Hamburg is one of those cities that is big enough to have plenty to do to fill your time, but small enough so that you can see a lot in a few days. If you can only spend 48 hours in Hamburg, maybe for a long weekend or during a tour around Germany, this guide to your Hamburg Itinerary will give you ideas of things to do in Hamburg. There are daily flights from most British airports.
Check Skyscanner for a route. The public transport links to the airport are excellent. The station for the S1 rapid transit railway is right under the terminal and takes you right into the centre of Hamburg. Trains are every 10 minutes from 6 am until 11 pm. For early morning and late-night flights, the trains leave every 20 minutes from 4.
The ticket machines take coins, notes and cards and give change. The best way to get around during your 2 days in Hamburg is by walking, hiring a StadtRAD Hamburg or using public transport. Buying a Hamburg Card will save you money, give you unlimited transport on the trains, buses, harbour ferries and includes airport transfers. The Hamburg Card also gives you a discount into various museums, sights, cafes and restaurants.
You can buy your Hamburg Card in advance so you have it ready when you arrive. Since the area has been redeveloped into museums, exhibitions, coffee shops and restaurants. HafenCity is just south of Spiecherstadt and is a new city centre district with homes, offices, shopping, culture and leisure.
If you have ever wondered what goes on at a working dock, welcome to the virtual reality world of Hamburg Docks at Discovery Docks. Interactive, state-of-the-art with projections and simulations, it brings to harbour to live with this digital experience. After a short video about the docks, you are taken into the main room which is darkened, to begin with. In the middle is an illuminated model of Hamburg docks showing the movement of ships and vehicles around the port. As the lights come up, you will see around the rest of the room there are various stations where you can watch and listen about wildlife, put on VR goggles and view under the hull of a ship, sit and using the controls move containers on and off ships virtually.
