HAM to Hamburg Hauptbahnhof (Central Station)

Hamburg's main train station in the city center, connecting to all major attractions and transit lines.

Hamburg Hauptbahnhof is Germany's most-used railway station, handling over 550,000 passengers daily in its grand steel-and-glass train shed built in 1906. It connects to ICE high-speed services to Berlin (1h 45min), Munich (5h 30min), Frankfurt (3h 30min), and Cologne (4h), plus regional trains across northern Germany and direct services to Copenhagen and Amsterdam.

The station sits at the eastern edge of Hamburg's city center, steps from the Mönckebergstraße shopping street, the baroque St. Michael's Church (Michel), the Kunsthalle art museum, and the Binnenalster lake. The Alster lakes—Binnenalster and Außenalster—define Hamburg's elegant cityscape, surrounded by grand hotels and waterfront promenades.

Hamburg is Germany's second-largest city and Europe's second-biggest port. The city's maritime heritage infuses everything from the Elbphilharmonie concert hall to the traditional fish market to the rough charm of the Reeperbahn entertainment district.