Hamburg Central Station is an important traffic hub in the national and international Local and long-distance rail traffic as well as the largest train station in Hamburg and one of the most frequented passenger stations in Germany with up to 500,000 passengers per day. In addition to its function as a station for local and long-distance rail transport, it also serves as a transfer station for the Hamburg S-Bahn and the Hamburg U-Bahn, as well as city, regional and long-distance bus services. The station is also used by freight trains to and from Kiel and Denmark above Flensburg drive through. The main train station is next to that Dammtor station, the Altona train station as well as the Harburg train station and the Bergedorf train station one of five train stations in Hamburg with a connection to long-distance rail traffic.
background
The main train station is in downtown Hamburg. To the southwest of the main train station are the Mönckebergstrasse and Spitaler Strasse shopping streets, followed by the Hamburg City Hall, to the northwest the Inner Alster with the Jungfernstieg and to the east the St. Georg district with the "Lange Reihe", a popular street in Hamburg.
getting there
By train
In addition to arriving by long-distance trains such as ICE, IC / EC and NJ as well as RB, RE and IRE trains in local traffic, the main station is served by all lines of the Hamburg U- and S-Bahn. The main station has two underground stations and two S-Bahn stations:
- at the 1 Hauptbahnhof Nord underground station hold the lines U2 and U4. The entrances are outside the station building.
- at the 2 Hauptbahnhof Süd underground station hold the lines U1 and U3. This station is connected to the main station via long pedestrian tunnels.
The two S-Bahn stations are right next to each other. Although they are spatially separated, the numbering of the tracks is continuous.
- Of the 3 Tracks 1 and 2 (Entrance and exit Lange Reihe / Kirchenallee) the S-Bahn trains go to the northern parts of the city and to frond and Pinneberg. The S-Bahn lines S11, S21 and S31 run via the Lombard Bridge, which runs between the Inner Alster and the Außenaster via Dammtor and Sternschanze stations in the direction of Hamburg Altona and Elbgaustraße stations. Lines S1, S2 and S3 go through the Hamburg inner city tunnel via Jungfernstieg, Landungsbrücken and Reeperbahn in the direction of Altona station and further west.
- Of the 4 Tracks 3 and 4 (within the station hall) the S-Bahns run to the eastern and southern parts of the city via Berliner Tor and others. to the Hamburg Airport, to Poppenbüttel, Neugraben, Harburg and Bergedorf as well as after Buxtehude and Stade.
By bus
The Hamburg long-distance bus station (Hamburg ZOB) is located next to the main train station, where you operate national as international long-distance bus routes. The long-distance bus station also has heated waiting rooms, customer centers with ticket sales for long-distance bus companies, two fast-food restaurants, a kiosk and sanitary facilities, showers, luggage lockers and telephone booths. Since the long-distance bus station is in close proximity to the main train station, there is a connection to all subway and suburban train lines as well as regional and long-distance transport, and this is served by city buses and metro buses of the Hamburger Hochbahn, the city and metro bus stop in front of ZOB has the name Adenauerallee, in front of the central bus station there are taxi ranks and "kiss-and-ride" parking spaces. The interiors are open from Monday to Sunday between 5:30 a.m. and 11:00 p.m., outside the opening times, the bus platforms can also be accessed via the road network.
- 5 ZOB
(Bus port Hamburg), Adenauerallee 78, 20097 Hamburg (on the south east side of the main train station). Tel.: 49 (0)40 247576. 
Immediately next to the main train station there are several bus stops of the Hamburger Verkehrsverbund (HVV) to the east in Kirchenallee, to the south on the Steintorbrücke and to the west at Steintorwall.
By car
- From the south and east one arrives on the
and about their extension 
over the Elbe bridges and on the 
almost to the main train station. - From the north via the
recommend the runs 
26 Hamburg-Stellingen, continue on the (about 10 km) and departure 28 Hamburg-Bahrenfeld, continue on the 
/ (about 8.5 km).
With the taxi
There are enough taxis in Hamburg. There are plenty of taxis available, especially around the main train station. There are taxi ranks
- east of the station on 6 Hachmannplatz and across the street on the 7 Kirchenallee
- west of the station at the exit 8 Glockengießerwall as well as on the opposite side of the street on 9 Stone gate wall.
By bicycle
Hamburg, and thus also the main train station, is over various long-distance cycle paths easy to reach. In the inner city area there are partly well-developed bike paths. Unfortunately, there are also numerous bike paths that were built earlier and are bumpy and quite narrow. There is even one official bike site. A cycle route planner is also linked here (from Kommoot). One plan for the inner city is available online.
- The Reds Rental bikes of StadtRad-Systems are available at several stations also at the train station.1 2
- You can bring your own bikes to covered bike racks on the 10 Kirchenallee forecourt and 11 Glockengießerwall forecourt be turned off. Attention: Secure well, bicycles are at great risk in Hamburg!
