Informational Guide to Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM) - Non Official

Hamburg Airport (HAM)

Find the most important information about Hamburg Airport: Flights, Departures, Arrivals, Parking, Car Rentals, Hotels near the airport and other information about Hamburg Airport Helmut Schmidt (HAM). Plan your travel to HAM Airport with the information provided in this guide.


Hamburg Airport, in German Flughafen Hamburg (IATA: HAM, ICAO: EDDH), is an international airport located 8.5 kilometers (3.5 miles) north of Hamburg in Germany.


Hamburg Airport is named after Helmut Schmidt, former Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) during 1974-1982 period. Hamburg Airport is a hub for Eurowings, Condor, Ryanair and WizzAir.

Hamburg Airport Helmut Schmidt handled  1,308,773 passengers in 2019.

During 2020, Hamburg Airport handled 4,562,014 passengers. An important decrease due to coronavirus crisis. 

HAM Airport registered a total of 5.32 million passengers in 2021.

Terminals +info

Hamburg Airport has a couple of passenger terminals:

Terminal 1

Terminal 2

Facilities and Services +info

Hamburg Airport offers some of the following services to passengers:

- Free Wi-Fi
- ATMs
- Currency exchange
- Prayer room
- Duty free stores
- Children’s play area
- Shops and Restaurants
- Luggage storage

Transport +info

The following means of transport are available to get to the city center from Hamburg Airport:

Bus: By some public transport bus lines.

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Taxi: Get to Hamburg city centre within 20 minutes by taxi.

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Train: By S-Bahn S1 line.

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Transfers: If you want private transportation to and from Hamburg Airport, you can ask book a transfer. 

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Car rental:
Rent a car at Hamburg Airport or through our search engine.

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Contact

Address: Flughafenstrasse 1-3, Hamburg - North District, 22335, GERMANY

Phone:
+49 40 50 75 - 0

Email: welcome@ham.airport.de

About Hamburg

Hamburg is the second largest city in Germany located on Elbe river, serving as an industrial major port, giving global service, logistics and media. The city is also an important financial and political centre, having the second oldest bank in the world, Berenberg Bank, and hosting multiple international institutions such as the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea and UNESCO Institute of Lifelong Learning.

Regarding attractions, you shouldn’t miss Speicherstadt and Kontorhausviertel, both declared UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2015.