg, Germany
Phone:+49 40 3501680

Restaurant Holstenhof

Lohbrugger Landstrae 38, 21031 Hamburg, Germany
Phone:+49 40 7399428

Eat-the-world Stadtfuhrung – Walking Tour in Hamburg

22767 Hamburg, Germany
Phone:+49 30 206229990

East Restaurant

East Hamburg, Simon-von-Utrecht-Strae 31, 20359 Hamburg, Germany
Phone:+49 40 309933