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Travel and transport

Naldo Semesterticket

For 58,50 EUR per semester registered students can buy a naldo Semester Ticket, with which you can travel for free by bus and train around the Reutlingen area. Please remember always to carry your student ID card with you when using public transport, or you may be charged a fine by the conductor or bus driver. You can purchase the ticket at one of the locations listed below. You must bring your certificate of enrolment (Studienbescheinigung) and passport with you when you buy the ticket.

  • DB-Reisezentrum, Bahnhofstraße 3 (In Hauptbahnhof / main railway station)
  • RSV-Kundencenter U. Kleske, Haltestelle / Bus stop Stadtmitte, Willi-Brandt-Platz 25
  • Schreibwarengeschäft / Stationery shop K. Hetyler, Walter-Gropius-Platz 3
  • Tourist-Information (im Kronprinzenbau), Listplatz 1

Visit www.naldo.de for information about where you can go and bus/train schedules.

University to City Centre

Buses 4 and 11 run regularly between the campus and the bus station in town (called Stadtmitte or "city centre") on Willy Brandt Platz near the Tübinger Tor.

Local Trains to Stuttgart and Tübingen

Trains to Stuttgart and to Tübingen depart about once an hour. Weekends and holidays are subject to different schedules, and other regulations and prices might apply. A range of cheap individual and group tickets is available, including the Bahncard which will allow you to receive a discount every time you travel by train; for details go to Bahn.

Airports

The nearest international airports are Stuttgart, Frankfurt, Munich and Zurich. Cities like Berlin, Budapest, Paris, Prague and Rome are all close enough for a long weekend trip. For information about local tourist destinations, click here.

Car Rentals

If you wish to rent a car during your stay, make sure in advance that you have the appropriate documentation, for example an international driving licence. American students should note that their original driving licence is only valid in Germany for six months.

For more information on public transport go to:

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