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Night bus 606orPrivate transfer to the HafenCity cruise terminal?

The short answer

These do not go to the same place, so price is not the comparison. The Night bus 606 reaches Hamburg Hauptbahnhof and Jungfernstieg, both stops on the S1; the Private transfer to the HafenCity cruise terminal does not. This goes to the cruise terminal in the HafenCity, not to a city address.

The Private transfer to the HafenCity cruise terminal is quicker: 35 min against 51 min.

Night bus 606: 00:04–03:34, Sunday to Thursday nights. Private transfer to the HafenCity cruise terminal: Runs all night.

Priced against each other

Whole-party totals · adult fares
What each costs for the whole party, in EUR. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row.
TravelersNight bus 606Private transfer to the HafenCity cruise terminalDifference
1€4.10€92€87.90
2€8.20€92€83.80
3€12.30€92€79.70
4€16.40€92€75.60
5€16.40€116€99.60
6€20.50€116€95.50
7€24.60€116€91.40
8€28.70€232€203.30

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
606 · HOCHBAHN, hvv tariffNight bus 606
From
Stop "S Hamburg Airport", bus area A in front of Terminal 1, level 0 (arrivals)
To
Hauptbahnhof/ZOB, the coach station beside the main station, via Dammtor, Jungfernstieg (40 minutes) and Rathausmarkt
Luggage
A city bus; luggage rides in the aisle or the pram bay.
Runs
00:04–03:34
Journey
51 min

It does not run on Friday or Saturday nights, or before public holidays. Those nights the way in is bus 274 to Ohlsdorf and the all-night S1.

The last bus that reaches the center leaves at 03:34; the next thing from the airport is the S1 at 04:32.

No cash on board: HOCHBAHN buses sell tickets only cashlessly at the on-board terminal. Buy in the app or at the machines by the baggage belts first.

It is a 51-minute ride through Alsterdorf, Winterhude and Eppendorf. It reaches Jungfernstieg after 40 minutes if you are staying nearer the Alster.

The timetable read here is valid to 27 September 2026; check the current 606 sheet after that.

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