The container cranes, the cruise ships, the red-brick warehouses of the Speicherstadt and the Elbphilharmonie: Hamburg lives on the water. This guide compares every harbour cruise (one hour, two hours, evening, hop-on hop-off), what it costs, public ferry 62, and hour-by-hour weather with wind.
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Weather at 2:00 PM. Boat trips start from 10:00.
| Tour | From | Duration | What you see | Languages | Cancellation | Departure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our pickHarbour launchTiqets | €26 | 1 h | Container port, ships, Speicherstadt | Guide DE, audio EN | Free up to 24 h before | Landungsbrücken, pier 1 |
| Harbour launchTiqets | €40 | 2 h | Harbour, docks, Speicherstadt | Guide DE, audio EN, IT, ES, RU, ZH | Free up to 24 h before | Harbour (shown on ticket) |
| Boat (max 50)Tiqets | €34 | 1 h 30 | Harbour and Speicherstadt lit up | Guide DE, audio EN + 5 | Free up to 24 h before | Landungsbrücken, pier 4 |
| Boat (max 10)Tiqets | €22 | 1 h 30 | Stops around the harbour | Guide EN, audio EN, DE | Free up to 72 h before | Harbour (shown on ticket) |
Our pick: the one-hour harbour cruise, from €26. From the Landungsbrücken you head into the container port, pass the big ships and, tide permitting, the Speicherstadt canals. It leaves every half hour and is free to cancel up to 24 hours before.
1 h · 4.4 from 35 Tiqets reviews
2 h · 4.7 from 83 Tiqets reviews
1 h 30 · 4.4 from 90 Tiqets reviews
1 h 30 · 4.7 from 7 Tiqets reviews
Indicative prices, checked on November 2, 2026: they may change: the final price is the one shown by the seller.
HADAG ferry 62 is part of the hvv transport network and is the locals’ harbour tour.
The best months are May to September: highs between 18 and 23 °C.
| Month | Average high | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4° | 17.7 |
| Feb | 5° | 16.2 |
| Mar | 9° | 15.2 |
| Apr | 14° | 12.8 |
| MayBest | 18° | 13.8 |
| JunBest | 21° | 15.3 |
| Jul | 23° | 16 |
| Aug | 23° | 15.8 |
| SepBest | 19° | 14.5 |
| Oct | 14° | 16.2 |
| Nov | 8° | 16.9 |
| Dec | 5° | 18 |
1991–2020 averages for Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel: mean high and rainy days. Source: table on Wikipedia (“Hamburg”).
Good
Good: cloudy, 5 to 6 °C, no rain, wind up to 8 km/h.
| Time | Sky | Temperature | Rain | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:00 | Cloudy | 5° | – | 8 km/h |
| 15:00 | Cloudy | 6° | – | 8 km/h |
| 16:00 | Cloudy | 6° | – | 8 km/h |
| 17:00 | Cloudy | 5° | – | 7 km/h |
| 18:00 | Cloudy | 5° | – | 6 km/h |
Good
Good: partly cloudy, 4 to 7 °C, no rain, wind up to 10 km/h.
| Time | Sky | Temperature | Rain | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 | Cloudy | 4° | – | 10 km/h |
| 11:00 | Partly cloudy | 5° | – | 9 km/h |
| 12:00 | Partly cloudy | 6° | – | 9 km/h |
| 13:00 | Partly cloudy | 7° | – | 9 km/h |
| 14:00 | Partly cloudy | 7° | – | 8 km/h |
| 15:00 | Partly cloudy | 7° | – | 8 km/h |
| 16:00 | Mostly sunny | 7° | – | 9 km/h |
| 17:00 | Mostly sunny | 6° | – | 9 km/h |
| 18:00 | Clear | 5° | – | 9 km/h |
Today and tomorrow are accurate hour by hour; up to day seven the trend is reliable; the last days give a rough idea. Above 30 km/h the water gets choppy and small boats may postpone departures. Updated every hour.
It rains often in Hamburg: 13 to 18 days a month.
By U-Bahn/S-Bahn: Landungsbrücken station (U3, S1, S3), right opposite the piers.
On foot: a few minutes from the Michel church or the Speicherstadt.
One hour costs from €26, two hours from €40, the evening cruise from €34, hop-on hop-off from €22. Public ferry 62 costs €4.10.
From the Landungsbrücken, the floating pier on the Elbe, with the metro station right in front.
Yes: the hop-on hop-off tour has a live English-speaking guide, and the other cruises have English audio guides.
Yes, HADAG ferry 62 from Landungsbrücken to Finkenwerder costs the same as a metro ticket (€4.10) and runs along the harbour.
Yes, cruises and ferries run all year; dress warmly.
Good: cloudy, 5 to 6 °C, no rain, wind up to 8 km/h.
Saturday, November 14: Good: mostly sunny, 8 to 8 °C, no rain, wind up to 12 km/h. Sunday, November 15: Good: partly cloudy, 6 to 6 °C, no rain, wind up to 10 km/h.
Reliable forecasts go about 10 days ahead: here you get the next 10, hour by hour (with wind) for today and tomorrow and as a trend after that. To choose the month, see the climate month by month.
Forecasts come from MET Norway, the Norwegian Meteorological Institute, calculated for the tour area’s coordinates and updated every hour during the day and every 3 hours at night. Tour prices and conditions are checked on the sellers’ pages, with the date.
One-hour harbour cruise with audio guide · from €26
Forecast by MET Norway, the Norwegian Meteorological Institute, calculated for the tour area’s coordinates. Forecast: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0), updated every hour. Updated: November 2, 2026.