| Hamburg International Airport is located almost | | | | London Luton route, Flybe flies to Birmingham in |
| nine kilometres to the north west of the city if | | | | England, Blue Wings goes to Antalya in Turkey |
| Hamburg in a quarter known as Fuhlsbuttel. | | | | and KLM Cityhopper goes to Amsterdam. |
| Once there were thoughts of relocating Hamburg | | | | Hamburg airport has two terminals, terminal one |
| international airport to a proposed site at | | | | and terminal two. If you are flying from terminal |
| Kaltenkirchen, but this plan has now been given up | | | | two you can go to Stockholm Arlanda with SAS |
| on. | | | | Scandinavian, the domestic destinations of |
| Over the years Hamburg airport has expanded | | | | Cologne / Bonn with the major German carrier |
| rapidly and today the site is measured at 5.7 | | | | Lufthansa, and Sharm El Sheik in Egypt with |
| square kilometres. This extension has including | | | | Condor, to name but a few of the many |
| building a new hotel outside the terminal, new | | | | international and domestic routes offered at the |
| terminal buildings, connection to the S Bahn (which | | | | airport. |
| is Germany's rapid transport system), and the | | | | Those who are stuck in Hamburg airport on long |
| modernization of the roads outside the airport. | | | | layovers will be happy to know that the airport is |
| The S Bahn is one of the quickest ways to get | | | | very well equipped. There is a pharmacy, post |
| from Hamburg international airport to wherever | | | | office, currency exchange office, internet access, |
| else you are going. Hamburg Airport Car hire is | | | | a wheelchair service, car hire offices, valet |
| also a low cost option and you will find the offices | | | | parking, tourist information office, a Red Cross |
| of major car hire companies such as Alamo rent | | | | vaccination centre, a police station, a lost luggage |
| a car, Hertz, Budget, National, Avis, Rhino Car Hire | | | | area, restaurants and tonnes of different shops. |
| and Sixt located there. | | | | Should you be planning to park in Hamburg airport |
| Hamburg airport is known in German as Flughafen | | | | there are more than 4,000 long term spaces |
| Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel and has the airport | | | | (follow the signs which say holiday) and 6,500 |
| code HAM. Every year an estimated 13 million | | | | short stay spaces (follow the signs which say |
| passengers use Hamburg international airport on | | | | terminal). |
| about 173,500 flights. | | | | Hamburg is a major city in the north of Germany |
| The following airlines use Hamburg international | | | | and 1.8 million people live there, making it the |
| airport, among others. | | | | country's second largest conurbation. Hamburg has |
| Aer Lingus goes to Dublin, Aeroflot goes to | | | | Europe's second largest port after Rotterdam in |
| Moscow, Air Baltic goes to Riga, Air Berlin goes to | | | | Holland. With the full name the Free and Hanseatic |
| Palma de Mallorca, Air France flies to Paris Charles | | | | City of Hamburg, Hamburg has a rich and |
| de Gaulle, British Airways flies to London | | | | fascinating history and is one of the most |
| Heathrow and Freebird Airlines goes to Istanbul. | | | | interesting Germna cities to visit. It is also the |
| The airport is a good place to go if you are | | | | epicentre of the German media industry. |
| looking for low cost flights as Easyjet does a | | | | |