Direct Flights from New York to Hamburg
Nonstop service from EWR to HAM on United. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
Airlines
United
Nonstop flights
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Distance
3,814 mi
Days operated
Schedule varies
About Hamburg
Hamburg, officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, is the second-largest city in Germany after Berlin and sixth-largest city in the European Union, with a population of over 1.9 million. The Hamburg Metropolitan Region has a population of over 5.1 million and is the tenth-largest metropolitan region by GDP in the European Union.
Top things to do in Hamburg
- Ratzeburg is a town in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is surrounded by four lakes—the resulting isthmuses between the lakes form the access lanes to the town.
- Bad Segeberg is a German town of 16,000 inhabitants, located in the state of Schleswig-Holstein, capital of the district (Kreis) Segeberg.
- Mölln is a town in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is surrounded by several small lakes. The Elbe-Lübeck Canal flows through the town. Mölln belongs to the district of Herzogtum Lauenburg.
- Bad Bramstedt is a municipality in the district of Segeberg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated approximately 40 km north of Hamburg. It is famous for its statue of Roland and its rheumatism clinic.
- Bad Schwartau is the largest city in the district of Ostholstein, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is situated on the river Trave and the Schwartau creek, approx. 5 km north of the Hanseatic City of Lübeck.
- The Hamburger Kunsthalle is the art museum of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Germany. It is one of the largest art museums in the country.
- The Church of St. Nicholas is a Gothic Revival cathedral that was formerly one of the five Lutheran Hauptkirchen in the city of Hamburg, Germany. The original chapel, a wooden building, was completed in 1195.
- The Holsten Gate is a city gate marking off the western boundary of the old center of the Hanseatic city of Lübeck.
- The Miniatur Wunderland is, according to Guinness World Records, the largest model railway system in the world.
- The Tierpark Hagenbeck is a zoo in Stellingen, Hamburg, Germany. The collection began in 1863 with animals that belonged to Carl Hagenbeck Sr. (1810–1887), a fishmonger who became an amateur animal collector.
- The Hamburg State Opera is a German opera company based in Hamburg. Its theatre is near the square of Gänsemarkt.
- Lübeck Cathedral is a large brick-built Lutheran cathedral in Lübeck, Germany, and part of the Lübeck World Heritage Site. It was started in 1173 by Henry the Lion as a cathedral for the Bishop of Lübeck.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Planning a trip to Hamburg
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Hamburg is May–September, when daytime highs are a comfortable 64–76°F.
- How long to stay
- Hamburg rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Ratzeburg, Bad Segeberg, and Mölln, Schleswig-Holstein and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from New York to Hamburg?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from New York (EWR) to Hamburg (HAM) on United.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from New York to Hamburg?
- United flies nonstop between New York (EWR) and Hamburg (HAM).
- How far is Hamburg from New York?
- Hamburg is about 3,814 miles from New York by air.
- What is there to do in Hamburg?
- Popular things to do include Ratzeburg, Bad Segeberg, Mölln, Schleswig-Holstein, Bad Bramstedt, and more.
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