Baden-Baden Transportation

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.

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!

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...

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.

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.

Since the old train station (Bahnhof) in the town centre is now the home of the Festspielhaus, the current station is fairly well outside the town centre. Buses or taxis are available to deliver you to your destination.

Nevertheless, trains arrive regularly from Basel, Hamburg, Rhineland, Berlin, Paris, Vienna, and other local cities.

Baden Airpark, sometimes listed as Karlsruhe-Baden Airport, is a small, ex-Air Force airport close to the Rhine.

The number of destinations served is increasing, with Ryanair providing many cheap flights to European destinations, including London, Rome and Barcelona.

The airport is about 15min from Baden-Baden, taxis are available from outside the terminal, and cost around 23Eur. Some numbers:

Ahmed +49 (0) 7222 / 935 935
Bau +49 (0) 7223 / 2 18 62
Djordjevic +49 (0) 7222 / 3 10 14
Klein +49 (0) 7229 / 30 88 40
Nier +49 (0) 7229 / 22 59
Wilde +49 (0) 171 / 727 70 70

Alternatively a shuttle bus can be booked to provide shared transportation from the airport to your chosen destination:

Airport Express:
+49 (0) 7223 / 9 69 90
+49 (0) 7223 / 96 99 30 (Fax)