Useful things


Adresses:

  • Tourist Office
    New City Hall,
    Luisenplatz 5
    phone: +49-61 51-13 20 70/71
    64283 Darmstadt

  • Tourist-Info-Luisencenter
    Luisenplatz 5
    phone: +49-61 51-13 27 81
    64283 Darmstadt
    Mon-Fri	9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
    Sat	9 a.m. - 12 a.m.

  • Tourist-Info-Pavilion
    At the Main Railway Station
    phone: +49-61 51-13 27 83
    Mon-Fri	9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
    Sat	9 a.m. - 12 a.m.


    Bus and tram system:

    Information:
    Darmstadt-Dieburger Nah-Verkehrs-GmbH
    Klappacher Str. 172 phone: +49-61 51-7 09 41 15

    HEAG = Hessian electricity AG

    Prices:
    One-Way-ticket (adult): minimum 2,-DM
    One-Way-ticket (children 4-11 years): minimum 1,-DM
    Special offer for Tourists: Day ticket for all HEAG-lines 6,-DM (Single)
    Special offer for families: Day ticket for all HEAG-lines 10,-DM
    (2 adults + max. 3 childrens)
    AirLiner: includs all HEAG-lines 12,30 DM


    Bus and tramlines in Darmstadt:

  • Buslines:
  • Line A:
    Arheilgen/Hofgasse - Kranichstein/Steinstrasse and back

    Line B:
    Ernsthofen - Brandau - Lützelbach -
    Neunkirchen - Gadernheim and back

    Line D:
    Ostbahnhof - Hauptbahnhof and back

    Line F:
    Oberwaldhaus - Fasanerie - Haasstrasse and back

    Line H:
    Heimstättensiedlung - Kranichstein and back

    Line K:
    Kleyerstrasse - Kranichstein/Jaupstrasse and back

    Line L:
    TH-Lichtwiese - Heinheimer Strasse -
    Nordbad/Messplatz and back

    Line N:
    Böllenfalltor - Nieder-Ramstadt - Eberstadt/Wartehalle and back

    Line NB:
    Eberstadt - Nieder Beerbach and back

    Line O:
    Böllenfalltor - Ober Ramstadt - Ernsthofen and back

    Line P:
    Eberstadt - Pfungstadt and back

    Line PS:
    Pfungstadt - Eschollbrücken - Eich -
    Hahn and back

    Line R:
    Böllenfalltor - Südbahnhof - Hauptbahnhof -
    Luisenplatz and back

    Line RL:
    Böllenfalltor - TH-Lichtwiese and back

    Line U:
    Urberach - Messel - Darmstadt and back

    Line WX:
    Arheilgen/Hofgasse - Wixhausen/Bhf. -
    Erzhausen/Bhf. and back

    AirLiner:
    Darmstadt/Luisenplatz - Berliner Allee -
    Frankfurt/Airport and back


  • Tramlines:

    Line 1:
    Eberstadt/Frankenstein - Hauptbahnhof and back

    Line 3:
    Lichtenbergschule - Hauptbahnhof and back

    Line 6:
    Eberstadt/Frankenstein - Merck and back

    Line 7:
    Eberstadt/Frankenstein - Arheilgen Hofgasse and back

    Line 8:
    Alsbach - Arheilgen/Hofgasse and back

    Line 9:
    Griesheim/Platz Bar-le-Duc - Böllenfalltor and back

    Line 10:
    Böllenfalltor - Griesheim/Wagenhalle and back


    Taxi Service:

    Prices:
    Basic charge: 4,-DM
    Price per km: 2,-DM
    Extra charge for baggage: -,50 DM
    Waitingcharge for 1 hour: 30,-DM

    If you take a taxi from Darmstadt to Airport Frankfurt,
    the price will be approximately DM 50 - DM 70 Taxi call: +49-61 51-1 94 10

