CITY AND 1H HARBOUR TOUR
Combined ticket for a city tour on line A and a harbour tour
Hop on Hop off
at 20 stops
Hop On Hop Off
Hop On
Hop Off
One-hour
harbour tour
tour
Space for pushchairs
on board
Buggy
One wheelchair
per bus possible
Wheelchair
Dogs are allowed
on board.
Dogs
Can be split over different
days
ca.
2,5 h
Hop on Hop off
at 20 stops
Hop On-
Hop Off
One-hour
harbour tour
Harbour
tour
Space for pushchairs
on board
Buggy
One wheelchair
per bus possible
Wheelchair
Dogs are allowed
on board.
Dogs
Can be split over different
days
ca.
2,5 h
Tickets include:
Day ticket for the city tour line A
1-hour harbour cruise or evening lights cruise on the water
Departure point, start of tours:
City tour: To city map
Harbour tour: St. Pauli Landungsbrücken, pier
Hamburg cannot be explained without its harbour! For centuries, the Elbe and the harbour have determined the development of the city. Experience Hamburg with the red double-deckers of Line A and stop your tour at the Landungsbrücken for a 1-hour harbour cruise or a cruise through the lights on the water. You can choose to take a barge, a passenger ship or a paddle steamer of the Abicht shipping company across the Elbe. On board the ships, the captains will entertain you live in German; the Abicht audio guide app is available in English.
With the harbour cruise ticket, you can choose between a 1-hour harbour cruise or an evening cruise to see the lights, which is operated by the Rainer Abicht shipping company.
Tickets include:
Day ticket for the city tour line A
1-hour harbour cruise or evening lights cruise
on the water
Departure point, start of tours:
City tour: To city map
Harbour tour:
St. Pauli Landungsbrücken, pier
Hamburg cannot be explained without its harbour! For centuries, the Elbe and the harbour have determined the development of the city. Experience Hamburg with the red double-deckers of Line A and stop your tour at the Landungsbrücken for a 1-hour harbour cruise or a cruise through the lights on the water. You can choose to take a barge, a passenger ship or a paddle steamer of the Abicht shipping company across the Elbe. On board the ships, the captains will entertain you live in German; the Abicht audio guide app is available in English.
With the harbour cruise ticket, you can choose between a 1-hour harbour cruise or an evening cruise to see the lights, which is operated by the Rainer Abicht shipping company.
Everything about the City tour:
Tickets, die Entdecker Tour beinhaltet:
Tagesticket für die Stadtrundfahrt Linie A: Zur Linie A…
1h Hafenrundfahrt
1h Alsterrundfahrt
Abfahrtsort, Start der Touren
:
Stadtrundfahrt: Zum Stadtplan…
Hafenrundfahrt: St. Pauli Landungsbrücken, Haltestelle 
Alsterrundfahrt: Anleger Außenalster, Haltestelle 
Rathaus
Alles zur Stadtrundfahrt:
11- Sprachiges GPS-Audiosystem an Bord der Roten Doppeldecker
Zur Linie A…
Zum Haltestellenplan…
Zum Fahrplan…
Zum Stadtplan…
Fragen zur Hafenrundfahrt:
Fragen zur Alsterrundfahrt:
Tickets:
Tagesticket für die Stadtrundfahrt Linie A:
Zur Linie A…
1h Hafenrundfahrt
1h Alsterrundfahrt
Abfahrtsort:
Stadtrundfahrt: Zum Stadtplan…
Hafenrundfahrt: St. Pauli Landungsbrücken,
Haltestelle
Alsterrundfahrt: Anleger Außenalster,
Haltestelle RathausAlles zur Stadtrundfahrt:
11- Sprachiges GPS-Audiosystem an Bord
der Roten Doppeldecker
Zur Linie A…
Zum Haltestellenplan…
Zum Fahrplan…
Zum Stadtplan…
Fragen zur Hafenrundfahrt:
Fragen zur Alsterrundfahrt:
Audio Guide in 11 Sprachen,
Deutsch über Lautsprecher,
alle weiteren über Kopfhörer.
Ticket booking
Further information about the city and 1h harbour tour/lights cruise
Interesting facts about the city tour
Our hop-on, hop-off day ticket allows you to plan your visit to Hamburg individually. You can get on, off and change buses at a total of 20 stops. The buses pass each stop regularly.
Our starting points at the St. Pauli Landungsbrücken 1-2 and at the main train station/Kirchenallee are ideal for starting the tour.
Along the Waterkant to the Elbphilharmonie, then through the HafenCity and into the Speicherstadt, the UNESCO World Heritage Site. Other districts worth seeing, such as Harvestehude with its magnificent villas on the Outer Alster, Hamburg-Mitte with its beautiful town hall or St. Pauli with the sinful Reeperbahn, always offer opportunities for further exploration.
