Strasbourg is located in the historic region of Alsace, of which it is considered the capital, and was the capital of the administrative region of the same name from 1982 to 2015. Strasbourg is mainly known as the capital of Europe, the city is home to many European institutions (European Parliament, Council of Europe, Human Rights Palace). But it is also a very interesting tourist destination, be it at the historical level with its old city inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage since 1988 or for the diversity of the neighborhoods that make it up; from the nineteenth-century university district to the European quarter. The city itself is one of the 9 largest cities in France, and the agglomeration has nearly half a million inhabitants. It is located in the heart of the so-called European megalopolis which makes it easy for all tourists wishing to visit the city.
Old Town (Strasbourg)
Cathedrale Notre- Dame (Strasbourg)
Musee de l'Oeuvre Notre- Dame (Strasbourg)
3 pl du Chateau
Tel. 03 88 52 50 00
Open: Tue- Sun
Closed: January 1, Good Friday, May 1, November 1, December 25
European Parliament (Strasbourg)
Rohan Palace (Palais Rohan) (Strasbourg) Church of Saint Peter (Église Saint-Pierre) (Strasbourg) |
Rhine Palace (Palais du Rhin) (Strasbourg) Musee d’Art Moderne et Contemporain (Strasbourg) 1 pl Hans- Jean Arp Tel. 03 88 23 31 31 Open: Tue- Sun Closed: Jan 1, Good Fri, May 1, Nov 1 & 11, Dec 25 |
There are many possibilities from one mode of transport to
another to reach Strasbourg and its surroundings.
By plane
Strasbourg-Entzheim International Airport +33 3 88 64 67 67 - It is
located about twenty kilometers south-west of Strasbourg.
Due to
the European role of Strasbourg, the airport is connected not only
to the main French cities but also to many European cities and the
rest of the world (Casablanca and Tunis for example ...).
A
rail shuttle provided by the T.E.R. Alsace serves Strasbourg train
station and provides direct access to the city center by the tram
and bus network, all in just ten minutes. The price of a ticket
combining the single route on both networks comes to € 4.
For
motorists, the airport is well connected to the local road network,
in particular by the A 35 and A 352 motorways which are completely
free to use.
By train
Strasbourg station Place de la Gare,
+33 892 35 35 35
Since the introduction of the TGV Est in June
2007 between Vaires-sur-Marne (Seine-et-Marne) and Baudrecourt
(Moselle), it was necessary to count a journey time of 2 hours and
20 minutes from Paris. Since 2014, the second section between
Baudrecourt and Vendenheim (Bas-Rhin) has completed the line, and
the journey between Paris and Strasbourg now takes just 1 hour 50
minutes. This event confirms the city's vocation as a
crossroads-European capital. , by connecting it to the TGV
Rhin-Rhône network as well as to the German ICE (equivalent to the
French TGV, etc.).
To get to Strasbourg from other provincial
towns, it takes 6.30 a.m. to 7 a.m. from Bordeaux (three direct TGVs
per day), 3.20 a.m. to 4 a.m. from Lille and 3.40 a.m. from Lyon
(3.15 a.m. in December 2012…).
On this occasion, numerous
development works were undertaken at Strasbourg station to cope with
the massive arrival of new travelers. Thus, an expansion of the
infrastructures with the immense glass roof or "Hall of Transport"
which covers part of the station square, and an improvement of the
transport platform giving correspondence to the tram lines A and D
in their underground station as well. that to urban bus and
interurban coach lines has been deeply affected. Since the end of
2011, the new line C, the terminus of which is located on the
surface (north exit of the station), allows direct access to the
university campus through the city center, Homme de Fer station and
Place Broglie.
Note that it is possible to take lines B and F
directly from Faubourg National station. it can be reached on foot
(in a few minutes) by the Petite Rue de la Course.
Locally in
Alsace, the T.E.R. is very efficient and fast while ensuring good
geographic coverage. It takes 50 minutes to connect Mulhouse from
the Alsatian capital. But the Strasbourg conurbation and the region
tend to improve it considerably by creating the tram-train (whose
delivery is scheduled for 2016 ...) which connects the Strasbourg
urban tram network to that of the T.E.R. Alsace serving the Piedmont
des Vosges. We will be able to take the tram in the historic center
of Strasbourg to explore the Alsace region without changing mode of
transport, so without taking the train and on the S.N.C.F. classic.
