Germany: Stuttgart
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Legal Disclaimer Last Update 20-Aug-12Airport in German is: Flughafen
Stuttgart - Echterdingen (STR):
Location: 10 km/6 Miles S of the City centre.
| Airport Overview: | |
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| General: | The airport has an amazing 4 terminals considering its modest size. All terminals are interconnected and easy to walk between. The train station is in the airport, on the basement level. |
| Terminal 1: | At the western end and is a very basic, departure only terminal serving Aegean, Air Union & Turkish Airlines. |
| Terminal 2: | Serves Austrian, British Airways, Dau Air, germanwings, JAT, Lufthansa, Malev, Scandinavian & Swiss. |
| Terminal 3: | Serves Air Berlin, Air France, Alitalia, Carpatair, Condor, Croatia Airlines, CSA, Delta, flydba, Finnair, Hapagfly, Hapag-Lloyd, KLM, LGW, LTU & Olympic. |
| Terminal 4: | Serves Air Adriatic, Air Cairo, Air Europe, Air Via, AtlasJet, Bulgarian Air Charter, Enkor, Eurocypria, flyair, Freebird, Germania, Hamburg Intl, MNG, Nouvelair, Onur Air, Pegasus, Royal Air Maroc, sky airlines, Spanair, Sun Express & Tunisair. |
By Taxi: To the city centre €22-28/20-30 mins. Taxi stands are outside terminals 1 and 3, lower levels. Taxi-Auto-Zentrale Stuttgart 0711 55 10 000, T.B. Wisst GmbH 0711 9 48-41 42 & Hofmann Bus & Taxi 0711 948-4409-2768, also has a desk on the ground floor of Terminal 2. There is also a free, yellow telephone, outside on the ground level, which can be used to call a taxi.
| By Bus: | |
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| General: | Public buses stop outside terminal 2 arrivals level, and hotel shuttles stop outside terminal 3 & 4 ground floor. |
| Bus #36 to Echterdingen & Neuhausen: | Route: Echterdingen - Airport - Bernhausen - Sielmingen - Neuhausen. Timings: Buses run daily from the airport towards Neuhausen Mon-Sat every 60 mins 0503-0003. Sundays every 60 mins 0703-0003. Buses leave Neuhausen heading for the airport Mon-Sat every 60 mins 0543-0018. Sundays every 60 mins 0743-0018. Buses leave Echterdingen heading for the airport Mon-Sat every 60 mins 0544-2344. Sundays every 60 mins 0644-2344. Transfer Times: To Neuhausen ~14 mins. |
| Bus #74: | Route: Degerloch - Fasanenhof - Airport (S-Bahn Station) - Bernhausen - Sielmingen - Wolfschlugen - Hardt -Oberensingen - Nürtingen. Timings: Buses leave the airport heading for Nurtingen Mon-Fri at 0502, 0513, 0532, 0543, then every 10-30 mins until 0002. Saturdays every 30 mins 0502-0002. Sundays every 30 mins 0532-0002. Buses leave Nurtingen Mon-Fri at 0452, 0503, then every 10-30 mins until 0033. Saturdays every 30 mins 0503-0033. Sundays at 0503, then every 30 mins 0603-0033. |
| Bus #122 to Esslingen: | Route: Airport - Plieningen - Scharnhausen - Nellingen - Esslingen. Timings: Buses leave the airport Mon-Fri ~every 30 mins 0537-1937, then hourly until 0037. Saturdays at 0537, 0636 then hourly until 0037. Sundays every hour 0537-0037. Buses leave Esslingen Mon-Fri every 30 mins 0449-1949, then hourly until 2349. Weekends hourly 0449-2349. Transfer Times: To Esslingen ~30 mins. |
| Bus #809: | Route: Neuenhaus (Kirche) - Aich - Grötzingen - Harthausen - Bernhausen - Airport - Fasanenhof - Heigelinstrasse - Landhaus - Degerloch, Epplestrasse. Timings: Buses leave the airport heading for Neuenhaus Mon-Fri only at 0616, 0716, 0816, 1616 & 1716. Buses leave the airport heading for Degerloch Mon-Fri only at 0644, 0744, 1544 & 1644. Cost: On a zonal basis from €1.85 - 6.10. |
| Bus #828 (The Airport Sprinter) to Tubingen: | Route: Airport - Echterdingen - Leinfelden - Musberg - Steinenbronn - Walsenbuch - Dettenhausen - Weil i. S. - Bebenhausen - Tübingen Bus station. Timings: Buses leave the airport Mon-Fri at 0625, 0736 then every hour until 1936. Weekends & Holidays every 2 hrs 0721-1921. Buses leave Tubingen Mon-Fri every hour 0531-1831. Weekends & Holidays every 2 hrs 0617-1817. Transfer Times: Takes ~50 mins to Tübingen. |
| Bus #7556: | Route: Airport - Metzingen - Ravensburg/Aulendorf - Bad Buchau, Hauptstrasse. |
| X3 Schnelbuslinie to Pfullingen: | Route: Airport - Bernhausen - Gneibel (Schubertstrasse) - Baumstaz - Pliezhausen (Rathaus) - Oferdingen - Rommelsbach - Tannenbergerstrasse - Reutlingen Train station/Hauptbahnhof - Pfullingen (Laiblinsplatz). Timings: Buses leave the airport Mon-Fri at 0540, 0640, 0744, then every hour until 1944. Weekends & Holidays every hour 0744-1944. Buses leave Pfullingen Mon-Fri every ~hour 0437-1837, Weekends & holidays every hour 0744-1944. Transfer Times: Takes ~1 hour. Contact: Tel 07121 94 30 0. |
