%crTrains to Darmstadt and other Darmstadt, Germany Transportation Tips

1. Darmstadt main station

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'Mode': TO
Category: Train
Getting TO/AROUND:

During the day there are up to six trains an hour from Frankfurt to Darmstadt. Two of these are the local S-Bahn trains that stop at every station, and the rest are regional or InterCity trains.

Darmstadt no longer has a direct train connection to Paris, since the new high-speed ICEs take a somewhat shorter route directly from Frankfurt to Mannheim.

Second photo: Tracks at the Darmstadt main station.

49°52'20.81" North; 8°37'46.74" East

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Transportation: Bicycle station

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Written by Nemorino

on Feb 29, 2008

1. Sign pointing to the bicycle

station

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'Mode': AROUND
Category: Bicycle
Getting TO/AROUND: Unlike its large backward neighbor Frankfurt am Main, Darmstadt is one of the many German cities that has a Bicycle Station directly adjoining the main railway station.

For 1 Euro per day, 10 Euros per month or 40 Euros per year you can park your bicycle here, in a dry and safe place, while going off somewhere on the train.

For 7.50 Euros per day you can also rent a bicycle here, and there is a repair shop on the premises.

The Bicycle Station is open from 5:30 in the morning until 23:00 at night.

Second photo: Entrance to the bicycle station.

Third photo: Bicycles for rent.

On the left side of the station,
next to the restaurant "Fürstenbahnhof".
49°52'19.04" North; 8°37'50.48" East

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Transportation: Cycling in Darmstadt

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1. Cyclists at the main station

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'Mode': AROUND
Category: Bicycle
Getting TO/AROUND: In addition to its overblown infrastructure for motor vehicles, Darmstadt has also managed to find room for an extensive network of bicycle lanes.

Local cyclists are quick to point out gaps and flaws in the network, and they are of course perfectly right to campaign for improvements. On the whole, though, the bicycle lanes are quite serviceable, and I certainly wouldn't want to discourage anyone from cycling in Darmstadt.

I don't have any figures, but my impression is that bicycle use in Darmstadt is increasing from year to year.

Of course Darmstadt has an active chapter of the General German Bicycle Club (ADFC).

Second, third and fourth photos: Cyclists in the Schlosspark, near the castle.

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Transportation: Regional cycling routes

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1. Coming into Darmstadt by bicycle

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