Waldstraße | Karlsruhe Erleben EN

Charming from top to bottom

Waldstraße is one of the longest and most famous fan-shaped streets in the city, with a direct view of the imposing façade of Karlsruhe Palace.

Blick in die Waldstraße Richtung Karlsruher Schloss im Sommer 2023 | © KME Karlsruhe Marketing und Event GmbH | Foto: Jürgen Rösner

Besucherinnen und Besucher in der Waldstraße | © KME Karlsruhe Marketing und Event GmbH | Foto: Daniel Schoenen

Streetmarket in der Waldstraße im Jahr 2023 | © KME Karlsruhe Marketing und Event GmbH | Foto: Jürgen Rösner

Die Waldstraße und der daran gelegene Ludwigsplatz sind vor allem im Sommer sehr beliebt | © KME Karlsruhe Marketing und Event GmbH | Foto: Daniel Schoenen

Die Waldstraße am verkaufsoffenen Sonntag am 4. Juli 2021 | © KME Karlsruhe Marketing und Event GmbH / Foto: Jürgen Rösner

Die Grasshoppers hüpften durch die Innenstadt beim Karlsruher Stadtfest 2021 | © KME Karlsruhe Marketing und Event GmbH / Foto: Jürgen Rösner

Blick auf den Einzelhandel in der Waldstraße 2023 | © KME Karlsruhe Marketing und Event GmbH | Foto: Jürgen Rösner

Die Waldstraße wird auch als Fahrradstraße genutzt | © KME Karlsruhe Marketing und Event GmbH | Foto: Daniel Schoenen

Die Karlsruher Waldstraße zur Weihnachtszeit 2018 | © KME Karlsruhe Marketing und Event GmbH | Foto: Jürgen Rösner

On its way to the city's landmark, Waldstraße crosses the lively Ludwigsplatz and passes the Staatliche Kunsthalle. It offers its guests a balanced mix of exciting hotspot and quiet side street. Both owner-managed and large stores are at home here, and anyone who loves to indulge is spoiled for choice, because in addition to fashionable and decorative delights, gastronomy also feels at home here. Whether delicatessen or dishes from all over the world - there is something for everyone here.

Shops and restaurants

In the area

Südliche Waldstraße is the key street on the city’s local cultural scene. It is home to many insider tips for food, art and fashion, waiting for you to discover them. The epitome of diversity, the shopping street unites chic sophistication with traditional retail stores and invites you to shop and kill time with its well-balanced mixture.

Südliche Waldstraße

Exclusive, yet welcoming

As Baden’s longest shopping street, Kaiserstraße is renowned all over Karlsruhe and is adored by young and old alike. A vibrant mixture of renowned labels and independent shops give the focal point of the fan-shaped city its unique charm.

Kaiserstraße

The fan-shaped city´s shopping boulevard

Be it for a refreshing ice cream in summer or a hearty Asian soup in winter – at the Passagehof, every foodie can find their favourite dish. A carefully selected range of shops will round out any shopping trip. And if you would like to enjoy an after-shopping cocktail, you don’t even have to leave the courtyard.

Passagehof

Retail meets cuisine

With a length of almost two kilometres, Karlstraße is one of the key streets for traffic in the fan-shaped city. As such, Karlstraße has a particularly wide and diverse range of businesses where you can shop or browse. From wedding dresses to quality men’s shirts, right up to blouses made from natural textiles – everybody will find what they are looking for here.