Lübeck Airport is located just 9 Km from the city of Lübeck and approximately 65 Km from Hamburg. Bus No. 6 to Lübeck Central Station, operated by Stadtverkehr Lübeck (www.stadtverkehr-luebeck.de), leaves from outside the terminal (journey time is 20 minutes; cost is €2.50 one way). The Hamburg shuttle bus to/from Lübeck Airport to/off central bus station Hamburg, operated by "VHHAG" (www.vhhpvg.de) meets each scheduled flight in front of the arrival hall. Journey time is approximately 55 mins; cost is €10 one way. Taxis are available outside the terminal.

Train Station "Lübeck Flughafen'

The new train station is located in a distance of approx. 300 m from the terminal. The train will bring you directly to the main Central Station of Lübeck from where you can easily take the train to Hamburg Central Station. You can reach Lübeck Airport from Lübeck, Lüneburg via Büchen with the trains of the DB Regio AG. In Lübeck, Büchen and Lüneburg there are connections in direction to Kiel, Puttgarden, Schwerin, Uelzen and Hamburg.

Lübeck Airport is easy to reach via motorway A1 and A20, especially for passengers who are coming from Hamburg and the surrounding. The motorway junction "Lübeck Süd" (from A20) allows passengers to reach Lübeck Airport easily and convenient in approx. 30 minutes drive time from the city of Hamburg. The motorway junction is located in a distance of approx. 1,500 m from the terminal. The new link B207 to the city of Lübeck is also new and allows passengers to travel by car to Lübeck City in approx. 7 minutes drive time.

LÜBECK: GREAT SHOPPING IN MEDIEVAL ATMOSPHERE

Lübeck, once the former 'Queen of the Hanseatic League', is today a modern city enclosed by historic walls. There is good reason to be proud of it, as the UNESCO has declared the intact ensemble of churches, merchants' houses, warehouses and small narrow alleys in the Old Town part of the world’s cultural heritage. But the Old Town is no decorated showcase for tourists. The impressive Town Hall is still in use. A pedestrian area starts here, where the city’s popular shopping streets are lined with town houses from the Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and Classic period, which have been put under a preservation order. All the main churches can be found in the Old Town: St. Mary’s, the Cathedral, St. Peter’s, St. Gill’s, St Jacob’s. Their 7 spires still dominate the city’s skyline. A wealth of individually-owned shops can be found at Hüxstraße, Fleischhauerstraße and Königstraße. They are the places to look for designer fashion, accessories and jewellery, also art and design for the home, foody treats and a host of creative ideas. A brand-new shopping guide in English is available at the tourist office, located on Holstentorplatz 1.

MARZIPAN

If you think of Lübeck, chances are high you'll be thinking of marzipan, too. After all, as the saying goes, "The surest way to a man's heart is through his stomach." The same surely applies to women, too. Lübeck's reputation as the 'marzipan capital' stretches back to 1800. In truth, no one really knows whether marzipan was the brainchild of a particularly talented and clever confectioner or the product of a contest among the then-famed confectioners of Lübeck. To find out more about marzipan and its history visit the Niederegger Marzipan Salon at Breite Straße 89. And don’t forget to try the delicious marzipan cake!

WILLY-BRANDT-HOUSE LÜBECK

In its permanent exhibition the Willy Brandt House at Königstraße 21 presents the life and legacy of the Federal Chancellor, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and son of the Hanseatic City of Lübeck. You can explore the 20th century by following his trail through seven rooms, from the Weimar Republic to the reunification of Germany. A remnant of the former Berlin Wall is on display in the museum’s garden.Opening hours: daily: 10.00 – 18.00, Admission free

TRAVEMÜNDE

Travemünde - Lübeck’s "lovely daughter" offers everything: The great outdoors, romance, culture and sports. Take tours on a bicycle or in a horse-drawn carriage, take a stroll on the beach promenade, visit the four-masted-barque "Passat", go shopping on the Vorderreihe, Travemünde's boardwalk, explore the old part of Travemünde and its old fishing huts, dream of far away places in the ferry terminal, buy freshly caught cod at the fish market or spend an evening at the casino - the sky's the limit for things to do in Travemünde!

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