Getting there & Getting around

Getting there

Nuremberg airport (93 700), 7km (4.3mi) north of the centre, is served by regional and international carriers, including Lufthansa, Air Berlin and Air France. U-Bahn 2 runs every few minutes from Hauptbahnhof to the airport (12min).

Trains run hourly to/from Frankfurt (2.5hr) and Munich (1.5-2hr). There are direct connections several times daily to Berlin (5-6.5hr) and Vienna (5.5hr), while a few slow trains also go to Prague (6hr).

BerlinLinien buses leave for Berlin daily at 12.10pm (4hr). They leave from the Hauptbahnhof.

There's a ride-share service CityToCity Mitfahrzentrale (19 440; www.citytocity.de; Hummelsteiner Weg 12; Mon-Fri 09:00-18:00, Sat 09:00-13:30) right behind the south exit of the Hauptbahnhof.

Nuremberg is easily reached by road. The A3 - which passes through to the Netherlands, Frankfurt, Passau and Vienna - heads in a south-easterly direction along the north-east of the city. The A9 - which passes through to Berlin and Munich - heads in a north-south direction on the east of the city. The A6 - which passes through to France, Saarbrücken and Prague - heads in an east-west direction to the south of the city. The A73 takes you to Fürth and Bamberg, beginning in the south-east of Nuremberg and travelling north-west through the city.

Getting around

The tourist office sells Fahrrad Stadtplan, a detailed map of the city and surrounding area. It also hands out a list of bicycle-friendly hotels in town that will store bicycles for travellers. For bike hire try Ride on a Rainbow (39 7337; Adam-Kraft-Strasse 55). The best transport around the Altstadt is at the end of your legs. There are also the VGN bus, tram and U-Bahn/S-Bahn networks to carry you if you're venturing outside Altstadt. Taxis (tel. 19 410) are the most expensive option.