Bremen: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Bremen is a city of 546,501 people in Germany, 17 m (56 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Bremen Airport (BRE), 3 km (2 mi) from the centre. It has 5 railway stations on record, including Bremen-Sebaldsbrück. Our booking partner lists 554 places to stay.
Key facts
Daylight in Bremen runs from about 7 h 38 min a day in late December to 17 h 2 min in late June (computed for 53.08° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Bremen is served by 4 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Bremen Airport (BRE), 3 km (2 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 8,642 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft. The alternatives are Hannover Airport (HAJ, 90 km), Hamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM, 100 km), Sea-Airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz / Nordholz Naval Airbase (FCN, 78 km).
Flights to Bremen: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Bremen-Sebaldsbrück, Lehesterdeich station, Bremen-Farge Ost station, Bremen Parkbahnhof, Findorff local station. Trains to Bremen
Buses to Bremen · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 554 places to stay in Bremen. Of the 312 with a star rating, the largest group is 3-star (186), and 2 are five-star. Across 139 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.1 out of 10. Guests have left 230,713 reviews in total.
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Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Berlin, 315 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- Hamburg, 95 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Copenhagen, 378 km (Denmark) — flights · trains
- Köln, 270 km — flights · trains · tours
- Brussels, 393 km (Belgium) — flights
- Rotterdam, 320 km (The Netherlands)
- Amsterdam, 275 km (The Netherlands) — trains · tours
- Frankfurt am Main, 329 km
- Düsseldorf, 248 km — trains · tours
- Essen, 218 km — trains · tours
Twin towns and sister cities: Riga, Pune, Gdańsk, Dalian, Rostock, Haifa, Bratislava, İzmir, Yokohama, Maracaibo, Corinto, Lukavac, Dudley, Windhoek.
Common questions
Which airport serves Bremen?
Bremen Airport (BRE), 3 km (2 mi) from the centre, plus 3 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Bremen?
About 546,501 people live in Bremen, across 327 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Bremen in?
Europe/Berlin, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Bremen?
The Euro (EUR). Traffic drives on the right.
How many hotels are there in Bremen?
Our booking partner lists 554 places to stay in Bremen, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Bremen?
Berlin (315 km), Hamburg (95 km), Copenhagen (378 km), Köln (270 km), Brussels (393 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.