Car rental at the Hamburg Airport

Harbour of Hamburg

If you want to set off with a hired car from Hamburg Airport and explore Hamburg, you'll find a diverse range of things to do and entertainment. Over 60 theaters, more than 100 music clubs, about 60 museums and countless concerts as well as events invite culture lovers and night owls to an eventful trip with a hired car from Hamburg airport.

The fresh fish on offer in Hamburg means that fish lovers in particular get their money's worth in quaint harbor restaurants or elegant city restaurants. It is practical if you book your car in advance online at Driveboo in the car hire comparison and pick up your hired car directly at Hamburg Airport. This way you save time and money when picking up your car from Hamburg Airport car rentals.

The weather in spring and summer in Hamburg is very pleasant with a highest average temperature of 20-23°C. Still, temperatures drop to about 12°C in the evenings, so bringing a couple of jackets or cardigans would only be an advantage. Also you should note that the summer includes most precipitation, so pack best also an umbrella or a rain jacket with. In summer, the Alster Lake comes to life with joggers, ice cream parlors and boats. Join the boats and drive across the water to explore the surroundings. If you have a romantic evening planned, visit the open-air cinema in Sternschanzen Park, sit on the ground with a picnic blanket and enjoy a movie with a bowl of popcorn. Another summer activity you can do in a park in Hamburg is to spread out with a disposable grill in the park and enjoy the grilled food in the beautiful nature surrounded by life and joy.

The airport of Hamburg has the IATA code HAM. It is located in the village of Fuhlsbüttel, around 25 minutes by hired car from Hamburg city center. It is also divided into two terminals and the main building. Arrivals are via level 0, while departures are accessed via the first level. Baggage handling facilities are located in the basement. If your baggage is lost or stolen, the Airport Office can help.

Collect a hired car at HAM airport

If you have booked a hired car online cheaply and would like to pick it up at Hamburg Airport, you can do that at the counters of the respective companies for car hire, to receive the vehicle keys as well as papers. You will find a total of seven renowned car hire providers at Hamburg Airport in Terminal 2. The walk from the security center to the car hire agencies takes about five to six minutes, depending on the volume of people. In the basement is the entrance and exit to the airport S-Bahn.

If you want to be flexible on the road in Hamburg from the first moment, the pickup of the hired car directly at the airport Hamburg is suitable. Some car hire providers offer you a 24-hour handover service for your hired car after a prior booking. You will receive the key via special key boxes, for which you will receive a code to open.

Alternatively, you can also receive the hired car in Hamburg's city center. In this way, you can take a relaxed cab to your hotel after a tiring flight and pick up your hired car at the nearest pick-up station the next day at your leisure.

In any case, pay attention to any previous damage during a vehicle handover. These must be listed and described in detail in the handover document. With photos you can document these additionally.

Be aware of the refuelling policy for your hired car

If you hire a car online before starting your trip cheap, there are usually offers for a so-called fuel regulation available. About this you can decide whether you want to hire your car with a full or nearly empty tank.
If you hire a car cheaply without a full tank, it is important to know that you can already find a fuel station at Langenhorner Chaussee 38 in about 700 meters distance. Here you drive from the Car park of the car hire via Flughafenstraße in the direction of Langenhorn and automatically reach Langenhorner Chaussee.

Make sure that any refuelling arrangement that has not been adhered to should be recorded in writing by the car hire company. As a rule, you must return the hired car with the same tank content again at the pick-up station or at the airport Hamburg, with which you have received it. However, if the hired car contains less petrol than booked online, you do not need to return the hired car with a full tank.

Departure from HAM airport

Hamburg Airport is conveniently located in the northern city area of Hamburg. In just a few minutes drive, you can reach the A7 via the B33 in the direction of Neumünster, Kiel and Flensburg. Via the B4, you will soon reach the A7 in the direction of Hannover, Bremen as well as Lüneburg.

Directly in the airport building is the final stop of the airport S-Bahn, which runs regularly and reaches as far as Hamburg's main train station. Via the B433 and the Saarlandstraße you can reach the main station with the hired car from the car hire company in about 20 minutes. With the S-Bahn the way takes about 35 minutes. There are a total of four bus lines (26, 274, 292, 606) that connect the city center of Hamburg with the Airport HAM.

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