CSD Hamburg Pride: the event and its location
CSD Hamburg Pride takes place with the big parade through the city centre and the street festival around Jungfernstieg and Rathausmarkt, in summer. If you travel to Hamburg for it, a private airport transfer takes you from Hamburg Airport (HAM) in Fuhlsbüttel straight to your hotel or the event site in Innenstadt.
Route and travel time from HAM
From HAM via Alsterkrugchaussee into the city. On parade day Mönckebergstraße, Jungfernstieg and many city-centre streets are closed. For the roughly 9 km allow about 20 bis 30 minutes. You see the fixed price shown before bookingos before booking, and it stays the same regardless of traffic.
Getting there on the event day
Along the parade route through the city centre there are wide closures, and the centre is busy all day. So allow a little more time than on a normal day.
Pickup and meeting point
At HAM you meet your driver by default directly after baggage claim in the arrivals area, waiting with a name sign (how to find your driver at HAM). Get picked up away from the parade route, for example in Neustadt or St. Georg, and allow extra time because of the closures.
Hotel first or straight to the event?
Both work: if you want to check in and drop your luggage first, enter your hotel address as the destination; the driver takes you to the site later or the next day. If you head there directly, you go straight to the event site in Innenstadt.
The return after the event
For the way back you set the pickup time yourself. The driver collects you at the agreed point and brings you to the correct HAM terminal in good time, even late at night when buses and trains run rarely.
Groups, luggage and vehicles
Flags, costumes and decorations fit in a van; for larger groups there is a minibus for up to 19 people. For groups the group transfer to HAM is worthwhile: everyone travels together at a fixed price instead of splitting across several taxis.
S-Bahn, taxi or private transfer?
The city is cheap to reach by U/S-Bahn, but overcrowded on parade day. A private transfer takes the group to and from HAM in comfort. A taxi costs a variable amount depending on traffic and time of day; with the private transfer the price is fixed in advance. More on this in transfer options compared.
Frequently asked questions
Where is it busiest at the CSD?
Along the parade route and around Jungfernstieg and Rathausmarkt.
Does the transfer reach the centre on parade day?
Not along the closed route; a meeting point off it is the answer.
Can we arrive as a group?
Yes, in a van or minibus for up to 19 people including decorations.
You can pay by credit card, Apple Pay or Google Pay and – depending on the transfer provider and route – in cash to the driver. The payment methods available for your ride are shown before you complete the booking.