The northern border of Nienstedten to the quarter Osdorf is formed by the railway tracks of the city train.

To the south, in the middle of river Elbe, the border to Finkenwerder, a quarter of the Hamburg-Mitte borough, is located.

The public park Hirschpark is located at the river Elbe, which contains Tennis facilities and a small Wildlife reservoir.

[7] Nienstedten is serviced by the rapid transit system of the city train with the stations Hochkamp and Klein Flottbek.

According to the Department of Motor Vehicles (Kraftfahrt-Bundesamt), in the quarter Nienstedten were 3,263 private cars registered (487 cars/1000 people).