INFORMATION 01.01.2021 Publi c transport in and around Hamburg ALL ABOUT THE HVV Welcome on board Contents The Hamburg Public Transport Association (Hamburger Verkehrsver- Our products 4 bund/HVV) provides attractive and modern local transport services at reasonable prices. It was the first of its kind in the world when it was Single and day tickets 10 founded in 1965 and has been getting people where they want to go in and around Hamburg ever since. Hamburg CARD 12 The HVV area extends over about 8,600 square kilometres in the Ham- Season tickets 13 burg metropolitan region and covers Hamburg itself as well as the • 24/7 | Off-Peak | Senior citizens 63+ 14 administrative districts of Pinneberg, Segeberg, Stormarn, Lauenburg, • Apprentices and students 16 Lüneburg, Harburg and Stade. Hamburg AB comprises the city of • School children 17 Hamburg and a number of surrounding towns and country districts. Buying your ticket In the districts of Cuxhaven, Heidekreis, Lüchow-Dannenberg, Roten- • Cashless payment 18 burg (Wümme) and Uelzen, HVV tickets are accepted in regional • HVV service centres 19 trains RB/RE and on some buses. In fare rings G and H, the HVV fare system only applies for season tickets. Services • Timetable information | Dial-a-ride taxi 20 • Travel information | P+R 21 • Bike on board | Lost and found 22 Kreis Segeberg Safety first 24 Cuxhaven Hemmoor Kreis Kreis RE 5 No barriers to travel 26 Pinneberg Stor- Kreis Hechthausen marn Herzogtum Landkreis HAMBURG Lauenburg Overviews Bremervörde Stade • Metro buses 8 RB 33 Hesedorf Heinschenwalde • Rapid transit/regional rail 27 Sellstedt Landkreis Landkreis • Fare zone plan 28 Lauenbrück Harburg Lüneburg Winter- RB 32 Scheeßel RE 4/RB 41 moor RE 3 Bienen- Schneverdingen büttel Dannenberg Bad Bevensen Ost 38 Sottrum RE 4/RB 41 RB Rotenburg (Wümme) RB 37 Munster (Örtze) Uelzen RB 37 Visselhövede Soltau (Han) RE 20 Wieren RB 47 2.7 million people use the HVV network on an average working RE 20 RE 2/RE 3 day (figures from 2019), and they all benefit from the Schnega ad vantages a strong transport association can offer them. HVV-Tarif nur für Zeitkarten Suderburg RB 47 HVV season tickets only The connections are perfectly organised, with the network Bad Bodenteich covering 25 affiliated transport companies. 780 rapid transit and regional rail lines, bus and ferry services make sure that you get wherever you want to go. 2 3 OUR PRODUCTS A double-track approach Travel in style You can reach your destination in comfort by rail, road and river About 740 bus lines run in addition to the rapid transit and transport. You save time and money, not to mention avoiding the regional trains. hassle of driving. You are sure to find 1 of over 10,000 bus stops, rapid transit or railway stations somewhere near you. Metro buses (MetroBusse) | Lines 1– 29 Keeping time run a service every few min- We get you where you want to go. Underground and rapid transit utes connecting you to the services as well as most Metro buses run at 5 to 10 minute intervals rapid transit and regional rail in Hamburg AB on weekdays up to about 11 pm. services in Hamburg AB. You can find an overview of the Underground and rapid transit trains keep running in Hamburg Metro bus lines on pp. 8/9. and Norderstedt every 20 minutes through the night from Fri day to Saturday and Satur day to Sunday and before a public holiday. Sprinter buses (SchnellBusse) | Lines 31, 34, 37 are fast, direct services for an extra upgrade fare which get you from the outskirts of the city into the centre in comfort without Our core competence the need to change buses. The rapid transit and regional rail services provide a network of fast, Xpress buses (XpressBusse) | Lines X3 – X86 direct connections spanning the provide a direct link with limited intermediate stops to major HVV area whatever traffic condi- interchange points and important destinations, so you get where tions are like on the roads. you want to go faster - at no extra charge. City and regional lines (Stadt- und RegionalBusse) get you to the rapid transit and regional rail stations and connect outlying villages and metropolitan districts. U1 • U2 • U3 • U4 Night buses (NachtBusse) | Lines 600 – 688 S1 • S11 • S2 • S21 • S3 • S31 run Sunday night until Thursday night in most parts of Hamburg A1 • A2 • A3 and some adjoining districts. At the weekends, they supplement the all-night regular services. RB 31 • 32 • 33 • 37 • 38 • 41 • 47 • 61 • 71 • 81 • 82 RE 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 20 • 70 • 80 • 83 Watertight RB (RegionalBahn) | Trains stop at all stations on the line in question. Ferries (Fähren) | Lines 61 – 75 | 5160 | 5170 Enjoy a trip