The Hamburg Transport Association (HVV) is a transport association in Hamburg and neighboring regions of the federal states Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein.
background
Means of transport
Rail transport
Drive in and around Hamburg DB Regio- as metronome-Regional trains.
city traffic
Subway
There are currently four underground lines in Hamburg. The U3 and U4 lines are particularly interesting for tourists.
- The line
runs above ground between baumall and landing stages and provides a view of the port of Hamburg. Interesting destinations include the Mönckebergstrasse shopping street at the subway station of the same name, the Speicherstadt at the Baumwall station, the landing bridges (with a transition to the harbor ferries and the harbor tours), the Reeperbahn at the St. Pauli station, the Hamburg planetarium and the city park at the Borgweg / Stadtpark station. - The line
leads to HafenCity. The Überseequartier, HafenCity University and Elbbrücken stations are located there. The Hamburg International Maritime Museum is located near the Überseequartier station. The three new stations are spectacular and artistically designed. The Überseequartier station is supposed to represent the seabed with its color design, the HafenCity University station has a color design for the lighting, the Elbbrücken station was optically adapted to the bridges of the same name.
Train
- The Hamburg S-Bahn is part of Hamburg's local transport system, and the lines are currently in operation
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. The single-digit line numbers run through the city tunnel (via Jungfernstieg and Reeperbahn), the two-digit line numbers via the Lombard Bridge with halt among others at the Hamburg Dammtor train station as well as Sternschanze. - The construction of a fourth S-Bahn line to Bad Oldesloe is in planning, this will be the regional train line
(Hamburg - Hbf - Bad Oldesloe).
Ferries
The HADAG ferries and the Elbe ferry Zollernspieker are part of Hamburg's city traffic, which run daily, there is neither season nor rest days.
HADAG
HADAG's Elbe ferries are fully integrated into the HVV tariff system.
Elbe ferry Zollernspieker
HVV tariff only "during" the week (Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays)
Regional buses
Timetables
- Timetables are on-line visible. In addition, there is a notice schedule for the lines that run there at each stop.
- HVV network maps can be found online and in underground, suburban and A-Bahn stations, at train stations and, in some cases, at bus stops that are very busy.
- Network maps of the ferry lines are available online and at the piers and on the HADAG ferries.
- Individual timetable information and travel plans are available online and from ticket machines.
Rates
- The Hamburg city area is in the tariff area Hamburg AB (formerly Greater Hamburg Area) summarized. Some of the surrounding communities such as Großhansdorf can also be found here. There are additional tariff zones for cities and municipalities further away in the HVV area.
- The Lower Saxony tariff and the Schleswig-Holstein tariff also apply as a transitional tariff in the HVV.
- The Schleswig-Holstein-Ticket as well as the Lower Saxony-Ticket and the Lower Saxony-Ticket Groningen are valid on all means of transport in the HVV.
- The Quer -übers-Land-Ticket is also valid on S-Bahn and A-Bahn, regional and regional express trains operated by the HVV.
Single tickets
- Single tickets in the HVV are available in all price categories and are valid for a single journey without interruption.
Short-term tickets
- All-day ticket: The all-day ticket is valid on a selected day from midnight to 6 a.m. the following day.
- 9 a.m. day ticket: The 9 a.m. day ticket is valid on a selected day from 9 a.m. to 6 a.m. the following day (Monday to Friday). It is valid from midnight on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.
- 3-day card: The 3-day card is an alternative to the Hamburg Card. It is available either for one person or for up to five people in all price levels.
Hamburg Card
- The Hamburg Card is a tourist offer which, in addition to the use of all public transport in Hamburg, offers discounts in museums and other touristically relevant places.
Season tickets
Weekly and monthly tickets are also available in all price levels. For tourists who do not visit many tourist offers, it is advisable to buy a weekly ticket if they stay in Hamburg for more than three days.
Long-distance trains in the HVV area
The HVV does not currently offer any supplementary cards for the use of long-distance trains (IC / EC, ICE, RJ, NJ, Flixtrain). However, it is possible to purchase tickets for long-distance trains of Deutsche Bahn (IC / EC, ICE) and ÖBB Railjet in the HVV area at the DB tariff and thus only use the long-distance trains within the HVV area.
In the stations of the U-, S-Bahn and A-Bahn, tickets are compulsory, i.e. entering the platforms is only permitted with a valid ticket. The ticket must be kept until after leaving the exit station.
Surcharge cards
- Supplementary tickets exist for the use of the express buses and for the use of the 1st class compartments in RB and RE trains.
- S, U and A trains, buses and ferries do not have separate car classes.
Seat reservation
Seat reservations are in the metronome-Trains as well as on long-distance trains of the Deutsche Bahn and the Danish State Railways possible in connection with a long-distance ticket.
Platform tickets
Platform tickets currently cost € 0.10 at ticket machines (as of 2020). This allows you to use the platforms and the marked area of the underground and S-Bahn stations for one hour even without a valid ticket.
Traffic Company
- DB Regio, S-Bahn Hamburg, some regional and regional express trains to Schleswig-Holstein and Lower Saxony
- metronome, some regional and regional express trains to Lower Saxony
- Nordbahn GmbH, some regional trains to Schleswig-Holstein
- AKN Eisenbahn AG, A-Bahn
- Hamburger Hochbahn (HHA), Hamburg subway
- HADAG, harbor ferries
- VHH, regional buses
distribution
- Ticket offices for the Hamburger Hochbahn and the Hamburg S-Bahn are located at many traffic stations.
