Öffnungszeiten
Main building (Henning-Voscherau-Platz 1)
Entrance West:
Monday to Friday: 6:30 am to 11 pm (controlled access with HCU-Card from 7 p.m.)
Saturday and Sunday: 10 am to 10 pm (controlled access with HCU-Card)
We are closed on Holidays.
Entrance East (Subway):
Monday to Friday: 7 am to 7 pm
This entrance is closed on weekends and public holidays.
Between Christmas and New Year: closed
The library's opening hours can be found here.
Student learning areas at "Märchenwelten" (Grandeswerderstrasse 5):
Monday to Friday: 8 am to 10 pm (first come, first served)
Saturday: 10 am to 10 pm
Closed on sundays and public holidays.
During the examination period: 24/7 (The exact period depends on the teaching schedule and will be announced in good time.)
Between Christmas and New Year: closed
Student learning areas in the Campus Tower:
Reopening of student workrooms from Monday, 3 November 2025, at the following times:
Monday to Friday: 8 am to 10 pm (controlled access with HCU-card)
Saturday: 10 am to 10 pm (controlled access with HCU-card)
Closed on sundays and public holidays.
During the examination period: 24/7 (The exact period depends on the teaching schedule and will be announced in good time.)
Between Christmas and New Year: closed
Mensa and Café
The opening hours of the Mensa and the Cafeteria can be found on the page of the Studierendenwerkes.
Directions
Nearest train station: Hamburg main station, 25 minutes by foot
Public transport: U4, station "HafenCity Universität" or BUS line 111, stop "Shanghaiallee
Parking
The underground parking garage of HCU is not a public garage. Therefore, no parking spaces can be offered for guests and students (exception: severely handicapped students, mark "aG").
If you arrive by car, please use the public garages at Hongkongstraße 6a or Überseeallee 3:
Elbarkaden underground car park (Hongkongstraße 6a, 20457 Hamburg), 220 spaces (5 spaces for people with disabilities) - open 24 hrs a day.
Überseequartier underground car park (Überseeallee 3, 20457 Hamburg), 420 spaces (8 spaces for people with disabilities) - open 24 hours a day
Download: Lageplan (PDF)
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