How to find Haus Sterr,

Waldschmidtstrasse 1,
94252 Bayerisch Eisenstein

Maps & Directions

On this page you will find lots of advice about travelling to Bayerisch Eisenstein by car (including routes and suggested overnight stops), flights and car hire (please read the very important information about car hire) and travelling by train.

We have a lot of experience of travelling in Western and Eastern Europe and are happy to help you to plan itineraries across the whole continent.

How to find us

• Driving

  How to get here by car from the UK.

• Flying

  Fly to Munich, Prague, Nuernberg or Linz and get to Bayerische Eisenstein by train or car.

• Car Hire

  Importantr information, especially about hiring a car in Germany and taking it into the Czech Republic

• Trains

  Travel to Bayerisch Eisenstein by train from the UK - breakfast in London, dinner in Bayerisch Eisenstein.

Google Map

Zoom out to see where Bayerisch Eisenstein is located within Germany and Europe. Please note that the positions shown for the houses are not entirely accurate!

Driving from the UK

We recommend the following route: motorway Calais - Reims - Metz - Saarbruecken - Mannheim - Heilbronn - Nuernberg - Regensburg - Deggendorf then country roads to Bayerisch Eisenstein (signposted from Deggendorf).

This route has the least traffic and is therefore usually faster in spite of being slightly longer. There are tolls of approx €30 to pay on the French section of the route. If you bring your own car from the UK, your UK insurance will normally cover you for driving in the Czech Republic with no extra cost or restrictions. The driving time from Calais is about 10 hours.

For overnight stops, we recommend

Near Heilbronn - Schlosshotel at Neckar-Bischofsheim
(Approx 6.5 hours from Calais, 3.5 hours from Bayerisch Eisenstein)

In the centre of a small town, but very quiet, overlooking a park where the (small) castle is. Very elegant but also very comfortable and casual. Excellent service and food. The restaurant can be a bit pricey - the traditional part of the menu is excellent value. Double room with park view €145, without park view €135. Special rates have been negotiated for Bavarian Forest Holidays customers - please email us at for details.

This hotel has the advantage of being close to the Motor and Technology Museum at Sinsheim (right next to the motorway and 10 minutes from the hotel). The museum has a huge range of planes (including a French Concorde and a Konkordski), trains, cars, motor bikes etc. It is open every day of the year 09.00 to 18.00

Driving from Belgium/Netherlands

We recommend the E45 to bypass Frankfurt, then Wuerzburg - Nuernberg - Deggendorf and country roads to Bayerisch Eisenstein, (It looks like a bit of a detour to get to, but the traffic is much lighter on the E45 than on the Rhine autobahns). Near Nuernberg - Hotel Burg Colmberg a real medieval castle with lots of atmosphere, fantastic views, excellent food and close to the autobahn. Double rooms €79-109.

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Flying

Please check all information given here before booking

The nearest and most accessible airport is MUNICH, less than 2 hours by car from Bayerisch Eisenstein. There is als a bus/train link to Bayerisch Eisenstein. Most car hire companies in Germany have restrictions on which cars can be taken into the Czech Republic - check before you book! The following airlines fly there from the UK (as at January 2008):

UK/Ireland:

• Heathrow: British Airways, Lufthansa
• Stansted: Easyjet, Air Berlin
• City Airport: Lufthansa
• Birmingham: Lufthansa
• Manchester: Lufthansa
• Edinburgh: Easyjet
• Dublin: Aer Lingus
• Cork: Aer Lingus

North America : There are flights from

• Atlanta: Delta
• Charlotte: Lufthansa
• Chicago: Lufthansa and United
• Denver: Lufthansa
• Los Angeles: Lufthansa
• New York JFK: Lufthansa
• New York Newark: Lufthansa
• Philadelphia: US
• San Francisco: Lufthansa
• Washington: Lufthansa and United

• Toronto: Air Canada

NUERNBERG is about 2 hours drive away - Air Berlin have 1 flight per day from Stansted but there are also connecting flights from other UK and Irish airports. From the airport, take the underground to Nuernberg, leaving the airport at 12.09. From Nuernberg Main Station, take the 12.31, change at Plattling, arrive Bayerisch Eisenstein 15.11. The last connection leaves from Nuernberg airport at 18.09, arriving in Bayerisch Eisenstein at 21.11.

LINZ (Austria) - Ryanair have a daily flight from Stansted on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, return flights on the same day. The flight arrives at 16.25. There is a shuttle bus at 16.57 and 17.57, arriving at Wels station at 17.20 and 18.20. The last train which will connect to Bayerisch Eisenstein leaves Wels at 18.30, change at Plattling, and arrives in Bayerisch Eisenstein at 21.11.

PRAGUE is 2 hours drive away but not always recommended in winter - the road conditions immediately across the border in the Bohemian Forest can be tricky in snow. By rail, the journey time is 4 hours to Bayerisch Eisenstein - the last connection leaves Prague Central Station at 17.16, arriving in Bayerisch Eisenstein at 21.29. Cars hired at Prague airport can obviously be driven back into Czech Republic without restrictions.

