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To Bremen Hauptbahnhof · One way · All prices are totals for 1 adult · All service hours

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Not all night: the Tram 6 to Bremen Hauptbahnhof runs 05:04–23:44.

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The cheapest way in. Nothing listed is quicker.

Tram 6 to Bremen Hauptbahnhof

6 · BSAG (Bremer Straßenbahn AG), VBN tariff
16 min rideEvery 10 min05:04–23:44
Tram stop FlughafenBremen Hauptbahnhof in 16 minutes
Non-stop
€3.40total for 1 adult€3.40 eachBuy ticketOn BSAG, VBN tariff
Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Tram stop Flughafen, outside Terminal 1

The Bremen city single, valid three hours one way with changes; children 6 to 14 pay EUR 1.70. A 4er ticket, EUR 12.80, covers four people with one strip each, but is not sold on the tram.

Luggage. Free if it takes no more room than one standing passenger; a second standing space needs an adult ticket.

Hours. Every 6 to 8 minutes on weekday daytimes, every 10 on Saturdays, every 15 to 30 on Sundays, every 20 in the evening. Saturdays from 04:44, Sundays and holidays from 05:08; the last is 23:44 every night.

Price for every party size · Fare source

Prices are whole-party totals; group fares are included. Ride times are recorded journey durations — no waiting or onward travel has been added — and road times vary with traffic. Confirm prices and availability with the operator. Going the other way? Bremen to Bremen Airport: where each one boards and when the first one runs

How do I get from Bremen airport to Bremen city center?

For one traveler the Tram 6 to Bremen Hauptbahnhof at €3.40, 16 min, is both the cheapest way in and the fastest. Every option below is priced as a total for your party and says where it leaves you.

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Arriving late?

Not everything runs around the clock: the Tram 6 to Bremen Hauptbahnhof runs 05:04–23:44. Outside those hours nothing on this board runs to the center, and taxis are not priced on it. Set the hour you leave arrivals and the board keeps only what is running.

Traveling together?

4er ticket, one strip stamped for each traveller. Group fares are already included in the totals.

Luggage

Free if it takes no more room than one standing passenger; a second standing space needs an adult ticket.

Going somewhere specific?

"The center" is not one place, and the answer changes

On arrival at Bremen Airport

From the arrivals hall to each way in
Finding the stop

Tram 6 leaves from the Flughafen stop outside Terminal 1, a few steps from the check-in desks. Take any tram toward Universität: every one runs through Domsheide, for the old town, to the Hauptbahnhof.

Tickets

Buy a single at the ticket machine at the Flughafen stop, which works round the clock, or from the machine on the tram; both take cash and contactless cards or phones. A ticket not yet stamped is stamped in the validator on board.

Luggage

Luggage rides free as long as it takes no more room than one standing passenger. Anything taking the room of two needs its own adult ticket.

Which terminal

Ryanair flights use Terminal 2, which has its own road access for drop-off and pick-up. The tram stop is outside Terminal 1.

The taxi rank

Bremen taxis run on the meter set by the city: EUR 4.80 minimum, EUR 2.70 a km for the first 10 km, EUR 2.30 after, and EUR 8.50 more for a large taxi carrying five or more. The airport puts the ride to the Hauptbahnhof at about EUR 18.

At night

The last tram for town leaves at 23:44; the first is 04:44 on Saturdays, 05:04 on weekdays and 05:08 on Sundays. In between, only taxis: Taxi-Ruf Bremen takes bookings on 0421 14 014 at any hour.

Before you travel

Where each one starts, how long it runs, what it carries
6 · BSAG (Bremer Straßenbahn AG), VBN tariffTram 6 to Bremen Hauptbahnhof
From
Tram stop Flughafen, outside Terminal 1
To
Bremen Hauptbahnhof in 16 minutes, past the old town at Domsheide
Luggage
Free if it takes no more room than one standing passenger; a second standing space needs an adult ticket.
Runs
05:04–23:44
Journey
16 min

The Bremen city single, valid three hours one way with changes; children 6 to 14 pay EUR 1.70. A 4er ticket, EUR 12.80, covers four people with one strip each, but is not sold on the tram.

On Sundays the 05:08 runs from Domsheide via Ostertor to the Hauptbahnhof; the next tram, at 06:10, goes the usual way.

In the school summer holidays and on 24 and 31 December, BSAG runs a holiday timetable.

Every 6 to 8 minutes on weekday daytimes, every 10 on Saturdays, every 15 to 30 on Sundays, every 20 in the evening. Saturdays from 04:44, Sundays and holidays from 05:08; the last is 23:44 every night.

Tram 6 to Bremen Hauptbahnhof: what it costs for one to eight travelers

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Questions about getting into Bremen

What is the best way from Bremen airport to Bremen city center?

For one traveler, the Tram 6 to Bremen Hauptbahnhof at €3.40, 16 min. The cheapest way in. Nothing listed is quicker. The same holds for a group of up to eight. How we weigh price against time is set out on the fares page, in numbers.

What is the cheapest way from Bremen airport to Bremen city center?

For one traveler, the Tram 6 to Bremen Hauptbahnhof at €3.40. Per-person fares multiply with the size of your party and per-vehicle fares do not, so check the total for your group rather than the single fare.

How do I get from Bremen airport to Bremen city center by tram?

One tram reaches Bremen Hauptbahnhof: the Tram 6 to Bremen Hauptbahnhof, €3.40 for one traveler, 16 min, to Bremen Hauptbahnhof in 16 minutes. For one traveler that is the cheapest way into Bremen by any means. See every option by tram

How long does it take to get from Bremen airport to Bremen city center?

Tram 6 to Bremen Hauptbahnhof: 16 min

How far is Bremen airport from the city center?

Bremen Airport does not publish a distance to the city. By time: the fastest way in, the Tram 6 to Bremen Hauptbahnhof, takes 16 min.

Where do I catch the Tram 6 to Bremen Hauptbahnhof at Bremen airport?

Tram stop Flughafen, outside Terminal 1. Follow the signs from arrivals. It leaves you at Bremen Hauptbahnhof in 16 minutes, past the old town at Domsheide.

Is there a train from Bremen airport to Bremen at night?

The Tram 6 to Bremen Hauptbahnhof runs 05:04–23:44. Outside those hours nothing else on this board runs to the center, and taxis are not priced on it. Every 6 to 8 minutes on weekday daytimes, every 10 on Saturdays, every 15 to 30 on Sundays, every 20 in the evening. Saturdays from 04:44, Sundays and holidays from 05:08; the last is 23:44 every night.

Worth knowing

The airport is inside the Bremen city fare area: a single, EUR 3.40, covers tram 6 and any change on the way, one way within three hours.

Four of you: a 4er ticket, EUR 12.80, with one strip stamped for each person, costs less than four singles at EUR 13.60. It is not sold on the tram.

Children aged 6 to 14 pay EUR 1.70; children under 6 ride free with an adult who has a ticket.

From 1 January 2027 the single rises to EUR 3.50, the child single to EUR 1.80 and the 4er ticket to EUR 13.20.

Taxis run on the meter: EUR 4.80 minimum, EUR 2.70 a km for the first 10 km and EUR 2.30 after. The airport puts the ride from the Hauptbahnhof at about EUR 18 and 15 minutes.

Bus 52 also stops at the airport, but it runs between Huchting and Huckelriede, not to the centre.

A Deutschlandticket covers the trams and buses; no extra ticket is needed.