The section was closed between October 2003 and March 2005; during the closure period the existing cars were scrapped and replaced by new and larger cars to a modern design, and Kornmarkt and Heidelberg Castle stations were again rebuilt. Best view I've seen of the city. Wow! The Castle Ticket includes admission to the Castle courtyard, the barrel cellar and the German Pharmacy Museum, and the ticket for the funicular railway (round trip from the lower station to the station "Molkenkur" with stopover at Heidelberg Castle). Buses and trams (Strassenbahn or Stadtbahn) are the main form of transportation in Heidelberg, with the center hub at Bismarktplatz in the Altstadt. The Rhine-Neckar transportation website, http://www.vrn.de, contains basic information in English. The services start at 9 a.m. and end at times that vary from summer to winter. Between 1961 and 1962 the section was rebuilt and new cars provided in order to handle the volume of traffic to Heidelberg Castle; at this time new stations were built at Kornmarkt and Heidelberg Castle. The first section runs from a lower station at Kornmarkt in Heidelberg's Altstadt, via an intermediate station at Heidelberg Castle, to an upper station at Molkenkur. Bike Rental Taxi. Since the early 19th century, these impressive ruins have been synonymous with Romanticism. From there you can continue with one of the oldest electric funicular railways to the city's highest point, the Königstuhl mountain. The funicular predominantly serves tourist traffic. The line was rebuilt to use a conventional electric drive in 1907. Individual tickets are available, but there are many special passes that make it much more affordable and efficient to get around. Maps of each bus and tram route can be found at every stop. Each year, Heidelberg Palace attracts around a million visitors from all over the world. These two sections present quite different appearances, with the upper section using wooden bodied cars of historic appearance, whilst the lower section uses modern style cars. Choose a 1-, 2-, or 4-day card and plan your own trip in Heidelberg, a hidden gem in Germany! Tell the driver when you wish to get off the bus. Additional information can be found in our Privacy Policy. Take advantage of the unlimited and free use of public transport (VRN) in the greater Heidelberg area; Enjoy a relaxed and eco-friendly journey to the castle with free admission and round-trip funicular railway ticket [1], The Heidelberger Bergbahn is operated by the Heidelberger Straßen- und Bergbahn AG (HSB), the operator of buses and trams in Heidelberg. [1], The section has the following technical parameters:[4], Coordinates: 49°24′26.10″N 8°42′53.96″E / 49.4072500°N 8.7149889°E / 49.4072500; 8.7149889, "Lift-Database : Heidelberg : Molkenkurbahn", "Lift-Database : Heidelberg : Königstuhlbahn", Heidelberger Versorgungs- und Verkehrsbetriebe, Official web site of the Bergbahnen (English version), Official web site of the Bergbahnen (German version), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Heidelberger_Bergbahn&oldid=955017031, Former water-powered funicular railways converted to electricity, Articles with unsourced statements from August 2013, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 5 May 2020, at 14:20. Bismarckplatz Buses and trams (Strassenbahn or Stadtbahn) are the main form of transportation in Heidelberg, with the center hub at Bismarktplatz in the Altstadt. The section reopened in March 2005; during the closure period the existing cars were rebuilt and provided with new wooden bodies to the original design. Taxi HDirekt: Phone +49 6221 73 90 90 3 persons incl. Chauffeur. Taxi HDirekt: Phone +49 6221 73 90 90Dombrowski Iwona Taxiunternehmen: Phone +49 6221 72 08 72Frey Wolfgang Taxi: Phone +49 6221 77 64 07Auto-Funk-Taxi-Vermittlungs-Zentrale Heidelberg eG: Phone +49 6221 30 20 30, BettertaxiBetterTaxi is an independent taxi and airport transfers platform for planning, booking and paying your taxi.www.bettertaxi.com, Minicar HeidelbergPhone +49 6221 432444www.minicar-heidelberg.de, Sightseeing tour with an original Trabiavailable April until October, max. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. Every year more than one million passengers use the traditional funicular railways, enjoying the spectacular views of Heidelberg and the Neckar valley as they travel, and from each of the stations. It continued to run in its original form until April 2003, when changes to safety regulations forced it to shut down. The lower section runs every ten minutes throughout the day, whilst the connecting upper section runs every twenty minutes throughout the day. Keep in mind, there's not a lot to do past the castle, so if you're planning time, I would give this up to go do other things if I had to. The Heidelberg Mountain Railway (German: Heidelberger Bergbahn) is a two-section funicular railway in the city of Heidelberg, Germany. Information: www.rnv-online.de. The Heidelberg Mountain Railway (German: Heidelberger Bergbahn) is a two-section funicular railway in the city of Heidelberg, Germany. The driver will also be glad to call you a taxi. By continuing to use this website we will assume that you consent to the use of cookies. Or you can just take the tram to the castle and get off at that stop...This will save time and you still get the experience. Here passengers may change to the second section, which runs up the Königstuhl, a nearby mountain with good views over the city and the River Neckar. Duration: 1.5 hoursPhone +49 177 22 17 668www.heidelberger-trabi-tour.de, VelotaxiPhone +49 163 62 29 28 0April until Octoberwww.heidelberg.velotaxi.de, With a Castle ticket incl.