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Baden-Württemberg

Heidelberg

This beautiful city is home to Germany's oldest university and has a large student population. The hopping bars in the old town come to life each night as both local students and travellers make the town buzz as they embark on a serious pub crawl. Unfortunately, Heidelberg is no longer a quiet backwater - the city's castle and medieval old town attract three million tourists a year.

Practical Information

Heidelberg Tourist Information Centre

outside the train station

Tel (06221) 142 20

American Express

Brückenkopfstraße 1, Heidelberg

Tel (06221) 450 50

Website www.americanexpress.com

Local Transport

Heidelberg's public transport network (website www.rnv-online.de) is made up of buses and trams with Bismarck Platz acting as the main public-transport hub. Single-trip tickets cost €2, day passes are €5 and three day tickets are €12.

Coming & Going

There are direct trains to destinations throughout Germany, both Frankfurt and Stuttgart are less than an hour away by train.

There are several Mitzfahrzentrale (ride sharing agencies) who can match you up with someone driving to your destination.

CityNetz Mitfahrzentrale

Bergheimer Straße 125, Heidelberg

Tel (06221) 19444

Kurfürstenlage 57, Heidelberg

Tel (06221) 19444

Heidelberg is located about midway between Stuttgart Airport and Frankfurt Airport. You can take a train from the Hauptbahnhof to either Frankfurt or Stuttgart and get a connecting train from there. There are also direct buses to Frankfurt Airport from the Renaissance Heidelberg Hotel.

Accommodation

Jugendherberge Heidelberg

Tiergartenstraße 5, 69120 Heidelberg

Tel (06221) 65119-0

Sudpfanne Hostel

Hauptstraße 223, Heidelberg

Tel (06221) 163636

Stuttgart

This industrial city is home to both Mercedes Benz and Porsche, however the city offers much more than heavy industry and flash cars. Stuttgart boasts some excellent museums, reconstructed architecture and nearby forests making this one of Germany's most livable (and visitable) cities.

Practical Information

Stuttgart Tourist Information Centre

Königstraße 1, Stuttgart

Tel (0711) 222 82 40

Website www.stuttgart-tourist.de

American Express

Schillerplatz 4, Stuttgart

Tel (0711) 162 49 20

Local Transport

VVS (website www.vvs.de/en/index.php) operates Stuttgart's public transport system which is comprised of trams, buses and both an S-Bahn and U-Bahn urban rail system. The transit network is divided into zones. A single-zone ticket is €1.65, while a two-zone ticket is €2.15. A four-trip ticket is €6.30 for a single zone and €8.20 for two zones. The TagesTicket is a good deal if you plan on travelling around town a lot. This daily travel pass allows unlimited travel within one zone for €5, or throughout the whole network for €10.30.

Coming & Going

The Hauptbahnhof is located in the centre of town and is connected to the U-Bahn and S-Bahn public transport systems. There are direct trains to destinations throughout Germany.

The Eurolines bus station is located next to the central train station.

There are several Mitzfahrzentrale (ride sharing agencies) who can match you up with someone driving to your destination.

ADM Mitzfahrzentrale

Lerchenstraße 65, Stuttgart

Tel (0711) 6368036

Mitfahrbüro

Hauptstätterstraße 154, Stuttgart

Tel (0711) 603 885

Stuttgart Airport is about half an hour from the city centre. S-Bahn lines 2 and 3 operate frequent services between Hauptbahnhof and the airport.

Accommodation

ALEX 30 Hostel

Alexanderstraße 30, D-70184 Stuttgart

U-Bahn Olgaeck Tram 15

Tel (0711) 838895-0

City-Übernachtung Stuttgart-West

Forststraße 71, 70176 Stuttgart

Tel (0711) 9933010

Jugendgästehaus Stuttgart

Richard Wagner Straße 2, 70184 Stuttgart

Tel (0711) 24 11 32

Jugendherberge Stuttgart

Haußmannstrasse 27, 70188 Stuttgart

U-Bahn Eugensplatz

Tel (0711) 66 47 47-0