Planning a trip to Oberammergau

GETTING THERE 

By Bus -- An unnumbered bus goes back and forth between Oberammergau and Garmisch-Partenkirchen; check with RVO Regionalverkehr Oberbayern in Garmisch-Partenkirchen (tel. 08821/948274; www.rvo-bus.de). By car, take the A95 toward Munich and exit at Eschenlohe.

By Train -- The Oberammergau Bahnhof is on the Murnau-Bad Kohlgrum-Oberammergau rail line, with frequent connections in all directions. Through Murnau, all major German cities can be reached. Daily trains arrive from Munich in 2 hours and from Frankfurt in 5 1/2 hours. For rail information and schedules, call tel. 01805/996633 or visit www.bahn.de.

By Car -- Many visitors drive here; the trip takes 1 1/2 hours from Munich and 5 1/2 hours from Frankfurt. Take the A95 Munich-Garmisch-Partenkirchen Autobahn and exit at Eschenlohe.

Visitor Information

Contact the Oberammergau Tourist Information Office, Eugen-Papst-Strasse 9A (tel. 08822/922740; www.oberammergau.de).