The item Cycling in Hamburg represents the current situation for cyclists in Hamburg represent.
Preface
Situation on site
Hamburg is generally a cyclist-friendly city. There is a dense network of cycle paths, especially in the center the bicycle is a useful means of transport for everyday trips as well as for tourists and leisure time. There are also numerous free and chargeable park and park and ride offers for cyclists in Hamburg. Bicycles can be taken on almost all modes of transport, apart from during the working day rush hour.
Storage facilities
Bike and Ride
Bike and Ride stations, at which cyclists park their bikes in order to be able to switch to public transport or vice versa, are located at numerous train stations and stops in Hamburg Overview map
Fill up the tire air
- You can fill up tire air in bicycle stations and at petrol stations without your own air pump.
- There are also several Air stations for bicycles in Hamburg, these are in the Mitte district:
Gurlittinsel, Landungsbrücken / Johannisbollwerk, Mönckebergstraße (corner of Bergstraße), U-Bahn Hammer Kirche, LOOP (between Dratelnstraße and Neuenfelder Straße), Wasserkunst Kaltehofe, District Office Eimsbüttel, Tibarg, Harvestehuder Weg / Alte Rabenstraße, Eidelstedter Platz, Osterstraße / corner of Emilienstraße.
Bike stations
There are two in Hamburg Bike stations, these are located on Hamburg Dammtor train station (Dammtor-Rotherbaum), as well as at the Hamburg Bergedorf train station. The bike stations offer paid, secure parking of bikes, bike rental, repair service and repair work.
1 Hamburg Dammtor-Rotherbaum bicycle station, Schlueterstrasse 11, 20146 Hamburg. Tel.: 49 (0) 40 41468277, Email: [email protected]. Bicycle station near the Dammtor train station.
2 Bergedorf train station bike station. Tel.: 49 (0)40 41922724, Email: [email protected].
Bicycles can be taken on public transport
Taking bicycles with you in public transport
The Carrying bicycles is possible in U, S and A trains, on the HADAG ferry lines in the HVV and on some bus lines and is free of charge and free of reservation. For regional and regional express trains of the DB as well as some private railway companies such as Metronom, the purchase of an RB / RE bicycle card is required. This means you can take a bike with you as often as you like on the day of the solution.
However, bicycles are not permitted on underground, S-Bahn and A-Bahn trains and buses from Monday to Friday between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. and between 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. due to space restrictions. The ban also applies to entering the train stations.
On Saturdays, Sundays, public holidays and during the Hamburg summer holidays, however, you can take your bike with you without any time restrictions and free of charge.
You can take bicycles with you free of charge on the Elbe ferries in the HVV on all days without a blocking period.
Basically:
Of course, it is only possible to take a bike with you if space allows. There is no right to do so.
Taking bicycles with you in public transport (long-distance public transport)
- It is possible to take bicycles with you on IC / EC trains and in some cases on ICE and ÖBB Nightjet trains as well as the private long-distance train Flixtrain, subject to a charge and reservation.
- Long-distance buses also offer bicycles for a fee and subject to reservation.
Rent bicycles
- There is a mobile bike rental system in Hamburg StadtRad Hamburg, which is jointly owned by the city of Hamburg and DB Call a Bike After downloading the app, bikes can be rented and paid for using a mobile phone.
- Bicycles can also be rented offline at bike stations and from other bike rental companies.
Cycle paths of great tourist interest
Questions and problems about cycling in Hamburg
- City administration Hamburg 040/428 280 (fixed network tariff)
- Hamburg Transport Association (HVV) 49 (0)40 19449 (Landline tariff)
- Deutsche Bahn's cyclist hotline 0180/6 99 66 331 (20 cents / minute from the German landline network, max. 60 cents / minute from the German mobile network)
Bicycle taxis (rickshaws)
As in all large cities exist in Hamburg Rickshaws. Compared to car taxis, these have the advantage of being able to transport passengers without exhaust fumes and noise. Even if they drive more slowly than car taxis, the time savings that result from the fact that the rickshaws are allowed to drive on cycle paths as well as one-way streets and pedestrian zones that are open to cyclists should be taken into account.
security
Theft prevention
In general, as everywhere, bicycles should be kept theft-proof and only parked in designated areas.
literature
- ADFC cycling map Hamburg. Esterbauer, 2018, ISBN 978-3-85000-476-3 , P. 2.
- Hamburg Cycling Atlas. Esterbauer, 2018, ISBN 978-3-85000-044-4 , P. 200.
- ADFC regional map of Hamburg and the surrounding area. BVA, 2016, ISBN 978-3-87073-158-8 , P. 2.
