Fun day trips around Hamburg

Around Hamburg Day Trips

Feeling adventurous? Discover the best day trips around Hamburg: from beaches and wildlife parks to castles and medieval villages.

Islands and Beaches

Explore the rough beauty of the German Baltic Sea
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Day Trips The Baltic Sea

Live like a viking, surf like a pro, dig in the sand and dine on a pier. The Baltic Sea bays from Flensburg to Ruegen have it all!

The island's coastline is about 78 kilometres long
www.mediaserver.hamburg.de / Ostsee-Holstein-Tourismus e.V.

Day Trips Fehmarn Island

Visit Germany's third largest island, a windsurfing hot spot and gateway to Denmark. Discover food, history and landscapes unique to Fehmarn.

It takes less than 4 hours by catamaran to get to the island from Landungsbruecken
www.mediaserver.hamburg.de / Kurverwaltung Helgoland

Day Trips Heligoland

Take a ferry to Helgoland. 70 km offshore, the island is famous for its Lange Anna spire, cliffs of red rock, sandy beaches and wildlife.​​​​​​​

Relax at one of the sandy calm bays
www.mediaserver.hamburg.de / KV Ostseebad Boltenhagen

Day Trips Mecklenburg Resorts

Travel along the eastern coastline and discover calm, sandy bays and historical spa architecture at famous seaside resorts.​​​​​​​

Sunbathing, biking or walking - relax at the shore
www.mediaserver.hamburg.de / Bernd Schlüsselburg

Day Trips The North Sea

Splash in the Wadden Sea mud, relax in luxury resorts or countryside hamlets, discover amber, isles & beaches along the coast.

A person standing in the tidal flat, a house on stilts in background
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Day Trips St. Peter-Ording

A haven for city dwellers and beach goers, St. Peter-Ording is also a popular resort with families. Fancy a horseback ride or sand yachting?​​​​​​​

Champagne On The Beach: Sylt
Hoch Zwei / Jürgen Tap

Day Trips Sylt

Take a train to Germany's most popular island! A causeway connects Sylt to the mainland. See cliffs, dunes and endless beaches!​​​​​​

The Wadden Sea located in the North Sea is the world's largest
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Day Trips Wattenmeer UNESCO Site

Explore the natural wonders of the endless Wadden Sea, protected UNESCO World Heritage since 2009.