How To Get Here & Parking

We look forward to seeing you

The Heidelberg Castle Illumination typically attracts very large crowds in the city centre. To relieve pressure on the Old Town and the banks of the Neckar, ensure safe pedestrian areas, and keep emergency and access routes clear, Heidelberg Marketing and the City of Heidelberg are implementing a new traffic management system.
 Visitors are kindly asked to arrive early, avoid driving into the Old Town, and use public transport or designated Park & Ride facilities whenever possible. 
Please also follow the on-site signage and instructions.

 Please take the following information into account for your visit:

Road Closures in the Event Area

AreaRoad Closure from
Old Bridge4:00 p.m.
Northern Neckar area
(Brückenkopfstraße, Uferstraße, Neuenheimer Landstraße, Ziegelhäuser Landstraße)		7:00 p.m.
Southern Neckar area / Bundesstraße B378:00 p.m.
Schlossbergtunnel (traffic direction Friedrich-Ebert-Anlage > Karlstor)8:00 p.m.
Theodor-Heuss-Bridge9:00 p.m.
 
Road closures will be lifted from approximately 11:00 p.m., depending on the situation and in coordination with local authorities.

Public Transport

In view of the road closures in the event area and limited parking capacity, arrival by public transport is strongly recommended. Detailed information on the public transport concept of Rhein-Neckar-Verkehr GmbH (RNV) will be available from early July at this location and at www.rnv-online.de.

Website RNV

Parking

Please note that there is no car parking available in the immediate vicinity of the event or at nearby viewing points such as the Nepomuk Terrace. Visitors are therefore advised to avoid the event area and surrounding streets.If you travel by car into the Old Town, you should expect delays, road closures, and very long waiting times. 

The use of Park & Ride facilities and peripheral parking garages within the city, with public transport connections towards the city center / Bismarckplatz, is strongly recommended.
P+R / Decentralized Parking GaragePublic Transport to Old Town / Bismarckplatz
Neuer Messplatz / Kirchheim Fair GroundLine 26 towards city center / Bismarckplatz
P16, NordbrückenkopfLines 5, 23 towards city center / Bismarckplatz
P18, BG RCILines 5, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26 towards city center / Bismarckplatz
P19, Campbell BarracksLine 29 towards city center / Bismarckplatz, alternatively Lines 23, 24 from Rheinstraße/S-Bahnhof Weststadt/Südstadt
P21, Heidelberg Congress CenterLines 22, 26 towards city center / Bismarckplatz
P22, EuropaplatzLines 22, 26 towards city center / Bismarckplatz
P25, MathematikonLines 21, 24 towards city center / Bismarckplatz
P26, P+R KirchheimLine 26 towards city center / Bismarckplatz
 
An overview of all parking garages in the city area, including current occupancy levels, can be found at www.parken.heidelberg.de

We ask for your understanding that, despite extended traffic planning, disruptions cannot be completely ruled out. Several construction sites and restrictions across the city already affect the capacity of the road network under normal traffic conditions. These include measures in the area of Dossenheimer Landstraße / Hans-Thoma-Platz, the Montpellier Bridge, and the renovation of Speyerer Straße.

The Speyerer Straße project is a state-level measure and is not under the direct control of the City of Heidelberg. In combination with other construction sites, it may lead to additional restrictions.

Visitors are strongly advised to avoid driving into the Old Town whenever possible. If arriving by car, please follow the large-scale traffic signage and do not rely solely on navigation systems if diversions or closures are indicated on site.

The City of Heidelberg, Heidelberg Marketing, the police, fire brigade, rnv, and all other involved parties closely coordinate these measures. The aim is to ensure a safe event operation, early traffic management, and as orderly an arrival and departure as possible.