Learning German in Hamburg

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Angeline and Luigi, German Course

Cosmopolitan learning in the port city.

Acclaimed Elbphilharmonie, lively landing stages, infamous Reeperbahn: Hamburg is Germany’s gateway to the world since many centuries. Attend a German course in Hamburg – one of Germany’s most diverse cities! #goethehamburg

Learning German in Hamburg

German Intensive Course with Cultural Programme

Effective intensive course including cultural and leisure activities. With or without accommodation.

German evening courses

Learn German continuously in the evening while working or studying.

German morning courses

Learn German in the morning and make continuous progress.

German weekend courses

Learn German on Saturday while working.

Exam preparation in a group

Prepare for your exam! In-person in Hamburg for levels B1, B2 and C1.

Small Group Lessons

Individual and flexible learning at the Goethe-Institut or online.

German Online Courses

Learn German online - anytime, anywhere, interactive! At the levels A1 to C2.

German Exams

Get the internationally recognised Goethe certificate at levels A1 to C2.

Our institute in Hamburg

Ansicht auf das Institut von außen. — Goethe-Institut Hamburg | © Goethe-Institut

Accommodation

We offer suitable accommodation for the time of your German course. Whether in one of our guesthouses, associate-hotels or with a host family – you will feel at home immediately.

Our team

Our team welcomes you to the Goethe-Institut. Please get in touch with us if you have any questions on our language courses or events.

Contact and directions

The Goethe-Institut Hamburg is at the heart of the city, near the Binnenalster lake and the gallery/museum district known as the Kunstmeile, or 'Art Mile'.

The Hamburg Goethe-Institut is located in the heart of the city, close to Gänsemarkt and directly adjacent to the city centre and the Inner Alster Lake. The nearby “Planten un Blomen” park invites you to relax – a perfect place to unwind after your language course. Direct access to numerous S- and U-Bahn lines provides excellent connections in all directions.

Facilities and services

8 modern classrooms with interactive whiteboards
free Wi-Fi
lounge area with tea kitchen, coffee and snack machines
wheelchair-accessible entrance and sanitary facilities
media library

Hamburg: Hanseatic city with a great history

Photo: www.mediaserver.hamburg.de, Christian Spahrbier
Photo: Hamburg Tourismus
Photo: www.mediaserver.hamburg.de, Thies Raetzke

Hamburg's economic importance for Northern Germany can hardly be overestimated. It is a city of superlatives: second largest port in Europe, third largest location for aircraft construction worldwide, largest railway junction in Northern Europe, highest population share of millionaires in Germany. Its main industries are shipbuilding, maritime economy, logistics, aviation, mechanical engineering, banking, insurance and food. With four universities and 30 colleges, there is also a supply of young scientific and economic talent. As a member and most important city of the German Hanseatic League, Hamburg has many famous monuments and buildings. Speicherstadt and the Kontorhaus quarter have been UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 2015. You should also visit the world-famous fish market in Hamburg at least once, take a harbor tour and visit the old landing bridges from the 19th century.

Culture

In terms of popular music, Hamburg is the undisputed No. 1 in Germany. The music and entertainment industry relies on a robust infrastructure of over 100 music clubs, 280 music publishers and 200 labels, not to mention countless bands. The world's most famous district of Hamburg, the St. Pauli party district, has certainly helped in that development. Between Reeperbahn and Große Freiheit, visitors from all over the world encounter a unique mix of legendary clubs, bars, pubs and theatres. The career of the Beatles once began in the Star Club, they played here every night for two years before they became a worldwide phenomenon. For lovers of classical music, Hamburg offers the already legendary Elbphilharmonie, affectionately known locally as "Elphi". The Hamburg State Opera is also considered a leading address in Germany. In addition, there are a large number of privately run theatres. Especially when it comes to musicals, Hamburg is the center of Germany. Around 60 museums display collections of art, history and science, some of them of international significance. With more than 10,000 freelance artists living and working here, Hamburg is the most creative metropolises in Germany after Berlin.

Leisure

Hamburgers love water. The two rivers, Elbe and Alster, the impressive harbor and countless canals, fleets and bridges give the Hanseatic city its unique maritime charm. The festivals are also popular - at the beginning of May the harbor birthday is celebrated, at the beginning of August the Alster pleasure with the international fireworks festival. Hamburg also offers a wide range of sports activities: the green metropolis is ideal for exploring by bike. The Alster in the middle of the city invites you to go sailing. You can go pedal boating or rowing on the Alster canals - and in the immediate vicinity of Hamburg there are many attractive places and landscapes to discover by bike. In summer, the renowned Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival offers an opportunity to discover the surrounding area of Hamburg. Just an hour's drive away from Hamburg's city hall is a unique North Sea natural paradise: the Wadden Sea World Heritage Site.

Cultural and leisure programme Hamburg

Find the right German language course

The proven course model offers a lot of flexibility and exactly the course that suits you – at every level.
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German courses in Hamburg

At the Goethe-Institut in Hamburg, you can attend German courses from levels A1 to C2 and take examinations. Our intensive German course offers 75 lessons over just 15 days, and its compact, goal-oriented structure helps you improve your German skills in a very short time.

If you wish to learn German alongside your job, we also have the right solution. At the Goethe-Institut in Hamburg, we offer flexible evening, weekend and morning courses that integrate well into your working day and enable continuous progress.

Are you considering studying at one of Hamburg’s universities? With a German course in Hamburg you can get to know the old Hanseatic city on the Elbe and make contacts even before you start your studies. We also offer the German courses of the Goethe-Institut Hamburg as an online service, either in a group with a teacher or for independent learners without a teacher. If you want to take part in the German courses of the Goethe-Institut, you must first take a placement test to assess your current German language skills. Levels A1 and A2 are for beginners in German, B1 and B2 are for participants who already know the basics, C1 and C2 are the highest possible German courses. With the Großes Deutsches Sprachdiplom at the end of the C2 course you will have an internationally recognized language diploma in your pocket that also qualifies you to study at any university in Germany.

In order to enable our course participants to use their language skills outside of the German lessons, we offer an extensive leisure and cultural program.

Study support included

Whether working on exam training, grammar, vocabulary or correction exercises, a teacher will be available to provide advice and assistance to course participants every day in the media library (12:30pm to 1:30pm).

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I used to find learning German really difficult and I tried lots of different things. But on the language course at the Goethe-Institut, I suddenly started making rapid progress.

Ann, 33 course participant from the US

We are happy to advise you +49 89 1222 3 1222 from Mon to Fri, 8am – 6pm: kundenservice-d@goethe.de

Booking forms

You can register for German courses online in our shop and pay via Visa/Mastercard or PayPal. Customers who do not pay their course fee themselves can use our interactive booking form to register and provide us with a different billing address. Selecting your choice of course location will send the form to the course location of your choice.

Registration form
Group Courses Adults Registration form
Private Lessons/Training Adults