Car Hire in Strasbourg - Getting to Strasbourg
Strasbourg is sandwiched between the Rhine River and the Vosges mountains in the Alsace region of France. Strasbourg-Entzheim International Airport is situated 12kms southwest of the city. International links include flights to and from Amsterdam, Brussels, Casablanca, Copenhagen, Istanbul, London, Madrid, Milan, Moscow and Vienna. There are also excellent connections with Paris.
There is a shuttle bus that runs from the airport arrivals terminal to the Baggersee tram station, from where there is a direct link to all points within the city. The tram service operates every 15 minutes Monday to Friday, as well as Saturday morning and Sunday afternoon, and then every 30 minutes Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning. The cost is €4.70 one way and €8.60 roundtrip. A taxi to the city centre will cost approximately €23.
Strasbourg is on the central European motorway network, directly connected to Paris by the A4 motorway to the west, and linked to Munich via Stuttgart on the A8 autobahn to the east. It is linked to Frankfurt by the A5. The recently developed Strasbourg-Mulhouse route is linked to the national motorway network, facilitating access to Lyon and Marseille, as well as to destinations in Spain and Italy.
There are good rail services to and from Frankfurt (2 hours, 45 minutes), three daily trains to Brussels (5 hours, 15 minutes) and London (6 hours). There are also links to France’s major cities, including: Paris (4 hours, 45 minutes), Bordeaux (8 hours, 30 minutes) and Marseille via Lyon (8 hours).
The new high-speed TGV-Est, currently under construction, will run from Paris Est to Metz and Strasbourg. The first section of the new line is expected to open in summer 2007.
Strasbourg’s coach station is located at place des Halles. The coach company Mugler serves the north of Strasbourg and more distant locations, including the major towns of Haguenau and Niederbronn-Les-Bains. Eurolines operates international coach services to major destinations throughout Europe.
