Uelzen lies on the intersection of the B 71, B 191 and B 4 federal roads. The nearest motorway is the A7. Take the Soltau-Ost exit and follow the B 71 east for about 52 km to Uelzen.
Uelzen is on the main [wiki=e170433cb576a0b45fb493990df50393]Hanover[/wiki] to [wiki=35d7df6ed3d93be2927d14acc5f1fc9a]Hamburg[/wiki] railway. There are also regional services to [wiki=75e258d9b6a66622cf7a4b159844521e]Soltau[/wiki], [wiki=8f23da58e3c3abd1962880ed6060db0e]Brunswick[/wiki] and [wiki=59aceadf846f772736c4b40eee7b155d]Magdeburg[/wiki].