Transport STR to north of city centre
Sep 21, 2014, 1:07 pm
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Transport STR to north of city centre
I am travelling to STR this Friday to partake of a weekend of beer and conviviality with friends.
Staying here - http://www.ibis.com/gb/hotel-5441-ib...rd/index.shtml
How are taxis in STR? Would this set me back quite a bit from STR? Or is the train my best bet?
Thanks in advance.
Staying here - http://www.ibis.com/gb/hotel-5441-ib...rd/index.shtml
How are taxis in STR? Would this set me back quite a bit from STR? Or is the train my best bet?
Thanks in advance.
Sep 21, 2014, 5:41 pm
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The ibis is very close to tram station "Maybachstrasse". It takes 38 minutes from the airport to the tram station. Take any of the S-Bahns (S2, S3) from the airport to the main train station (Hauptbahnhof, you arrive platform 102), and then go to platform 3 at Hauptbahnhof/Arnulf Klett Platz to take U3, direction Gerlingen, to the Maybachstr. The ibis is 2 minutes on foot from there. Note that platform 3 of the Stadtbahn (=U3) is NOT platform 3 in the train station, so follow the signs to U3. The whole trip costs 3.40 EUR. see www.ssb-ag.de
If you don't have that much luggage, this is much easier than the taxi which will take similarly long or longer (traffic through downtown Stuttgart is a mess because of the rebuilding of the train station - google for "Stuttgart 21 to learn more), and will be significantly more expensive (I'd guess about 30 eur or so).
If you don't have that much luggage, this is much easier than the taxi which will take similarly long or longer (traffic through downtown Stuttgart is a mess because of the rebuilding of the train station - google for "Stuttgart 21 to learn more), and will be significantly more expensive (I'd guess about 30 eur or so).
Sep 22, 2014, 12:47 pm
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The ibis is very close to tram station "Maybachstrasse". It takes 38 minutes from the airport to the tram station. Take any of the S-Bahns (S2, S3) from the airport to the main train station (Hauptbahnhof, you arrive platform 102), and then go to platform 3 at Hauptbahnhof/Arnulf Klett Platz to take U3, direction Gerlingen, to the Maybachstr. The ibis is 2 minutes on foot from there. Note that platform 3 of the Stadtbahn (=U3) is NOT platform 3 in the train station, so follow the signs to U3. The whole trip costs 3.40 EUR. see www.ssb-ag.de
If you don't have that much luggage, this is much easier than the taxi which will take similarly long or longer (traffic through downtown Stuttgart is a mess because of the rebuilding of the train station - google for "Stuttgart 21 to learn more), and will be significantly more expensive (I'd guess about 30 eur or so).
If you don't have that much luggage, this is much easier than the taxi which will take similarly long or longer (traffic through downtown Stuttgart is a mess because of the rebuilding of the train station - google for "Stuttgart 21 to learn more), and will be significantly more expensive (I'd guess about 30 eur or so).
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Sep 23, 2014, 9:55 am
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Uhh.. U3 runs between Plieningen and Vaihingen.. not the correct choice for Maybachstrasse which is in an entirely different part of the town 
Maybachstrasse is served by U6 (Gerlingen - Möhringen) and U13 (Feuerbach Pfostenwäldle - Hedelfingen), but only U6 stops at the central station (trains will leave from the middle platform on the track to your right hand side when coming in from the S bahn station). U13 would be the perfect choice if you want to visit the Beer Festival between Sep 26 and Oct 1: Take U13 from Maybachstrasse to Bad Cannstatt Wilhelmsplatz and follow the signage to the train station (through a small shopping promenade across the large junction), go through the train station and then just follow the masses.
Another hint on connecting at the central station: At the airport, board one of the front carriages (when coming down on the escalators, trains into town will depart in the direction of the escalators), and at central station stop, take the escalators or stairs at the end of the platform which are facing against your direction of travel (the ones at the very end of the platform would have taken you to the railway platforms but will be closed for the next few years, maybe even forever). When arriving in the subway above the S-Bahn station, take the middle of the three stairways to your left, and you'll automatically be on the correct platform.
Maybachstrasse is served by U6 (Gerlingen - Möhringen) and U13 (Feuerbach Pfostenwäldle - Hedelfingen), but only U6 stops at the central station (trains will leave from the middle platform on the track to your right hand side when coming in from the S bahn station). U13 would be the perfect choice if you want to visit the Beer Festival between Sep 26 and Oct 1: Take U13 from Maybachstrasse to Bad Cannstatt Wilhelmsplatz and follow the signage to the train station (through a small shopping promenade across the large junction), go through the train station and then just follow the masses.
Another hint on connecting at the central station: At the airport, board one of the front carriages (when coming down on the escalators, trains into town will depart in the direction of the escalators), and at central station stop, take the escalators or stairs at the end of the platform which are facing against your direction of travel (the ones at the very end of the platform would have taken you to the railway platforms but will be closed for the next few years, maybe even forever). When arriving in the subway above the S-Bahn station, take the middle of the three stairways to your left, and you'll automatically be on the correct platform.
Sep 23, 2014, 4:42 pm
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Uhh.. U3 runs between Plieningen and Vaihingen.. not the correct choice for Maybachstrasse which is in an entirely different part of the town
Maybachstrasse is served by U6 (Gerlingen - Möhringen) and U13 (Feuerbach Pfostenwäldle - Hedelfingen), but only U6 stops at the central station (trains will leave from the middle platform on the track to your right hand side when coming in from the S bahn station). U13 would be the perfect choice if you want to visit the Beer Festival between Sep 26 and Oct 1: Take U13 from Maybachstrasse to Bad Cannstatt Wilhelmsplatz and follow the signage to the train station (through a small shopping promenade across the large junction), go through the train station and then just follow the masses.
Another hint on connecting at the central station: At the airport, board one of the front carriages (when coming down on the escalators, trains into town will depart in the direction of the escalators), and at central station stop, take the escalators or stairs at the end of the platform which are facing against your direction of travel (the ones at the very end of the platform would have taken you to the railway platforms but will be closed for the next few years, maybe even forever). When arriving in the subway above the S-Bahn station, take the middle of the three stairways to your left, and you'll automatically be on the correct platform.
Maybachstrasse is served by U6 (Gerlingen - Möhringen) and U13 (Feuerbach Pfostenwäldle - Hedelfingen), but only U6 stops at the central station (trains will leave from the middle platform on the track to your right hand side when coming in from the S bahn station). U13 would be the perfect choice if you want to visit the Beer Festival between Sep 26 and Oct 1: Take U13 from Maybachstrasse to Bad Cannstatt Wilhelmsplatz and follow the signage to the train station (through a small shopping promenade across the large junction), go through the train station and then just follow the masses.
Another hint on connecting at the central station: At the airport, board one of the front carriages (when coming down on the escalators, trains into town will depart in the direction of the escalators), and at central station stop, take the escalators or stairs at the end of the platform which are facing against your direction of travel (the ones at the very end of the platform would have taken you to the railway platforms but will be closed for the next few years, maybe even forever). When arriving in the subway above the S-Bahn station, take the middle of the three stairways to your left, and you'll automatically be on the correct platform.
Oct 4, 2014, 5:04 am
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Many thanks all - managed it well in the end.
Had a fantastic weekend last weekend at the Volksfest. Took me most of this week to recover though
Ein Prosit !
Had a fantastic weekend last weekend at the Volksfest. Took me most of this week to recover though
Ein Prosit !