Hamburg is a tourist and business city. And transport is one of the main components of the life of the city. In order not to be distracted by his study during the trip, let's look at all types of transport and travel now.
Transportation in Hamburg
Hamburg's transport system is perfectly organized. It includes subways and trains, buses, ferries and taxis. It is controlled by the Hamburg Transport Union (HVV). On the website of this company, see the schedule and make routes.
Metro and trains
The Hamburg Underground (U-Bahn) was opened in 1912. Today it has 4 lines and 91 stations. Interestingly, most of its sections pass along the surface and along overpasses.
The city electric train (S-Bahn) is an integral part of the Hamburg Underground. This type of urban transport appeared in 1906. Basically, S-Bahn lines run in the city. There are 4 lines of trains (+2 during peak hours) and 68 stations.
U-bahn
S-bahn
All lines of the S-Bahn and U-Bahn intersect at the central station (Hauptbahnhof).
The Hamburg Underground and train start working from 04:30 and end at 01:00.
The interval of movement of the metro is 5-10 minutes, at rush hour - 2.5 minutes; early in the morning, late in the evening and in some external areas - once every 20 minutes.
The interval between trains during the day is 10 minutes .; until 06:00 in the morning, after 23:00 and at night - 20 minutes.
On the night from Friday to Saturday and Saturday to Sunday, as well as before the holidays, trains run even at night, with breaks of 20 minutes.
Attention! To open the door to the train, you need to press a button or pull the handle on the door. Doors themselves do not automatically open.
Metro and train diagram
For information on the subway schedule and its changes, routes, see the website of the operator of the Hamburg metro here.
Full details of train schedules and tickets can be found on the Hamburg S-Bahna website here.
Buses
Hamburg bus
The bus service in Hamburg is organized in such a way that you can get to any part of the city around the clock. More than 600 daily buses and approximately 29 night buses run daily in Hamburg.
Opening hours of day buses - 05: 00-23: 00; nightly - 23: 00-05: 00. Special Nachtbus night buses deliver passengers from the city center (from Rathausmarkt Square) to the outskirts.
Buses run every 5-10 min during the day; at peak hours - after 2 minutes; at night - after 30 minutes
Almost all stops have electronic displays where you can find out the schedule of the bus you need.
Sightseeing bus and ship
Sightseeing bus
You can get to know the main sights of Hamburg on a sightseeing bus. Pay from € 18.50 and ride all day; get off at any stop and then come back.
There is a sightseeing ship.
See the routes here.
Prices and tickets here.
Ferries
Ferry traffic pattern
Hamburg is a large port city in Germany. It would be strange not to use the Elbe as one of the roads. Therefore, passenger ferries run here, which are part of a single public transport system. By ferry you can not only travel to different areas of Hamburg, but also see the city from an unexpectedly attractive side.
The water transport system is managed by HADAG. It operates more than 20 ferries that follow 6 routes. See the route diagram and timetable here.
Ferry route maps and timetables are posted at all berths. Regular public transport tickets are suitable for travel.
Taxi
Taxi
Taxi is an expensive, but very convenient means of transportation around the city. In Hamburg, taxis can be found in specialized parking lots or caught on the street. Hamburg taxi is white. And by the sign "Taxi" on the roof you can easily find out if it is free or busy.
The following carriers are popular: Buluku-Taxibetrieb and Taxi von und nach Hamburg.
Tariff Zones
The Hamburg transport system includes 5 transport rings that diverge from the city center and are divided into separate tariff zones.
Zones A and B - "Big Zone" (Großbereich), inside which there is a metro and train network.
Zones C, D, E - "General" zone "(Gesamtbereich), covering remote areas of the city and the surrounding area.
To see the main attractions of the city, it is enough to purchase travel cards for zones A and B.
See the scheme of Hamburg public transport tariff zones here.
Transport tickets
Tickets for travel in the city transport of Hamburg are the same. They can be purchased in vending machines at bus stops or at the entrance to the metro station and electric trains, from bus drivers, as well as in the online store on the website of the Hamburg Transport Union.