Accessibility
Hamburg Central Station is largely barrier-free. The entrances to the foyer as well as to the south footbridge are at ground level, all platforms can be reached via elevators. There are lifts for wheelchairs up to 250 kg on platforms 3 to 6. A handicapped accessible toilet has in the 1 Toilet center Open all day in the foyer east. A guidance system for the blind leads to all important facilities (travel center, elevators). The DB mobility center is available for queries on 0180 6 512 512.
Most of the U-Bahn and S-Bahn stations in the city are now also equipped with elevators. The Elevator card as well as the Line plan (pdf).
Park
Parking in the immediate vicinity of the train station is often associated with a long search for a free space. There are only a few short-term parking spaces at Hamburg Central Station that are heavily frequented and almost always occupied and subject to charges. A few parking garages are available for longer parking times.
- The 12 parking spot west of the Wandelhalle (access from Ernst-Merck-Brücke) offers very few spaces and is only suitable for parking for a very short time or for getting on and off. Some spaces are reserved for car rental companies as return spaces.
- The 13 parking spot am Heide-Kabel-Platz is also only suitable for short periods of time.
- The 14 parking spot at the Kirchenalle is most likely to offer a free space, but only for short-term parkers.
- The 15 DB parking lot Chicken post is about 350 m away and has only 16 spaces (Directions sketch and tariff pdf)
- The 16 Parking garage at the main train station (Access via the "Borgesch" street, behind the Deutsches Schauspielhaus) is also suitable for several days. It has 547 parking spaces (including 2 spaces
) for vehicles up to 2 m high. It is, however, quite tight there. Favorable tariff for prepayment (upon entry). - The 17 DB car park Hühnerposten next to the DB parking lot is about 300 m away and has 427 parking spaces (7 of them) for vehicles up to 2 m high. (Directions sketch and tariff pdf)
- Further Parking facilities a little further away
links
ICE-Connections from the main train station and Dammtor:
- Switzerland: Basel , Zurich (just under 8 h)
- Austria: Vienna above Passau (9 h)
- Berlin (1:42 h), Leipzig (3 h)
- Nuremberg (4 ½ h), Munich (6 h) or regensburg (5 ½ h)
- Hanover (1 ½ h), Frankfurt am Main (4 h), Mannheim (4:42 h), Stuttgart (5 ½ h) or Karlsruhe (5 h)
EC- and IC-Connections from the main train station, Altona and Dammtor:
- Dresden (4 ½ h), Prague (7 h), Bratislava (11 h) and Budapest (14 h)
- Bremen (55 min.), Munster (Westphalia) (2 ½ h), Cologne (4 h), Freiburg (Breisgau) (8 h) and Zurich (10 h)
- Luneburg (33 min.), Marburg (3 ½ h), Frankfurt (Main)(4 ½ h), Heidelberg (5:45 h)
- Bremen (55 min.), Dortmund (2:47 h), Cologne (4 h), you are not faster with the ICE.
- Cologne has also been directly from Flixtrain approached with stops in Dusseldorf, Duisburg, eat, Gelsenkirchen, Muenster, Osnabrück
EC - and IC connections from the main train station and Dammtor:
- Denmark: Copenhagen (a little less than 5 hours), Aarhus (4 ½ h)
- Euronight (EN) / Nightjet (NJ) Hamburg is made possible by the night train ÖBB Nightjet out Zurich (above Basel), Vienna (above Linz) as innsbruck (above Munich) approached. In the Nightjet there are the travel categories sleeping car (1st and 2nd class) as well as couchette and seating car (only 2nd class), the train requires reservations for all travel categories. The Nightjet can be used with tickets for the IC / EC tariff, but couchette or sleeping cars cost a surcharge. Bicycles can be taken along on all of the routes mentioned, and car and motorcycle transport is also offered between Vienna Central Station and Hamburg-Altona.
- Vacation express On Saturdays and Sundays from Hamburg-Altona via Hamburg Hbf, Hannover Hbf and Freiburg in Breisgau to Loerrach and back a night train offer is offered.
Connections to Schleswig-Holstein
- Flensburg from the main train station via Dammtor and on to Schleswig, the RE takes 2 hours.
- To Kiel from the main train station via Dammtor, approx. 80 minutes.
- To Lübeck there are direct connections (IC, RE) only from the main train station; the travel time hardly differs (approx. 40 minutes).
- In regional traffic and with IC / EC you can get there in less than 30 minutes Books; RE starts at the main station; IC in Altona or Westerland, EC in Altona.
Regional connections from the main train station via HH-Harburg with metronome to destinations south / left of the Elbe:
- Uelzen (1 h) about Luneburg (35 min.) Every hour, after Hanover 3 times a day (2h 17 ').
- Cuxhaven (1h 43 ') about Stade (48 min.) Every hour.
- Bremen (1 h 14 ') via Rotenburg an der Wümme, every hour.
kitchen
The main train station offers many opportunities to eat there, to take your ToGo food with you or to stock up on provisions for your journey. There are mainly snack bars on the Südsteg. An overview of the possibilities in the foyer is available on the website of Foyer. Here is an excerpt from it:
- Schweinske, Wandelhalle upper floor, restaurant with German cuisine at fair prices, phone: 49 (0) 40 32901820, opening times: daily from 6:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m.