- Ticket machines are located at underground, S-Bahn and A-Bahn stations, at train stations, at the docks of the harbor ferries, as well as on HADAG ferries and at busy city / metro bus stops.
- Hamburger Hochbahn operates an online shop.
- Country tickets and the Quer -übers-Land-Ticket are also available at the ticket machines and on the homepages of DB and the metronome available.
The tickets are already canceled when they are purchased. So you cannot buy tickets in advance.
Accessible travel
A complete Accessibility of all stations is expected for 2022. Over the past few years, S-Bahn and U-Bahn stations in particular have been retrofitted with guidance systems for the blind and elevators.
The Carrying bicycles in the HVV is free of charge in the underground, S-Bahn and A-Bahn, RB and RE trains as well as on the port ferries. Due to heavy traffic, it is not possible to take bicycles with you from Monday to Friday (except on public holidays) between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. and between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. In some cases, it is also possible to take bicycles with you in city buses.
Bike and Ride
As an alternative to taking it with you on public transport, bike and ride facilities are available at many stations. Here, cyclists can usually park their bikes free of charge and switch to public transport. There are also bike stations at the Dammtor station, at the main train station and at the Harburg train station.
Park and Ride
There are several traffic stations on the outskirts of Hamburg and in the surrounding communities Park and ride facilities. Park and Ride represents an economical alternative to driving into the city center by car / motorcycle. The systems are operated by the municipalities or external companies and are partly chargeable and partly free.
Subway
- Line U1: Großhansdorf, Ahrensburg Ost, Ahrensburg West, Ohlstedt, Hoisbüttel, Volksdorf, Melendorfer Weg, Berne, Trabrennbahn, Lattenkamp, Fuhlsbüttel, Langenhorn Markt, Langenhorn Nord, Garstedt, Norderstedt Mitte
- Line U2: Steinfurther Allee, Horner Rennbahn, Hagenbeck Zoo
- Line U4: Horner racecourse
Train
- Line S1 / S11: Poppenbüttel, Friedrichsberg, Bahrenfeld, Klein Flottbek, Hochkamp, Wedel
- Line S2 / S21: Aumühle, Wohltorf, Reinbek, Bergedorf, Nettelnburg, Mittlerer Landweg
- Line S3 / S31: Stade, Agathenburg, Dollern, Horneburg, Neukloster, Buxtehude, Neu Wullmstorf, Neugraben, Neuwiedenthal, Hittfeld, Veddel, Elbgaustraße, Krupunder, Halstenbek, Thesdorf, Pinneberg
A-train
- Line A1: Schnelsen, Bönningstedt, Hasloh, Quickborn Süd, Quickborn, Ellerau, Ulzburg Süd, Kaltenkirchen Süd, Kaltenkirchen, Holstentherme, Lentförthen, Bad Bramstedt, Wiemerskirchen, Großenaspe
- Line A2: Meeschensee, Henstedt-Ulzburg, Kaltenkirchen Süd, Kaltenkirchen
- Line A3: Elmshorn, Sparleshoop, Barmstedt, Langeln, Arllohe
Transition to long-distance transport
Long-distance passenger rail transport (SPFV)
The Long-distance trains InterCityExpress (ICE), InterCity (IC), EuroCity (EC), ÖBB Nightjet (NJ) and Flixtrain operate in the HVV network. The long-distance tariff of the Deutsche Bahn applies. HVV tickets are invalid, a separate tariff applies in the Flixtrain.
Long-distance train stations in the HVV area are:
- 1 Hamburg Central Station
, Hachmannplatz 16, 20099 Hamburg. 
- 2 Hamburg-Dammtor train station, Dag-Hammarskjöld-Platz 15, 20354 Hamburg.
- 3 Hamburg-Altona train station, Scheel-Plessen-Str. 17, 22765 Hamburg.
- 4 Hamburg-Harburg train station, Hannoversche Strasse 85, 21079 Hamburg.
- 5 Hamburg-Bergedorf train station, Weidenbaumsweg 14, 21029 Hamburg.
- 6 Lueneburg train station, Bahnhofstrasse 10, 21337 Lüneburg.
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Long-distance bus transport
- 7 ZOB (Bus port Hamburg), Adenauerallee 78, 20097 Hamburg (on the south east side of the main train station). Tel.: 49 (0)40 24 75 76, Email: [email protected]. Long-distance buses hold i.a. here. HVV tickets are not valid on long-distance buses. City bus stops of the Hamburger Hochbahn (HHA) and the Verkehrsbetriebe Hamburg-Holstein (VHH) are on Adenauerallee directly in front of the ZOB.
Airport
- The 8 Hamburg Airport (IATA: HAM), Flughafenstrasse 1 - 3, 22335 Hamburg. Tel.: 49 (0)40 507 50, Fax: 49 (0)40 50 75 12 34, Email: [email protected].
can be reached with the S11 in the direction of Airport / Poppenbüttel.
ferry
There are no long-distance ferries in the HVV.
Lines / stations of interest to tourists
- The harbor ferries are popular with tourists, especially the Line 62 Landungsbrücken - Finkenwerder, because their use is included in all tickets of the HVV as well as in the state tickets for Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein.
- The city bus route 111 runs in the Mitte district and connects numerous sights there.
