Why go
- Capital of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, Germany.
- Served by Bremen Airport (BRE).
History
Bremen, officially the City Municipality of Bremen, is the capital and most populous city of the German state of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, a two-city-state consisting of the city of Bremen itself, and Bremerhaven. An important port city with about 586,000 inhabitants, this Hanseatic city is the 11th-largest city of Germany and the second-largest city in Northern Germany after Hamburg.
Airports
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 13 airlines, 43 direct destinations
- Ryanair FR (737-800) · 25 routes: Alicante, Bergamo, Beziers, Chania, Dublin, Edinburgh, Faro, Fuerteventura, Gerona, Gran Canaria, Haugesund, Kerkyra/corfu, London, Malaga, Manchester, Palma de Mallorca, Porto, Riga, Stockholm, Tallinn-ulemiste International, Tampere, Tenerife, Thessaloniki, Treviso, Vilnius
- Germania ST (A319, A321) · 11 routes: Antalya, Arrecife, Enfidha, Fuerteventura, Funchal, Gran Canaria, Ibiza, Leipzig, Palma de Mallorca, Tenerife, Vienna
- Alitalia AZ (F70, Embraer 170) · 2 routes: Amsterdam*, Paris*
- Lufthansa Cargo LH (A319, A321, A320, 737-300, 735, Embraer 190…) · 2 routes: Frankfurt, Munich
- Maastricht Airlines W2 (J32) · 2 routes: Munster, Zurich
- Air Berlin AB (A319, A320, 737-800) · 1 route: Palma de Mallorca
- Air France AF (Embraer 170) · 1 route: Paris
- Air Sicilia BM (ERJ-145) · 1 route: Toulouse
- Germanwings 4U (A319, CRJ) · 1 route: Stuttgart
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines KL (F70) · 1 route: Amsterdam*
- Scandinavian Airlines System SK (ATR 72, CRJ-200) · 1 route: Copenhagen
- SunExpress XQ (737-800) · 1 route: Izmir
- Turkish Airlines TK (A320) · 1 route: Istanbul
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Getting there by ferry
Where things are
Photographs
credit: Wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons · See source page
When to go
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Bremen Airport (BRE); 15 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By air: BRE has direct flights to 43 destinations on 13 airlines (incl. Palma de Mallorca, Amsterdam, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Paris…). By water: 6 ferry terminals within 20 km (nearest: Martinianleger, 1.7 km); routes include Sielwallfähre, Martinianleger - Pier 2, Weserfähre.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Bremen. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Trains & rail
Coaches & shuttles
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.