By Air

Near city centre, in the meadows of the River Lippe, the sport airfield Hamm is situated.Its runway is 900 m long and 30 m wide.The airfield is operated by the Luftsportclub Hamm e. V. Hamm is situated in the middle of a triangle of three smaller International Airports, in the north the Munster Osnabruck International Airport (FMO) in the south-west Dortmund Airport and in the east Paderborn Lippstadt Airport.The nearest greater International Airport is Düsseldorf International Airport.

By Train

Hamm has three stations, the main railway station Hamm (Westfalen) and two minor stations, one in Bockum-Hovel and the other one in Heessen.The main station is one of the biggest railway hubs in Germany, and connected with one of the greatest marshalling yards of Europe, the latter now only partly operating.Notable is the railway station for its Art deco Grunderzeit inspired building styles.Hamm is connected to the rail since May 2, 1847.

By Bus

The city bus net Hamm is served by the "Stadtwerke Hamm", with 65 buses, and the "Verkehrsgesellschaft Breitenbach".A regional bus service is served by different companies and both nets serve the central bus station, which is situated in front of the main railway station in the centre of Hamm.Hamm is part of the Verkehrsgemeinschaft Ruhr-Lippe.About 12 million people are using the bus net every year, transported by 50 bus lines with 500 bus stops within the city.

By Road

Hamm is linked to three motorways.The Bundesautobahn 1 (BAB 1 or A1, Puttgarden-Saarbrücken) named Hansaline with two connections No.81 and 82, the (BAB 2 or A2, Oberhausen-Berlin) with three connctions No.17,18 and 19 and the A445 (Hamm-Arnsberg) which is connected by the B63 until the planned construction between Hamm and Werl is completed.The Kamener Kreuz is situated in the southwest of Hamm.Two "federal roads" (Bundesstrassen) the B61 and B63 intersect in the city centre.Several state roads (Landesstrassen) are connecting Hamm with its neighbouring towns and municipalities.

By Canal

Hamm is the end of the "Datteln-Hamm-Kanal", three ports are situated in the urban district.The city port, the canal end port Uentrop, and the port of "Gersteinwerk".The ports of Hamm are the second biggest canal port by freight transact, 1,4 millions tons a year by ships and 0,5 million tons by train. The city port allowes for ships up to 110 meters length 11,45 meters width and 2,7 meters draft.It is linked with the railway by a track to the near main railway station and the marshaling yard.