New mobility for Harburg: HVV hop is expanded all over the area!

New mobility for Harburg: HVV hop is expanded all over the area!

Hausbruch, Deutschland - Hamburg mobility takes a new turn. From August 4, 2025, the on-demand service HVV HOP will be extended to the entire Harburg district. This means that the residents have: from this date, from this date, the residents such as Altenwerder, Cranz, Francop, Hausbruch, Moorburg, Neuenfelde and Neuenfeldeben, Neuenfelde and Neuenfeldek, which have only covered the service, which so far only covered the eastern part of Harburg. Busplaner reports that this change should ensure a significantly better connection to rural areas to the existing local transport.

Since then, HVV HOP has already welcomed around 430,000 passengers since its start in January 2023, a sign of the growing acceptance of the offer. Now the project duration was extended prematurely by December 31, 2026. Martin Bill, State Councilor of Transport and Mobility Transition, emphasizes how important such on-demand services are for rural regions. A real chance, such as VHH Mobility added .

New operating concept for a better connection

The HVV HOP operating concept is revised with the expansion, so Shuttles no longer drive on routes along the S-Bahn and bus lines. Instead, the app will refer to regular public transport offers in the future. In addition, the operating area is divided into two zones to limit the maximum travel distances, which makes it easier to use for passengers.

From August 2025, a total of 20 shuttles will be available to users who are used strategically to improve the connection. The new operating times are set as follows: Monday to Thursday from 4:00 a.m. to 1:30 a.m., and Friday to Sunday continuous until Sunday midnight. A "pre-booking" function also comes into the app, which is intended to simplify the planning of travel chains in the existing network, according to VHH Mobility .

on-demand traffic as a future model

The introduction of on-demand services is picking up in Germany and, according to the Federal Ministry of Digitales and Transport (BMDV), could play in the future mobility transition. In rural regions, where public transport is often difficult to reach, such flexible offers could help reduce dependency on the car. At the moment, 56% of passengers in rural areas are on the destination every day by car, while only 5% use public transport.

The political support for the introduction of such offers is unbroken. As part of the Mfund innovation initiative, the BMDV promotes the development of more efficient, data -based applications. This initiative aims to better network rural areas with local public transport and to improve mobility for all citizens: inside. The Oslo project is intended to help cities and municipalities successfully introduce on-demand offers.

With the increase in the range of HVV hop and the support of innovative programs, urban mobility in Hamburg becomes a bit more flexible and more user -friendly. So the future of mobility in Harburg seems to be in full swing!