By car
West
A4
From Paris
Perfectly connected to
the many ring-roads in the Ile-de-France region, the A4 motorway or
the East motorway allows you to reach the center of the Alsatian
capital directly in a few 5 hours 30 minutes, via Reims and Metz.
The entire route generally presents no traffic problems and even
allows you to admire the most beautiful forest valleys, especially
in the crossing of the Northern Vosges which is among the most
remarkable. Count 35.8 € toll costs in 2011.
From Paris
The N4 road which passes through Saint-Dizier and Nancy is ideal if
you want to follow a toll-free route, however be aware that this
route remains dangerous (sometimes heavy traffic and not always
secure infrastructures ...) and rather basic in terms of comfort
(rather rare service areas ...). Allow at least 6 hours and 30
minutes for the journey, arriving in the Strasbourg metropolitan
area is via the A351 freeway, admittedly free but saturated during
office hours. It is nevertheless possible to recover the A4 motorway
near Phalsbourg if you decide to reduce your long and tiring journey
by 0:30 hours, the toll therefore costs € 3.3 in 2011.
From Belgium and Luxembourg
Follow the Luxembourgish A3
motorway once you have passed the capital of the Grand Duchy which
communicates with the French A31, turn onto the A4 motorway north of
Metz towards Strasbourg.
South
A35
From Burgundy
and Lyon
The most chosen route is from the A36 motorway via
Besançon and Belfort, take the A35 motorway (free ...) once you have
crossed the agglomeration of Mulhouse.
From Switzerland
North of Basel, the A35 motorway starts in Saint-Louis once you have
crossed the border but it is possible to go through Germany by
following the motorway 5 and exit at Appenweier near Offenburg, take
the road 28 by direction of Kehl.
East and north from Germany
There are many possibilities for crossing the border. There are
obviously other crossing points.
A35 to the north - The A35
motorway crosses the border at Lauterbourg, about 50 km from
Strasbourg.
N4 to the east. - The Pont de l'Europe, between
Strasbourg and Kehl on the German route 28 and the French route N4
N353 to the south - The Pflimlin Bridge opens directly onto the A35
motorway and the N353 road
On a boat
Marina Rue de
Boulogne
Information
Strasbourg Tourist Office and its
region 17, Place de la Cathédrale, +33 3 88 52 28 28, email:
info@otstrasbourg.fr:
9 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Around the city
The city center of Strasbourg (historic center) is very largely
pedestrian, driving there is therefore strongly discouraged. It is
better to prefer public transport, cycling or walking to get there
and get around.
Cycle paths
With more than 560 kilometers
of cycle paths and lanes, Strasbourg has the largest cycling network
in France. In addition, the many routes arranged in the Bas-Rhin and
Haut-Rhin allow you to travel through all of Alsace by bike. A map
of the cycle paths of the Strasbourg agglomeration is available in
all tourist offices, district town halls and bicycle shops, as well
as on the city's website: Strasbourg.eu: Section Travel Another map
(cycle paths of the Bas -Rhin) covers routes leaving the
agglomeration, in particular those along canals to Saverne, Molsheim
or Sélestat; it is available at the Hôtel du Département (Conseil
Général du Bas-Rhin.)
It is possible to purchase a bicycle
from the Vélhop rental service:
In one of the 4 shops
Central station: level -1
Center: 3, rue d'Or (Porte de l'Hôpital
tramway station)
University campus: 23, boulevard de la Victoire
Koenigshoffen: 67, route des Romains;
7 days a week, 24 hours a
day at one of the 11 automatic stations.
The rates for an
occasional rental are variable: € 1 per hour, € 5 per day, € 15 per
week (in store), monthly or yearly packages ... Information and list
of stations available on: Vélhop
Except Vélhop, it is
possible to rent bikes at One City Bike, a shop open 7 days a week
(Sundays and public holidays), at the following address: 5 Petite
Rue du Vieux Marché aux Vins, Strasbourg. The different routes are
recommended and maps and helmets are provided. It is also possible
to request children's bikes and baby seats.
