See the best of Hamburg while you’re in port on an easy and convenient hop-on hop-off sightseeing tour including a harbor cruise! The perfect do-it-yourself combination shore excursion in Hamburg, the hop-on hop-off tour allows you to see Hamburg’s top attractions at your own pace aboard a comfortable double-decker bus, while the one-hour Elbe River cruise provides great views from the water. See all the major attractions, including St Michael Church, the newly built Hamburg Harbor City and the infamous Reeperbahn red-light district!

Highlights

  • Hamburg hop-on hop-off tour and harbor cruise shore excursion
  • The most convenient and comprehensive way to see the city while you’re in port!
  • Hop on and off the open-top, double-decker bus as many times as you like
  • 1-hour harbor sightseeing cruise included
  • See top Hamburg attractions including Reeperbahn, Harbor City and St Michael church
  • Buses depart every 30 minutes from 9:30am to 5pm

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Set your own itinerary and explore Hamburg at your own pace when you’re in port on this convenient shore excursion. The hop-on hop-off bus tour allows you to simply hop off at the stop you want and return to any stop to continue your tour! Board one of the red double-decker buses at the St Pauli port landing piers, and begin your sightseeing adventure, hopping off at Town Hall Square, the main train station or at any other stop on the route. Your ticket is valid for the whole day.

Then, get another perspective of Hamburg on your included one-hour harbor sightseeing cruise with English commentary. The boat leaves daily at 12pm from the landing piers of the Hamburg port. Cruise along Hamburg's impressive container ship terminals and the picturesque warehouse district in the heart of town to Hamburg's Harbour City, one of Europe's biggest urban development projects with the new concert hall, Elbphilharmonie, built on the roof of a storehouse. Sit back and relax while you enjoy these architectural highlights of Hamburg.

See the Itinerary section below for a list of hop-on hop-off tour stops.

This excursion is located within a 10-minute walk to the St Pauli cruise port, so you determine the time you return to your ship in Hamburg. Please allow yourself ample time to enjoy the excursion and ensure your timely return to the port. This excursion is not covered by our worry-free policy.

Worry-free Shore Excursion:
This excursion is located within a 20-minute walk to the cruise port, so you determine the time you return to your ship in Hamburg. Please allow yourself ample time to enjoy the excursion and ensure your timely return to the port. This excursion is not covered by our worry-free policy

Schedule Details

Hamburg Shore Excursion: Hamburg Hop-On Hop-Off Tour with Harbor Cruise

Hamburg Shore Excursion: Hop-on Hop-off Tour with Hamburg Harbor Cruise

Departs:

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Departure Point: Tour departs from the port, bus stop 1-2 port landing piers.

Harbor cruise leaves daily at 12pm from the port, landing piers 1-2, 4.

Ticket is valid for one calendar day.

Departure Time:

Hamburg Hop-on Hop-off Tour:
April - October:
9:30am to 5pm, every 30 minutes
November - March:
10am to 4pm, every hour (weekdays)
9:30am to 4pm, every 30 minutes (weekends)

Harbor Cruise: 12pm

Duration:

Flexible

Return details:

You may disembark at any of the available stops

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Additional Information

Inclusions:
    • 1-day hop-on hop-off tour ticket
    • Live commentary on board (English, German)
    • 1-hour harbor cruise with English commentary
Exclusions:
  • Gratuities (optional)
  • Port pickup and drop-off
  • Entrance fees
  • This excursion is not covered by our worry-free policy
Additional Info:

  • Confirmation for this tour will be received at time of booking

Itinerary: ROUTE 2: Hop-On Hop-Off Tour Stops -  Departure Port Landing Piers
  • Port landing piers 1-2 (departure harbor cruise)
  • Am Sandtorkai
  • Bei St Annen
  • Main train station - Glockengieberwall
  • Holzdamm - Hotel Atlantik
  • Fonteney - Hotel Intercontinental
  • Haltestelle Hotel Vorbach
  • Moorweidenstrabe - Hotel Elysee
  • Marseiller Strabe - Hotel SAS Plaza
  • Sievekingsplatz
  • Neue ABC-Strasse - Hotel Mariott
  • Dammtorstrabe - Hotel Oper
  • Esplanade - Hotel Baseler Hof
  • Neuer Jungfernstieg - Hotel Four Seasons
  • Town hall square
  • Rodingsmarkt - Hotel Steigenberger
  • Seewartenstrabe - Hotel Hafen Hamburg
  • Reeperbahn: Konigstrasse
  • St. Pauli Fish market
  • Port landing piers 1-2 (departure harbor cruise)
ROUTE 1: Hop-On Hop-Off Tour Stops -  Departure Main Train Station
  • Main train station - Kirchenallee
  • Mönckebergstrabe
  • Art Galleries
  • Inner Alster lake - Jungfernstieg
  • Town hall square
  • Bank quarter
  • Neustadt - Media quarter
  • St. Michaelis church
  • Reeperbahn
  • Konigstrasse
  • Town hall Altona
  • Old Elbtunnel
  • Port landing piers 1-2 (departure harbor cruise)
  • City of warehouses - Spice museum
  • City of warehouses - Customs museum
  • Main train station

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