Arriving in Hamburg on the Elbe

Experience the Elbe from its mouth to the port of Hamburg!

When a ship turns from the North Sea into the 18 kilometer wide Elbe estuary, there are about 107 kilometers of great river travel in front of the bow until you moor in the port of Hamburg. In total, you will experience the trip in six sections. The first contact with Hamburg is 15 kilometers northwest of Cuxhaven with the island of Neuwerk, which belongs to Hamburg. At the second point you meet mainland for the first time in Cuxhaven. At the northernmost tip of Lower Saxony, you can see the "Alte Liebe" (a pier with a viewing platform) as well as the "Kugelbake" - the former sea mark is now Cuxhaven's landmark and part of the city's coat of arms. Continuing on, a unique stretch of land now stretches out: the Alte Land. It is the largest closed fruit-growing area in Europe and attracts many visitors every year with its charming villages with old thatched and elaborately restored half-timbered houses. When you now hear the ship's national anthem, you have reached the fourth point of your Elbe cruise. For the past 60 years, almost every ship is greeted with its national anthem at Willkomm-Höft via loudspeaker as it passes the Schulau Ferry Building, and is bidden farewell again, while the national flag is hoisted. Now the noble section of Hamburg begins. The proud white villas of the suburbs Blankenese, Nienstedten and Othmarschen stand out clearly against the otherwise lush green slopes. At Blankenese, the port of Hamburg shoots up between the Landungsbrücken and Speicherstadt. The last point of your journey. Enjoy the Hamburg harbor panorama with Landungsbrücken, Speicherstadt, Michel, the museum ships RICKMER RICKMERS and CAP SAN DIEGO, Elbphilharmonie and container terminals.

ANeuwerk Island

About 100 kilometres west of Hamburg lies the almost three square kilometre small, inhabited island of Neuwerk in front of the mouth of the Elbe in the Wadden Sea part of the North Sea. Politically, the island belongs to the Hamburg district of Neuwerk.

Neuwerk Island

Address

27499 Hamburg

Insel Neuwerk

27499 Hamburg

You can see the "Kugelbake" at the northern peak of Lower Saxony next to "Alten Liebe" (a pier with viewing platform) – the former navigational mark is the symbol of Cuxhaven today and part of the city's coat of arms.

Cuxhaven

Address

27474 Cuxhaven

Cuxhaven

27474 Cuxhaven

Nordic fruit orchards, pink fields of blossoms and a fresh Elbe breeze – the Alte Land is one of the prettiest day trip destinations far away from the massiveness of the Hamburg metropolitan area.

Altes Land bei Hamburg

Address

Osterjork 10
21635 Jork

Altes Land bei Hamburg

Osterjork 10
21635 Jork

World-famous ship welcoming point. Every day from sunrise to sunset (8.00am to 8.00pm in the summer) all ships of at least 500 GRT arriving in and leaving the port are greeted.

Willkomm-Höft

Address

Elbstraße
22880 Wedel

Willkomm-Höft

Elbstraße
22880 Wedel

The Blankenese Treppenviertel offers its residents a delightful view of the Elbe and of the passing ships.

Treppenviertel Blankenese

Address

22587 Blankenese

Blankenese

22587 Blankenese

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About 8,000 ships from all over the world call at Europe's second largest port. From Hamburgs cruise ship terminal to the historic Speicherstadt and the jetties to the modern container port - it smells like freedom and distant countries here.

Port of Hamburg

Address

20457 Hamburg

Hamburger Hafen

20457 Hamburg

Arriving in Hamburg on the Elbe

Experience the Elbe from its mouth to the port of Hamburg!

ANeuwerk Island

Neuwerk Island

Address

Insel Neuwerk

BCuxhaven

Cuxhaven

Address

Cuxhaven

CAltes Land bei Hamburg

Altes Land bei Hamburg

Address

Altes Land bei Hamburg

DWillkomm-Höft

Willkomm-Höft

Address

Willkomm-Höft

ETreppenviertel Blankenese

Treppenviertel Blankenese

Address

Blankenese

FPort of Hamburg

Port of Hamburg

Address

Hamburger Hafen

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