Hamburg eSIM
In Hamburg you connect to Telekom or Vodafone, whichever is performing better where you are standing. The typical speed across the country is 63 Mbps. Your data starts working the moment you land, before you reach the immigration hall.
- Networks
- Telekom and Vodafone
- Typical speed in Germany
- 63 Mbps typical, 15 Mbps at busy times
- 5G
- yes, non standalone
- Throttle
- None on metered plans
- Tethering
- Allowed on every plan
Plans that cover Hamburg
| Data | Validity | Price per GB | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | Never expires | $5.89 | $5.89 | |
| 3 GB | Never expires | $2.63 | $7.89 | |
| 5 GBMost travellers | Never expires | $1.98 | $9.89 | |
| 10 GB | Never expires | $1.49 | $14.89 | |
| 20 GB | Never expires | $1.19 | $23.89 | |
| 50 GB | Never expires | $0.94 | $46.89 |
How Germany compares across Europe
- Regional typical speed
- 71 Mbps
- Upstream networks
- 2, Telekom, Vodafone
- 5G
- Yes, non standalone
- Next fastest nearby
- Czechia, 64 Mbps
- Next slowest nearby
- Andorra, 61 Mbps
- Cities with their own page
- 4: Berlin, Munich, Hamburg, Cologne
Landing at Hamburg Airport Helmut Schmidt (HAM)
- Airport
- HAM / EDDH
- Distance
- 8.5 km from the centre of Hamburg
- Wifi on arrival
- Free wifi in the terminalThe airport's own service page says to select 'HAM AIRPORT FREE WIFI' and then enter your email address, your name and your reason for visiting, and accept the terms. It lists no SMS step.
Getting into Hamburg
- S-Bahn S1 from the underground station beneath Airport Plaza to Hamburg Hauptbahnhof (HAM), about 25 minutes. Runs through tunnels, where a signal drops
- Night bus 606 from Hamburg Airport to Hauptbahnhof/ZOB and Rathausmarkt (HAM)
Underground and on the metro
Hamburg U-Bahn runs 4 lines. It opened in 1912. The operator states mobile coverage in parts of the network only.
Worth knowing about Hamburg
- Hochbahn says there is still no adequate LTE network in its U-Bahn tunnels, which is why its trains carry no onboard wifi even though stations are connected by fibre.
- The S1 divides at Ohlsdorf. Only the front three carriages continue to the airport, the rear section goes to Poppenbuttel instead.
- The airport S-Bahn station is underground, reached directly from Terminals 1 and 2 by lift or escalator, and only opened on 11 December 2008.
- Hamburg Airport opened in January 1911 and is the oldest international airport in the world still in operation. It was renamed after Helmut Schmidt in November 2016.
- The S1 runs every 10 minutes between about 6am and 11pm and takes 25 minutes each way to the Hauptbahnhof.
- MobyKlick, the free Wi-Fi network run by willy.tel and wilhelm.tel with the city's support, covers much of the city centre, the Speicherstadt, Hochbahn U-Bahn stations and buses, and the public libraries. One click unlocks four hours of access.
- With over 1,000 public MobyKlick access points on street lamps and parking signs, you can stay online walking from the Jungfernstieg across the Rathausmarkt into the Speicherstadt and the Kontorhaus district. Every access point is fed by fibre.
- Beyond the centre MobyKlick reaches more than 2,500 locations across Hamburg, Schleswig-Holstein and Lower Saxony and 1,000 Hochbahn buses, and the Haspa savings bank is fitting access points inside and outside all of its branches.
- Since 17 December 2004 Hochbahn's U-Bahn has run around the clock at weekends and on public holidays. On other nights night buses cover the hours when the trains stop.
- HADAG ferry line 62 belongs to the hvv network and leaves Landungsbruecken pier 3 for Finkenwerder about every 15 minutes between 06:45 and 22:15 on weekdays, calling at the Fischmarkt, Dockland and Neumuehlen/Oevelgoenne on the way.
- Buying single and day tickets in the hvv switch app earns a 7 percent discount, which also applies to upgrades. Season tickets and tourist offers get no online discount.
- Airport buses stop in front of Terminal 1 on the arrivals level. Night bus 606 links the airport with the Hauptbahnhof and the Rathausmarkt, and taxis wait outside both terminals, taking cash or cards.
- Hamburg's culture and tourism tax is a fixed amount per guest and night, set by the net room price. For bookings from 2025 it is 1.20 euros up to 50 euros, 2.40 euros up to 100 and 4.80 euros up to 200.
- The tax falls on the hotel, which may pass it on to the guest but does not have to. It covers stays shorter than two months, and business trips have been taxed since 1 January 2023.