Yes, you can smoke at Hamburg Airport (HAM) after security, in the smoking lounge in the Skywalk between Gates C16 and C15, and before security in the smoking zones outside the terminals on the arrivals and departures levels. The paid Hamburg Airport Lounge, after security on Level 3 of Airport Plaza, has a separate smoking room, for up to three hours before departure and subject to space. Smoking anywhere else at the airport is not allowed.
Flying from northern Germany’s other airports instead? Hannover Airport has smoking cabins after security in every terminal, and Berlin Brandenburg Airport has smoking cabins after security in Terminal 1.
After Security
The airport’s smoking lounge is in the Skywalk, between Gates C16 and C15, after security; the airport publishes no fee or hours for it, and it does not say which gates reach it without leaving security, so ask staff about your route. In February 2026 travellers described a small glass smoking room at the airport.
The paid Hamburg Airport Lounge at Airport Plaza, Level 3, after security, has a separate smoking room. Any passenger with a boarding pass for a flight from Hamburg can buy entry: €47 for adults, €16 for children aged 3 to 12, free up to the age of 2; it opens daily from 05:00 to 21:00, access is granted no more than three hours before departure, and entry depends on the space available.
Before Security
Smoke in the smoking zones outside the terminals on the arrivals level (Level 0) and the departures level (Level 1).
Vaping
Hamburg Airport publishes no rule on e-cigarettes or heated tobacco, so ask staff before you vape; smoking is allowed in the designated areas only.
Summary
| Area | Smoking | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Skywalk, between Gates C16 and C15 (after security) | Yes | The airport’s smoking lounge; no fee or hours published; ask staff whether your route reaches it |
| Hamburg Airport Lounge, Airport Plaza, Level 3 (after security) | Yes | Separate smoking room; paid, €47 adults, 05:00–21:00, up to three hours before departure, subject to space |
| Outside the terminals (before security) | Yes | Smoking zones on the arrivals level (Level 0) and the departures level (Level 1) |
| Elsewhere at the airport | No | Smoking in the designated areas only |
| Vaping | Ask staff | The airport publishes no rule |
For Germany’s airport smoking laws, state by state, and the fines, see our Germany airport guide.