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Baumwall station

U3

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No
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AB
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Intermediate
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Baumwall station in detail

Baumwall U-Bahn station in Hamburg — U3 line

Baumwall is one of the 93 stations of the Hamburg U-Bahn. It is served only by the U3.

On an ordinary weekday the hvv timetable has 462 trains calling here, the first at 04:38 and the last at 00:44. The ride to Hauptbahnhof takes 7 minutes from here with no interchange.

First and last train from Baumwall

U3towards Wandsbek-Gartenstadt (via Berliner Tor)
DayFirst trainLast trainDepartures
Mon–Thu04:3800:28223
Fri04:38runs all night253
Sat04:48runs all night265
Sun04:4800:28171
Frequency in this direction
Time bandMon–ThuFriSatSun
07:00–09:005 min5 min10 min10 min
10:00–15:005 min5 min3–5 min5–10 min
16:00–18:305 min5 min2–5 min5 min
21:00–23:005 min5 min5 min10 min
01:00–04:00 (night service)–10 min10 min–
U3towards Barmbek (via Schlump)
DayFirst trainLast trainDepartures
Mon–Thu04:4400:44239
Fri04:44runs all night267
Sat04:34runs all night289
Sun04:3400:44172
Frequency in this direction
Time bandMon–ThuFriSatSun
07:00–09:002–5 min2–5 min10 min10 min
10:00–15:005 min5 min2–5 min5 min
16:00–18:305 min5 min2–5 min5 min
21:00–23:005 min5 min5 min10 min
01:00–04:00 (night service)–10 min10 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 607 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 Baumwall?

Elbphilharmonie
6 min walk
The landmark of the HafenCity, with its freely accessible Plaza 37 m up, stands on the Kaiserkai a few minutes south of the station.
Speicherstadt
3 min walk
The world’s largest continuous warehouse complex, built of red brick and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2015, begins just east at the Kehrwieder.
Miniatur Wunderland
5 min walk
The largest model railway in the world, in the Speicherstadt, is one of Germany’s most-visited attractions (book tickets ahead).
Überseebrücke
2 min walk
The landing at the Überseebrücke offers Elbe views and a link to the HADAG ferries.
Cap San Diego
5 min walk
Museum, about 364 m from the station exit, according to OpenStreetMap.

Connections at Baumwall

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

MetroBus
2
Bus
111
Night bus
607

Services at Baumwall

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.
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 607 serves this stop, on the same ticket.

Neighbouring stations and line route

Frequently asked questions about Baumwall

On a normal weekday the first train from Baumwall leaves towards Wandsbek-Gartenstadt (via Berliner Tor): 04:38 · towards Barmbek (via Schlump): 04:44. The last train leaves towards Wandsbek-Gartenstadt (via Berliner Tor): 00:28 · towards Barmbek (via Schlump): 00:44. On Friday and Saturday nights the U-Bahn runs through here, so there is no break in service. On the other nights night bus 607 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 Baumwall: U3 towards Wandsbek-Gartenstadt (via Berliner Tor): every 5 min; U3 towards Barmbek (via Schlump): every 2–5 min. Evenings and weekends are thinner — the table above breaks down every time band separately.

Besides the U-Bahn, Baumwall is served by: MetroBus 2; Bus 111; Night bus 607. 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.

Baumwall is a station on line U3 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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