Hamburg Hop-on-Hop-off Tour, Harbor and Lake Alster Cruise

Overview

Available languages

Arabic

German

Russian

Portuguese

Chinese

Japanese

English

Italian

French

Danish

Spanish

4 hours

Paper ticket

The Discovery Tour is the ultimate way to experience Hamburg. This program combines 3 must-do tours while visiting Hamburg: LINE A city tour day pass with a red double-decker bus, 1-hour Harbour Boat Tour or Evening Light Cruise by the Abicht shipping company, 1-hour Alster Round Trip by the ATG Alster-Touristik shipping company. Getting around all over the city! These three tours will take you to the city’s most renowned tourist attractions so you can get off the bus wherever you want to explore the city in depth. Whether you have little or a lot of time in Hamburg – the discovery ticket gives you the option of planning the programs freely - either all on one day or spread over up to 4 days. Validity: Each tour can be taken once. Prior to taking the harbour boat tour and the Alster Round Trip, you must redeem your voucher or ticket at one of the LINE A buses. The tickets are open tickets. You can take them on any day or time you want.

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Service animals allowed

Public transportation options are available nearby

Transportation options are wheelchair accessible

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Pro Bus ein Rollstuhl oder Kinderwagen möglich

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

Sightseeing Tour Hop on Hop off - Dayticket

1-hour Lake Alster cruise with German live commentary (English via Audio Guide)

1-hour harbor cruise with German live commentary (English via Audio Guide App)

Day Ticket for Hop on Hop Bus

Gratuities

What To Expect

Discovery Ticket: Hop-on-Hop-off Tour, Harbor Cruise and Lake Alster Cruise

Duration:4 hours

Operating Schedule:Hop-on-Hop-off Sightseeing Tour Linie A Departures Monday to Thursday St. Pauli Landungsbrücken 1-2, stop no. 1: 9:55 a.m., 10:55 a.m., 11:55 a.m., 12:55 p.m., 13:55 p.m., 14:55 p.m. Hauptbahnhof/Kirchenallee, stop no. 7: 10:05 a.m., 11:05 a.m., 12:05 p.m., 13:05 p.m., 14:05 p.m. Departures Friday, Saturday & Sunday St. Pauli Landungsbrücken 1-2, stop no. 1: 9:25 a.m. to 14:55 p.m., every 30 minutes Hauptbahnhof/Kirchenallee, stop no. 7: 09:35 a.m. to 14:05 p.m., every 30 minutes The harbour cruise take place every day at regular intervals throughout the year. More information directly on the website of the Elbreederei Abicht! The Alster Round Trip take place every day at regular intervals throughout the year. More information directly on the website of the ATG Alster Touristik!

Options

Discovery Tour

Reviews

3.40

95 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

Lake Alster and Hamburg City tour
Patricia w,
May 17, 2025
- Viator
3.00
English option advertised, hard to find. Many of the outlets on the bus did not work. We had to disembark and wait for another to find working audio outlets. Those who understood German had it easy, others not so much. The driver would add I do only in German so we don’t know what we missed. The boat trip was only offered in German. We were supposed to download an English audio guide and bring headphones but the pre-tour information was missing. If it weren’t for Marcel at the dock who allowed us to use his hotspot, we would not have had ANY idea what we were seeing
Hamburg in a day
ChristopherP W,
Mar 3, 2025
- Viator
4.00
This tour does not have much flexibilty if you miss one of the two cruises. We were lucky to get on the Alster cruise as it was booked out by a visiting cruise ship - there was only room for the two of us. There was no time to hop off the bus and catch a later bus. The two cruises were enjoyable and informative,
A good way to see the...
Rick M,
Jul 28, 2023
- Viator
5.00
A good way to see the most of the city in a limited time. We were on a cruise and had only part of a day to spend.
No very happy, this is...
Adriana M,
Aug 8, 2022
- Viator
1.00
No very happy, this is the first time in all the tours that I had done that there are not in English speaking :( main tour guide
Hamburg is a pretty boring place...
Lei W,
Aug 14, 2018
- Viator
2.00
Hamburg is a pretty boring place. We took the Harbour cruise which was only available in German. The Lake Alster cruise was also in German. We sat there feeling so bored. The hop on hop off tour did have other language available, but probably only 30 of what they talked in local language, while half of the time music only. I guess this what they can do best in Hamburg, not much alternatives. Don't think I will ever return to Hamburg.