Originally Posted by
tom tulpe
Just like London tube or paris Metro/RER then - if you have to get on a packed train every morning/evening peak to get to work or to return home, it's a complete pain in the lower back. If you're a tourist from Denver, Co., never mind from Windytown, Wy., and hit the town after a leisurly breakfast at about 9:30 am, you'll be in awe. Mainly about the fact that there is integrated public transport in the first place.
The most fun part about "integrated public transport" in Hamburg IMHO is that it includes ferries and you can use them on your normal HVV public transport ticket.
One simple and short option is to walk through the old Elbe tunnel (from St. Pauli Landungsbruecken) and then take the ferry back (or vice versa). That route was part of my commute to a shipyard a few decades ago. Definitely a lot more fun as a tourist after 9:30 in summer than at 5:30 AM in winter as a commuter.