TRAVEL INFORMATION
Getting There By Air
Strasbourg-Entzheim International Airport (SXB)
Website: www.strasbourg.aeroport.fr
The airport, France's seventh largest, is situated 12km (seven miles) southwest of Strasbourg. International links include flights to Amsterdam, Brussels, Casa Blanca, Copenhagen, Istanbul, London, Madrid, Milan, Moscow and Vienna. There are excellent connections to Paris (links between the two cities represent approximately 70% of the airport's traffic). The national carrier is Air France).
Transport to the city: Compagnie de Transport Strasbourgeois - CTS (tel: (03) 8877 7070, www.cts-strasbourg.fr) operate frequent shuttles, which take 12 minutes to the centre of town and cost approximately €4.80.
Taxis to the city centre cost approximately €23.
Getting There By Road
Strasbourg is on the central European motorway network. The A4, A34, A31 and A32 provide easy access to Strasbourg from Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels, Luxembourg and Bonn. The German freeway network provides access to to Hamburg, Frankfurt, Munich, Basel, Geneva and Milan.
The Strasbourg-Mulhouse route is linked to the national motorway network, facilitating access to Lyons and Marseilles, as well as to destinations in Spain and Italy.
Useful contacts: Automobile Club d'Alsace, 5 avenue de la Paix (tel: (03) 8836 0434; e-mail: info@automobileclub.org; website: www.automobileclub.org).
Getting There By Rail
There are good links to many European cities, such as Frankfurt (2 hours 50 minutes), Brussels (5 hours) and London (6 hours), as well as direct links to France's major cities, including Paris (4 hours), Bordeaux (7 hours) and Marseille (9 hours).
The Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Français - SNCF (tel: (08) 9235 3535; website: www.sncf.com) is the national railway service. The main train station, located at place de la Gare, is close to the city center.
Getting Around
Public Transport
The Compagnie des Transports Strasbourgeois - CTS (tel: (03) 8877 7070;
website: www.cts-strasbourg.fr
) runs the bus and tram systems in Strasbourg.
Taxis
Taxis can be hired at taxi ranks at the train station and place de l'Homme
de Fer. France Taxi (tel: (03) 8822 1919) and Taxi 13 (tel: (03) 8836
1313) operate 24 hours.
Limousines
AICS, 15 avenue Général de Gaulle (tel: (03) 8845 9191;
e-mail: aics@cybercable.tm.fr;
website: www.alsace-limousines.com),
provides a chauffeured limousine service at a rate of €430 a day.
Driving in the City
Almost the entire centre of Strasbourg is pedestrianised and cars should
be left at the large car parks on the fringes of the city centre. Information
is available from Strasbourg's online parking guide (website: www.parcus.com)
and www.transports-strasbourg.org.
Car Hire
Providers, including Avis, Europcar, Hertz France, and Budget, are located
near the train station and at the airport.
To find accommodation in Strasbourg:
http://www.strasbourg.com
http://www.ot-strasbourg.com
Some ideas of hotels are provided below.
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Hôtel Le Grillon 2, rue Thiergarten - F - 67000 STRASBOURG |
Hôtel Gutenberg 31, rue de Serruriers - 67000 Strasbourg |
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Hôtel Suisse 2/4 rue de la Râpe - 67000 Strasbourg |
Hôtel Cathédrale 12 place de la Cathédrale |
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Hôtel Hannong 15 rue du 22 Novembre |
Hôtel Maison Rouge 4 rue des Francs-Bourgeois |
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Hotel Régent Contades 8 avenue de la Liberté |
