Trier Transportation

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Without changing trains one can comfortably travel to Trier straight by GermanRail from many German cities in the modern InterCity trains.

More information about trains in Germany, timetable and reservations:
Deutsche Bahn AG

Future meets history:
With the ICE from Berlin via Hannover, Duesseldorf, Cologne, Koblenz straight to Trier!

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The little red and yellow Roemer Express bus will take you all around Trier for 8 Euro (2009). It leaves from just behind the Porta Nigra in Simeonstrasse. You will easily see it there. This is a great way to sort out what you want see up close from what you don't. When you make your decisions, you will find that everything you want to see is well within walking distance of everything else. If you have mobility problems then there is an excellent public bus service in Trier. Buses leave from outside the Hauptbahnhof or at various places in the old city. Buses are regular and quite reasonable.

Bus Stop Information at the Porta Nigra and the Main Railroad Station:
As a visitor, you may find yourself somewhat confused about the bus line system in a strange city. Where do the various lines depart from? How do I get to a particula rplace? With the new service, you can now download a map of the bus departure platforms from the important bus stations at the Porta Nigra and the Main Railroad Station.
More information:
http://www.trier.de/tourismus/download/prospekte

New Shuttle Service from Trier to Hahn Airport
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Beginning October 1, the Luxembourg bus company "Sales
Lentz" will operate a shuttle service from the bus
stop "Verteilerkreis/Nells Park" (traffic circle at the
end of the autobahn) in Trier to the Hahn Airport in the
Hunsrueck Mountains. The shuttle will run 20 times a day,
and the price one-way is between euro 5.00 and euro
17.00, depending on prior reservation period.

More information:
http://www.trier.de/tourismus/english/howtoget/plane.htm

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Here is a typical walking tour of Trier. I have taken many first-time visitors to the city on this tour. The entire tour covers a route of about two kilometers, so it could be easily walked in just 30 minutes. With stops and tours at the major landmarks, you could easily spend half a day on this walking tour.

1. Porta Nigra -- ancient city gates and former church

2. Walkplatz -- wander through the shopping and restaurant area of Trier (Simeonstrasse)

3. Main Market Square -- See the Market Cross, St Peters Fountain, and the great architecture. Good place to stop for a meal or a beer.

4. Turn left to approach the Dom.

5. Dom -- ancient cathedral of Trier, built beginning in the 11th Century.

6. Liebfrauenkirche -- Begun in 1235, it is a much more beautiful cathedral than the Dom, especially the stained glass on a sunny afternoon.

7. Continue down Liebenfrauenstrasse toward the Basilica.

8. Constantine's Basilica -- one room of a massive Roman palace from the 100s AD.

9. Electoral Palace -- garish pink building attached to the Basilica in the 1700s.

10. Palace Gardens & the old city wall -- The gardens were put in place after WWII, but the wall remains from the middle ages.

11. Imperial Baths -- Roman ruins from Constantine's era (4th Century).

12. Roman Amphitheater -- The oldest existing structure in Trier. It was built in 100 AD. It was constructed to hold 20,000 spectators!

Trier has a fairly busy train station, whose national lines run to Koblenz, Saarbrucken, Mannheim, Bonn, Cologne and Dusseldorf. It's international trains cross the nearby borders of France and Luxembourg to travel to destinations including Metz (France) and Luxembourg Ville.

Trains of the IC class depart Frankfurt's main station at least hourly for Koblez, where youchange to a regular train to Trier. The total journey takes under theree hours, and follows an exceptionally beautiful route along the Rhine and Mosel rivers. Return service operates until mid-evening

The Trier main train station (hauptbahnhof) is conveniently located just a few hundred meters from the walkplatz and the heart of historic Trier. A train from Frankfurt's hauptbahnhof to Trier takes about 3-4 hours and costs 30-40 Euros. There are also 20 trains a day making the 1 1/2 hour trip to Koblenz.