Self-bag-drop

Save time with easy bag drop at the self-bag drop machine.

Information

Please note that the self bag drop service at the airport can only be used if you already have a boarding pass.

Self-Bag-Drop: baggage drop at the machine

Fully automated bag drop saves you time at check-in. At Hamburg Airport there are 20 self-bag drop machines in Terminal 1 and 10 in Terminal 2. You can check in your baggage daily from 04:00 to 20:30, without waiting times and regardless of airline opening hours. There are also 18 automatic check-in stations.

Self-bag-drop

Please note that this service is only available with an existing boarding pass.

  • Air France
  • Austrian Airlines
  • Brussels Airline
  • Condor (only possible with existing boarding pass)
  • Deutsche Lufthansa
  • easyJet
  • Finnair
  • Eurowings
  • KLM
  • SAS Scandinavian Airlines
  • SWISS

Step 1: Obtain baggage tag at the bag tag machine

  1. scan the boarding pass using the hand scanner.
  2. baggage tag is printed.
  3. remove the printed, self-adhesive baggage tag and attach it securely to the baggage (simply press the backs together). Please do not remove anything from the tag. Please repeat the process for all other suitcases or bags.

Step 2: Baggage drop at the self bag drop machine

  1. place baggage on the belt. 
  2. Scan the baggage tag using the hand scanner. 
  3. step back from the baggage carousel.
  4. baggage is automatically measured and weighed.
  5. your baggage is removed from the conveyor belt.
  6. you will receive a receipt. 
  7. take the receipt with you and keep it safe. If you lose your baggage, you will need the receipt to find it again.
  8. bulky baggage: Backpacks and bulky baggage will be processed at the regular check-in counter.

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