Planning a Trip

Getting There

By Plane -- The Bremen Flughafen (tel. 0421/55950; www.airport-bremen.de) lies only 3km (2 miles) southeast of the city center (take S-Bahn 5). It is used mainly as a commuter airport for flights within Germany.

By Train -- Bremen has excellent rail connections with leading German cities. Its Hauptbahnhof lies on major rail lines, including Hamburg-Bremen-Osnabrück-Münster and Hannover-Bremen-Bremerhaven. Thirty trains arrive daily from Hamburg (trip time: 1 hr.), 35 trains from Hannover (trip time: 1 hr.), 13 trains from Berlin (trip time: 5 hr.), and 50 trains from Frankfurt (trip time: 4 hr. 15 min.). For information call tel. 01805/996633 (11861 in Germany; www.bahn.de).

By Bus -- Rail travel to Bremen is far more efficient, but the city does have some bus links to other towns. Call tel. 0421/5596333 for information. The bus station is in front of the railway station.

By Car -- Access by car is via the A7 Autobahn east and west and the A27 north and south.

Visitor Information

Contact the Bremer Touristik Zentrale GmbH, Findorffstrasse 105 (tel. 01805/101030; call is .14€ (20¢) per minute). Hours are Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm and Saturday 9am to 1pm. There's also a second branch at Liebfrauenkircher Hof, near Marktplatz. It is open Monday to Friday 10am to 6:30pm, Saturday and Sunday 10am to 4:30pm. There is yet another branch at the Main Railway Station, open Monday to Friday 9am to 7pm and Saturday and Sunday 9:30am to 6pm.

Getting Around

For information about public transportation within Bremen, call tel. 01805/826826. The cost is .12€ (19¢) per minute. A single ticket, good for one trip on the city's network of buses and trams, costs 2.15€ ($3.50) to most destinations. For 5.70€ ($9.10), two adults and up to five children may ride all day on the network. The meter on local taxis begins at 2.30€ ($3.70).