Hiking Buses & Excursion Trains


In the German Wine Route vacation region, numerous hiking tours can be conveniently combined with bus and train. Seasonal hiking buses (from May to October) and regular bus lines take you to popular starting points for hiking tours and to excursion destinations on the German Wine Route and in the Palatinate Forest. The offer is complemented by numerous excursion trains - an experience for young & old!

 

 

Leisure and Hiking Buses

503 Kalmit Express 

From May to October, there is a hiking bus line from Neustadt main station to Kalmit on Sundays and holidays. The journey time is about 35 minutes. The Kalmit Express runs from Neustadt via Maikammer & St. Martin directly to the highest elevation of the Palatinate Forest, the Kalmit.

Timetable line 503

506 Edenkoben - Forsthaus Heldenstein

Line 506 runs along a variety of excursion destinations through the Edenkoben valley. On the way, it passes leisure and hiking destinations such as Villa Ludwigshöhe Castle, the summer residence of Bavarian King Ludwig I, or the Heldenstein forester's lodge. Via Weyher and Rhodt, the circular route leads back to Edenkoben station.

Timetable line 506
 

517 Neustadt/Wstr - Johanniskreuz

Line 517 runs from the German Wine Route via Lambrecht/Pfalz, through the Elmstein Valley directly into the Palatinate Forest to Johanniskreuz. Here you can learn important aspects about the UNESCO Biosphere Reserve Palatinate Forest-North Vosges in the House of Sustainability and take hiking tours into the heart of the Palatinate Forest.

Timetable line 517
 

Line 527 - Trifelsbus

Line 527 runs daily from May to October on Sundays and holidays at hourly intervals and on Saturdays at 2-hourly intervals. During the week, additional trips are available by appointment for hiking groups and school classes. It leads from Annweiler up to Trifels Castle. This is where the imperial jewels were kept and where the English king Richard the Lionheart was imprisoned.

Timetable line 527

 

Line 531 - Wild- und Wanderpark Silz

The game and hiking park can be reached by bus every hour on weekdays, Sundays and holidays from Landau and Annweiler with line 531. On Saturdays, line 531 runs every two hours.

Timetable line 531 - Wild-und Wanderpark Silz

More Bus Line

Line 451 Grünstadt - Worms
Operates Monday - Saturday at hourly intervals, Sunday at two-hourly intervals starting at 12:30 p.m.

Line 453 Bad Dürkheim - Grünstadt
Operates Monday - Saturday at hourly intervals, Sunday at two-hourly intervals starting at 9:30 a.m.

Line 580 Ludwigshafen - Deidesheim - Rupperstberg
Operates Monday to Saturday at hourly intervals, Sunday at two-hour intervals.

Line 500 Neustadt / Wstr. - Landau
Operates Monday to Saturday at hourly intervals, Sunday at two-hour intervals.

Line 501 Neustadt / Wstr. - Landau
Operates Monday to Saturday at hourly intervals, Sunday at two-hour intervals.

Line 507 Neustadt / Wstr. - Speyer
Operates Monday to Saturday at hourly intervals, Sunday at two-hour intervals.

Line 521 - Forsthaus Taubensuhl
Runs every two hours from Landau on Sundays and public holidays between May 1 and October 31.

Line 545 & 525 - Berwartstein Castle
With the QNV you can reach Berwartstein Castle on Sundays directly with line 545 (stop Seehof/Berwartstein) from Bad Bergzabern and Dahn. On weekdays, lines 525 (from Annweiler) and 545 stop at the foot of the castle in Erlenbach.

Excursion trains

Kuckucksbähnel - Historische Dampfeisenbahn
Neustadt/Wstr. - Lambrecht (Pfalz) - Elmstein

From May to the end of October, the historic Kuckucksbähnel takes its passengers directly from Neustadt/Wstr. to the Elmstein Valley - in the middle of the Palatinate Forest. Nostalgic charm guaranteed! 

Timetable Kuckucksbähnel
 

Weinstraßen- und Alsace-Express
Koblenz - Wissembourg (Elsass)

The Weinstraßen-Express and Alsace-Express train pairs run between Koblenz and Mainz, respectively, and Wissembourg on the German-French border.

Timetable Weinstraßen- and Alsace-Express

Strasbourg-Express
Neustadt/Wstr. - Strasbourg
It departs from Neustadt/Wstr. with several stops along the wine route for a day trip to Strasbourg. You reach the capital of Alsace shortly before noon - you return in the early evening (from May to mid-October on Sundays and public holidays).

The Bundenthaler
The Bundenthaler excursion train travels through the Palatinate from Mannheim main station via Ludwigshafen, Neustadt/Weinstrasse and Landau through the Queichtal valley without changing trains directly to Dahner Felsenland, where it serves all stations.

Timetable Bundenthaler and Felsenland-Express

Suggested Route:

Valley low... (Part 1)

With the bus line 485 from Bad Dürkheim to the valley of the valleys.
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We will reach shortly...... (Part 2)

With the busline 531 from Neustadt to Annweiler
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