day trips ex-Hamburg?
Mar 31, 2012 | 7:25 pm
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day trips ex-Hamburg?
I friend of mine is visiting Hamburg for a few days in April and asked me for advice regarding day trips.
I´ve been to Hamburg a few times, but never really left the city, so any advice is appreciated!
He´ll probably rely on public transport, so if he can avoid hiring a car, that´s a plus.
Is the Airbus factory tour worthwhile?
Is Denmark doable as a day trip?
Thanks in advance!
I´ve been to Hamburg a few times, but never really left the city, so any advice is appreciated!
He´ll probably rely on public transport, so if he can avoid hiring a car, that´s a plus.
Is the Airbus factory tour worthwhile?
Is Denmark doable as a day trip?
Thanks in advance!
Apr 1, 2012 | 3:10 am
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I recall that the topic of day trips from Hamburg has come up here quite recently - probably buried in a thread about things to do IN Hamburg. I think that suggestions included Lübeck and Lüneburg - both very good suggestions, and both easy trips by public transport.
If you do a search you should hopefully find these recent threads!
As for Denmark... somewhere like Třnder (just north of the border) is probably just about do-able as day trip, but he'd be spending most of the day on the train (it's about three hours each way)
If you do a search you should hopefully find these recent threads!
As for Denmark... somewhere like Třnder (just north of the border) is probably just about do-able as day trip, but he'd be spending most of the day on the train (it's about three hours each way)
Apr 1, 2012 | 4:56 pm
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Apr 2, 2012 | 11:44 pm
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I recommend also to look into the related thread: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/germa...rg-anyone.html
Airbus factory tours can be booked on http://www.globe-tours.de/en/visit-a...r-hamburg.html
You can also easyly reach the city of Lübeck within less then an hour by train http://www.luebeck.de/languages/eng/...ait/index.html
Airbus factory tours can be booked on http://www.globe-tours.de/en/visit-a...r-hamburg.html
You can also easyly reach the city of Lübeck within less then an hour by train http://www.luebeck.de/languages/eng/...ait/index.html
Apr 8, 2012 | 12:00 pm
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Hi,
Airbus is definitly worth a visist, however additionally a tour at the new container terminal is definitly worth a visit.
http://www.jasper.de/sightseeing-touren/hafentour/
757DUD
Airbus is definitly worth a visist, however additionally a tour at the new container terminal is definitly worth a visit.
http://www.jasper.de/sightseeing-touren/hafentour/
757DUD
Apr 9, 2012 | 1:07 pm
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Within the city, I can strongly recommend the Miniatur Wunderland http://www.miniatur-wunderland.com
Apr 9, 2012 | 1:08 pm
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I recommend also to look into the related thread: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/germa...rg-anyone.html
Airbus factory tours can be booked on http://www.globe-tours.de/en/visit-a...r-hamburg.html
You can also easyly reach the city of Lübeck within less then an hour by train http://www.luebeck.de/languages/eng/...ait/index.html
Airbus factory tours can be booked on http://www.globe-tours.de/en/visit-a...r-hamburg.html
You can also easyly reach the city of Lübeck within less then an hour by train http://www.luebeck.de/languages/eng/...ait/index.html
Apr 13, 2012 | 7:01 pm
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Did you go on the weekend? I will be visiting MW during the week and have booked a behind the scenes tour, hopefully I will have a better experience.
Apr 17, 2012 | 3:20 pm
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I think there's enough to do in Hamburg for a few days, but if they want to go a bit further afield it's a quick and lovely (~1 hr) trip on the ICE to Berlin. I get the impression there are a lot of people who do it daily to commute.
Denmark - at least, Copenhagen - is just far enough to not make it worth a day trip (4.5 hrs on the ICE). The ferry takes up a lot of time, although it's by far the most enjoyable way to get between the two cities. Legoland is also about a 3.5 hr train trip away. (There are buses that go from the train station to Legoland.)
Denmark - at least, Copenhagen - is just far enough to not make it worth a day trip (4.5 hrs on the ICE). The ferry takes up a lot of time, although it's by far the most enjoyable way to get between the two cities. Legoland is also about a 3.5 hr train trip away. (There are buses that go from the train station to Legoland.)
Apr 17, 2012 | 3:37 pm
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It's 1:40 - which is nearer two hours than one. And I'd save Berlin for a longer trip - there is too much to do for a day, and it would be very rushed. (And there is nothing particularly lovely about the train journey, it's all rather flat and boring!)
Apr 18, 2012 | 12:40 pm
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Within the city, I can strongly recommend the Miniatur Wunderland http://www.miniatur-wunderland.com
Apr 18, 2012 | 3:17 pm
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It's still not that bad ... and for those of us from less civilised places without a decent rail system (sorry, Amtrak), a ride on the ICE is a treat. Agreed, though; if it's the first time in Germany/Berlin, there's so much to do in the Hauptstadt that it should really be saved for a longer visit.
Apr 19, 2012 | 8:18 am
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