COVID-19 update and restrictions

Unfortunately, hotels will remain closed until 9th May 2021. Overnight stays in hotels and accommodation are only offered in exceptional cases and in the context of essential business trips. We will update you here as soon as we have news and will be able to welcome you again.

All unnecessary travel and trips for tourism purposes should be avoided until further notice.

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 in Lübeck and use the bus, train or taxi must cover their mouth and nose with a medical mask which means a surgical mask or a higher quality FFP2 or KN95/N95 mask. 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 please put on your mask on, if the distance to your fellow human beings is less than 1.5 metres!

In addition, masks are mandatory in the following areas in Lübeck:

Monday to Saturday from 9 am to 7 pm:
The following streets in the Old Town of Lübeck: Mühlenbrücke from Mühlentorteller onwards, Mühlenstraße, Sandstraße, Aegidienstraße between Klingenberg and Königstraße, Klingenberg, Kohlmarkt, Königstraße, Wahmstraße between Kohlmarkt and Hüxstraße, Schrangen, Dr. Julius-Leber-Straße between Breite Straße and Fleischhauerstraße and Schlumacher Straße, Große Burgstraße including the bridge Burgtorbücke, Breite Straße including the pedestrian area and Pfaffenstraße, Jacobikirchhof, Koberg, Markt, Markttwiete, Weiter Krambuden, Holstenstraße, bridge Holstentorbrücke, Holstentorplatz, the bridge Puppenbrücke, Lindenplatz, Mengstraße from Breite Straße to Fünfhausen, Beckergrube between Breite Straße and Fünfhausen. In the main shopping area St Gertrud: Kaufhof/ main shopping area Schlutuper Straße (from Marlistraße to Marliring), Kantstraße (from Goebenstraße to Schlutuper Straße), Marlistraße (from Schlutuper Straße to Rübenkoppel)

Monday to Saturday from 6 am to 7 pm:
At the train station (including its plaza, Central Bus Station (ZOB), Gustav-Radbruch-Platz, bus stops Lübeck-Flughafen, Hochschulstadtteil, St. Jürgen, Dänischburg, Kücknitz and Skandienavienkai.

The public transport in Lübeck and Travemünde offers a regular service. Medical masks are mandatory in buses and public transport. The mask must be at least a surgical mask or a higher quality FFP2 or KN95/N95 mask. Please keep in mind: Buy the ticket at the ticket counters if possible. The service centres are open. Tickets can also be bought in the buses.

An overview of the freely available parking spaces can be found at www.parken-luebeck.de

Yes, the e-scooters are available without any restrictions. Plese, make sure you wear gloves to protect yourself and wash your hands before and after riding for safety. Also keep your distance.

Restaurants, cafés and bars will remain closed until further notice. Many of them offer take-away services. Appointments for the pick-up of your orders must be made in advance. Restaurants, cafés and bars remain closed, the opening of the outdoor gastronomy in Lübeck started on 12th April under certain restrictions. The serving of alcoholic drinks is permitted until 9 pm.

The museums of Lübeck are open for visitors with hygiene measures in place. Prior registration is required at the ticket office, by phone via (+49) 4511 224 243 or by email via ute.giebelstein@luebeck.de. For your own safety, contact data is collected with the Luca app.
To the digital services: www.die-luebecker-museen.de

The European Hansemuseum is also open again (daily from 10 am to 6 pm). Tickets can only be booked online with a time slot at https://hansemuseum-eu.ticketfritz.de/
Digital offers at www.hansemuseum.eu

Since the beginning of March, you are invited to worship in the Old Town churches again, keeping in mind that various requirements apply. Masks are required and the well-known distance and hygiene rules apply.

Theatres and cinemas are closed temporarily. All events that are of an entertaining character are cancelled until further notice.

All theatres in Lübeck will remain closed. The ticket office remains closed until. Meanwhile vouchers can be ordered via mail: kasse@theaterluebeck.de. From 16th and 30th April, two new drama productions will be available as online streams via the streaming provider www.dringeblieben.de.

Guided public tours are cancelled until further notice.

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

The tours are cancelled until further notice. We'll keep you updated here.

The MS Hanse service between Lübeck and Travemünde as well as the "charming hour" (Travemünde cruise) are cancelled until further notice.

Shops for daily needs are still open with restrictions in Travemünde, for all other retail shops the “click & meet” applies after the Easter holidays. Customers have to make an appointment in the store by phone or online. Please keep in mind, that it’s compulsory to wear a mask. A medical mask is required – which means that you must wear a surgical mask or a FFP2 or KN95/N95 mask. Please avoid any unnecessary contact and go shopping on your own if possible.

The e-boats on the Trave river and the canal around the Old Town of Lübeck are back. However, due to the current situation, the following conditions apply: Use of the boats only for passengers from one household, with two households maximum 5 persons per boat.

Playgrounds can be visited. Please pay attention to the hygiene regulations at the playgrounds. It is mandatory to wear a mask and keep the distance of 1.5 metres from others. The play equipment must be used one after the other and gathering of people must be avoided. People with increased body temperature or cold symptoms are not allowed to enter the playgrounds.

The weekly markets in Lübeck continue to take place as usual. A mask is compulsor in any case and please pay attention to the required distance. Please keep in mind to avoid any unnecessary contact and go shopping on your own if possible.

The central swimming pool at Schmiedestraße, the pools in St. Lorenz and Kücknitz are closed.

The public toilets are open and freely available.