Planning a Trip

Getting There

By Train -- Baden-Baden is on major rail lines connecting Frankfurt and Basel, and Stuttgart and Munich. There are 20 trains daily from Stuttgart (trip time: 1 1/4 hr.); 25 from Munich (trip time: 4 hr., 10 min.), and 45 from Frankfurt (trip time: 3 hr.). For information, call tel. 01805/996633. The railway station is at Baden-Oos, north of town; regrettably, it's an expensive 20-minute taxi ride from the town center.

By Car -- Access to Baden-Baden is via the A5 Autobahn north and south or the A8 Autobahn east and west. The drive south from Frankfurt takes 2 hours; from Munich, it's about 4 hours.

Visitor Information

For information, contact Tourist-Information, Schwarzwaldstrasse 52 (tel. 07221/275200; www.baden-baden.com), Monday to Saturday 9am to 6pm and Sunday 9am to 1pm. After the morning shift on Sunday in the tourist office, information can be obtained in the Drinking House from 2 to 5pm.

Getting Around

Baden-Baden is serviced by a network of buses whose routes coincide at the Leopoldplatz, in the center. Bus no. 201, which runs at 10-minute intervals, interconnects most of the important sites with the railway station, about 5km (3 miles) from the center. One-way fare is 2€ ($3.20), and a day pass, good for 24 hours of unlimited public transport for two adults and two children, is 5€ ($8).