By car
You can reach Strasbourg by various highways:
from the west Paris, Benelux taking the A4 highway E25. About 4 hours from Paris and 2 hours 15 minutes from Luxembourg.
from the south Switzerland, Lyon, taking the A35 highway E25. About 5 hours from Lyon
from the north and east Germany, taking the A5 highway E35.
Driving into Strasbourg's old city is relatively easy although there are a few streets off limits to cars. There are many large garages surrounding the old city if your hotel does not have its own parking facility. Some carparks are more expensive than other, especially for longer stays. At the moment the one at Petite France Ste Marguerite is the cheapest at 6.40â¬/24 hour and 4.80⬠for each consecutive day. See the Parcuswebsite for details.
By plane
Strasbourg International Airport SXB (http://www.strasbourg.aer...) is located south-west of the city at Entzheim, with domestic as well as international flights. Air France (http://www.airfrance.fr/) is the principal operator. There are several flights a day to and from Paris. A train is running to the town center â¬3.60, including a tram connexion, valid for 90 min. If you only need to get to the central station, buy your ticket not from the machines in the arrivals hall but on the train platform directly where the ticket will cost you â¬2.30). The travel time is 9 minutes and the frequency is 15 minutes.
Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg Airport EAP (http://www.euroairport.com) is one-hour twenty minutes by train, from the main Strasbourg train station. Low-cost companies such as EasyJet propose flights from and to several other European countries.
Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden Airport FKB (http://www.badenairpark.de/) is located about 60km away in Germany. Ryanair (http://www.ryanair.com/) operates from Karlsruhe following a court ruling that declared its subsidy arrangements at Strasbourg Airport a contravention of European legislation. The best way to get to Strasbourg is to get a bus from the airport to Baden-Baden Hauptbahnhof Main Station from here trains run to Strasbourg, normally with one change. From station to station the journey is about 45m-1hr. Here is a timetable for direct bus from the Airport running to Strasbourg, this is tied into meet Ryanair flights from London.
Frankfurt International Airport FRA (http://www.frankfurt-airp...) is about three hours away from Strasbourg, and is one of the nearest inter-continental airports to Strasbourg. Lufthansa (http://www.lufthansa.com/) operates a shuttle bus between Strasbourg and Frankfurt, Germany but an indirect connection by train can be cheaper if booked online (http://www.bahn.de/ in advance, connecting in either Karlsruhe or Offenburg). The bus takes 2.5 hours and costs â¬55 one way. See (http://www.lufthansa-airp...) for more information. Reservation is necessary for the Lufthansa Airport Buses from/to Strasbourg.
Charles de Gaulle International Airport CDG (http://www.aeroportsdepar...) is about two and a half hours away by train. The new LGV Est Européen connects CDG with Strasbourg directly for about â¬67 but can be more convenient than Frankfurt. Trains depart CDG four to five times daily.
By bus
Eurolines (http://www.eurolines.fr/) provides bus services to the city. Services call at the new bus stop situated at the entrance of the center, few meters from the Etoile-Bourse tram stop.
By train
Strasbourg is well served by regional, national and international train services, predominantly by SNCF French Railways, but also by Deutsche Bahn German Railways.
With the opening of the new TGV Est Européen (http://www.tgvesteuropeen.fr/) on 9 June 2007, journey times from Strasbourg to many destinations, including Paris, have been significantly reduced. TGV trains have replaced most existing slower services previously served by Corail or Corail Téoz.
Major destinations include the following major towns and cities with multiple daily departures. Journey times are approximate, some require TGV trains.
Paris 2hrs 20m
Dijon 2hrs
Lyon 3hrs 40m
Metz 1hr 15m
Nancy 1hr 15m
Marseille 5hr 30m
Besancon 1hr 40m
Luxembourg 2hrs 15 m
Mulhouse 50m
Basel/Bâle 1hr 10m
Frankfurt 2hrs
Stuttgart 1hr 20m
Munich 3hrs 40m
Zurich 2hrs 5m
Saarbrücken 1hr 30m by direct local train
A number of overnight trains with sleeper and couchette accommodations also serve:
Marseille 9hrs and Nice 12hrs 15m
Montpellier 10hrs 10m and Portbou 13hrs 10m
Vienna 11hrs
From summer 2007, the TGV Est Européen created new direct services to:
Paris Charles-de-Gaulle Airport 2hrs 25m
Lille 3hrs 20m for same-station connections via Eurostar to London
Rennes 5hrs 15m
Nantes 5hrs 10m
Bordeaux 6hrs 45m
The railway station, impressively renovated with a new glass cocoon frontage, is located a short walk west of the town center on Place de la Gare. There are connections to the tram system and buses, with many taxis waiting outside to the left of the station forecourt.
For details of all services, and to make reservations, contact SNCF (http://www.voyages-sncf.fr). For regional travel, contact SNCF TER Alsace (http://www.ter-sncf.com/a...) who co-ordinate the efficient and well served regional train network. When planning trips east of Strasbourg into Germany or countries beyond, you could save money by comparing the fares offered by Deutsche Bahn (http://www.bahn.de/) to those of the SNCF (http://www.voyages-sncf.fr).
From Saarbrücken, Saar-Elsass ticket can be purchased for 35⬠on weekends that enables round-trip for up to 5 travellers. More details are (http://www.bahn.de/region...)