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Heidelberg is a German city with many touristic attractions. It is in the German state Baden-Württemberg and is in the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, a region about 60 km around Heidelberg.

Near bigger cities in the circle of 60 km are Mannheim, Ludwigshafen, Schwetzingen, Speyer, Weinheim, Mosbach and Bruchsal. The next big cities are Frankfurt, Karlsruhe and Stuttgart. They are all reachable in an hour by car.

Hospitality Networks

Couchsurfing

Heidelberg has quite active CouchSurfing Group.

Do

See: 100 things to do in Heidelberg

Getting to Heidelberg

By Train

Heidelberg's main station is a little bit outside of the city center (3 km) but well connected by trams and busses (check VRN for local public transport). The station "Heidelberg Karlstor" is closer to the center and can be reached by the S-Bahn (commuter train). For tickets have a look at Deutsche Bahn.

By Plane

Mannheim is about 15 Kilometers far away from Heidelberg and has its own small City-Airport. Please lookup the Website of the Mannheim-Airport or lookup the Article in the Wikipedia (German). The Tram named OEG or number 5 is driving there regularly. Please check theVRN-Website for a detailed timetable.

The following airports are in reasonable distance to Heidelberg:

• Frankfurt (FRA) - has good connection by train (Deutsche Bahn) and also a shuttle bus by Lufthansa
• Frankfurt Hahn (HHN) - from there you can take a shuttle bus (18 €) offered by Hahn Express
• Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden (FKB)
• Stuttgart (STR)

By Car

You can reach Heidelberg via the German Highways (Autobahn) A5, A656 and A6. The highways have direct exits or connections to Heidelberg. Please keep our speedlimits in mind when you see the signs. In Germany we use Kilometer per hour (km/h). Conversions of speed units

Maps of Heidelberg

• Map of Heidelberg from the city council
• Heidelberg in OpenStreetMap
• Heidelberg in Google Maps
• Heidelberg in Microsoft Live Maps

Weather in Heidelberg

• Weather forecast for Heidelberg (wetter.net)

Getting along in Heidelberg

City Information

• Information from Heidelberg Marketing GmbH
• English Version of the website from the city council

Things to do/see beside the Altstadt

Heidelberg is an amazing place to visit but too often people restrict their travel to the Altstadt and Castle. If you are feeling ambitious, I highly recommend a hike up the Heiligenberg. On this mountain you will find both monastery ruins and amazing views of the Altstadt.

Directions: Take the Old Bridge in the direction away from the Altstadt. Directly at the end of the old Bridge you will find directions to get to the Philosophenweg. Walk up to the Philosophenweg and from there, take any of the trails leading up the Heiligenberg.

Cheap sleeping beside Couchsurfing

• Steffis Hostel (close to mainstation)
• Lotte's Backpacker Hostel (city centre, near Bergbahn/Rathaus)
• Hostel/Restaurant Supfanne (city centre)
• Hostel/Restaurant Hemmingways (city centre)
• Youth Hostel Heidelberg (near zoo, a bit outside, very close to public transport)
• Pension Dufke (a bit outside in the Suburb Kirchheim, very close to trainstation and public transport)
• Hotel Kranich (a bit outside in the Suburb Pfaffengrund)
• Gästehaus Kerle (in Dossenheim, close to Heidelberg)

Eating- and Drinking-Tipps

• The Bierhelderhof Here you will find delicious beef; in the beer garden you can enjoy the nature and the cattle around you!
• Falafel Delicious arabic cooking, cheap and good products. Asks the "Spezial Teller" and you'll maybe get a smiley in your plate!

Where can I get vegetarian or vegan food

• Übersicht und Bewertung veganer Küche in HD
• Konomi, japanese
• Falafel
• Red, die grüne Küche
• Vollwertküche at Kaufhof
• Bistro at Füllhorn
• Moschmosch
• Waves
• Masala
• Kilimanjaro

• Vegan, Vegetarian Group

Going out at night

Discos/Dancing

• The Cave54 in Heidelberg's Old Town near Heiliggeist-Kirche, one of the places you can go to after 3am. Also interesting on Tuesday evenings (starts at 8:30pm): Jazz-Jam-Sessions
• Schwimmbad-Club at Neuenheimer Feld near Tiergarten-Swimmingpool
• Halle 02 and Halle 03 near Heidelberg Mainstation
• Deep Club in the City Centre near Bismarkplatz
• Nachtschicht close to Mainstation
• Villa Nachttanz Your can drive there with the RNV Tram No. 5 (OEG) '(2 or 3 stations from Mainstation, direction: Mannheim)
• Karlstorbahnhof There is a Train- and a Busstation with the same name. Endo of Citycentre at Karlstor.
• Altes Hallenbad In former Times it was used for inside swimming. In 2010/11 it will be rebuild as a shopping centre. Until it is rebuilt there is a disco in it. Events are mostly from wednesday to saturday.

Public Transport

You're reaching Heidelberg via train from the Deutsche Bahn. At Mannheim you can use the Taxi or take the Bus/Tram to reach your targed addess. To get a timetable (Fahrplanauskunft) you can use the Website of the RNV or the VRN

The Tram with no. 5 (OEG) is driving through the whole region. It's driving in a circle to Mannheim, Viernheim, Weinheim, Heidelberg, Edingen-Neckarhausen and Mannheim.

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In Case of Trouble

Heidelberg is a pretty safe city but you never know. In the case of a fire break-out or general emergencies call 112, call 110 if you need police assistance. If someone gets hurt call an ambulance by dialing 19222.

These numbers should work from every cellular phone. If you don't have one look out for a phone booth or ask passers-by for help. Emergency calls don't cost anything. If you confuse the numbers it also shouldn't be a problem, you will be routed through. Please make sure to remember at least one of these numbers.

More Information

• City of Heidelberg
• Wikitravel
• Wikipedia

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