Family in the red double-decker bus at the castle © KTG Karlsruhe Tourismus GmbH Photo_Juergen Roesner (2)
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CityTour Karlsruhe

Your Karlsruhe tour with the red double-decker bus
Get on board and enjoy the most important sights of Karlsruhe!

Season and driving days

The City Tour Karlsruhe will take place in 2024 in the following period: March 22 - November 03, 2024.

Driving days: Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Additional driving days 2024

  • Monday, April 01, 2024 - Easter Monday
  • Thursday, May 09, 2024 - Ascension Day
  • Monday, May 20, 2024 - Whit Monday
  • Thursday, May 30, 2024 - Corpus Christi
  • Thursday, October 03, 2024 - Day of German Unity

The Tourist Information Office is not open on the above-mentioned public holidays. City Tour guests can buy tickets directly on the bus.


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Travel times and route

  • Places of interest:
    Central station, Zoologischer Stadtgarten

    Arrival times:
    12:10 / 14:55 / 17:40

  • Places of interest:
    Attorney General at the Federal Court of Justice, Municipal Gallery, ZKM | Center for Art and Media 

  • Sights:
    Badisches Staatstheater, access to the Congress Center, Konzerthaus, Schwarzwaldhalle, Stadthalle, Vierordtbad and Zoologischer Stadtgarten

  • Sights:
    ETTLINGER TOR Shopping center, town hall & Protestant town church, access to the city center with market square and pyramid, pedestrian zone

  • Places of interest:
    Postgalerie shopping center, Erbprinzenstraße, pedestrian zone west of Kaiserstraße, Ludwigsplatz, Prinz-Max-Palais, Stephanplatz, Waldstraße

  • Places of interest:
    Tourist information in the Karlsruhe shop window, city center, market square, pedestrian zone, Platz der Grundrechte, Karlsruhe Palace

  • Places of interest:
    Badisches Landesmuseum, Badischer Kunstverein, Botanical Gardens, Federal Constitutional Court, Platz der Grundrechte, KIT, Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe Palace, Palace Gardens

  • Sights:
    Messplatz Karlsruhe, Human Rights Center, Gottesaue Palace, Tollhaus, Hochschule für Musik, Wolfgang-Rihm-Forum, Otto Dullenkopf-Park, Garden of Religions (approx. 12 minutes on foot) 

  • Sights:
    Turmbergterrasse viewing platform, "Anders auf dem Turmberg" restaurant, forest playground & forest rope park, Schöneck sports school, Turmberg with castle ruins, Turmberg cable car

  • Sights:
    Historic Old Town Durlach, Durlach Palace Gardens with Lapidarium, Karlsburg Castle, market square & town hall, Pfinzgaumuseum, Basler Tor gate

Information without guarantee, timetable subject to change. Traffic-related delays may occur.


Please note: Due to construction work, but also due to unforeseen deviations, there may be changes to the timetable and route from time to time.

Map with route of the double-decker bus

Available languages

German, Baden (currently not available due to technical problems), English, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Dutch, Japanese, Chinese

Karlsruhe Comedy with Wirby and Zeus!

With our double-decker convertible bus, the discovery tour becomes a real experience.
With the "Audio Guide" you will learn all kinds of interesting and entertaining facts about Karlsruhe - in first-class sound and experience quality!
With your 24-hour hop-on hop-off ticket, you can explore the city at your own pace. You can hop on and off as you please at eleven prominent stops in the Karlsruhe city area. If you prefer to stay seated comfortably, the round trip takes about two hours.

Ticket sales

With the bus driver at all stops or in the 

Tourist Information Karlsruhe
Kaiserstr. 72-74 (at the market square)
76133 Karlsruhe
Tel.: +49 (0)721/602 997-580
Fax: +49 (0)721/602 997-900


Opening hours:
Monday - Friday. 09:30 - 18:30
Saturday 10:00 - 15:00
Sunday 10:00 - 13:00 (seasonal: April - October)
E-mail: touristinfo@karlsruhe-tourismus.de

Prices

  • Adults: € 20.00 p.p. for 24 hours

    Discounts:

    • Discount with SchwarzwaldCard: € 18.00 per person
    • Reduction for KSC ticket holders: €18.00 p.p. (only available at the Tourist Information with a valid KSC ticket or season ticket)
    • Reduction with CIK Club Card: € 16.00 p.p. (only available at the Tourist Information Office with a valid CIK Club Card)
    • Discount with bwegt-Plus: €18.00 per person (only available at the Tourist Information Office with a valid bwegt ticket. Both the JugendticketBW and the Deutschland-Ticket receive this discount)
    Logo bwegt plus
    © bwegt - Mobility for Baden Württemberg

  • Children from 4 to 14 years: € 5.00

  • Persons with a severely disabled person's pass from 80%: € 16.00 p.p.
    1 accompanying person free for persons with a severely disabled person's pass B

Important notes:

  • Tickets are excluded from exchange
  • Seat reservations are not possible / boarding is only possible if seats are available.
  • The lower section of the bus is barrier-free and suitable for wheelchair users.
  • No space and take-away guarantee in case of high demand
  • Dogs are allowed in the lower bus area

We hope you enjoy our tour and look forward to seeing you!

Organizer

WILLMS Touristik GmbH & Co. KG
Gewerbegebiet Bitzen 2-3
53804 Much

Cooperation partner

KTG Karlsruhe Tourismus GmbH
Kaiserstr. 72-74
76133 Karlsruhe