Hamburg · Germany
Hotels in Wandsbek, Hamburg
Wandsbek is one of the 7 boroughs of Hamburg (Wikidata: "borough of Hamburg, Germany"); population 457,027, area 148 km². Its centre is 6.6 km from the city centre. 5 places to stay in this guide are counted here, listed nearest the area centre first.
- Places to stay
- 5of 109 in Hamburg's boroughs
- From the city centre
- 6.6 km
- Nearest station
- Straßburger Straße1.0 km · OpenStreetMap
- Nearest main sight
- Ohlsdorf Cemetery4.8 km
- Population
- 457,027Wikidata
- Restaurants, cafes and bars
- 471OpenStreetMap, by nearest area centre
- Area within its boundary
- 147 km²OpenStreetMap
Where to stay
Places to stay in Wandsbek
Nearest the area's centre point first, by straight-line distance. Chain properties link to their own websites; hotels recorded in Wikidata link to their encyclopedia article where there is one.
| # | Place to stay | From the area centre |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | PLAZA INN Hamburg Horner Rennbahn | 2.7 km |
| 2 | Schule Hübbesweg | 3.6 km |
| 3 | Hotel Volksschule | 3.6 km |
| 4 | TOP CityLine Hotel Panorama Billstedt | 5.0 km |
| 5 | Best Western Plus Hotel Böttcherhof | 5.0 km |
Visiting
What to see, eat and drink in Wandsbek
OpenStreetMap maps 282 restaurants, 86 cafes and 103 bars and pubs counted in Wandsbek, and 136 named sights: museums and galleries, parks, monuments, viewpoints and other attractions. They are counted the same way as the places to stay: each place goes to the area whose centre is nearest, within that area's reach. This rule has no boundaries, so places near the edge can fall in a neighbouring area's count.
| What | Mapped | Rank in Hamburg |
|---|---|---|
| Restaurants | 282 | 4 of 7 |
| Cafes | 86 | 5 of 7 |
| Bars, pubs and beer gardens | 103 | 4 of 7 |
| Museums and galleries | 9 | 6 of 7 |
| Named parks | 48 | 3 of 7 |
| Monuments, viewpoints and other sights | 79 | 4 of 7 |
Rank 1 has the most among the 7 boroughs of Hamburg; areas with equal counts share a rank.
The 10 best-known sights counted in Wandsbek
Named sights OpenStreetMap maps for which the centre of Wandsbek is the nearest area centre, the same rule as the counts above, so some may lie outside the boundary of Wandsbek: those linked to Wikidata or Wikipedia first, then by the number of Wikipedia language editions covering them. Distances are in a straight line from the area's centre point.
| Sight | Type | From the area centre |
|---|---|---|
| Museum of Work | Museum | 2.5 km |
| Italian Military Cemetery | Memorial | 4.0 km |
| Auferstehungskirche Barmbek | Place of worship | 2.3 km |
| Frohbotschaftskirche | Place of worship | 1.4 km |
| Al-Nour-Moschee | Place of worship | 3.0 km |
| Schimmelmann-Mausoleum | Attraction | 1.4 km |
| Bohrkopf T.R.U.D.E. | Attraction | 2.6 km |
| Öjendorfer Park | Park | 4.8 km |
| Waldpark Steinfurth | Park | 7.0 km |
| Hammer Park | Park | 3.2 km |
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0), map data of 21 September 2026.
Stations
Stations nearest the centre of Wandsbek
The nearest stations OpenStreetMap maps within 3 km of the centre of Wandsbek, and the nearest of each kind (rail, metro, light rail, monorail, funicular) within the same distance. Tram and bus stops are not included.
| Station | Serves | From the area centre |
|---|---|---|
| Straßburger Straße | metro | 1.0 km |
| Wandsbek-Gartenstadt | metro | 1.2 km |
| Alter Teichweg | metro | 1.3 km |
| Friedrichsberg | rail | 1.9 km |
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0), map data of 21 September 2026. Distances are in a straight line, not walking distance.
Distances
How far Wandsbek is from Hamburg's main sights
| Sight | From Wandsbek |
|---|---|
| Ohlsdorf Cemetery | 4.8 km |
| Islamic Centre Hamburg | 5.0 km |
| Hamburger Kunsthalle | 6.2 km |
| Hamburg-Altstadt | 6.6 km |
| St. Peter’s Church | 6.8 km |
| Hamburg State Opera | 6.9 km |
| Planten un Blomen | 7.0 km |
| St. Michaelis Church, Hamburg | 7.9 km |
| Elbphilharmonie | 8.0 km |
| Tierpark Hagenbeck | 9.7 km |
Around the area
Stations and sights in and near Wandsbek
Sights in Wandsbek
- Botanischer Sondergarten Wandsbek · botanical garden · 1.0 km
- Horner Rennbahn · park · 2.8 km
- Auferstehungskirche · church · 2.3 km
- Kapernaumkirche · church · 3.0 km
- TRUDE · museum · 2.6 km
- Frohbotschaftskirche · church · 1.4 km
Nearby
Areas next to Wandsbek
Questions
Wandsbek: questions travellers ask
How many hotels are in Wandsbek, Hamburg?
5 places to stay in this guide are counted in Wandsbek: those for which its centre is the nearest of the 7 boroughs of Hamburg. The nearest to the area centre is PLAZA INN Hamburg Horner Rennbahn, 2.7 km away.
How far is Wandsbek from the centre of Hamburg?
6.6 km in a straight line from the area's centre to the city centre point Wikidata gives for Hamburg.
How far is Wandsbek from Elbphilharmonie?
8.0 km in a straight line from the centre of Wandsbek. The nearest of Hamburg's main sights is Ohlsdorf Cemetery, 4.8 km away.
Which stations are nearest the centre of Wandsbek?
As mapped in OpenStreetMap: Straßburger Straße (metro, 1.0 km), Wandsbek-Gartenstadt (metro, 1.2 km), Alter Teichweg (metro, 1.3 km) and Friedrichsberg (rail, 1.9 km), in a straight line from the area's centre point.
How many restaurants, cafes and bars are there in Wandsbek?
OpenStreetMap maps 282 restaurants, 86 cafes and 103 bars and pubs counted in Wandsbek (each place in the area whose centre is nearest).
Areas: the 7 boroughs of Hamburg that Wikidata records as a borough of Hamburg located in the city. Places to stay are not assigned by boundary: each is counted in the area whose centre is nearest, and only when it is within that area's reach (twice the radius of a circle the size of the area where Wikidata gives its size, otherwise 1.5 km) and no nearer the centre of a neighbouring town in this guide; 109 places to stay are counted this way. Sights are counted the same way. Main sights: the 10 sights in these areas covered by the most Wikipedia language editions. Stations: railway and metro stations in Wikidata. All distances are straight-line from the area's centre point; on foot or by road they are longer.
Sources: the area, sights and stations from Wikidata (CC0); Wandsbek on Wikipedia; places to stay from each operator's own public pages and from Wikidata. How this guide is made.