Planning a trip to Baden-Baden
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.
Getting Around
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 2.40€, and tickets are sold from machines and from drivers. The City-Bahn ([tel] 07221/991-998; www.citybahn.de) is a sightseeing train that makes stops at all of Baden-Baden’s major attractions. The train runs daily from 9:30 a.m. to about 5 p.m., making stops at the Kurhaus, Lichtentaler Allee, the Caracalla Baths, and other spots. Tickets cost 6.50€ for adults and 3.50€ for children 5 to 15, and 15€ for families of two adults and two childrn. English commentary is available on a headset.
Getting There
By Train -- Baden-Baden is on major rail lines connecting Frankfurt and Basel, and Stuttgart and Munich. Trains to and from Heidelberg run about every half hour and the trip takes about an hour. For information, call 📞 01805/996633 or visit www.bahn.de. The railway station is at Baden-Oos, northwest of town, well outside the city center but well connected by buses just outside the entrance.
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 an hour at most; from Munich, it's about 4 hours.
