Airport to cityCity to airport

Hamburg local time. Use the hour you expect to leave the centre. Leave it on Any time to see every option.

Home / Hamburg / Hamburg Airport / To the airport

Hamburg city centretoHamburg airport

City to airport · One way · All prices are totals for 1 adult · All service hours

3 ways to the airport

Hamburg doesn't set one figure for how early to arrive: check-in counters usually open two to three hours before departure. First departures

Recommended

The cheapest way to the airport. Nothing listed is quicker.

S-Bahn S1

S1 · S-Bahn Hamburg, hvv tariff
25 min rideEvery 10 min04:04–23:44
Hamburg Hauptbahnhof (Altona 13 minutes earlierStation "Hamburg Airport (Flughafen)"
Non-stop
€4.10total for 1 adult€4.10 eachBuy ticketOn S-Bahn Hamburg, hvv tariff
Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Hamburg Hauptbahnhof (Altona 13 minutes earlier, Jungfernstieg 3 minutes earlier) — any S1 signed for the airport, in one of the front three cars

The ordinary Hamburg AB single is EUR 4.10 (child 6–14, EUR 1.50; under 6 free) — no airport supplement. The Tagesticket Gruppe covers up to five people of any age for EUR 16.40, valid until 06:00 the next morning, no time restriction. All are 7% cheaper in the hvv app: EUR 3.81, EUR 1.40 and EUR 15.25, where four singles beat the group ticket by one cent.

Luggage. A commuter train with standing room by the doors; busy at rush hour.

Hours. Most mornings the first is 04:04, at the airport by 04:29. On Saturday and Sunday mornings, when the S1 has already run all night from Poppenbüttel, the split to the airport starts again earlier, at 03:44 (airport 04:09). Last is 23:44 every night, at the airport by 00:09. Every 10 minutes from about 07:00 to 23:00, every 20 minutes outside those hours.

Price for every party size · Fare source

Night only

Bus 274 to Ohlsdorf and the night S1

274S1 · HOCHBAHN and S-Bahn Hamburg, hvv tariff
31–37 min rideEvery 40 min00:44–03:24, Friday and Saturday nights
Hamburg HauptbahnhofStop "S Hamburg Airport"
1 change
€4.10total for 1 adult€4.10 eachBuy ticketOn HOCHBAHN and S-Bahn Hamburg, hvv tariff
Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Hamburg Hauptbahnhof, on the all-night S1 towards Poppenbüttel — alight at U/S Ohlsdorf and change onto bus 274

One Hamburg AB single, EUR 4.10 (EUR 3.81 in the app), covers the bus and the train: transfers toward your destination are allowed on a single. The Tagesticket Gruppe works the same way for up to five.

Luggage. A city bus for seven minutes, then the S-Bahn.

Hours. Friday and Saturday nights only. The all-night S1 towards Poppenbüttel calls at U/S Ohlsdorf roughly every 20 minutes; bus 274 to the airport leaves Ohlsdorf at 01:09, 01:49, 02:29, 03:06, 03:32 and 03:55. Earliest connection: S1 from the Hauptbahnhof at 00:44 (Ohlsdorf 01:03), bus at 01:09, airport by 01:19. Latest: S1 at 03:24 (Ohlsdorf 03:43), bus at 03:55, airport by 04:05 — by then the direct S1 to the airport has almost started again, at 04:09.

Price for every party size · Fare source

Night only

Night bus 606

606 · HOCHBAHN, hvv tariff
51 min rideEvery 30 min00:59–03:59, Sunday to Thursday nights
Hauptbahnhof/ZOBStop "S Hamburg Airport"
Non-stop
€4.10total for 1 adult€4.10 eachBuy ticketOn HOCHBAHN, hvv tariff
Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Hauptbahnhof/ZOB, the bus station beside the main station

The same Hamburg AB single as the S-Bahn, EUR 4.10 (EUR 3.81 in the app), with no night supplement; a Tagesticket Gruppe bought for the new day covers up to five people until 06:00 the following morning.

Luggage. A city bus; luggage rides in the aisle or the pram bay.

Hours. Sunday to Thursday nights only, same as the way out. From Hauptbahnhof/ZOB at 00:59, then every 30 minutes to 03:59, reaching U S Jungfernstieg about 10 minutes later and the airport in 56.

