Train and other Nürnberg, Germany Transportation Tips

'Mode': TO
Category: Train
Getting TO/AROUND: Nüremberg train station seems to be much busier than the streets around it and give a slightly false impression of the pace of life in the city. This is most likely due to it being at the through station of two major ICE routes from Munich to Berlin, Frankfurt and Hamburg. It also has an ICE route to Vienna. It also has direct trains to cities such as Stuttgart, Karlsruhe, Dortmund and Hannover. You can even get night trains to places as far away as Stralsund in the north-east of Germany, and Copenhagen.

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Website: www.bahn.de

'Mode': TO
Category: Airplane
Getting TO/AROUND: Nuremberg has its own airport, but it is mostly for regional flights, budget airlines and charter holidays. Lufthansa is based there, but if you want to fly in from any major airport outside of Germany, then you'll probably have to fly in via Frankfurt. The principle budget airline serving Nuremberg is Air Berlin, and they do good value flights to all over Germany, Europe, as well as further afield to countries like Turkey and Egypt. Condor, Lufthansa's budget wing, also has a lot of charter-flight destinations. Apart from Lufthansa a small number of major national airlines fly to the city, including KLM, Air France and Turkish Airlines.

Transport to the airport is excellent, and you can get to and from the city on the U2 underground line. This takes just 12 minutes to get to the city center, and costs just €1.60.

www.airberlin.com
www.condor.com
www.lufthansa.com

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Website: http://www.airport-nuernberg.de/

'Mode': AROUND
Category: Subway/Metro
Getting TO/AROUND: Nuremberg has an excellent transport system, especially for a city of its size. It has a underground, one serving the smallest population in Europe, as well as a thorough network of trams, buses and S-Bahn trains. For a tourist you'll probably not use it all that much, unless you absolutely hate walking, because the Altstadt is so compact and contains most of what there is to see. If you want to get out to see some of Nuremberg's Nazi history, like Luitpoldhain and the Palace of Justice, you will probably want to grab a tram or train.

A single ticket fare within the Nuremberg city area will cost you €1.40. If you buy single or multiple-single tickets, make sure to get them stamped in the machines. These are located at the steps down to the U-Bahn. You can buy day tickets for only €3.60, which may prove a much better deal. If you are planning on staying a couple of days and visiting many of the museums then get yourself a Nuremberg Card. It costs 18 euros and covers you for travel in the Nuremberg-Fürth region (about as far as you could want to travel) and gives you free entry to pretty much every museum and sight worth visiting.

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Website: http://www.vgn.de/?language=en