Bremerhaven
Discover Bremerhaven
Bremerhaven is a medium-sized town in the state of Bremen, on the outer Weser in northwestern Germany. It is famous for its large harbour, one of the biggest in Germany for passenger traffic, apart from Hamburg. A political part of Bremen, Bremerhaven is geographically separated and surrounded by the federal-state of Lower Saxony. Bremerhaven is about 50 km north of Bremen. It was founded in the 19th century as a new port of the hanseatic city. Bremerhaven means in English literally "Bremener Harbour".
What to Experience in Bremerhaven
Taste of Bremerhaven...
A lot of small bars are located at the Alte Bürger.
Essential Information
Getting There
Multiple OptionsBremerhaven can be reached from Bremen and Hamburg. You might find reference in older works to an 53.506838.573711 airport which was shut down in 2016. The nearest bigger airport is in Bremen. A big international airport is in Hamburg and if you are flying across the Atlantic, you will most likely arrive there or have a layover in Frankfurt airport. The 53.53498.598711 train station is located in central Bremerhaven. Trains arrive from throughout Germany via Bremen with Deutsche Bahn as well as withEVB from Hamburg via Buxtehude. Bremerhaven can easily reached by car from Bremen, via the A27 northbound, if you take exit 10 from the A27 you can follow the road directly to the Fishdock (Fischereihafen). Additionally, in summer season, numerous cruise ships dock their passengers taking local tours of the city, or of further Bremen and Hamburg. From the A27 take exit 10....
Getting Around & Staying
Getting Around
Bremerhaven was one of the last German cities to lose its tramway and there are no plans of building one again, so for the most part you're limited to buses. A lot of small bars are located at the Alte Bürger.
Money & Budget
A lot of small bars are located at the Alte Bürger.
Safety Information
Glimpses of Bremerhaven
white and blue building near body of water during daytime
a large boat is docked at a pier
A view of a city from across the water
A large building with a crane on top of it
Eindrücke von der SAIL 25 in Bremerhaven
Eindrücke von der SAIL 25 in Bremerhaven
Eindrücke von der SAIL 25 in Bremerhaven
Eindrücke von der SAIL 25 in Bremerhaven
Feuerwerk bei der SAIL 25
Komoran
white and blue building near body of water during daytime
a large boat is docked at a pier
A view of a city from across the water