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Your journey to Kirchheimbolanden

Arrival and parking in Kirchheimbolanden

Kirchheimbolanden is a lively small town. The geographical location combined with very good transport connections is one of the outstanding location factors for the Donnersberg district. The Donnersberg district is located in the city triangle of Mainz, Kaiserslautern and Ludwigshafen and can be easily reached via the A 63, A 6 or A 61.

Public and private transport in Kirchheimbolanden

Arrival by car

Kirchheimbolanden is located in the city triangle of Mainz, Kaiserslautern and Ludwigshafen. Easy to reach via the A 63, A 6 or A 61. The A63 freeway feeder road with its own exit (exit no. 11) is located directly at the gates of the district town of Kirchheimbolanden.

Autobahn A 63
Stadt-Kirchheimbolanden to the A 63 entrance and exit, approx. 3 min.
Frankfurt – Kirchheimbolanden, travel time approx. 50 min.
Mainz – Kirchheimbolanden, travel time approx. 30 min.
Kaiserslautern – Kirchheimbolanden, travel time approx. 25 min.

Freeway A 61
Ludwighafen – Kirchheimbolanden, driving time approx. 40 min.

Arrival by bus

Public transportation

Local public transport plays a major role in Kirchheimbolanden / Donnersbergkreis.

Bus by HP Reisedienst Krauss und Wolff
Timetable and fare information is available here!

Information on excursion services in the Donnersberg district, such as the Zellertalbahn, the train service to the Eiswoog or the excursion bus to the Donnersberg, the highest mountain in the Palatinate, can be obtained from the Donnersberg Tourism Association.

Arrival by train

The train station is located opposite the castle gardens,
approx. 5 minutes from the old town.

Rhein-Nahe Nahverkehrsverbund GmbH (RNN)
vlexxGmbH the mobility partner in the region

The journey time to Mainz station is approx. 1 to 1.15 hours.*
The journey time to Frankfurt station is approx. 2 to 2.15 hours.*
The journey time to Mannheim station is approx. 1.30 to 2 hours.*
The journey time to Kaiserslautern station is approx. 1.30 to 1.45 hours.*

*Please note the timetable information.

Arrival by plane

The decision to travel by air is also particularly easy here,
because the airports in Frankfurt (70 km), Mannheim (70 km), Saarbrücken (100 km) and Hahn (95 km) keep the gateway to the world constantly open.

The journey time to Frankfurt Airport is approx. 45 min.
The journey time to Mannheim Airport is approx. 45 min.
The journey time to Saarbrücken Airport is approx. 55 min.
The journey time to Hahn Airport is approx. 55 min.

*Please note the timetable information.

Arriving by motorhome – spontaneous overnight trips to the Kleine Residenz

You will find a parking space for your motorhome on the fairground in the “Herrengarten” next to the Orangery town hall. When using the motorhome station, please also observe the rules for using the Herrengarten and the instructions for using the overnight motorhome parking area.

CityPlus in Kirchheimbolanden – park anywhere free of charge!

This exclusive customer service was achieved by the tourist office with the opening of the parking deck in 2000 through the CityPlus concept. Year after year, many sponsors and advertising partners make their financial contribution to ensure that Kirchheimbolanden remains free of parking charges. This means that you are guaranteed free parking throughout the town. However, not everywhere for an unlimited period of time. Please pay attention to the relevant signs. You can also get free parking disks in many stores in the town center. Just ask for them.

CityPlus Electromobility in Kirchheimbolanden

There are currently four public charging stations for electric vehicles in operation. Here you can charge your electric car free of charge. There are 2 charging stations in the free parking deck directly next to the old town. The other two charging stations are located on Hitzfeldstr. directly in front of the Stadthalle on Messeplatz. The motorhome parking spaces are also located here.

Am Lade – Kirchheimbolanden site – Uhlandstr. (parking deck) of the operator e-rp there are 2 charging stations. The charging station has a total of 2 charging points with IEC type 2 sockets.

Am Lade – Kirchheimbolanden site – Hitzfeldstr. (Herrengarten at the town hall) of the operator e-rp GmbH there is 1 charging station. The charging station has a total of 2 charging points with IEC type 2 sockets.

Please note the opening hours of the location if applicable.