- McDonalds and McCafe lobby, in the Wandelhalle and on Südsteg, phone: 49 (0) 40 326934, open 24 hours a day.
- Gosch (Sylt), Fish restaurant and fish sales, phone: 49 (0) 40 41543769, opening hours: daily 06: 00-23: 00
- AsiaHung, Asian cuisine and sushi. Telephone: 49 (0) 40 69208007, opening hours: daily 06: 00-23: 00
Waiting
Waiting rooms
- The 18 DB lounge for 1st class travelers in the Flexpreis tariff and bahn.bonus comfort customers is located in the foyer near the travel center.
- In addition, there are heated waiting rooms on some of the platforms, which can be used by all travelers with a valid ticket.
Luggage storage
- A supervised Baggage center The DB is right next to the travel center, phone: 49 (0) 40 39182857, opening times: daily 8 am-8pm
- Lockers are in the passageways from the foyer to tracks 7/8 and 13/14 and on the southern footbridge at the eastern exit Steindamm.
Ticket purchase
- The is located on the ground floor of the foyer at the Kirchenallee / Hachmannplatz exit 1 DB travel center.
- Deutsche Bahn ticket machines are located in and in front of the DB travel center as well as at various points in the train station and at the entrance to the platforms of the S-Bahn.
- The Hamburger Hochbahn (HHA) operates ticket machines at the entrances to the subway stations Hauptbahnhof Nord and Hauptbahnhof Süd.
- The Metronome railway company Ticket machines in the main train station.
- There is also a sales and information point for the on the ground floor of the foyer near the DB travel center Hamburg Transport Association (HVV).
It should be noted that entering the platforms of the S-Bahn and U-Bahn in the HVV is only permitted with a valid ticket or platform card. HVV tickets are available at all ticket machines and sales points in the HVV, while season tickets and tickets for schoolchildren and students are only available at the HVV sales points.
shop
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The offer is very diverse and not only interesting for travelers. A complete overview of all shops in the foyer can be found on the website of Foyer. Here is an excerpt:
- Food:Edeka fresh market Lars Tamme Wandelhalle, phone: 49 (0) 40 30309880, opening hours: daily from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
- Bakery products:Allwörden bakery Wandelhalle, phone: 49 (0) 40 32527908, opening hours: daily from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
- Drugstore items:Rossmann Hamburg Hbf Drugstore, phone: 49 (0) 40 336687, opening hours: daily from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.
- Books and newspapers:P&B Hamburg Hbf, wide range of newspapers, magazines and books, phone: 49 (0) 40 321724, opening hours: Mo-Th 05: 00-23: 00, Fr 05: 00-00: 00, Sa 06: 00-00: 00, Sun 06: 00-23: 00.
- Souvenirs:I love Hamburg offers an assortment adapted to Hamburg tourists, telephone: 49 (0) 40 32904647, opening times: daily from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Practical advice
- 2 Tourist Information, at the Kirchenallee entrance and exit, opening times Monday to Saturday 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Telephone: 040 300 517 01
- A 3 Post office is only available from "Press & Books" in the foyer at the Glockengießerwall exit.
- General plan of the DB
security
Big city train stations are of course not a high security area. Bag and luggage thieves in particular have a large field of activity here. People who are drunk are also common. So caution is advised. If you get caught in spite of all caution, it is best to turn to:
- The 4 Federal Police has a fairly large guard on the outside of the train station on Kirchenallee and another one at the Kirchenallee entrance next to the travel center (phone 49 (0) 40 30968110).
- DB security teams have a mobile presence in the train station. You can contact the 3-S control center directly at any time via the emergency and information pillars (and telephone 49 (0) 40 39181053).
Help and health
- The 1 Station Mission Hamburg Hbf has its access outside the station building on the east side, Steintorwall 20, 20095 Hamburg, phone: 49 (0) 40 39184400, fax: 49 (0) 40 39184450, the station mission and the room of silence are open 24 hours a day.
- Pharmacy:Apotheke Wandelhalle, on the upper floor of the foyer, phone: 49 (0) 40 32527383, fax: 49 (0) 40 32527385, opening times: Mon-Wed 07: 00-21: 00, Thu Fri 07: 00-21: 30, Sat Sun 08 : 00-21: 00.
Banks / savings banks
ReiseBank Hamburg Hbf, Wandelhalle, Hachmannplatz 10, 20099 Hamburg, phone: 040 323 483 fax: 040 323 484, opening times: Monday to Sunday 7:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Surroundings and sights
The Mönckebergstrasse and Spitalerstrasse shopping streets and the Lange Reihe street are within walking distance, and the Inner Alster Lake and Jungfernstieg and the Deichtorhallen are within walking distance. It is just 1,000 m to the town hall and 1,800 m to the Hafencity.
- If you have a little more time, you can also start a city tour. A 19 Tour bus stop is located on the east side of the train station directly in front of the Kirchenallee exit.
