Yes, hotels, pensions, holiday apartments and campsites are allowed to accommodate guests who are travelling for private reasons. Each overnight guest must present a negative test upon arrival (not older than 48 hours PCR test / rapid test). Every 72 hours further evidence must be provided. The 72 hours period starts when you are tested at home ( not upon arrival in Lübeck). Alternatively, as an overnight guest, you can provide evidence that you have recovered (for at least 28 days and maximum 6 months ago) or have been fully vaccinated at least 14 days ago. Children aged under 6 years do not need to take a test. For further information on the proof of recovery / tested / vaccinated click here.

Proof of vaccination status needs to be provided by presentation of the vaccination card or vaccination certificate. Until electronic identification systems become available, you must carry your vaccination card or certificate and present it on request if you wish to take advantage of these facilities.

A person who has been infected with SARS-CoV-2 for at least 28 days and maximum 6 months ago is considered to have recovered. Evidence of recovery status is provided by a positive PCR test result with a date that is at least 28 days old and is not older than 6 months.

You are welcome to camp again in Lübeck, booking in advance is required. The demand is high! Here, too, the rules apply: proof of vaccination or a negative test on arrival must be presented (must not be older than 48 hours for the antigen rapid test / PCR test). Additional evidence must be provided every 72 hours. The 72 hours period starts when you are tested at home (not upon arrival in Lübeck).

For the camper pitches in Lübeck a maximum stay of 24 hours is still valid, a reservation in advance is not possible. The Regulatory Office will monitor this more intensively.

Yes, you are welcome! Please, make sure not to visit “hotspots” with too many people, wear your mask wherever required and follow the rules. There is no compulsory testing for day visitors for public areas, but if you want to sit indoors, it is best to get tested at home before leaving for Lübeck. Please take a look at the section “Are restaurants and cafés open?” So you can enjoy your visit to Lübeck relaxed right from the start!

The software, which is available for iOS, Android and as a web app, enables seamless and fast contact tracking during the pandemic. Users can enter their data once and receive a QR code that changes every minute and is assigned to the smartphone. Guests can then check in on site, for example at concerts, in restaurants or in private meetings with friends who, as hosts, only need their smartphones. After the stay, the user is automatically checked out. luca is available in a growing number of places in Lübeck and Travemüde. Join luca, stay healthy and download the App on your device!

Anyone wanting to enter a shop, museum or church in Lübeck must cover their mouth and nose with a medical mask which means a surgical mask or a higher quality FFP2 or KN95/N95 mask. This also includes sitting in a restaurant or entering a bus, the train or a taxi. Excluded from the regulation are children up to the age of six as well as drivers of buses, trains and taxis.

Please bear in mind to put on your mask, if the distance to your fellow human beings is less than 1.5 metres, even if from 7th June 2021 the face covering ban is lifted!

Restaurants and cafés are open. We recommend reserving a table, but walk-in guests are also welcome. The following rules apply from 31st May on: Groups of up to 10 people from 10 different households can meet outdoors and indoors. Guests wishing to be accommodated in closed rooms must always present proof of a negative test. For a rapid antigen test, the result may not be older than 24 hours. A PCR test is also permissible, if the test result is no older than 48 hours. Self-testing without supervision prior to the visit to the restaurant is not permitted as proof. Children under the age of six do not need a test and are allowed to enter the restaurant without proof. Recovered or vaccinated persons (at least two weeks after the second vaccination) are subject to the obligation of proof.

For the gastronomy following rules apply: contacts must be recorded (for example with the luca app) and a mouth-nose cover must be worn (if you leave your own table). If you want to sit outside, you don’t have to bring a negative test.

The museums of Lübeck are open for visitors again. From 31st May, you must present a negative test or equivalent proof at the time of entry. You don’t need to book a time slot in advance, but your contact details will be recorded on site via the luca app.
Please find more info here: www.die-luebecker-museen.de

The European Hansemuseum is also open daily from 10 am to 6 pm. Tickets can only be booked online with a time slot at hansemuseum-eu.ticketfritz.de. From 31st May on there won’t be a need of proof of a negative test anymore. For your own safety, contact data is collected.
Digital offers at www.hansemuseum.eu

The Old Town churches invite you for a visit or for worshipping. Masks are still required and the well-known distance and hygiene rules apply.

Also the viewing platform of St Peter’s church is open again daily from 11 am to 5 pm. The number of guests on the viewing platform is limited, so please be patient in case there are crowds. The church room will be open for worship again as well.

The outdoor event season is picking up speed again. Our event tip: CULTURE.SUMMER.LÜBECK, find more information here. 

The Theater Lübeck will not open its doors regularly until the 2021/2022 season. Currently, two new drama productions are available as online streams via the streaming provider www.dringeblieben.de. Information at www.theaterluebeck.de From 15th May to 13th June 2021 the theatre plans an extraordinary operation connected to the cultural model project of the Federal state of Schleswig Holstein.

Yes, you can participate in a public guided tours in German, meeting point: Tourist Information. Further tours daily at 11 am and 2 pm. Duration: approx. 2 hours, price per person: €12. The number of participants is limited to 20 people, contact tracking is required (e. g. with the luca app). From 31st May on you no longer need to present a negative test result. Guided tours in English can be booked for individual groups. Please wear a mask.

Guided tours of the town hall do not take place at the moment.

Harbour and canal tours can be enjoyed again. You won’t need to present a negative test result anymore if you are sitting on the deck outside. You will still need a negative test for sitting indoors.

The MS Hanse service between Lübeck and Travemünde is starting on 14th June. For using the salon/restaurant you need to present a negative test, you don’t need to present a test when sitting outside. Still, it is recommended to carry a negative test with you in case of needing to escape bad weather to sit indoors. Please check in when boarding with the Luca app or contact form and observe the current Corona specifications on board.

Retail shops in Lübeck are open. A medical mask - a surgical mask or a FFP2 or KN95/N95 mask - is required in all shops. Please avoid any unnecessary contacts.

The e-boats on the Trave river and the canal around the Old Town of Lübeck can be booked for 6 people from 6 households again.

The indoor pools such as Zentralbad, Sportbad St. Lorenz and Schwimmbad Kücknitz remain closed. However, outdoor pools in Schlutup and Moisling as well as the Krähenteich pool are open. From now on, the natural pools Falkenwiese and Kleiner See (Eichholz) are open as well.