Germany · HOP-ON HOP-OFF BUS TOURS IN HAMBURG
Good hop-on hop-off bus tours in Hamburg fill up weeks ahead and the great ones go first. Below: the 12 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Use a one-day Line A ticket to see Hamburg from a red double-decker bus, with stops near the harbor, Alster Lakes, Speicherstadt, HafenCity, Rathaus, St. Michael’s, and Reeperbahn. Choose audio commentary in 11 languages and hop off when you want a closer look.
“Is very important to do that ,to listen about history of the city. Im happy. Thank you.”
Use a one-day Line A bus ticket to see Hamburg’s harbor, Speicherstadt, city center, Alster, and Reeperbahn. Add either a 60-minute Alster tour or a 60- or 120-minute harbor cruise. Bus commentary comes through headphones in 11 languages, while boat language options can vary by departure.
“Friendly bus driver and boat crew, smooth journeys and informative English commentary on bus (via headphones) with a good feel for Hamburg. Harbour tour great, especially up close to the enormous container ships. Would have liked it if boat had gone inland a little via the canals, and also no English commentary on the boat (but I remembered enough of my school German lessons to get the gist).”
See Hamburg at your own pace on Line F, from Central Station to HafenCity, the warehouse district, St. Pauli, St. Michael’s, City Hall, and the Alster. A German-speaking guide provides live commentary, while audio guides cover English, French, Italian, Russian, Spanish, and German.
“Fundierte Erklärungen von Fleet bis Klimawandel, hat ums gefallen”
Take Hamburg’s Line F hop-on hop-off bus around the city, stopping at Speicherstadt, St. Michael’s Church, the Rathaus, Reeperbahn, and Alster Lake. Add a harbor cruise from St. Pauli Piers, with onboard audio guides and seasonal departures. A live guide may also be available on some bus rides.
“Super netterBusfahrer und dann noch einen „lebenden“ Guide an Bord, der uns Hamburg in sehr kompetenter Weise nahe gebracht hat. Wir machten zuerst eine komplette Fahrt mit dem Bus und fuhren anschließend nochmal mit, um an den Sightseeing Points auszusteigen. Alles in allem eine tolle Gelegenheit, eine Stadt kennen zu lernen. Vielen Dank an die beiden super netten Hamburger Jungs …”
Spend a full day touring Hamburg on a yellow and red double-decker bus. The 1.5-hour circuit links the Alster Lakes, town hall, St. Michael’s Church, harbour, Hafencity, fish market, St. Pauli Piers, Reeperbahn, and St. Georg. Audio is available in seven languages.
Ride Hamburg’s red double-decker bus on an all-day hop-on hop-off ticket, with multilingual audio and stops near the harbor, Speicherstadt, Rathaus, St. Michael’s Church, Reeperbahn, and Alster lakes. Sit through the 90-minute loop or get off to explore. A harbor-cruise upgrade runs April through October.
“This tour is for German speaking audience only. The driver and the speaker system on the bus all shout in German, it's virtually impossible to hear on anything in your own language. Even though most of the reviews mention this issue they haven't done nothing about it which shows what's their real interests. are. I wouldn't recommend it at all.”
Use one all-day ticket for up to two adults and three children aged 6 to 14. Ride Hamburg’s 15-stop route past Speicherstadt, the harbor, Reeperbahn, Michel, Rathaus, and Alster. Expect live German commentary on some buses, with audio guides in English, French, Italian, Spanish, and Russian.
Use one ticket for a 90-minute Hamburg loop or hop off at 24 stops, from Central Station and the Alster to St. Pauli, Speicherstadt, HafenCity, and the Elbphilharmonie. Open-top double-deckers, multilingual headphones, and a German children’s channel make this a practical first look at the city.
“Euer Personal besonders unsere Busfahrer immer einen Spaß am Micro.”
See Hamburg from the water on a 90-minute barge cruise with live commentary in English and German. Hop off at Speicherstadt, Miniatur Wunderland, museums, BallinStadt, Cap San Diego, and HafenCity, then continue later from Landing Bridge 10.
“Es wurde keiner der genannten Haltepunkte angefahren die Fahrt endete in Steinwerder .”
Use one day to get your bearings in Hamburg from a yellow double-decker bus. The roughly 90-minute ride passes Speicherstadt, HafenCity, the Elbphilharmonie, Reeperbahn, Michaelis Church, Old Town, and Outer Alster. Get off where you like, then continue by bus.
“Wir hatten mit Nicole als kompetente, nette Stadtführerin eine lustige und unterhaltsame Stadtrundfahrt mit vielen Geschichten und Hintergrundinformationen. Wir fanden es die beste Art und Weise in anderthalb Stunden einen ersten Überblick über Hamburg zu erhalten und Lust auf weitere Besuche zu bekommen. Unsere Busfahrerin hat uns sicher durch Hamburgs- zum Teil engen Straßen- manövriert. Hut ab! Sehr empfehlenswert!”
Ride HANSE Stadtrundfahrt’s orange-yellow double-decker bus for a 100-minute circuit of Hamburg’s harbor, Reeperbahn, Speicherstadt, City Hall, Alster, and HafenCity. You can stay aboard or hop off at 18 stops, with multilingual audio commentary and wheelchair access.
Start at St. Pauli Landungsbrücken for a harbor cruise and 90-minute hop-on-hop-off bus tour. See Speicherstadt, container terminals, Elbphilharmonie, and St. Michael’s Church while multilingual audio guides explain Hamburg’s story.
“It’s rather unfortunate but according to the booking I was supposed to do both the ship tour and bus tour but I wasn’t given the chance for the bus tour, the harbour tour was really nice I must say.”
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