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It is so easy to get to Calw
By car
- Autobahn (Motorway) A8 from the direction of Karlsruhe:
Exit Pforzheim-West (approx. 25 km); follow main road B 463 in the direction of Calw
- Autobahn A8 from the direction of Ulm/Stuttgart:
Exit Leonberg (approx. 30 km), follow main road B 295 in the direction of Weil der Stadt to Calw
- Autobahn A81 from the south/Lake Constance:
Exit „Gärtringen-Stadtmitte“ [town centre] (approx. 20 km) and follow K 1075; near Deckenpfronn turn left onto the L1022. At the roundabout, take the first exit to the right and follow B 296 in the direction of Calw.
Public parking in Calw:
- Multi-storey car park “Calwer Markt“
234 parking spaces, open 24 hours
- Multi-storey car park ZOB (Central Bus Station)
287 parking spaces, open 24 hours
- Multi-storey car park “Kaufland“ (department store)
535 parking spaces, open 24 hours
- Haggasse car park
119 parking spaces, open 24 hours
- Additional parking
Hospital (85), Lederstraße (65), cemetery, Bischofstraße (15), town gardens (18), Gasthaus Linde, Stuttgarter Straße (35), gym in Badstraße (48), former “Heimgärtner” premises (20), Bahnhofstraße (27), old railway station (155)
By train
Route Karlsruhe - Pforzheim – Calw – Horb – Tübingen.
Long distance trains (EC, IC, ICE) may best be taken in Karlsruhe with connecting trains via Pforzheim (“Kulturbahn”, line 774)
If you are travelling via Stuttgart we recommend you take the local railway line S6 Stuttgart – Weil der Stadt and change to the bus connection 670 to Calw in Weil der Stadt.
The Black Forest Ticket – the special Black Forest travel bargain
If you visit the Black Forest and plan to stay for one or more nights, the “Black Forest Ticket” is a real bargain. This special-value ticket is based on distance travelled and is inclusive of all supplements for rides on the long-distance trains ICE, IC and EC.
The “Black Forest Ticket” is available from:
Schwarzwald Tourismus GmbH
c/o Karlsruher Messe- und Kongress GmbH, Geschäftsbereich Tourismus (dept. of tourism)
P.O.Box 12 08, 76002 Karlsruhe
Tel.: +49 (0) 7 21 - 37 20-53 88, Fax: +49 (0) - 37 20-53 99, E-mail: tourismus@kmkg.de
Please send a crossed check or a direct debit authorization together with a copy of your overnight booking, and your tickets will be forwarded to you.
The Black Forest Ticket is not available at railway ticket counters or through travel agencies.
Baggage Service
Why not leave your heavy baggage to the service operators of the “Hermes Privatservice” A special courier service makes sure that your baggage is transported directly from your home to your destination and vice versa. Phone: +49 (0) 900/1 31 12 11
Deutsche Bahn Travel Service
Tel.: +49 (0) – 800 - 1 50 70 90 (free schedule information) or
tel.: +49 (0) - 11 8 61 (€ 0.03/sec. When connected to the travel service there will be a charge of € 0.39/minute). The service provides information on time tables, connections, fares and services, ticket booking and seat reservations.
For information on current time tables, services and prices please also refer to www.bahn.de
On-line booking (tickets and reservations) is also available.
By bus:
- Greater Stuttgart:
Bus # 670 RBS / Volz; Calw - Weil der Stadt (connects to local train S6)
- Area of Böblingen / Sindelfingen:
Bus # 763 RBS; Calw-Böblingen (connects to local train S1)
- Greater Pforzheim / Karlsruhe:
Bus # 710 RVS; Calw-Pforzheim (connects to the local trains S5, S6, R5)
By plane
The next regional and international airport is Stuttgart (approx. 45 km). Take the subway train S 2 or S 3 to the main train station in Stuttgart and change to the local train S 6 to Weil der Stadt; from there take the express bus # 670 to Calw.
