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Speicherstadt
The world's largest warehouse district built on timber-pile foundations, a UNESCO site of red-brick Neo-Gothic buildings laced with canals.
1 km · about 5 min drive
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Hamburg
Hamburg, Germany · Europe
About Hamburg
Hamburg works well as a base: 43km from Lüneburg Heath.
Hamburg is in Germany, with about 2 million people. You drive on the right here.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Hamburg?
Within an hour or so of Hamburg: Speicherstadt (1 km), Elbphilharmonie (1 km), Miniatur Wunderland (1 km), Landungsbrücken (2 km).
How long does it take to drive to Hamburg?
Berlin to Hamburg is about 2 hr 58 min (289 km). Hamburg to Copenhagen is about 5 hr 4 min (469 km).
Where is Hamburg?
Hamburg is in Hamburg, Germany.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 1,973,896
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- Hamburg
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 53.5507, 9.9930
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Germany
ADAC roadside assistance: +49 89 22 22 22. No general speed limit on some autobahn sections but advisory 130 km/h.
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Worth the detour from Hamburg
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Elbphilharmonie
Hamburg's stunning concert hall rising like a glass wave atop a former cocoa warehouse on the Elbe, with a free public plaza offering harbour views.
1 km · about 5 min drive
museum
Miniatur Wunderland
The world's largest model railway exhibition in Hamburg's Speicherstadt, with over 16,000 metres of track spanning miniature continents.
1 km · about 5 min drive
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Landungsbrücken
Hamburg's bustling floating landing piers on the Elbe, the gateway to harbour cruises and the historic St. Pauli waterfront.
2 km · about 5 min drive
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Tierpark Hagenbeck
Hamburg's famous zoo pioneering open-air enclosures without bars since 1907, with a tropical aquarium.
6 km · about 10 min drive
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Lüneburg Old Town
A charming Hanseatic salt town with crooked gabled houses and a tilting brick skyline, gateway to the heath.
43 km · about 50 min drive
national park
Lüneburg Heath
A vast purple-blossoming heathland nature reserve, magical when the heather blooms in late summer and crossed by car-free trails.
43 km · about 50 min drive
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Lübeck Old Town
The UNESCO-listed 'Queen of the Hanseatic League,' known for its brick Gothic architecture, Holstentor gate, and world-famous marzipan.
58 km · about 65 min drive
Driving in Germany
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.78/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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