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Ships dock at Cruise Center Steinwerder. These are the stops worth your time, timed on foot from the terminal.

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Where ships dock

3 cruise terminals.

  • Cruise Center Steinwerder
  • Cruise Center Altona
  • Cruise Center HafenCity

Walkable from the pier

Walk times from Cruise Center Steinwerder.

  1. 22min

    U-434

    Real Soviet Tango-class submarine open for tours at the Fischmarkt

  2. 23min

    St. Pauli Elbe Tunnel

    Historic tiled pedestrian tunnel beneath the River Elbe

  3. 24min

    Zum Schellfischposten

    Authentic Altona harbor pub famous for its maritime shanties and history

  4. 24min

    Am Niederhafen

    Public waterfront rest facilities near Landungsbrücken promenade

  5. 25min

    Elbe Philharmonic Hall

    Spectacular glass concert hall towering over Hamburg harbor

  6. 25min

    Plaza

    Wraparound public viewing platform with 360-degree harbor panoramas

  7. 25min

    Strickers Kehr Wieder Spitze

    Speicherstadt waterfront dining looking out to the Elbphilharmonie

  8. 25min

    Bavaria-Apotheke

    Convenient pharmacy located close to the St. Pauli harbor district

  9. 26min

    Cuneo

    Hamburg's very first Italian restaurant, operating in St. Pauli since 1905

  10. 27min

    Fischbeisl

    No-nonsense fish bar directly on Große Elbstraße

  11. 27min

    Fischmarkt Bistro

    Rocking fish shop serving fresh fish and rolls in the heart of fish trading

  12. 27min

    Café Johanna

    Cozy café at the Harbour of Hamburg offering organic breakfast and homemade pastries

  13. 29min

    Speicherstadt

    UNESCO-listed red-brick warehouse district built over timber piles

  14. 30min

    Miniature Wonderland

    World's largest model railway exhibition and intricate miniature worlds

  15. 30min

    Church of St. Michael

    Hamburg's landmark Baroque church dedicated to the Archangel Michael

  16. 30min

    Altonaer Balkon

    Terraced park viewpoint high on the bluff overlooking the Elbe docks

See all 47 stops in the planner

Hidden gems

Worth finding if you have an hour spare.

  1. 22min

    Brücke 10

    Waterside fish roll stall on the St. Pauli Landungsbrücken

  2. 23min

    Cap San Diego

    Preserved general cargo vessel moored as a floating maritime museum

  3. 24min

    Alt Helgoländer Fischerstube

    Long-running maritime seafood institution right on the fish market quay

  4. 28min

    Bismarck-Denkmal

    Colossal granite memorial overlooking the harbor from Elbpark

  5. 37min

    Fleetschlösschen

    Historic neo-Gothic toll station turned charming canal-side restaurant

  6. 43min

    Dampfeisbrecher Stettin

    Operational coal-fired steam icebreaker from 1933 in the museum harbor

  7. 43min

    Oberhafen-Kantine

    Quirky tilted harbor canteen serving hearty traditional North German fare

More ports nearby: Kiel, Bremerhaven, Warnemunde (Rostock), Aarhus, Copenhagen.