Travelling to Bamberg
By car, train or plane – Bamberg is always easy to reach.
The Frankenschnellweg A 73 Nuremberg - Bamberg - Coburg and the Maintalautobahn A 70 Schweinfurt - Bayreuth intersect in Bamberg. You will find signs for the Park & Ride facilities or the parking facilities in the city centre on the access roads. A parking guidance system will guide you to free parking garages in the city centre.
Basically, we recommend that you use the free Park&Ride offer from the Bamberg public transport company “Stadtwerke” from Monday to Saturday!
For rail travellers, Bamberg is on the ICE high-speed route Munich-Nuremberg-Berlin. In just 2.5 hours you can reach Bamberg from Berlin, from Munich it is less than 2 hours.
Within the greater Nuremberg area, you have a large number of regularly scheduled connections with regional trains and S-Bahn trains. Afterwards you can use the city buses in Bamberg to travel back and forth through the city and the surrounding area. The best way to find out about regional train and city bus connections is to use the VGN timetable information or download the VGN app onto your smartphone.
Nuremberg Airport is only 70 kilometers away and offers numerous connections within Europe. The large international airports in Munich (240 kilometers) and Frankfurt (230 kilometers) are also easy to reach by train and car.
Cyclists on the signposted bike tours will also find their respective symbols at important crossroads in the city area.
Travelling by camper van or mobile home? There are numerous sites in Bamberg and in Bamberg County for your convenience.
Mit der Bahn nach Bamberg
Für Bahnreisende liegt Bamberg auf der ICE-Schnellstrecke München–Nürnberg–Berlin. In nur 2,5 Stunden erreichen Sie Bamberg von Berlin aus, von München sind es weniger als 2 Stunden.
