Car hire in Hamburg

Hamburg lives facing the water: the port sets the city's rhythm, from the red-brick warehouses of the Speicherstadt to the Elbphilharmonie. It's a sprawling city, laced with canals and made up of strikingly different neighbourhoods, from the elegant Alster to the lively Sternschanze.

Northern Germany is car country: the Baltic beaches, the Lüneburg Heath and the Hanseatic towns are scattered and poorly linked by public transport. Car hire in Hamburg, with pick-up at Fuhlsbüttel airport, opens up two seas and half a dozen day trips within under an hour's drive.

Why hire a car in Hamburg

• Hamburg airport is only around 20 min from the centre, letting you head straight out on the road as soon as you land.
• The Baltic and North Sea coasts lie on either side of the city: only a car lets you combine the two.
• The rural surroundings, such as the Altes Land and its apple orchards along the Elbe, have barely any rail coverage.

Day trips near Hamburg

• Lübeck — A UNESCO World Heritage hanseatic city, with the Holstentor gate and Germany's most famous marzipan; around 50 min away.
• Lüneburg — A former salt-trading town with Gothic brick facades and streets tilted by centuries of mining subsidence; around 45 min to the south.
• Altes Land — Northern Europe's largest fruit-growing region, with half-timbered houses along the Elbe; stunning in blossom season, around 45 min away.
• Timmendorfer Strand — A classic Baltic beach with a promenade and wicker beach chairs; the nearest spot for a swim, around 1 h by road.

Where to pick up your car

• Aeropuerto de Hamburgo

Final prices in euros · book without paying · free cancellation up to 72 h before.

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