Starting points:
Stop St. Pauli Landungsbrücken or Stop 
Hauptbahnhof/Kirchenallee.
The tour also starts at all the other 18 stops.
The tour can be started at any of the 20 stops: To the city map
Our bus tours of Hamburg feature recorded commentaries that provide fascinating insights into the city’s history, culture, architecture and sights. The commentary is available in the following languages:
- German
- English
- French, German
- Spanish
- Italian
- Chinese
- Japanese
- Danish
- Russian
- Arabic
- Portuguese
German is played via loudspeakers on the bus and no headphones are required. All languages, including German, can also be heard via headphones with a jack plug, which are available free of charge on every bus. For the sake of the environment, please bring your own headphones.
For a detailed timetable, click here: To the timetable
1 April to 31 October
Departing from stop no. 1, St. Pauli Landungsbrücken
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: 09.25–16.55, every 30 minutes
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, public holiday: 09.15 – 16.55, every 20 minutes
Departing from stop no. 6, Hauptbahnhof/Kirchenallee
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: 09.35 – 17.05, every 30 minutes
Friday, Saturday, Sunday, bank holidays: 09.30 – 17.10, every 20 minutes
1 November to 5 January and 1 February to 31 March
Departing from stop no. 1, St. Pauli Landungsbrücken
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: 09.55 – 14.55, every 60 minutes
Friday, Sunday, bank holidays: 09.25 – 14.55, every 30 minutes
Saturday: 09.25 – 15.55, every 30 minutes
Departing from stop no. 6, Hauptbahnhof/Kirchenallee
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: 10.05 – 15.05, every 60 minutes
Friday, Sunday, public holidays: 09.35 – 15.05, every 30 minutes
Saturday: 09.35 – 16.05, every 30 minutes
6 January – 31 January
Departing from stop no. 1, St. Pauli Landungsbrücken
Sunday to Friday: 09.55 – 14.55, every 60 minutes
Saturday: 09.25 – 14.55, every 30 minutes
Departure from stop no. 6, Hauptbahnhof/Kirchenallee:
10.05 – Sunday to Friday: 15.05, every 60 minutes
Saturday: 09.35 – 15.05, every 30 minutes
Closing dates BLOCKED DAYS
The buses on route A run daily.
No city tours on route A in 2025 on the following days:
27 April (HAMBURG Marathon)
1 June (IRONMAN HAMBURG)
17 August (CYCLASSICS)
In rare cases, we may have to temporarily suspend all services in the event of very bad weather or unplanned city events. We will do our best to inform customers of any service changes or suspensions on this page. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.
One wheelchair per bus is possible. The entrance for passengers with wheelchairs and pushchairs is located at the rear bus door. Wheelchair users can board the bus via a mobile ramp.
There is space for one wheelchair or pushchair inside the bus. You are welcome to register with us by telephone and we will reserve a space for your wheelchair.
Please note that the upper deck can only be reached by stairs, but you can be assured that the city tour experience is also guaranteed on the lower deck.
Severely disabled passengers who are significantly limited in their ability to walk (disability code G), are helpless (disability code H), are deaf (disability code Gl) or are blind (disability code Bl) can, upon request, receive a supplement with a token from the pension office with their severely disabled person’s pass with an orange-coloured area printed on it. The supplement entitles you to free travel on local public transport throughout Germany, so you can travel for free on the red double-deckers on route A when you present your pass and the supplement with token. Severely disabled persons whose pass entitles them to take one companion (code B) can take one companion with them free of charge, even if they do not have a supplementary sheet with a valid token.
Interesting facts: harbour tour
Mit romantischen oder modernen Barkassen und eleganten Salonschiffen erleben Sie Speicherstadt-Flair und die Giganten der Meere. Wir bieten Ihnen ganzjährig Fleet-Fahrten zur historischen Speicherstadt und Hafenrundfahrten in die großen Containerhäfen. Unsere Schiffsführer unterhalten Sie mit viel Charakter live mit aktuellen Informationen und lustigen, sowie spannenden Geschichten über Hamburg und den Hafen. So können Sie voll und ganz Ihre Barkassenfahrt in Hamburg genießen und den Hamburger Hafen mit seinen vielen Facetten hautnah erleben.
Mit unser gesamten Flotte von urigen oder modernen Hafen-Rundfahrt-Barkassen sowie gemütlichen und geräumigen Salonschiffen bieten wir Ihnen täglich die große, einstündige Hafenrundfahrt Hamburg durch den Hafen an.
