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Grand city tour of Hamburg - experience the city by double-decker

The Red Double Decker stop at the Landungsbrücken The Red Double Decker in front of the Elbphilharmonie The blue double-decker bus Hamburg Blue Bus City Tour Hamburg

Highlights

  • With the Hamburg City Pass you get free and priority entry to the city's most popular attractions, museums and guided tours - one ticket, everything included!
  • This attraction is included with your City Pass
  • You have the choice between 2 different city tours
  • No reservation is required for this attraction - you can hop on at any stop
  • The ticket for the hop-on hop-off bus Hamburg is valid for one full calendar day
  • Bus departs daily approx. every 30 minutes
  • Over 20 stops for getting on and off the bus
  • Major sights combined in one round trip
  • Trips with multilingual audio guides possible   

Discover Hamburg on a city tour with the Hop On Hop Off bus

What awaits you on site

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There are two different tours to choose from. Line A with the red double-decker bus and Line D with the blue bus. The tours offer an extensive route that takes in a variety of Hamburg sights. Whether it's St Michael's Church, the Elbphilharmonie concert hall or the Landungsbrücken, every stop on the route offers the opportunity to see Hamburg's attractions up close. You can hop on and off at any stop and take the time to explore and enjoy these highlights. The open-top double-decker buses (weather permitting) offer an unrestricted view of the city. As the bus travels through Hamburg, visitors have the opportunity to view the city's diverse neighbourhoods from a unique vantage point. With buses available at regular intervals, it's easy to hop back on and continue the journey whenever you're ready. Audio guides are also available to provide interesting facts about the various sights.  

The two routes of the city tour

Red Bus Line A

This route concentrates on the top sights of Hamburg and takes you from the Landungsbrücken to the city centre, to interesting districts such as Harvestehude with its magnificent villas on the Outer Alster and the Reeperbahn. Visitors can choose between audio guides in 11 languages: German, English, French, Russian, Italian, Spanish, Danish, Japanese, Chinese, Arabic and Portuguese.

Red Bus stops: *Landungsbrücken* Am Kaiserkai (Elbphilharmonie)* Überseequartier * Auf dem Sande* Singapurstrasse * (HafenCity*Speicherstadt)* U Steinstrasse HBF / Kirchenallee HBF / Spitalerstrasse (Hamburger Kunsthalle)* Holzdamm* Moorweidenstrasse* Fontenay * Bahnhof Dammtor* Planten un Blomen* Hamburg Messe Mitte* Neuer Jungfernstieg* Rathaus* St. Michaeliskirche* Reeperbahn.

Blue Bus Line D

The blue double-decker bus Hamburg takes you from the Neustadt district to the Outer Alster with many panoramic views across the water. From here, the tour takes you to Hamburg's historic city centre, the town hall and the Michel, the city's oldest landmark. From the fish market to St. Pauli Landungsbrücken and the historic Speicherstadt warehouse district, you can discover the maritime side of Hamburg on Line D. Audio guides are also available here (German, English, Danish, Spanish, French, Italian, Chinese, Russian) and there is an extra children's channel for younger guests.

Blue Bus stops: * Kirchenallee main station * Spitaler Straße main station * Holzdamm - Hotel Atlantik * Dammtor - Uni * Fontenay - Außenalster * Alsterufer - Alte Rabenstraße * Schöne Aussicht - Moschee * Schöne Aussicht - Alsterperle * Rathaus - Heine-Denkmal * Rödingsmarkt * St. Michaelis Kirche * Davidstraße - Reeperbahn * Hafentreppe - Fischmarkt * St. Pauli Landungsbrücken * Auf dem Sande - Speicherstadt * Am Kaiserkai - Elbphilharmonie * Überseequartier - Hafencity * Osakaallee - Maritimes Museum * Hamburg Central Station 

Where do I have to go?

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Central Station Hamburg, Kirchenallee

Good to know

  • Journey times: Both routes run every day and depart approx. every 30 minutes (09.30 - 16.30) 
  • You can hop on and off at any stop on the red or blue bus. We recommend starting the route at the Landungsbrücken or the main railway station to experience the highlights in chronological order.
  • Weather conditions: We open the panoramic roof in fine, rain-free weather. Please plan for weather-appropriate clothing and remember sun protection in summer!
  • Dogs: Friendly dogs are always welcome! 

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