Travelling to Bamberg

By plane

While Bamberg itself does not have an airport, there are three airports around Bamberg that can be reached within three hours.

Arrival at Frankfurt
https://www.frankfurt-airport.com:

Depending on the terminal you arrive at, you need to find the train station Frankfurt Flughafen, which is serviced by Deutsche Bahn (DB). There you can take get your ticket for the entire journey from the ticket machines operated by DB.

To get to Bamberg, you will have to change at Würzburg and depending on your connection, you either get a train from the airport to Würzburg or you need to change again at Frankfurt main train station. At Würzburg, you will then take a regional train to Bamberg.

Depending on whether or not you have to change at Frankfurt main station, the journey to Bamberg takes between 2h 30 mins and 3h.

Arrival at Munich
https://www.munich-airport.de:

You need to take an S-Bahn first to get to Munich main train station.

The S-Bahn stop at Munich airport is located in front of the terminals (ca. 5 mins on foot). Trains go approximately every 15 mins. When you arrive at München Hauptbahnhof (main train station), you can either take a direct train to Bamberg or you need to change at Nuremberg, depending on the connection.

Ticktes for going to Bamberg can already be purchased at Munich ariport. At the ticket machines provided by DB (Deutsche Bahn) you can get a ticket for the entire journey.

Depending on the train connection at Munich main train station, you will take between 2h 45mins and 3h 30mins to get to Bamberg.

Arrival at Nuremberg
https://www.airport-nuernberg.de:

You need to look for the U-Bahn, the Nuremberg underground. On a workday, trains leave approximately every 10 mins and you need to take a train to Nürnberg Hauptbahnhof (main train station). There, you take any regional train to Bamberg.

Tickets for going to Bamberg can already be purchased at Nurembger airport. At the ticket machines provided by VAG or VGN you can get a ticket to Bamberg and need not buy another one at the main train station. Please note that with such a ticket, you can only use regional trains, no IC or ICE trains.

Since the public busses are also operated by this company, you can even get a ticket to the bus stop closest to your hotel and get the ticket already at Nuremberg airport. Please check their website for more information.

In total, you will take approx. 90 mins to get to Bamberg from Nuremberg airport.