Price for every party size · Fare source

Fares are the same ticket ridden the other way; the boarding points, hours and, where a ride differs by direction, the ride time are read for this direction. Also runs to the airport, boarding point and hours in town not recorded yet: KIELIUS coach to Kiel, S1 and RE8 to Lübeck, Pre-booked private transfer, Private transfer to Lübeck, Private transfer to the HafenCity cruise terminal, Private transfer to the Altona cruise terminal. Every way from Hamburg airport into Hamburg

How do I get from Hamburg city centre to Hamburg airport?

For one traveler the S-Bahn S1 is the way we recommend: €4.10 in total, 25 min, boarding at Hamburg Hauptbahnhof (Altona 13 minutes earlier. The first one leaves at 04:04 and is at the airport by about 04:29; the last leaves at 23:44. Hamburg doesn't set one figure for how early to arrive: check-in counters usually open two to three hours before departure, alongside self-service machines and online check-in, and some flights offer check-in the evening before too.

First departures

Earliest at the airport first
Bus 274 to Ohlsdorf

First 00:44 from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof, at the airport by about 01:17.

Night bus 606

First 00:59 from Hauptbahnhof/ZOB, at the airport by about 01:50.

S-Bahn S1

First 04:04 from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof (Altona 13 minutes earlier, at the airport by about 04:29.

Arrival times add the recorded ride time to the first departure; no walking or waiting is added.

Early flight?

Well before the first S1, night bus 606 leaves Hauptbahnhof/ZOB every 30 minutes from 00:59, Sunday to Thursday nights, at the airport by 01:55. Friday and Saturday nights, an earlier chain runs instead: the all-night S1 towards Poppenbüttel from 00:44, changing at Ohlsdorf onto bus 274, at the airport by 01:19.

Before you leave for Hamburg Airport

From the centre to each way out
How early to be there

Hamburg doesn't set one figure for how early to arrive: check-in counters usually open two to three hours before departure, alongside self-service machines and online check-in, and some flights offer check-in the evening before too.

Early flights

Well before the first S1, night bus 606 leaves Hauptbahnhof/ZOB every 30 minutes from 00:59, Sunday to Thursday nights, at the airport by 01:55. Friday and Saturday nights, an earlier chain runs instead: the all-night S1 towards Poppenbüttel from 00:44, changing at Ohlsdorf onto bus 274, at the airport by 01:19.

At the station

Heading out, board an S1 at the Hauptbahnhof, Jungfernstieg or Altona and take one of the front three cars — the train splits at Ohlsdorf, and only the front part continues to the airport.

Tickets

Buy before you board a night bus in town: HOCHBAHN and VHH buses take no cash, only the hvv app, a ticket bought in advance, or the hvv Prepaid Card at the on-board terminal. S-Bahn tickets are sold at machines in every station.

Taxis to the airport

Book a cab from anywhere in the city and ask for the flat EUR 38 fare when you place the booking, or before you set off if you hail one — it covers any ride up to 12 km, which comfortably covers the inner city to the airport. Otherwise the meter runs as normal.

Questions

When is the first S-Bahn S1 from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof (Altona 13 minutes earlier?

04:04. It reaches the airport at about 04:29.

How early should I be at Hamburg airport?

Hamburg doesn't set one figure for how early to arrive: check-in counters usually open two to three hours before departure, alongside self-service machines and online check-in, and some flights offer check-in the evening before too.

What does a taxi to Hamburg airport cost from the centre?

Book a cab from anywhere in the city and ask for the flat EUR 38 fare when you place the booking, or before you set off if you hail one — it covers any ride up to 12 km, which comfortably covers the inner city to the airport. Otherwise the meter runs as normal.

Where does the Night bus 606 leave from in Hamburg?

Hauptbahnhof/ZOB, the bus station beside the main station. First departure 00:59, last 03:59.

My flight is early. What runs before the first train?

Well before the first S1, night bus 606 leaves Hauptbahnhof/ZOB every 30 minutes from 00:59, Sunday to Thursday nights, at the airport by 01:55. Friday and Saturday nights, an earlier chain runs instead: the all-night S1 towards Poppenbüttel from 00:44, changing at Ohlsdorf onto bus 274, at the airport by 01:19.

Arriving instead? Every way from Hamburg airport into Hamburg
Strictly necessary

This choice, kept on your device so we do not ask again. Nothing else.

Always on
Full details