Baden-Baden Transportation

From Baden Baden train station (which is actually a very long way from the centre of the city) you can take a bus direct to Baden Airpark. The journey only takes about 20 minutes and stops right outside the terminal building. There is 1 bus an hour and time vary according to what time of day you travel.

Another option to see the town without walking is this fancy "train", actually a road vehicle pulling a number of coaches. It tours the town centre, Lichtenthaler Allee and the road to the Merkurberg funicular hourly from March to October. The City Train is a hop on hop off system, the ticket (adults 5 €) is valid for a whole day of unlimited travel.
Details on the websites:

City-Bahn website in German including a map with the stops (click "Fahrplan")
Summary in English on the website of the tourist office

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To make exploring the already romantic Lichtenthaler Allee, the spa area and the town centre even more romantic, you can ride a horse-drawn carriage. The coachmen will also be tour guides and give explanations (if you want them to).

Free carriages are usually waiting opposite the theater and the Kolonnaden at the beginning of the alley. Address the coachman and enquire the conditions. Sorry I cannot tell you anything about prices since my life is somehow lacking romance these days...

Baden-Baden is quiet accessible by train. However, you can also use the S-Bahn. From or to Karsruhe, as well as points beyond, one can take the number S4 S-Bahn. This type of 'tram' can run like a local tram, but can also switch to regular tracks are move as fast as a standard train. The cost for the S-Bahn pass is 6.50 Euros and that one ticket covers 5 people, which is very economical!

We took the train from the Frankfurt airport to Baden-Baden, which was 90 minutes on ICE, German bullet train. It only stopped at Mannheim and Karlsruhe on the way to Baden-Baden. I used German railpass, which was validated at the airport train station. It was located 1 floor below the arrival area, and clearly marked. You don't need to pay supplement or make seat reservations for ICE. ICE departed from Frankfurt Airport Long Distance station which is located on the upper floor. Train stops at Baden-Baden station for 2 minutes and there was an announcement in both German and English before arrival. Get yourself ready to disembark and push the green button to open the door. Overall, train travel was very easy, hassle-free and enjoyable.

You could download your personalized train schedule from the Deutsch Bahn website. Go to www.bahn.de, then click on English site on the left hand side. Then, on the right hand side of the page, click on 'personal timetable'. It will create your customized train schedule in either pdf. format or palm. format to download to your PDA. Very impressive site and service from the best train service in the world.

This line starts from Baden-Baden train station and goes through the city center, Leopoldplatz. Most of the trendy shops, restaurants even McDonald is located around the bus stop. Runs every 10 minutes and very efficient. We bought a day pass, 'Tageskarte' for both of us, which costs 6.50 euros. It covers unlimited bus ride for 24hours after validation. Don't forget to validate upon first use. You could buy this ticket from busdriver. Line 201 isn't the only one to cover this route but most frequent. Very clean, efficient, and easy to use for non-German speaking tourists like us.

Distances from Baden-Baden to:
- Stuttgart: 109 kms.
- Freiburg: 115 kms.
- Frankfurt: 178 kms.
- Strasbourg (France): 65 kms.
- Basel (Switzerlans): 169 kms.
- Madrid (Spain): 1.785 kms.

Do you know where in Germany Baden-Baden is? If the answer is no, have a look at the map.

You can find here the distances together with the driving time and the best route.

Baden Airpark is 15Km away from Baden-Baden, but is only small with few locations served.

Luckily, the area is surrounded by busy international airports that will offer flights to most destinations inside and outside Europe.

Frankfurt Airport is the second busiest airport in Europe, and serves most local and international destinations. Situated 170km away, it is still easier to get to than some closer airports due to the good road network, and direct train connections. Travelling time by train is around 1.5h, by car on the A5 around 2h.

Stuttgart Airport is situated around 100km away to the north-east. Trains are available with one or two changes. Driving is possible on the A8, but the road is beset with queues and delays, and can greatly increase your journey time. Duration by Train is around 2h.

Strasbourg Airport is only 60km away, over the French border. The airport is smaller than Frankfurt or Stuttgart, and no direct train is possible, although there are trains from Strasbourg main station to Baden-Bade.

Basel Euro Airport is 160km away from Baden-Baden, with train connections changing in Basel main station. Duration is around 2.5h, or similar by car on A5.