Hamburg police run 48 fixed speed cameras and 20 camera trailers, and the A7 runs at 80 km/h through the Elbtunnel. Here is what is known and how Ghost keeps you informed in Hamburg.
Ghost editorial teamCounted:
Ghost knows 50 cameras in and around Hamburg. Most of them check 50 km/h (93 %).
What kind of cameras
Fixed speed cameras: 36
Red-light cameras: 4
Speed and red-light cameras: 10
Speed limits the cameras in Hamburg check
Posted limit
Cameras
Share
50 km/h
39
93 %
30 km/h
2
5 %
70 km/h
1
3 %
Counted in the city and its surroundings, from Ghost's camera database.
Fixed and mobile speed cameras in Hamburg
Hamburg police use 48 fixed speed cameras, 9 of which also check red lights. They also have 20 camera trailers, 23 handheld lasers, 6 radar vans and unmarked video cars.
The city shows its fixed camera sites on the hamburg.de city map. Mobile sites are not published.
Speed limits on the A7, A1 and A255
On the A7 the limit is 80 km/h in the Elbtunnel and in the Stellingen tunnel, and the police measured 80 km/h at the Waltershof interchange. The A1 at the Moorfleet tunnel is also 80 km/h.
In a check in September 2025 the police named 80 km/h on the B5 towards Bergedorf and 60 km/h on the A255 southbound at Georgswerder Bogen. Veddeler Damm is 60 km/h.
Tempo 30 at night
The 2024 update of Hamburg’s noise action plan pushes night-time 30 km/h on a further 41 road sections.
How Ghost helps in Hamburg
Ghost warns you before fixed speed cameras, known mobile speed traps and average-speed sections in Hamburg, with a sound and on the dark map, also while your navigation app is in front.
