 | Kassel Flights and Airline Tips | 1 - 10 of 10 |  |
 Tram in Kassel advertising Bad
Hersfeld Festival by Nemorino
This particular tram is advertising the summer festival in nearby Bad Hersfeld.
Kassel is also starting to build a modern light-rail system called RegioTram which will run on tram lines in the city and switch to normal railroad tracks in the countryside, much like the system that is already operating very successfully in Karlsruhe, for example.
The first line of the North Hessen RegioTram system goes from Kassel to Hofgeismar and Warburg, and began operations on May 8, 2005. They have also begun building a tunnel under the Kassel Main Station, which will eventually be used by all four of the RegioTram lines. Leave a Comment
|
Visiting Kassel?
Read reviews about Kassel Hotels
Real Reviews from Real VirtualTourist Members.
 1. InterCityExpress (ICE) at
Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe by Nemorino, 2 more photos
The station is practical and convenient but very windy, so dress up warmly if you have to change trains here in the winter.
Here you can get trains going north to places like Bremen, Hamburg and Berlin, or going south to Frankfurt am Main, Mannheim, Stuttgart and Munich, for example.
Second photo: The tram stop out in front of the railroad station at Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe. Here there are frequent connections to the city center.
Third photo: Two ICE trains at Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe, one arriving (three white lights at the front) and one departing. Leave a Comment
|
This is a dead-end station (Kopfbahnhof), meaning that all the tracks end here, so the trains have to go back out the same way they came in. Local and regional trains still stop here, but to get a long-distance train you have to go to the new station at Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe.
The inside of the main station has been nicely refurbished in recent years, and parts of it are now used as a venue for cultural events and exhibitions, including part of the Documenta.
Second photo: Front view of the Kassel Main Station. From the outside, the station still exudes all the quaint charm of jerry-built post-war architecture. Leave a Comment Theme: Train
|
 Not quite "public"
transport... by King_Golo
Almost all buses and trams go through the centre and stop at Königsplatz/Mauerstr. or somewhere in the same area. Prices are quite high (2,30 € for a single ticket). A day ticket is available for 5,40€. Leave a Comment
|
 Kassel by Leipzig
Parking: You easily find parking lots and parking garages. Fees are quite moderate. Paid less then €2.00 for over two hours. Leave a Comment Theme: Car/Motor Home
|
Visiting Kassel?
Read reviews about Kassel Hotels
Real Reviews from Real VirtualTourist Members.
 by p_rossko
The photo on the left shows Kassel's central rail station, the Bahnhof (station) Wilhelmshöhe.
Take tram and busses for trips in Kassel and the near surrounding. It's operating at good frequencies, it's safe and reliable. A lot of locations and towns in the vicinity are accessable by train services.
(I have to admit I'm professionally occupied with public and rail transport; ask me if you need further infos). Theme: Bus
|
There are street cars available in Kassel for easy traveling around the city. Leave a Comment Theme: Subway/Metro
|
What do Kassel and Leipzig have in common?
In the early 1950s, both cities held architectural competitions to see who could design the best new modern opera house. Both of these competitions were won by architect Hans Scharoun (1893-1972) -- but neither of his proposed buildings was actually built.
Leipzig at least had a good excuse. Stalin was still alive at the time and nobody in the Soviet sphere of influence was willing to risk his wrath by building something they knew he would disapprove of.
But Kassel had no such excuse. It was safely located on the west side of the border, and there was no dictator to tell them what not to do. They were perfectly free to build an outstanding new opera house according to Scharoun's plans.
They actually did start building in October 1954, but stopped shortly thereafter (for reasons that are hard to fathom at this late date) and put up a mediocre substitute building instead. This one was opened in 1959 and was used for 45 years until 2004, when it had to be closed for safety and technical reasons. So now it is a construction site, but is scheduled to be re-opened at the end of 2006.
Whether or not it will look any better when it re-opens I don't know, but at least it won't be a firetrap any more, and will have modern stage machinery and larger workshops.
To get an idea of the sort of buildings Scharoun was designing in the 1950s, take a tour of his magnificent Philharmonie concert hall in Berlin. Leave a Comment
|
 | |  |
 | 1 |  |
|
Get cheap flights to Kassel. Airports in the area include Kassel (KSF). Check flights to Kassel when you want to visit these nearby places: Schloß Wilhelmshöhe, Hannoversh-Münden see Münden, Reinhardswald and Friedrichsdorf.
- Ringhotel Waldhotel Schaferberg
Wilhelmsthaler Strasse 14, Kassel - Grand Hotel La Strada
Raiffeisenstrasse 10, Kassel - Best Western Queens Htl Kassel
Heiligenroeder Strasse 61, Kassel - Hotel Zum Bismarckturm
Konrad-Adenauer-Strasse 42, Kassel - Stadthotel Kassel
Wolfsschlucht 21, Kassel - Bw Hotel Kurfuerst Wilhelm I
Wilhelmshoeher Allee 257, Kassel - Ibis Hotel Kassel
Heinrich-Hertz-Strasse 3, Kassel - Hotel Krone
Frankfurter Strasse 194, Kassel - Prodomo City Hotel Kassel
Wolfsschlucht 21, Kassel - Ramada Treff Plaza Hotel Kassel
Baumbachstrasse 2/Stadthalle, Kassel - Schlosshotel Bad Wilhelmshoehe
Schlosspark 8, Kassel - Ringhotel Waldhotel Schaeferberg
Wilhelmsthaler Strasse 14, Kassel - Ramada Hotel Kassel City Centre
Baumbachstrasse 2/Stadthalle, Kassel - Hotel Residenz Domus
Erzberger Strasse 1-5, Kassel - Intercityhotel Kassel
Wilhelmshoeher Allee 241, Kassel
|
