Travelling to and from Weimar

By car
- Motorway A4 Dresden-Frankfurt/Main, exit Weimar, 3 km to the town center
- Motorway A9 Berlin - Munich, 30 km from the intersection Hermsdorfer Kreuz
- B7, Kassel - Eisenach - Erfurt -  Weimar - Jena - Gera
- B85, Bayreuth - Kulmbach - Kronach - Saalfeld - Rudolstadt - Weimar - Kyffhäuser

By train
Regular connections to Weimar central station via the long-distance routes Frankfurt-Leipzig, Kassel-Berlin and Stralsund-Düsseldorf; numerous regional trains between Erfurt-Jena, Eisenach-Halle and Göttingen-Zwickau.

For the timetables, see the website of the Deutsche Bahn (be sure to enter “Weimar Hauptbahnhof” as your destination).

By plane
Airports: Erfurt-Weimar (25 km), Leipzig (120 km, good rail connection to Weimar), Frankfurt (300 km), Berlin-Tegel and Berlin-Schönefeld (380 km).

Public transport in Weimar
The local public transport system covers the entire city, and provides easy access from the train station to the city center as well as to the various festival venues.
For information on bus timetables and tickets, see the website of the Stadtwirtschaft Weimar.