Offenburg

Offenburg ist best known for being the capital of the wine region Ortenau. It sides west to the Black Forest at the Upper Rhine, lying at the entrance of the Kinzigtal and the Renchtal.

• Tourist information

  phone: +49 781 82 2000
  address: Fischmarkt 2

By plane

The nearest airports are as follows:

• Baden Airpark Karlsruhe / Baden Baden (FKB)
• Strasbourg Airport (SXB)
• Euroairport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg (BSL, MLH or EAP)

Frankfurt Airport (FRA) is a bit farther away but offers much more connections.

By train

The Offenburg Hauptbahnhof is situated close to the inner city. Frequent connections run to the north towards Frankfurt and south to Basel, with fast ICE trains leaving in each direction each hour. Again, planning ahead can get cheap fares of 29€ each way. From the Hauptbahnhof, you have direct access to the Busbahnhof which runs directly overhead the main station. The Hauptbahnhof is also within easy walking distance of the inner city. Main direct destinations include:

• Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof and Airport (Flughafen),
• Zurich, (Switzerland)
• Basel, (Switzerland)
• Heidelberg,
• Mannheim,
• Berlin,
• Cologne,
• Hamburg,
• Strasbourg, (France),
• Amsterdam, (The Netherlands),
• Milan, (Italy),

Local and regional trains can be good for day trips or for traveling to nearby cities, for example Freiburg, Karlsruhe, Baden Baden, Freudenstadt or Konstanz. In the main station ask for the Länder-tickets. Such tickets can be used by a group of up to 5 persons in the RB and RE trains as well as for local transport. They are a much cheaper alternative for a group of travelers going to cities nearby or going for a day trip.

By car

Offenburg is connected to the German highway system via the A5, running along the Valley of the Upper Rhine from south to north, starting at the Swiss border. It also is accessible through the Kinzigtal Black Forest via the B33. To Strassbourg/France it takes about 30 minutes by car. To Freiburg it is about 50 minutes. Baden Baden is a 30 minute car ride to the north, using the A5. Freuenstadt is reachable in one hour through the Renchtal via the B28.

By bus

By Hitchhiking

Castles

• Burg Staufenberg

  phone: +49 7553 81284
  address: Durbach
  Winery

• Schloss OrtenbergYouth Hostel

• Ruine Schaunburg

Museums

• Museum im Ritterhaus

  address: Ritterstraße 10
  displays culutre, history, art and nature.

• Schulmuseum Zell-Weierbach

  address: Schulstraße 3, Zell-Weierbach

A reasonable sized town with about 450 stores.

• Schöllmanns

  phone: +49 781 9194999
  address: Hauptstraße 88
  Restaurant, cafe and club.

• Confiserie Kaffeehaus Gmeiner

  phone: +49 781 70302
  address: Steinstraße 2
  Chocolate cakes and coffee

• Gasthof Blume

  phone: +49 781 33666
  address: Weinstraße 160, Rammersweier
  Michelin recommended regional dishes

• Schloss Ortenberg Youth hostel

  address: Burgweg 21, Ortenberg
  The fairytale castle is also the Ortenaus landmark.

• Mercure Hotel Offenburg am Messeplatz

  phone: +49 781 5050
  address: Schutterwälder Straße 1a

• Hotel Sonne

  phone: +49 781 932160
  address: Hauptstraße 94

• Baden-Baden
• Kehl
• Strasbourg, (France)