France, Colmar
Colmar Travel Guide
Wikipedia about Colmar.
Official Website for Tourism in France - Colmar Page.
Useful Information about Tourism in Colmar.
Official Website for Tourism in France - Colmar Page.
Useful Information about Tourism in Colmar.
How to Get Colmar
By Air
There are two international airports that serve Colmar. Each of them suggests direct flights as well as connected flights to the European capitals and all the world.
Strasbourg-Entzheim Airport is located seventy kilometers far from Colmar. The trip duration from airport to Colmar by road will take approximately fifty minutes.
The airport serves flights to twenty-four destinations, including France, Algiers, Netherlands, Morocco, England, Italy, Tunis, etc.
If you travel from the USA, be ready to have connected flight. As usual, Frankfurt is a transfer airport.
EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg Airport is located around seventy kilometers far from Colmar; it takes about forty-five minutes by car to get the city center of Colmar.
This airport connects Colmar with eighty-six destinations including North Africa, France, Egypt, Belgium, Turkey, Israel, etc.
By Train
The train station is situated in downtown Colmar in the region Grand Est.
It is served by the TGV and TER and is on the train line Strasbourg-Ville - Saint-Louis, Colmar-Central - Metzeral, Colmar-Central - Neuf-Brisach, Colmar-Central - Marckolsheim (abandoned) and Chemin de fer de la Vallee de Kaysersberg (abandoned).
It is recommended to buy European Rail Pass if you travel on three different days or you travel from European countries that are not France.
By Car
Colmar is connected with the European motorway network; Rapid North/South and East/West roads have access to main European capitals.
The distance between Colmar and some European cities:
Brussel: five hundred fifty kilometers;
Frankfurt: three hundred fifty kilometers;
Geneva: two hundred eighty kilometers;
Milan: four hundred fifty kilometers;
Munich: six hundred kilometers;
Paris: fine hundred kilometers;
Zurich: one hundred sixty kilometers.
By Bus
Colmar has excellent bus service.
The major bus lines are:
The main bus companies which offer buses to Colmar are Südbaden Bus and OuiBus.
For detailed information about schedule and bus routes go on Trace-Colmar.
By Coach
One more way to get Colmar is to travel through Paris and then take bus/train to Colmar.
Eurolines suggests the service from Gillingham and London to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport and Paris Gallieni. There are two overnight coaches and four daytime coaches. The trip duration takes about seven hours.
There are two international airports that serve Colmar. Each of them suggests direct flights as well as connected flights to the European capitals and all the world.
Strasbourg-Entzheim Airport is located seventy kilometers far from Colmar. The trip duration from airport to Colmar by road will take approximately fifty minutes.
The airport serves flights to twenty-four destinations, including France, Algiers, Netherlands, Morocco, England, Italy, Tunis, etc.
If you travel from the USA, be ready to have connected flight. As usual, Frankfurt is a transfer airport.
EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg Airport is located around seventy kilometers far from Colmar; it takes about forty-five minutes by car to get the city center of Colmar.
This airport connects Colmar with eighty-six destinations including North Africa, France, Egypt, Belgium, Turkey, Israel, etc.
By Train
The train station is situated in downtown Colmar in the region Grand Est.
It is served by the TGV and TER and is on the train line Strasbourg-Ville - Saint-Louis, Colmar-Central - Metzeral, Colmar-Central - Neuf-Brisach, Colmar-Central - Marckolsheim (abandoned) and Chemin de fer de la Vallee de Kaysersberg (abandoned).
It is recommended to buy European Rail Pass if you travel on three different days or you travel from European countries that are not France.
By Car
Colmar is connected with the European motorway network; Rapid North/South and East/West roads have access to main European capitals.
The distance between Colmar and some European cities:
Brussel: five hundred fifty kilometers;
Frankfurt: three hundred fifty kilometers;
Geneva: two hundred eighty kilometers;
Milan: four hundred fifty kilometers;
Munich: six hundred kilometers;
Paris: fine hundred kilometers;
Zurich: one hundred sixty kilometers.
By Bus
Colmar has excellent bus service.
The major bus lines are:
- Colmar - Turckheim - with the TRACE;
- The trans-national line links Colmar - Freiburg, and Colmar - Germany.
The main bus companies which offer buses to Colmar are Südbaden Bus and OuiBus.
For detailed information about schedule and bus routes go on Trace-Colmar.
By Coach
One more way to get Colmar is to travel through Paris and then take bus/train to Colmar.
Eurolines suggests the service from Gillingham and London to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport and Paris Gallieni. There are two overnight coaches and four daytime coaches. The trip duration takes about seven hours.
Accommodation
Find accommodation ideas on Tourisme Alsace.
Booking.com will help you to find the best place for staying for any budget.
Colmar website for Tourists suggests hotels and holiday residences; homestays, campsites, and youth hostels.
Booking.com will help you to find the best place for staying for any budget.
Colmar website for Tourists suggests hotels and holiday residences; homestays, campsites, and youth hostels.