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Stephansplatz station

U1

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No
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AB
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Stephansplatz station in detail

Stephansplatz U-Bahn station in Hamburg — U1 line

Stephansplatz is one of the 93 stations of the Hamburg U-Bahn. It is served only by the U1.

On an ordinary weekday the hvv timetable has 433 trains calling here, the first at 04:12 and the last at 00:42. The ride to Hauptbahnhof takes 7 minutes from here with no interchange.

First and last train from Stephansplatz

U1towards Ohlstedt / Großhansdorf
DayFirst trainLast trainDepartures
Mon–Thu04:3000:40220
Fri04:30runs all night221
Sat04:40runs all night193
Sun04:4000:20117
Frequency in this direction
Time bandMon–ThuFriSatSun
07:00–09:002–5 min3–5 min10 min10 min
10:00–15:005 min5 min5 min10 min
16:00–18:305 min5 min5 min10 min
21:00–23:0010 min10 min10 min10 min
01:00–04:00 (night service)–20 min20 min–
U1towards Norderstedt Mitte
DayFirst trainLast trainDepartures
Mon–Thu04:1200:42213
Fri04:42runs all night223
Sat05:02runs all night193
Sun04:4200:42118
Frequency in this direction
Time bandMon–ThuFriSatSun
07:00–09:005 min5 min10 min10 min
10:00–15:005 min5 min5 min10 min
16:00–18:305 min5 min5 min10 min
21:00–23:0010 min10 min10 min10 min
01:00–04:00 (night service)–20 min20 min–

On Friday and Saturday nights the U-Bahn calls here right through — there is no gap between the last train and the first. On the other nights the night bus 606, 603 takes over. Times from the official hvv timetable data (GTFS, Hamburg Transparency Portal, dl-de/by-2.0), timetable period 30 July to 12 December 2026.

What is around Stephansplatz?

Planten un Blomen
1 min walk
The main entrance to the park, with a rose garden, the Old Botanical Garden and a music pavilion, is directly opposite.
Dammtor & CCH
5 min walk
Dammtor station (long-distance and S-Bahn) and the Congress Center Hamburg are a few minutes to the north.
Gänsemarkt & Colonnaden
4 min walk
Toward downtown you reach the Gänsemarkt and the shopping arcade of the Colonnaden.
University of Hamburg
8 min walk
The campus on the Von-Melle-Park in the Grindel quarter is walkable toward Dammtor.
Bucerius Law School
5 min walk
University campus, about 387 m from the station exit, according to OpenStreetMap.

Connections at Stephansplatz

According to the hvv timetable, these are the lines that call at Stephansplatz besides the U-Bahn. Interchanging is included in your ticket — inside the Hamburg AB zone you do not need a second fare.

MetroBus
541912
Night bus
606603
S-Bahn
S2S5S7S1

Services at Stephansplatz

Step-free access
step-free
A lift on every platform, a (partly) raised platform for level boarding and a tactile guidance system.
To Hauptbahnhof
7 min
Direct ride, no interchange, from the hvv timetable.
To Jungfernstieg
2 min
Direct ride, no interchange, from the hvv timetable.
Ticket machines
hvv machines at the entrance or on the platform — card, contactless or cash
hvv app
Buy tickets digitally — around 7% cheaper in the app and online shop than at the machine
Passenger information
Digital next-train displays with the waiting time to the next train and live service alerts
Tip

On Friday and Saturday nights the U-Bahn runs right through here, so you can walk onto the platform at three in the morning. On the other nights night bus 606, 603 serves this stop, on the same ticket.

Neighbouring stations and line route

Frequently asked questions about Stephansplatz

On a normal weekday the first train from Stephansplatz leaves towards Ohlstedt / Großhansdorf: 04:30 · towards Norderstedt Mitte: 04:12. The last train leaves towards Ohlstedt / Großhansdorf: 00:40 · towards Norderstedt Mitte: 00:42. On Friday and Saturday nights the U-Bahn runs through here, so there is no break in service. On the other nights night bus 606, 603 serves the stop. The times come from the official hvv timetable data (GTFS, Hamburg Transparency Portal, dl-de/by-2.0), timetable period 30 July to 12 December 2026.

During the weekday morning peak (07:00–09:00) from Stephansplatz: U1 towards Ohlstedt / Großhansdorf: every 2–5 min; U1 towards Norderstedt Mitte: every 5 min. Evenings and weekends are thinner — the table above breaks down every time band separately.

Besides the U-Bahn, Stephansplatz is served by: MetroBus 5, 4, 19, 12; Night bus 606, 603; S-Bahn S2, S5, S7, S1. Interchanging is included in your ticket — inside the Hamburg AB zone you do not need a second fare.

HOCHBAHN status: step-free. A lift on every platform, a (partly) raised platform for level boarding and a tactile guidance system. Of the 93 U-Bahn stops, 89 are step-free today; the U1, U2 and U4 are fully converted. Whether an individual lift is out of order right now is shown by the hvv lift service.

Stephansplatz is a station on line U1 of the Hamburg U-Bahn. The line page lists every stop on the route together with the journey times; for an overview of the whole network see the network map.

You barely need a printed timetable in Hamburg: at peak times trains run about every 3–5 Min., around ca. 5 Min. during the day, roughly every 10 Min. in the evening and every 10–20 Min. je nach Linie on the round-the-clock nights. So you simply walk down to the platform — the next train is coming soon.

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