I'm not sure how this station normally is, but the few times I took it, it was really easy with…read moreplenty of seating. Taking this line into the main city saves both time and money, compared to a taxi or Uber. The short walk to and from the station in town is worth it to not have to walk far once you are at the airport station.

Sometimes I forget what it was like before this station opened in 2009. Very much more lucrative…read morefor taxi firms - that's what. I don't fly that much, but I must have saved quite a few hundred Euros already. The ease and cheapness of the train experience just furthers my belief that Hamburg has one of the best - if not the best - airport experiences in the world.