It is not necessary to compost tickets, because they are valid from the moment of purchase (when buying, the number and time are printed on the tickets). Therefore, it is important to keep the ticket until the end of the trip. Travel control is not uncommon.
At the information stand, which is at every stop or next to the ticket machine, there is a plan with stops. Each stop is assigned a number. This number is important when calculating your travel time and ticket price.
Types of tickets
Einzelkarten - ticket for one trip. Its price depends on the distance you plan to cover by public transport. The ticket is for one person.
Ticket price:
for a large zone (A, B) - € 3.30; children - € 1.20;
for 3 rings - € 5.30;
for 4 rings - € 7.20;
throughout the city and its environs - € 8.80; children - € 2.40.
Kurzstrecke - short distance ticket. The number of stops is not clearly limited, you need to use the stop plan (this is about 4 stops without the right to change lines 0. There is a ticket - € 1.60.
Ganztageskarte - one day ticket. Validity - from the date of purchase until 06:00 the next day. The ticket can ride 1 adult and 3 children (6-14 years old).
Ticket price:
for a large area (Großbereich) - € 7.70;
for 3 rings - € 11.80;
for 4 rings - € 15,40;
throughout the city and its environs - € 19.30.
9-Uhr-Tageskarte - travel document valid for an unlimited number of trips within 1 day. It has the right to ride 1 adult and 3 children (6-14 years old). Valid from Monday to Friday from 00:00 to 06:00 and from 09:00 to 06:00 the next morning on weekdays. It turns out that the ticket cannot be used from 06:00 to 09:00. On weekends and holidays, the ticket is valid for the whole day.
Ticket price:
for a large area - € 6.40; children - € 2,30;
for 3 rings - € 10.40;
for 4 rings - € 12.80;
for the whole city and suburbs - € 16.70; children - € 4.60.
9-Uhr-Gruppenkarte - travel document for an unlimited number of trips within 1 day. It can be used by a group of 5 people. Valid from 00:00 to 06:00 and from 9:00 to 06:00 the next morning on weekdays, and on Saturday, Sunday and on holidays - all day.
Ticket price:
for a large area - € 12.00;
for 3 rings - € 18.60;
for 4 rings - € 24.00;
for the entire transport network - € 26.50.
See the current ticket prices here.
Hamburg card
Hamburg card
If the purpose of your trip is tourism, then you should consider buying a Hamburg Card. It gives the right to free use of public transport and discounts on sightseeing tours, museums, cafes, restaurants, shops, souvenir shops, attractions, etc.
Single Hamburg Card
The ticket is valid for 1 - 5 days on all types of public transport in the Großbereich zone and applies to 1 adult and 3 children (6-14 years old).
Ticket price:
for 1 day - € 10.50;
for 2 days - € 19.90;
for 3 days - € 25.90;
for 4 days - € 34.50;
for 5 days - € 41.90.
Group Hamburg Card
A Hamburg Card group ticket allows you to use public transport in the Big Zone at the same time for 5 people of any age for 1-5 days.
Ticket price:
for 1 day - € 18.50;
for 2 days - € 32.90;
for 3 days - € 44.90;
for 4 days - € 59.50;
for 5 days - € 74.50.
SingleHamburg-card plus region
A single Hamburg-CARD plus Region ticket is sold for 1 or 3 days. It operates on all types of urban transport in Hamburg. The ticket is valid for 1 adult and 3 children (6 to 14 years old).
Ticket price:
for 1 day - € 21.50;
for 3 days - € 59.50.
Group ticket Hamburg-CARD plus Region-Gruppenkarte
A Hamburg-CARD plus Region-Gruppenkarte group ticket can be used by 5 people of any age. The range of the travel card is the entire land of Hamburg.
Ticket price:
for 1 day - € 35.50;
for 3 days - € 89.50.
The current information on Hamburg CARD is here.