with 1 of our 8 ferry services RE (RegionalExpress) | Fast connections – trains only stop in the Port of Hamburg. Your HVV ticket is at most-used stations. valid here, too. You can also use the ferries between Amt Neuhaus (administrative You can find an overview of the rapid transit and rail service district of Lüneburg) and the west bank network on p. 27. of the Elbe. 4 5 OUR PRODUCTS Evening and night services “Off we go” is not only the motto during the day in Hamburg, Just stop and get off there is loads going on in the evenings and at night, too – and In order to get home safely in the eve- we will take you there so that you can be part of the action. nings, we can offer you a special service. Take the bus or train to the cinema or theatre, the disco or your From 7 pm on many buses outside the favourite club – and we will get you back home again. Hamburg city centre you can just ask the driver to stop where it is convenient for Let us take you where the bright lights are you and get off. This service is available Our buses, rapid transit and regional trains keep going well all day on Sundays and public holidays. into the night for you in Hamburg AB. Underground and rapid transit services and most Metro buses run every 5 or 10 min- Getting off “between stops” means that utes up to about 11 pm on weekdays. All services continue until you get home sooner and have a more approximately half past midnight. comfortable journey in the evenings – and it’s safe as houses! In the nights from Friday to Saturday and Saturday to Sunday and before a public holiday, underground and rapid transit What you should do services in Hamburg and Norderstedt keep running every Please remember that the bus driver has to observe normal traffic 20 minutes through the night. Not only that, there is a net- rules. That means that for your own safety you are not allowed work of special bus services. So go out and have a night on to get off at a red light or in a no stopping area. the town – we will make sure you get home safe and sound. • Tell the bus driver where you want to get off in plenty of time. Night buses It will then be his decision whether the traffic allows him to run Sunday night until Thursday night after the rapid transit stop at the place you want. system closes down (around half past midnight) in most parts of Ham burg and some adjoining districts every half hour or • Please only use the front doors when leaving the bus. full hour. They supplement the all-night regular services at the weekends and take passengers out to Hamburg’s surrounding • Since it is only possible to ensure safe and uncomplicated region. They all meet up at the central junction at Rathaus- unloading of wheelchairs, walkers or prams at regular bus markt in front of Hamburg’s Town Hall. stops, this service is not available for these passengers. Put 2 + 2 together The HVV has cooperation arrangements with many theatres and or gan isers of concerts and other events. The tickets for these double as a return ticket to get there and back and are valid in fare rings A – F. Please make sure to check that this information is printed on your theatre or entrance ticket. 6 7 METRO BUSES MetroBusse / Metro Buses hvv.de Information • Fahrpläne | Timetables • Service 040/19 449 Ulzburg Süd Bad Oldesloe Ohlstedt Quickborn Poppenbüttel 8 Norderstedt Mitte Ahrensburg Rolfinckstraße 24 24 27 Niendorf 21 Wellingsbüttel Nord 24 RE8 / RE80 / RB81 Frohmestraße 27 Volksdorf Großhansdorf (Mitte) Langenhorn Markt 8 Karlshöhe Burgwedel 24 Borchertring Meiendorfer Weg 5 Elmshorn 24 5 Hamburg 7 17 Niendorf Markt Airport Berne (Flughafen) Berner Ch. 9 28 Hebebrand-straße 26 21 23 Ohlsdorf 26 9 Großlohe 24 Farmsen Bf. Rahlstedt 5 23 Lufthansa-Basis Einkaufszentrum Eidelstedt latz 20 Steilshooper Allee Wildacker Eidelstedter 28 Steilshoop 9 24 26 Zentrum P Hagenbecks 19 Rübenkamp 11 4 Tierpark Siemers- (City Nord) Wandsbek Gartenstadt 27 Alsterdorf 28 Sorenkoppel Pinneberg platz 26 Kapstadtring28 7 11 4 20 16 Rentenversicherung Nord RE6 / RE7 / RE70 / RB61 / RB71 Habicht- 29 Alte Wöhr straße 28 20 19 (Stadtpark) Friedrich-Ebert-Damm (West) Kielkoppelstraße 21 22 Hudtwalcker- 26 23 29 Volksparkstraße 4 Winterhuder 17 Schenefeld, Eppen- straße Marktplatz 29 Bf. Tonndorf dorfer Alter Straßburger Achterndiek Elbgaustraße Osterstraße 20 Teichweg 27 Markt- 26 16 Straße 9 Berliner Platz 2 22 platz Sierich- Borgweg 23 straße 17 29 Schenefeld, 3 5 22 26 11 Kuehnstraße 2 Schenefelder Platz 6 (Stadtpark) 4 Kellinghusenstraße 19 25 Saarlandstr. Barmbek 10 Rugenbarg 7 10 Glatzer Straße Schenefeld, 2 (Nord) 20 Gärtnerstraße Alster Jenfeld-Zentrum 2 Stellingen (Arenen) Friedrichsberg Wandsbek Markt Bf.