Getting about in the holiday area
Information on local public transport:
VGC
The transport cooperation “Verkehrsgesellschaft Bäderkreis Calw“ (VGC), which operates throughout the district of Calw, offers attractive transport services and a user-friendly fare system to inhabitants and tourists alike. A special one-day family ticket for € 9.00 entitles up to five adults (two children aged between six and eleven count as one adult) to unlimited travel on all buses in the district of Calw; the price for one-day tickets for single travellers is € 6.50 (fares effective as of 02/2009).
Electronic time table
The electronic time table (EFA) for Baden-Württemberg offers a central and comprehensive source of information for all bus and train connections. The EFA gives you access to all time tables of local public transport authorities for all methods of transport in Baden-Württemberg (e.g. bus, train, local train, etc.). Just enter the travel time and destination in order to get a number of alternative connections, whereby all private bus connections are taken into account as well as train connections.
Internet: www.efa-bw.de
Information on time tables and fares
VGC Verkehrsgesellschaft Bäderkreis Calw mbH, Sparkassenplatz 2, 75365 Calw,
Tel.: +49 (0) 7051 / 9688-50, Fax: +49 (0) 7051 / 9688-51, E-mail: vgc-calw@t-online.de, Internet: www.vgc-online.de
RegioX-Ticket
For day trips by bus or train throughout the Northern Black Forest region to Karlsruhe and beyond. Prices: 1 person € 11.50, up to 5 people € 18.00. Available from the bus drivers, at train stations and ticket vending machines. The 24-hour ticket is valid in all three transport networks “Karlsruhe Verkehrsverbund - KVV“, “Verkehrsverbund Pforzheim-Enzkreis (VPE)”, “Verkehrsgemeinschaft Freudenstadt (VGF)” and on all local-transport routes in the entire district of Calw (VGC). For further information please contact VGC, office Calw, tel.:+49 (0) 70 51/96 88 50. Fares effective as of 04/2006.
Group travel: Baden-Württemberg-Ticket & “Culture Ticket”?
prices an information: www.bahn.de
Baden-Württemberg “Kulturbahn”
A special “Culture Ticket” is offered on the route Tübingen - Pforzheim and Tübingen - Maulbronn: the ticket enables you to visit many leisure and cultural facilities that are accessible by the Northern Black Forest railway at reduced rates.
The ticket is valid for unlimited travel on the day of purchase from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 a.m. the following day, as well as on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. A single ticket costs € 9.00 and a group ticket (for up to 5 persons) € 18.50. For further information please contact the customer service centre at Horb train station, tel.: +49 (0) 1805/99 11 1.
“Through the Nagold Valley by bike and train“
The Deutsche Bahn AG has a special offer for its route between Pforzheim und Nagold: all biking enthusiasts, irrespective whether they are planning a family excursion or a mountain bike tour, have the opportunity to explore the Nagold valley and its picturesque surrounding area by using the special Nagold valley bikers’ trains.
On Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays (all day) as well as Mondays through Fridays from 9:00 a.m. onwards, all passengers of the Nagold Valley Train between Pforzheim and Horb may transport their bikes free of charge (one bike per person). All they need is a valid train ticket.
For further information on time table and reservations please contact the service counters of the Deutsche Bahn or phone the bikers’ hotline under +49 (0) 18 05/99 11 19 (daily 08:00 a.m. to 08:00 p.m.) or www.bahn.de/bahnundbike
“Culture on tour“ - with the “VCD Klosterstadt-Express“ following in the footsteps of Hermann Hesse
For today’s travellers, the picturesque railway route between Tübingen and Maulbronn is an opportunity to travel through this historic area far away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. For further information (detailed brochure available) please refer to www.zugbus-rab.de
A night out with dial-a-taxi
Calw’s special service
The dial-a-taxi service complements the traditional public transport service in the evenings and at night. Within the district of Calw this special service is available for the towns of Calw, Nagold and Altensteig.
It is especially designed for young people.
In the evenings, the dial-a-taxi service transports passengers to specified destinations in the participating towns and back to their home villages at night.
Information under tel.: +49 (0) 70 51/22 44
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