| Hotel Buses: | Stop outside Terminal 3 & 4, lower level. There is a free phone to call the shuttle to the Movenpick hotel or just walk the 100m!! Mercure Hotel runs a shutle on demand: Call +49 711 72 660. nh hotel runs an on demand shuttle: call +49 711 77810. |
| By Shuttle Van: | |
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| Ihr Flughafen Zubringer: | Runs private vans to various cities in the area. One way fares: To Freiburg, Breisach & Emmendingen €90 for the first person, €70 for the second & €60 for the third. Total for 4 people €270. To Müllheim €95 for the first person, €75 for the second & €65 for the third. Total for 4 people €310. Contact: Tel +49 (0)761 47 47 47. |
| By Train/S-Bahn: | |
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| General: | The S-Bahn/Train station is in the basement level of terminal 2. Follow the signs. Buy your ticket from the machines, which accept notes/bills, coins and credit cards. Make sure you validate your ticket in the orange machines on the platform. |
| S-Bahn S2 to the city & Filderstadt: | Route: Hauptbahnhof (main train station in the city) - Stadtmitte (Rotebühlplatz) - Feuersee - Schwabstraße - Universität - Österfeld - Vaihingen - Rohr - Oberaichen - Leinfelden - Echterdingen - Airport - Filderstadt. Note: The train usually departs the Hauptbahnhof from platform (gleis) 101. Timings: Trains depart the airport Mon-Fri: every 30 mins 0522-0052. Saturdays every 30 mins 0552-0052. Sundays: 0552, 0652, 0752 then every 30 mins until 0052. Trains depart the city Mon-Fri every 30 mins 0455-0025. Saturdays: every 30 mins 0525-0025. Sundays at 0525, 0625, then every 30 mins until 0025. Cost: To Hauptbahnhof €3. Travel Time: Takes 27 mins. |
| S-Bahn S3 to the city: | Route: Backnang - Maubach - Nedmersbach - Winnenden - Neustadt Hohenacker - Waiblingen - Fellbach - Sommerain - Nurnbergerstrasse - Bad Cannstadt - Hauptbahnhof (main train station in the city) - Stadtmitte (Rotebühlplatz) - Feuersee - Schwabstraße - Universität - Österfeld - Vaihingen - Rohr - Oberaichen - Leinfelden - Echterdingen - Airport. Timings: Trains leave the airport Mon-Fri every 30 mins 0518-2148. Saturdays every 30 mins 0948-1818. Sundays at 0548, 0648, 0748, 0918, then every 30 mins until 1818. Trains leave the Hauptbahnhof/city centre Mon-Fri only every 30 mins 0515-2345. Cost: To Hauptbahnhof €3. Travel Time: Takes 27 mins. |
| Rental Cars: | |
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| On-Airport Rental Car Providers: | AVIS +49 (0)711 948 4451, Budget 0711 948 4539, EUROPCAR 0711 949 9010, Hertz 0711 948 4339, National/ALAMO 0711 948 4422 & eSixT 01805 252525, have desks on the ground level (level 0) of the terminals, follow the signs. |
| Car Parking: | |
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| General: | There are a confusing 10 car parks at the airport. |
| Short Term (P3, P7 & P5): | Up to 6 hrs: €3 per hour, 1 day €29, 1 week €203. |
| Short Term (P6): | Up to 6 hrs: €3 per hour, 1 day €25, 1 week €120. |
| Short Term (P1 & P4): | Up to 6 hrs €2.50 per hour, 1 day €20, 1 week €80. |
| Long Term (P2 & P10): | Up to 6 hrs €2.50 per hour, 1 day €18 (after 7 days €12), 1 week €56. |
| Long Term (P8, P9 & P11): | Up to 6 hrs €1 per hour, 1 day €15 (after 7 days €12), 1 week €50, subsequent weeks €40. |
| Long Term (P0): | Up to 6 hrs €1 per hour, 1 day €18 (after 7 days €10), €50, subsequent weeks €40. |
Baggage Storage: Left luggage lockers are in a special building between Terminals 1, and 2. Exit the upper/departures level of T2 and turn left. Walk 200m. Cost: Small pieces €0.50 per hour, €2 per day, €20 per month. Medium pieces €1 per hour, €4 per day, €40 per month. Large pieces €1.50 per hour, €6 per day, €60 per month. Skis €2 per hour, €8 per day, €80 per month.
Notes: ATMs/Cash Machines throughout the airport. There is a Shell fuel station near terminal 3.
Airport Hotels: Airport Hotel Movenpick, +49 711 79070 is 200m from the terminal and connected by a free shuttle bus, or a short walk.
Airport Website: www.stuttgart-airport.net
Airport Tel No: +49 711 9480.
Updated Oct10 ADV. Last Visit Aug07