Urban transport
Strasbourg is served by a network of 34 bus lines covering the
entire city and its metropolitan area, and by a mesh network of
trams comprising 6 lines (line F was opened on November 28, 2010):
Line A: from Hautepierre Maillon to Illkirch Lixenbuhl
Line
B: from Lingolsheim Tiergartel to Hoenheim Gare
Line C: from Gare
Centrale to Neuhof Rodolphe Reuss
Line D: from Rotonde to
Aristide Briand
Line E: from Robertsau Boecklin to Baggersee
Line F: from Elsau to Place d'Islande
Bus lines numbered 2 to
72 serve the city more or less well. Here is a selection of routes
that effectively serve the remarkable places of the city and its
surroundings:
Line 2: from Campus d'Illkirch to Pont du Rhin
(serves the central station and the north of the city center.)
Line 6: from Souffelweyersheim Canal (or 6a: Niederhausbergen Ouest
and 6b: Hoenheim Cigognes) to Pont Phario via the banks of the Ill
(Les Halles Pont de Paris stop) and Place de la République.
Line
10: runs around the city center in both directions via the central
station and the banks of the Ill (serves most of the museums along
the waterways.)
Line 21: from Jean Jaurès (tram lines C and D) to
the Jardin des Deux Rives and the border town of Kehl
Line 30:
from Wattwiller to Robertsau (Sainte-Anne and Chasseur variants) via
Saint-Paul Church, the Orangery and the European institutions
district.
The range of service is from 4.30 a.m. to 12.30
a.m., varying according to the mode of transport and the line taken.
The number of passages on the bus lines decreases considerably
during the summer period, as well as in the evening after 9 p.m. The
route of certain tram lines can also be temporarily modified
following unforeseen events (in particular in the city center), or
in the summer due to works.
Some prices:
One Way Ticket: €
1.7 (€ 1.6 for the electronic version on the Badgéo card);
Return
ticket: 3.3 €;
24H ALSA + EMS ticket: € 4.3, individual ticket
which also allows you to borrow the coaches of Network 67 and the
TER Alsace within the territorial limits of the CTS urban network,
as well as the bus line 21 towards Kehl, for a unlimited number of
trips for 24 hours after validation of the ticket;
24H Trio
ticket: 6.8 € (idem, valid for two to three people);
ALSA ticket
+ EMS GROUP DAY Bus-Tram-Car and TER Train: € 6.6 (same lines and
networks, valid for one day on Saturdays, Sundays and public
holidays for a group of two to five people);
P + R ticket: € 4.1
(or € 4.6 at Rotonde station);
P + R Elsau Camping-Car ticket: €
6.
Most tickets are available from ticket vending machines, single
tickets can be purchased from bus drivers (no sale on board trams.)
Relay parkings
Note that the Strasbourg Transport Company
(CTS) has set up a system of “park and ride”, open Monday to
Saturday from 7 am to 8 pm (exit possible after 8 pm), which allows
you to park your car for a full day at a relatively modest price
(3.5 € or 4 € at the Rotonde car park.) This formula also includes a
return tram ticket for all passengers in the vehicle. There are
already a dozen of these car parks.
Information: Map of park
and ride facilities on the CTS site
Some park-and-ride
facilities (P + R) are located at the most practical entrances to
the Strasbourg conurbation:
Baggersee: tram lines A and E + bus
lines 7, 27, 62, 65 and 66 (south of the Strasbourg metropolitan
area near junction 5 of the A35)
Elsau: tram lines B and F + bus
line 40 (accessible directly from junction 4 of the A35), also open
to motorhomes and touring coaches
Hoenheim Gare: tram line B at
the northern terminus + bus lines 4 and 6
Banks of the Aar: tram
line B + bus line 50 (accessible by interchanges n ° 35 from the A4
or n ° 1 from the A35 ...)
The advantage is parking for the day +
round trip by tram for all passengers in the vehicle (7 people
maximum) for 3.5 € except for the P + R Rotonde at 4 €. The P + R
are open Monday to Saturday from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. and the exit is
free. Maps and timetables available on: Compagnie des Transports
Strasbourgeois Practical information on Vialsace