Category Cruises & Boat Tours

Hamburg · CRUISES & BOAT TOURS

The 15 Best Hamburg Boat Tours & Cruises

30 reviewed

Hamburg has more bridges than Venice and Amsterdam combined, so getting on the water is half the point of a visit. This is the full fleet compared: grand port tours, Speicherstadt canal launches, Alster lake loops and sundowner sails. Find the length, the price and the stretch of water that suits your afternoon.

Hamburg: 1.5-Hour Harbor and Speicherstadt Day Cruise

Hamburg: 1.5-Hour Harbor and Speicherstadt Day Cruise - Getting to Überseebrücke and boarding the right boat

Hamburg: 90-Minute Evening Lights Harbor Cruise

Hamburg: 90-Minute Evening Lights Harbor Cruise - Getting to Landungsbrücken and Finding Your Boarding Window

Hamburg: 2-Hour XXL Port of Hamburg Cruise Tour

Hamburg: 2-Hour XXL Port of Hamburg Cruise Tour - German Live Commentary vs the Audio App: Know What You’re Signing Up For

3.2-Hour XXL Port of Hamburg Cruise Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 6,979 reviews · 2 hours · from $47

A 2-hour Port of Hamburg cruise that runs docks and locks, with container-ship views, HafenCity angles, and Elbphilharmonie sights for $47.

“we're a couple, (Brit and Filipina) and I booked this surprise for my husband because he's a merchant navy then and he absolutely love it!! I personally enjoyed looking upclose the container cranes, how we're just a few feet we were from the bow of the ship and so much more. But most of all our tour guide, Kiel (excuse my spelling if wrong) was excellent!! Though he spoke in German, he spoke with us in English!! Well done!! He' s very accommodating and with good rapport too before the tour started! Thank you. Made my husband happy.”

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Hamburg: 1-Hour Harbor Evening Lights Cruise

Hamburg: 1-Hour Harbor Evening Lights Cruise - St. Pauli Landungsbrücken, Bridge 4: getting on board without stress

4.1-Hour Harbor Evening Lights Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 4,861 reviews · from $30

Hour-long Hamburg harbor evening lights cruise: illuminated Speicherstadt, HafenCity and Elbe Philharmonic views, plus active port cranes.

“Close up of operating dry docks, gliding down the canals, beer flowing from the bar - what’s not to like. If only it were in English! Weather permitting, try to sit outside. The information for the meeting point was not correct. We could have missed the tour.”

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Hamburg: 1-Hour Harbor Sightseeing Cruise with HafenCity

Hamburg: 1-Hour Harbor Sightseeing Cruise with HafenCity - Getting to Rainer Abicht Elbreederei: St. Pauli is the key

Hamburg: 1-Hour Harbor Cruise

Hamburg: 1-Hour Harbor Cruise - German live narration vs English audio app: how not to miss anything

6.1-Hour Harbor Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 2,283 reviews · 1 hour · from $28

A 1-hour Hamburg harbor cruise with German live narration and an English audio app, passing Speicherstadt, HafenCity, shipyards, and terminals.

“No option for an English audio option which is a shame as the lady did seem extremely knowledgeable. But for us it didn't affect the experience it was an hour well spent with a bar and good facilities”

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Hamburg: Hop-On Hop-Off Bus with Alster or Harbor Cruise

Hamburg: Hop-On Hop-Off Bus with Alster or Harbor Cruise - Picking the right water option: harbor cruise vs Alster lake tour

8.Hop-On Hop-Off Bus with Alster or Harbor Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 812 reviews · from $44

Hamburg’s Line A hop-on hop-off bus plus a harbor or Alster cruise, with 11-language audio and flexible stops around the city.

“Excellent commentary, easy to use and find stops, a fantastic way to explore the city in a short period of time. Harbor Cruise exclusively in German without any provision for other languages, but I guess we chose the wrong departure.”

