Burgtor
The Burgtor, built 1444 in late Gothic style, was the northern city gate of Hanseatic Lübeck, now in Germany.
The Burgtor, built 1444 in late Gothic style, was the northern city gate of Hanseatic Lübeck, now in Germany. It is one of two towered gates remaining from the medieval fortifications, the other being the more famous Holstentor.
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Worth seeing in and around Burgtor
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Holstentor
The Holsten Gate is a city gate marking off the western boundary of the old center of the Hanseatic city of Lübeck. Built in 1464, the Brick Gothic construction is one of the relics of Lübeck's medieval city fortifications and one of two remaining city gates, the other being the Citadel Gate.
1.1 km · two-towered city gate in Lübeck, Germany, used as a museum · Wikipedia - 02St. Mary's Church Lübeck
The Lübeck Marienkirche is a medieval basilica in the city centre of Lübeck, Germany. Built between 1265 and 1352, the church is located on the highest point of Lübeck's old town island within the Hanseatic merchants' quarter, which extends uphill from the warehouses on the River Trave to the church.
800 m · church in Lübeck, Germany · Wikipedia - 03Lübeck Cathedral
Lübeck Cathedral is a large brick-built Lutheran cathedral in Lübeck, Germany, and part of the Lübeck World Heritage Site. It was started in 1173 by Henry the Lion as a cathedral for the Bishop of Lübeck.
1.5 km · church in Lübeck · Wikipedia - 04University of Lübeck
The University of Lübeck is a research university in Lübeck, Northern Germany which focuses almost entirely on medicine and sciences with applications in medicine.
4.2 km · university · Wikipedia - 05
- 06St. Jakobi
St. James' Church is one of the five main Evangelical Lutheran parish churches in Lübeck's old town, Germany.
400 m · church in Lübeck · Wikipedia - 07Europäisches Hansemuseum
The European Hansemuseum is a museum in Lübeck, Germany dedicated to the history of the Hanseatic League. Covering an area of in total 7,405 square metres, is the largest museum in the world specifically dedicated to this subject.
100 m · museum of the Hanseatic League in Lübeck · Wikipedia - 08Lübeck Museum of Theatre Puppets
The Lübeck Museum of Theatre Puppets is a museum of international puppetry in the Hanseatic city of Lübeck, Germany.
1.1 km · museum in Germany · Wikipedia - 09St. Anne's Museum Quarter
St. Anne's Museum Quarter (German: Museumsquartier St.
1.2 km · museum in Germany · Wikipedia - 10Lübeck Academy of Music
The Lübeck Academy of Music in Lübeck, Germany, is the only higher level music school in the northernmost state of Schleswig-Holstein. The school is located in the World Heritage city of Lübeck, a historic hanseatic city.
1.2 km · Music university (Musikhochschule) in Lübeck, German · Wikipedia
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Getting to Burgtor
- Airports
- Hamburg Helmut Schmidt (HAM), 54 km · Bremen (BRE), 156 km · Hannover (HAJ), 171 km
- Stations
- Lübeck-Blankensee Airport, 7.8 km · Lübeck railway station, 1.6 km · Lübeck-Flughafen station, 8 km
- Hamburg → Burgtor58 km · quickest by road, 1h 16m · €7–9
- Bremen → Burgtor40 km · quickest by road, 1h 2m · €5–7
- Hannover → Burgtor105 km · quickest by road, 2h 35m · €18–25
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Burgtor
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Burgtor. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inTickets and discounts: For groups of up to 5 people, the Schleswig-Holstein-Ticket is the most cost-effective and flexible option for a day trip.
- Get insee also: Ferries in the Baltic Sea There are many ferry connections to Lübeck.
- Get inPassengers ferries arrive at Skandinavienkai, a quay in Lübeck's borough Travemünde.
- Get inMost of the ferries run once or twice every day: Helsinki, Finland, operated by Finnlines Malmö, Sweden, operated by Finnlines Trelleborg, Sweden, operated by TT-Lines Skandinavienkai is served by buses 35 (timetable) and 50 (timetable).
- Get inLine 50 provides a direct connection between the ferry terminal and Lübeck ZOB (central bus station), while line 35 connects to Travemünde.
From Wikivoyage: Lübeck, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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Next door to Burgtor
Burgtor is 51 km from Wandsbek, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Lübeckcity in Schleswig-Holstein in northern Germany600 m
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- Stockelsdorfmunicipality of Germany2.9 km
- Ratekaumunicipality of Germany8.9 km
- Badendorfmunicipality of Germany7.3 km
- Groß Grönaumunicipality of Germany9.2 km