PRACTICAL INFORMATION.
Bremen is a welcoming city full of art and music. You’ll feel right at home! The city is easily accessible by various modes of transportation, and there’s lots to visit. On this page, you will find everything regarding transportation and information about the city.
GENERAL INFORMATION
AREA BREMEN: 325,42 km2
POPULATION: 83,02 million in Germany, 547.976 in Bremen
LANGUAGES: German
TIME ZONE: GMT +1 in winter and GMT +2 in summer
CURRENCY: Euro (€)
DOCUMENTS: Citizens of the European Union (except for the United Kingdom and Ireland) and Switzerland will need their identity card. Citizens of the United Kingdom and Ireland, as well as those from countries outside of the European Union, will need a valid passport.
WITHDRAWING MONEY: Bank machines are available throughout the city. Money can be withdrawn using your bank card. The logos of accepted card types are displayed on the machine. Banks are generally open from Monday to Friday, from 9:00 to 16:00. Some are also open on Saturday morning.
GUIDED TOURS: Tours are available every day and/or every weekend. See a list of tours on bremen-tourists: www.bremen-tourism.de/Group-offers
GETTING HERE
ARRIVING BY TRAIN
GERMAN RAILWAYS (DB)
Information service for DB Europe: https://www.bahn.com/en/view/index.shtml
For online tickets: https://www.bahn.com/en/view/index.shtml
Travel to Bremen Hbf in order to visit the Grand Départ.
ARRIVING BY PLANE
BREMEN AIRPORT
https://www.bremen-airport.com/
Fly to 25 destinations with 10 airlines in scheduled passenger traffic.
An information desk is situated in the airport’s arrivals hall. Tel: +49 (0) 421 5595-0
HAMBURG AIRPORT
https://www.hamburg-airport.de/en
Fly to 140 destinations with 70 airlines in scheduled passenger traffic.
DÜSSELDORF AIRPORT
Düsseldorf Airport has non-stop passenger flights scheduled to 174 destinations in 49 countries. At present, there are 11 domestic flights from Düsseldorf.
ARRIVING BY BUS
FLIXBUS
Flixbusses will stop nearby Bremem Hauptbahnhof, and can be reserved at: https://global.flixbus.com/bus/bremen
BLABLABUS
Blablabus busses will stop nearby Bremem Hauptbahnhof, and can be reserved at: https://blablabus.com/
ARRIVING BY CAR
Significant disruption should be expected in Bremen. The disruptions can be found through the link on the last map on this page.
Motorways can be used free of charge. Signs are in German. 50 km/h in cities and 30 km/h in certain areas. 70 km/h or 90 km/h on other roads, and 120 km/h or no limit on motorways.
To visit the Grand Départ by car from 30/06/2020 - 02/07/2020 , shuttlebusses are arranged to bring you to the city centre. These shuttlebusses will depart from the parking lots that are visualized in the map. The shuttlebusses will depart from 30/6/2022 - 02/6/2022 every 15 minutes from 09:00 until 21:00. The parking facilities during the event are:
DRIVE A BIKE
WK-BIKE
Rent your own bike in the city centre for a low price at: https://www.wk-bike.de/en/bremen/
Reserve your own Wk-Bike easily via their app.
ADFC BREMEN
Rent your own bike in the city centre for a low price at: http://www.adfc-bremen.de/adfc-radstation/verleih.html
Rent the bike at one of their shops.
1-2-3 RAD
Rent your own bike in the city centre for a low price at: http://www.1-2-3rad.de/verleih/
Rent the bike at one of their shops.
TAXI
TOURISM IN BREMEN
WATCH THE TOUR
Alongside of the time-trial route, several tv-screens are placed so that you won't miss anything of the race.
FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY
In case of emergency, the evacuationroutes are provided on the map below. Personnel of the organisation will lead you to the right direction when needed. Click on the link in order to open the safety map. Click on the icon in the top left corner in order to open the layers.