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Hamburg: Harbor Cruise with Wine and Cheese

Hamburg: Harbor Cruise with Wine and Cheese - Price and what you actually get for $49

9.Harbor Cruise with Wine and Cheese

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 795 reviews · 1h 30m · from $49

A 90-minute Hamburg harbor cruise with 3 wine glasses, local cheese, and live German commentary as you spot Speicherstadt and the Elbe sights.

“Einfach alles war so super! Guter Wein, nette Unterhaltung, einfach ein wirklich schöner Abend. Kann ich wirklich sehr weiter empfehlen”

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Hamburg: Harbor Cruise

Hamburg: Harbor Cruise - What the 1-hour harbor cruise covers (and why it can feel longer)

10.Harbor Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 666 reviews · 1 hour · from $22Best value

A 1-hour Hamburg harbor cruise with German narration, passing Speicherstadt, HafenCity, Elbphilharmonie, and working port sights. $22.

“Trotz Schneetreiben war die Schifffahrt spannend. Nur sind die Fenster andauernd beschlagen, dadurch hat man nicht gut gesehen. Mussten selber mit Taschentüchern immer wieder frei wischen.”

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Hamburg: City Cruise on Alster Lake

Hamburg: City Cruise on Alster Lake - Where you board: Pier Nr. 1 and what that means for your day

12.City Cruise on Alster Lake

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 533 reviews · 1 hour · from $29

An hour on Hamburg’s Alster Lake on a white steamer with skyline views, Alster Fountain sights, and German live commentary plus English audio.

“lovely way to see another part of this beautiful city it was a sunny day and the lake was at its best,beautiful”

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Hamburg: Line F Hop-On Hop-Off Bus and Boat Tour

Hamburg: Line F Hop-On Hop-Off Bus and Boat Tour - Price and What’s Included in the $43 Combo

13.Line F Hop-On Hop-Off Bus and Boat Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 520 reviews · 3 hours · from $43

A 3-hour Hamburg hop-on hop-off bus plus harbor boat ride with English audio, letting you pace the city and see Speicherstadt, St. Pauli, and the harbor.

“Super netterBusfahrer und dann noch einen „lebenden“ Guide an Bord, der uns Hamburg in sehr kompetenter Weise nahe gebracht hat. Wir machten zuerst eine komplette Fahrt mit dem Bus und fuhren anschließend nochmal mit, um an den Sightseeing Points auszusteigen. Alles in allem eine tolle Gelegenheit, eine Stadt kennen zu lernen. Vielen Dank an die beiden super netten Hamburger Jungs …”

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Hamburg: 2-Hour Harbor Cruise

Hamburg: 2-Hour Harbor Cruise - Getting to Landungsbrücken and finding the right counter

14.2-Hour Harbor Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 504 reviews · 2 hours · from $40

A 2-hour Hamburg harbor cruise through HafenCity and Speicherstadt, along the Elbe to the Elbphilharmonie and Köhlbrand Bridge.

“Joel hat als Schiffsführer eine wirklich herausragende Leistung erbracht. Mit einer gelungenen Mischung aus Humor und fundiertem Wissen hat er während der gesamten Tour spannende Fakten und Hintergründe rund um den Hamburger Hafen vermittelt. Die Fahrt war informativ, unterhaltsam und erstklassig geführt – insgesamt unsere bisher beste Bootstour.”

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Hamburg: Saturday Night Boat Party

Hamburg: Saturday Night Boat Party - Dinner Buffet + Unlimited Drinks: Why This Combo Is Good Value

15.Saturday Night Boat Party

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 407 reviews · 3 hours · from $116

3-hour Hamburg Saturday night boat party on the Elbe with dinner buffet, unlimited beer and wine, and a DJ as harbor lights roll by.

“- sehr gute Organisation - schöne Atmosphäre - freundliche und schnelle Bedienung - DJ hätte Wüsche annehmen können - 1 bis 2 inkludierte Mix Getränke würde das Paket abrunden”

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