How to get to Osnabrück, Germany | Osnabrück travel guides

By ship

The Mittellandkanal has a tangent running directly into OsnabrÃ¼ck from Kilometer 30,4. There are not public boat services.

By bus

International buses are normally slow local routes, especially the ones stopping in OsnabrÃ¼ck. They are normally only a good deal if traveling with tons of luggage or last minute, otherwise airlines are cheaper. One main bus station ZOB OsnabrÃ¼ck is located next to the train station. The other main bus station is the Neumarkt in the city centre. Night buses all start at at the same time from Kamp Promenade, close to the Neumarkt,

Ecolines carries passengers from Riga.

Touring Eurolines Germany has some bus routes, for instance twice weekly to London via Lille.

By plane

Flughafen MÃ¼nster/OsnabrÃ¼ck FMO (http://fmo.de/) is the best choice. The airport is quiet and efficient yet sufficient. There are flights from around Germany and a few European destinations on Air Berlin, Lufthansa, Cirrus Airlines, and Intersky and sorted public charters such as Sun Express and Hamburg International.

The shuttle bus X150 (http://www.stadtwerke-osn...) brings you to central OsnabrÃ¼ck in about 30 minutes for â¬9,50.

Many travelers choose to use other nearby airports for budget airlines and international connections. These include: Bremen for Ryanair, Dortmund for easyJet and Wizz Air, DÃ¼sseldorf for Air Berlin and Cologne or Hannover for germanwings.com. Consider the cost of ground transportation from these airports as train tickets can cost upwards of â¬70 if not pre-booked.

By train

OsnabrÃ¼ck is well connected as it is a railway junction. Trains on the Amsterdam-Berlin route meet here with trains on the Hamburg-Cologne route. Die Bahn opereates most trains and connections for around Europe and Germany. The Dutch Nederlandse Spoorwegen NS sells discounted tickets to/from places like Amsterdam.

Travel time from/to OsnabrÃ¼ck:

Amsterdam - 3 hours by express train

Berlin - 3 hours by express train

Bremen - 0:50 hours by express train, 1:15 hours by regional train

Cologne - 2 hours by express train

Hamburg - 1:45 hours by express train

Hannover - 1:10 hours by express train, 1:40 hours by regional train

Other railways operate many of the local services but are always included in the DB search engine and tickets.

NordWestBahn

(http://www.nordwestbahn.de/) runs several local services.

WestfalenBahn

(http://www.westfalenbahn.de/) runs services to MÃ¼nster.