Getting to Flughafen Nürnberg in Bavaria, Germany by Train or Car
Public transportation to Nuremberg Airport (NUE) in Franconia, Bavaria is fast on cheap U-Bahn trains from Nürnberg Hauptbahnhof. Driving is an easy option too.
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Getting to Nürnberg Airport / Flughafen Nürnberg (NUE) is easy, fast, and very cheap when traveling from Nürnberg Hauptbahnhof or old town. Driving is an attractive option too while walking and cycling are also possibilities. Nuremberg Airport’s slogan – Einfach Abheben (Simply Take Off) – not only refer to the availability of cheap flights on especially airberlin but also to the ease of local ground transportation. Taxi2Airport gives online quotations for taxi and minibus transfers, which may be of use to travelers heading to destinations other than Nuremberg.
By Train to Nuremberg Airport / Flughafen Nürnberg (NUE)
The easiest and fastest way to Nuremberg Airport (Flughafen Nürnberg) is by U-Bahn commuter train. U-Bahn line U2 connects Nürnberg Hauptbahnhof (Main Station) and Nürnberg Flughafen (Airport) in 12 minutes.
U-Bahn U2 runs up to 6 times per hour from around 4 am to past midnight. Traveling between the Flughafen and Hauptbahnhof requires a Tarifstufe 2 (Tariff Zone 2) ticket, which currently cost the princely sum of €1.90 only.
U-Bahn U2 is the only train that stops at Nuremberg Airport but do offer easy and fast transportation from the main station. Nürnberg Hauptbahnhof is a very important link on Germany’s high-speed railway network with many ICE and lesser train connections to other destination in Bavaria, Germany, and indeed Europe.
By Car to Nuremberg Airport / Flughafen Nürnberg (NUE)
Nuremberg Airport is just south of the very important Autobahn A3. The airport does not have its own autobahn exit. When driving from the north, use exit 84 (Tennenlohe) and from the south, use exit 85 (Nürnberg-Nord).
When driving from central Nürnberg and the old town, use either Bundestraße B2 or B4. As the airport is not directly on the autobahn, it is possible to cycle or even walk right up to the airport departure lounge.
Taxis from the Nürnberg Hauptbahnhof and old town area to Nuremberg Airport (NUE) take around 15 minutes. The fare is according to the meter but generally around €16 / US$24.
Nuremberg Airport / Flughafen Nürnberg is an important hub of German low-cost airline airberlin. As a result, many cheap flights are available to Nuremberg from German cities and popular European holiday destinations. Nuremberg is an interesting city with many sights worth seeing in the large wall-enclosed old town as well as the Nazi Party Rallying Grounds to the south of the old town.
