The way through the city is shorter than the alternative route over the Kohlbrandbrücke. However, the last one is a lot more interesting. Regarding traffic info, pay attention to traffic jams on Kieler Straße (B4) or before the Elbtunnel direction South. We took pictures of crucial points, which will help you to orientate yourself. You find them with the corresponding descriptions on this page.

You will reach the Autobahndreieck Hamburg-Nordwest (Highway Intersection Hamburg Northwest) at kilometer 2 on the A23.

Getting to the highway junction Hamburg-Nordwest, you go straight towards Hamburg-Stellingen.

After the highway exit you go over the bridge and to the right, onto Kieler Straße.

Follow the street for approx. 6 km. The pictures should be helpful for orientating yourself on the way. Don’t be confused by the fact that the street changes its name to Holstenstraße - you still have to go straight ahead.

You now cross the Reeperbahn and the Holstenstraße changes into Pepermölenbeck.

After a hundred metres you will pass a small bridge. On the traffic light after the bridge, turn to your left into the Breite Straße. The Elbe River is in front of you now and you follow the street parallel to the river. By the way, the Breite Straße is called Sankt Pauli Fischmarkt / Hafenstraße from this point on.

Driving on the Landungsbrücken, you will  pass one of Hamburg’s landmarks, the three-masted sailing ship Rickmer Rickmers.

You will have been driven for approx. 1 km parallel to the Elbe River now, first on the street Johannisbollwerk, and afterwards Vorsetzen.

Please turn to the right now into Niederbaumbrücke and follow (go straight past the roundabout) the street Am Sandtorkai.

Pass a small pedestrian bridge and then turn to your left into the street Auf dem Sande.

If you turn left at the next block of buildings (shortly before the bridge), you will arrive directly in front of the Miniatur Wunderland. Welcome!