    Taxi for handicapped person: +49-61 55-6 00 00

    Taxi stand:
    Hauptbahnhof, Hotel Maritim (Rheinstr.), Mathildenplatz (Westside), Rheinstr. (Kaufhof), Ludwigsplatz, Nieder-Ramstädter Str. (Heinrichstr.), Bessunger Str. (Hermannstr.), Heidelberger Str. (Bessunger Turnhalle), Cambrai-Fritsch-Kaserne, Kelley-Kaserne, Ostbahnhof, Riegerplatz, Frankfurter Str. (Emilstr.), Pallaswiesenstr. (Windmühle), Marienplatz


    Church Services:

    Protestant Churches (only in City Centre):

    Andreasgemeinde,		Sun. 10.00 a.m.
    Paul-Wagner-Str. 70
    
    Bessunger Kirche,		Sun. 10.00 a.m.
    Am Kapellberg 2
    
    Evangelische Stadtmission	Sun. 10.00 a.m.
    Merckstr. 24
    
    Friedensgemeinde,		Sun.  9.45 a.m.
    Landgraf-Philipps-Anlage
    
    Johanneskirche,			Sun.  9.30 a.m.
    Johannesplatz 1
    
    Martinskirche,			Sun. 10.00 a.m
    Heinheimer Str. 41
    
    Matthäuskirche			Sun.  9.30 a.m.
    Heimstättenweg 77-79
    
    Michaeliskirche,		Sun.  9.30 a.m.
    Liebfrauenstr. 14
    
    Paul-Gerhard-Gemeinde		Sun. 10.00 a.m.
    Rabenausstr. 45
    
    Pauluskirche,			Sun. 10.00 a.m.
    Niebergallweg 20
    
    Stadtkirche,			Sun. 10.00 a.m.
    Kirchstr.
    
    Stiftskirche,			Sun. 10.00 a.m.
    Erbacher Str./Ecke Stiftsstr.
    
    Südostgemeinde,			Sun. 10.00 a.m.
    Herdweg 122
    
    Thomasgemeinde.			Sun.  9.30 a.m.
    Flotowstr. 29
    


    Catholic Churches (Only in City Centre):

    Hl.-Kreuz-Kirche,		Sat.  6.00 p.m.
    Heimstättenweg 102		Sun. 10.00 a.m.
    
    Liebfrauenkirche,		Sat.  6.00 p.m.
    Klappacher Str. 46		Sun. 10.00 a.m.
    
    St. Elisabeth,			Sat.  7.00 p.m.
    Schlossgartenstr. 57		Sun. 10.30 a.m. and  7.00 p.m.
    
    St. Fidelis,			Sat.  7.00 p.m.
    Feldbergstr. 27			Sun.  9.30 a.m. and 11.00 a.m.
    
    St. Ludwig,			Sat.  6.30 p.m.
    Wilhelminenplatz 9		Sun. 10.00 a.m. and  7.30 p.m.
    
    Kapelle				Sun.  8.45 a.m.
    Nieder-Ramstädter Str. 30	Sun. 10.00 a.m. (For Children)
    


    Other religious Communitys:

    Jewish congretation
    Wilhelm-Glässing-Str. 26
    phone: +49-61 51-2 88 97

    Bahà'i
    Bahnstr. 7
    phone: +49-61 51-37 22 74

    Jehovah's witnesses
    Ingelheimer Str. 15
    phone: +49-61 51-2 56 35

    New Apostolic
    Büdinger Str. 15
    phone: +49-61 51-7 57 70

    Orthodox parish (russian)
    Russian Chappel, Mathildenhöhe
    phone: +49-61 1-9 59 09 94

    Orthodox parish (serbian)
    Schlossgartenstr. 57
    phone: +49-61 51-42 10 40

    Turkish-Islamic religious community
    Bleichstr. 51
    phone: +49-61 51-89 34 49


    Miscellaneous

  • Shop opening hours:
  • Mon.-Fri. 		9.00 a.m. - 6.30 p.m.
    Thu. 			9.00 a.m. - 8.30 p.m.
    Sat.			9.00 a.m. - 2.00 p.m.
    Sat. (first in month)	9.00 a.m. - 4.00 p.m.
    

  • Notebook Computers and Other Electrical Devices
  • If you are bringing a notebook computer, electric shaver, or other electrical device with you, be aware that you will need a voltage converter (230V).