S-Bahn Station „A Eidelstedt Zentrum“ (AKN A1)

House <–> S-Bahn Station
- The walk distance is 6 minutes between the house and the secondary entry of S-Bahn station:
  Route: House to the station
  Route: Station to the house
- Or, with Bus 4 from/to the S-Bahn station:
  The walk distance is 2 minutes by foot (House <–> Pflugacker bus station). You drive one station. The bus frequency ist 10 minutes at common times, so that may take longer than walking directly from/to the S-Bahn station.

With the AKN A1 S-Bahn (Fahrplan) you drive between
S-Bahn stations „A Eidelstedt Zentrum“ and „Eidelstedt„
(it’s just one station to drive – Route).

At station „Eidelstedt“ you have connections to S-Bahn S3 and S21:
- S3, direction „Stade“ (Fahrplan). Some stations:
  • Hauptbahnhof (Central Station)
  • Landungsbrücken (Harbor)
  • Jungfernstieg (Alster)
  • Altona
  • Reeperbahn
  • Wilhelmsburg
  • Veddel
- S21, direction „Aumühle“ (Fahrplan). Some stations:
  • Hauptbahnhof (Central Station)
  • Sternschanze (Schanzenviertel, Karoviertel)
  • Dammtor (Bahnhof)
  • Berliner Tor

Large Bus Station „Eidelstedter Platz“

The walk distance is 11 minutes:
Route: House to the station
Route: Station to the house
Or, with Bus 4 from/to the station: The walk distance is 2 minutes (House <–> Pflugacker bus station). You drive two stations.
Some connections from „Eidelstedter Platz„:
- Bus 39: • Airport • Teufelsbrück (Elbe river)
- Bus 181: • Hagenbecks Tierpark (Zoo) • Sternschanze
- Bus 183: • Altona
- Bus 283: • Altona • Große Bergstraße (Altona) • Reeperbahn
- Bus 4: Inner city, Alster, Speicherstadt, Hafencity
  (You can use bus 4 directly from Pflugacker)

Shopping

The walk distance to the main shopping area is 8-12 minutes: Route
It starts after the S-Bahn station (main entry). For example, the discounter „ALDI“: Route
Or, walk 2 minutes to bus station „Pflugacker“, direction „Brandstwiete“, and exit after 1 or 2 stations („A Eidelstedt Zentrum“ or „Eidelstedter Platz“).

Eidelstedter Platz Area

Shopping Center: Maps / Route (Bäckereien, Rewe, Rossmann, etc)
Weekly Market (Wochenmarkt): Maps / Route (wednesday, friday, saturday)
Supermarkets: Aldi, Penny, Turkish supermarket, Budni, Woolworth
Banks: Deutsche Bank, Postbank, Commerzbank, Sparda, Targobank, Hamburger Sparkasse, Hamburger Volksbank
Many small shops, for example: fish shop (Fischladen), Butchery (Schlachter), bookstore (Buchhandlung), Flowers (Blumen), bike shop (Fahrradladen), TUI travel agency (Reisebüro), O² (mobile phone business), many more…
Bakeries (Bäcker), Cafes, Ice cream parlor (Eisdiele)
(Baker „Hagelstein“ is a small, real bakery: Maps / Route)
Hairdressers (Friseure), Nail studio (Nagelstudio)
Pharmacies (Apotheken), Doctors / Medical Centers (Ärzte)
Discrict culture center (Stadtteilkulturzentrum), Books hall (Bücherhalle)

Pflugacker Area

Edeka Supermarket: Maps / Route / Link
This is one of Germany’s largest and best Edeka branches.
- Exotic and regional food
- Fresh sushi, meat, fish, and a large selection of cheese and wine.
- Self made food, like smoothis, soups, salads.
- Delicacies
- Flower shop
- Bakery (I would recommend Dallmeyers Backhus instead):
Within the same building (enter the Edeka-entry):
- Bakery: Dallmeyers Backhus. Sunday open: 8-11am. They have seats.
- Toys Shop: Toys’R’Us

By Bus

Electronic / Multimedia Shop: MediaMarkt: Route

Snacks & Restaurants

My recommendations

Pflugacker area
- Greek Bistro: Metaxa Grill: Maps / Route Good, inexpensive, also delivery.
- Ice cream parlor: Eis Langner (from March): Maps / Route Very good ice.
  Tipp: Order one portion (€1,20) and you get 3-4 portions on the waffle. They are very generous. Maybe you want pay more? 🙂
Shopping area „Eidelstedter Platz“
- Bistro: Salat Paradies: Maps / Route Vegetarian / Vegan.
- Bistro: Barthmann: Maps / Route They have often traditional German dishes, not expensive.
- Italian Restaurant: Il Tesoro: Maps / Route Very good & not pricey.
- Greek Restaurant: Achillion: Maps / Route Very good & not pricey.
- Steakhouse: Block House: Maps / Route Very good meat.
- Turkish Bistro: Klass Döner: Maps / Route Looks a bit shabby, but in my opinion the best Doner kebab & French fries in the area.

If you like, some other

Fastfood: Mc Donalds: Maps / Route (near Pflugacker, in the north-direction)
Pork Restaurant: Schweinske: Maps / Route
Syrisch Fastfood: Al Amir: Maps / Route Not tested, but sounds interesting. 🙂