Getting There

Overview

Flying into Hamburg is fairly easy; its international airport has flights to and from 130 destinations, though most of these are within Germany or Europe, particularly Scandinavia. Departure tax is usually included in the ticket price, so you shouldn't pay any extra at the airport.

The city is well served by trains, with no less than four train stations. There are hourly trains to Lübeck, Kiel, Bremen, Frankfurt and Munich. There are also regular direct services to Berlin, Cologne, Copenhagen and Paris; Warsaw requires a change at Cologne.

Buses connect with Berlin, Paris, Amsterdam, Prague and Copenhagen, with some agencies specialising in trips to Eastern Europe. If you're driving, the autobahns A1 (Lübeck-Bremen) and A7 (Hanover-Kiel) cross just south of the city. If you're coming from England, you can take a car ferry from the English port of Harwich.