Planning a trip to Bremen
Contact the Bremer Touristik Zentrale GmbH, Findorffstrasse 105 (tel. 0421/3080010; www.bremen-tourism.de). Hours are Monday to Friday 8:30am to 6pm and Saturday 9:30am to 1pm. There's also a second branch at Liebfrauenkircher Hof, near Marktplatz, open Monday to Friday 10am to 6:30pm, Saturday and Sunday 10am to 4pm. 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 .10€ per minute. A single ticket, good for one trip on the city's network of buses and trams, costs 2.30€ to most destinations. For 7.60€, two adults and up to five children may ride all day on the network. The meter on local taxis begins at 2.50€.
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 (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.
