Tourist information / How to get there

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How to get there

By car / bus

Bayreuth can be reached on the A 9 motorway from Munich to Berlin and the A 70 motorway from Bayreuth to Schweinfurt, as well as on roads B 2, B 22 and B 85.

The New Palace and the Margravial Opera House: World Heritage & Museum are in the town centre, while the Hermitage is on the eastern edge of the town.

Fantaisie Palace is located in the village of Eckersdorf, approx. 9 km from Bayreuth. By car it can be reached from Bayreuth (centre) in approx. 20 minutes, on foot in approx. 1.5 hours. Coming from Bayreuth take the road B22 towards Hollfeld until you reach Donndorf/Eckersdorf.

The Sanspareil Rock Garden, located around 40 km west of Bayreuth near the village of Wonsees, can be reached on the road B 22 or the A 70 motorway (Schirradorf exit).

 

Picture: Road map

 

Parking

An overview of the parking facilities in the centre of Bayreuth can be found at www.bayreuth.de. Municipal parking spaces for the disabled are available e.g. at Wölfelstraße or Münzgasse.

Hermitage and Sanspareil: Car and bus parking places are available at the park entrances.

Fantaisie: Car parking is available at the palace and in the signposted visitor car park. Unfortunately, bus parking is not currently available, but there are bus stops at the Garden Museum on the road B22.


 

How to get there by public transport

Information on the railway you can find on www.bahn.com.
Here you can find information on the local bus lines.

 

New Palace
(Ludwigstr. 21, 95444 Bayreuth)

From Bayreuth central station: bus 314 to "Sternplatz"

Margravial Opera House: World Heritage & Museum
(Opernstr. 14, 95444 Bayreuth)

From Bayreuth central station: bus 302 to "Luitpoldplatz" (or a 10-minute walk)

Fantaisie Palace
(Bayreuther Straße 2, 95488 Eckersdorf / Donndorf)

From Bayreuth central station: bus 375 to "Eckersdorf (Kr BT), Schloss Fantaisie"

Hermitage
(Eremitage 4, 95448 Bayreuth)

From Bayreuth central station: bus 303 to "Ochsenhut"


 
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