Heidelberg

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Heidelberg Country: Germany Links: Group Wikipedia Wikitravel

Heidelberg is a German city with many touristic attractions and an active CouchSurfing community.

Contents 1 Local CS community 1.1 Regular Activities 1.2 Who to contact 2 Getting to Heidelberg 2.1 By Train 2.2 By Plane 2.3 By Car 3 Maps of Heidelberg 4 Weather in Heidelberg 5 Getting along in Heidelberg 5.1 Hotels / Motels / B&Bs 5.2 Eating and Drinking 5.3 Public Transport 5.4 In Case of Trouble 6 Entertainment 6.1 Outdoor Activities 6.2 Bars and Clubs 6.3 Shopping 7 Culture 7.1 History 7.2 Sightseeing 8 Web Links

Local CS community

Regular Activities

The local community meets nearly every Thursday in a local pub. There are also some parties/meeting taking place from time to time. All these activities are announced in the Heidelberg CS group list.

Who to contact

For general questions you are welcome to use Heidelberg CS group. There is also the Mannheim / Heidelberg / Ludwigshafen (Rhein-Neckar) group that covers the greater area around Heidelberg and might be useful for you.

If you are looking for a host, do not post in the group. Instead, try a couchsearch and write to individual members! Read the advice on How to write a good request to be successful.

Getting to Heidelberg

By Train

Heidelberg's main station is a little bit outside of the city center but well connected by trams and busses (check VRN for local public transport). The station "Heidelberg Karlstor" is closer to the center and can be reached by the S-Bahn (commuter train). For tickets have a look at Deutsche Bahn.

By Plane

The following airports are in reasonable distance to Heidelberg:

• Frankfurt (FRA) - has good connection by train (Deutsche Bahn) and also a shuttle bus by Lufthansa
• Frankfurt Hahn (HHN) - from there you can take a shuttle bus (18 €) offered by Hahn Express
• Karlsruhe/Baden-Baden (FKB)
• Stuttgart (STR)

By Car

Maps of Heidelberg

• Heidelberg in OpenStreetMap
• Heidelberg in Google Maps

Weather in Heidelberg

• Weather forecast for Heidelberg

Getting along in Heidelberg

Hotels / Motels / B&Bs

Eating and Drinking

Public Transport

In Case of Trouble

Heidelberg is a pretty safe city but you never know. In the case of a fire break-out or general emergencies call 112, call 110 if you need police assistance. If someone gets hurt call an ambulance by dialing 19222.

These numbers should work from every cellular phone. If you don't have one look out for a phone booth or ask passers-by for help. Emergency calls don't cost anything. If you confuse the numbers it also shouldn't be a problem, you will be routed through. Please make sure to remember at least one of these numbers.

Entertainment

Outdoor Activities

Bars and Clubs

Shopping

Culture

History

Check above Wikitravel and Wikipedia for details.

Sightseeing

Web Links

• Public Transport: VRN