UK/Ireland flights:

• Belfast: Jet2, Easyjet
• Birmingham: British Midland
• Bristol: Easyjet
• Cork: Aer Lingus
• Dublin: Czech Airlines, Ryanair, Aer Lingus
• East Midlands: British Midland, Easyjet
• Edinburgh: Jet2
• Glasgow: Flyglobespan (not summer?)
• Leeds/Bradford: Jet2
• London Gatwick: British Airways, Easyjet
• London Heathrow: British Airways, Czech Airlines
• London Stansted: Easyjet
• Luton: Sky Europe
• Manchester: Czech Airlines, British Midland
• Newcastle: Easyjet

North America flights:

• Atlanta: Delta, Czech Airlines
• New York JFK: Delta, Czech Airlines

There are flights to Prague from Belfast, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bristol, Cardiff, Doncaster, East Midlands, Edinbugh, Gatwick, Glasgow, Heathrow, Leeds/Bradford, Luton, Manchester, Newcastle, Stansted and from Dublin and Cork.  From November, Easyjet are flying from Belfast and Ryanair from Dublin.

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Car Hire

From Munich airport, just follow the signs to the autobahn to Deggendorf and then country roads to Bayerisch Eisenstein (total journey time less than 2 hours).

From Linz airport, follow the signs to the autobahn to Passau and then Deggendorf, then country roads to Bayerisch Eisenstein.

From Prague airport, get from the airport to the motorway to Plzen. Follow signs to Plzen, then Klatovy, then Zelezna Ruda - this is the last town on the Czech side of the border - then follow the road across the border. There are few signs for Bayerisch Eisenstein in the Czech Republic.

3 important points about car hire
1. Some car hire companies will not allow you to take some or all of their cars into the Czech Republic. There are 6 companies listed as operating from Munich airport. We checked their websites on 28.1.2007 and found the following information, which should also apply to rentals from Linz airport:

Hertz do not allow BMW, VW and Audi, convertibles, Landrover and Chrysler Cherokees to be taken into Czech Republic. For other cars you must ask for special document confirming that you have permission (Genehmigung)

Europcar allow cars in the following categories to be taken into the Czech Republic: compact, lower medium class and medium class cars

Sixt do not allow the following makes of cars to be taken into the Czech Republic: Audi, BMW, Mercedes, VW, Porsche and all Jeeps/Off road cars

Avis, Alamo/National do not allow any of their cars to be taken into Czech Republic

Budget do not allow the following cars to be taken into the Czech Republic: Audi, BMW, DaimlerChrysler, VW and all convertibles and vans. If you are renting one which is not in these categories make sure you confirm that it can be taken over the border.

We cannot take any responsibility for the accuracy of this information. Please double check with the car hire company when you make your booking.

2. Winter travelling
If you are coming in winter, you need to insist that your hire car is fitted with winter tyres if there is any chance of driving in snowy conditions: under German law, the driver is responsible for making sure that the car is fit for the weather conditions and driving with summer tyres in snow could mean the driver being held personally responsible for the damage arising from an accident because the insurance is invalidated. Check the availability of winter tyres when making the booking and again when collecting the car. Some companies charge extra for this. The roads are kept very clear between snowfalls.

Budget announced in autumn 2006 that they were the 1st car rental company in Germany to fit winter tyres to their whole fleet of vehicles, although they do seem to be making an extra charge for this!

3. Travelling with children
If you are travelling with children under 12 years or 1.5 metres in height, they must have a child seat or booster cushion. Check when you book that your car hire company can provide these.

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Trains

The station at Bayerisch Eisenstein is within walking distance of the house (about 10-15 minutes walk). The trains run approx. every hour to and from Plattling where you can connect with or from long distance trains. Train times can be checked at www.bahn.de

It is possible to travel by train from London to Bayerisch Eisenstein with just 3 changes: by Eurostar from London St. Pancras or Ebbsfleet changing at Brussels, Cologne or Frankfurt and Plattling. You can leave London at around 07.00 and and arrive in Eisenstein late evening. By booking well in advance, it should be possible to pay no more than £210 return for the whole return journey from London. It is essential at the moment to book the Eurostar ticket through to Cologne (not just to Brussels). We can help with getting cheap tickets for the Cologne to  Bayerisch Eisenstein part of the journey.

If you arrive at Bayerisch Eisenstein by train, we can collect you and your luggage from the station and take you back there when you leave (no charge). If you are walking from the station, simply come out of the station and turn left. As you approach the end of the cobbled Bahnhofstrasse, take the 3rd turning round from your left. We are the first house on the left.

Contact us

Bavarian Forest Holidays
Waldschmidtstrasse 1
94252 Bayerisch Eisenstein
Germany
Tel. (Germany) +49 (0)9925 90 32 04 (UK) 07976 403434
Email: pyrabelisk@btinternet.com