Ob mit der Barkasse durch die historische Speicherstadt, das unangefochtene Herzstück unseres Welthafens sowie zu den großen Containerterminals oder mit dem gemütlichen Salonschiff zunächst elbabwärts und durch die verschiedenen Hafenbecken mit den riesigen Containerterminals – der Hamburger Hafen mit seinen vielen Gesichtern ist immer wieder ein großartiges Erlebnis.
St. Pauli Piers, Bridge 1
Standard translation tools? You won’t need them any more! Instead, you will find 10 languages in our new Rainer Abicht app. Our app also offers you comprehensive information about our harbour tours, your favourite ship and current events.
OUR DEPARTURES FROM 01/03 – 31/10
Monday to Thursday: between approx. 10:00 and 18:00, approx. every 20 minutes
Friday to Sunday: between approx. 10:00 and 19:00, approx. every 15-20 minutes
OUR DEPARTURES FROM 01.11. – end of February
Monday to Sunday: between approx. 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., approx. every 30 minutes
The tickets for the Hamburg harbour tour are so-called OPEN TICKETS, which are not fixed for a specific date but are valid for all one-hour harbour tours on our maritime launches and large passenger ships (see above for departure times).
On 24 December (Christmas Eve), the last tour takes place at 3:00 pm.
The times given are for guidance only and are intended for your orientation. Since we organise our departures individually, we are also happy to run more frequent services and have later departure times if required. Just give us a call if you need to. There is always a ship ready for you to board at the pier.
Our passenger ships RIVER STAR and HAMBURG and our paddle steamer LOUISIANA STAR are all barrier-free and can be accessed via a gangway. They also have appropriate sanitary facilities. Due to local conditions, we are unable to provide you with exact information in advance regarding the times at which the above-mentioned ships will be used for the harbour tour (no fixed departure times). Our luxury launches and our traditional launches are not barrier-free.
Worth knowing: Lights tour
The facades of the historic Speicherstadt, illuminated by the artist Michael Batz in 2001, and one of the largest ports in the world, a sea of lights at night, form the constantly changing backdrop of our unique illuminated boat tour, which is sure to inspire you.
The Port of Hamburg is an open seaport and therefore dependent on the tides. For this reason, it is not possible to navigate the canals and channels of the historic Speicherstadt at every date and time.
The evening harbour tour through the Port of Hamburg with Elbreederei Abicht promises an unforgettable experience along the picturesque banks of the Elbe in Hamburg. When the sun slowly sets and the lights of the city of Hamburg begin to sparkle, the historic buildings, the modern HafenCity with the Elbphilharmonie and the imposing harbour cranes are bathed in an enchanting sea of lights. The Elbe shipping company Abicht invites passengers to take a romantic evening cruise that shows the city from a unique perspective.
As the ships glide gently along the Elbe, passengers can admire the illuminated landmarks of the city. Each attraction shines in its nocturnal splendour, giving the cruise a very special atmosphere. Our experienced captains on board provide interesting information about the sights and the history of the city, so that passengers can appreciate not only the beauty but also the significance of the illuminated places along the route.
As the city lights drift by and the evening draws to a close, the evening lights cruise with Elbreederei Abicht is an unforgettable experience that guests will remember for a long time to come. It is an opportunity to discover a new side to Hamburg and to admire the city in its nocturnal splendour. Experience our evening harbour cruise and add a highlight to the end of your day.
A wonderful evening trip to the historic and illuminated Speicherstadt and through the sea of lights of the Port of Hamburg. The route depends on the tides (low and high tides in the Port of Hamburg), so our experienced skippers decide before or during the trip whether it is possible to pass through the canals and canals of the historic Speicherstadt.
Enjoy our Hamburg harbour tour in the evening and discover the Port of Hamburg from a completely new perspective.
Please register at our harbour cruise pavilion (kiosk) at the St. Pauli Landungsbrücken, bridge 1 at the top of the promenade before each departure. Our staff will be happy to provide you with information about which ship in our fleet we will use for the evening light cruise and where the ship will depart from.
We offer interesting evening trips during major maritime events in Hamburg, such as the Hamburg Harbour Birthday or the Hamburg Cruise Days and New Year’s Eve.
St. Pauli Piers, Bridge 4
We recommend that you arrive at the meeting point at least 30–45 minutes before departure to ensure that you get a good spot.
Boarding for the Christmas lights cruise begins one hour before departure.
Our passenger ships RIVER STAR and HAMBURG and our paddle steamer LOUISIANA STAR are all barrier-free and can be accessed via a gangway. They also have appropriate sanitary facilities. Due to local conditions, we are unable to provide you with exact information in advance regarding the times at which the above-mentioned ships will be used for the harbour tour (no fixed departure times). Our luxury launches and our traditional launches are not barrier-free.