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Travel to the Europa-Park Resort in a climate friendly way
To get from one themed area to another as quickly and efficiently as possible at Europa-Park, you can use the Panorama Train, the EP Express as well as the Monorail. Why not use the train to travel to the Europa-Park Resort?
Thanks to its convenient location in the border triangle of Germany, France and Switzerland and the new ‘Ringsheim/Europa-Park’ railway station, Europa-Park, the water world Rulantica, our six adventure hotels and Silver Lake City can be easily reached by train followed by a short bus journey.
Roland Mack (managing partner of Europa-Park) is particularly committed to the environment:
| "Everyone is talking about climate protection and the changes in people's mobility behaviour. A better rail connection for Europa-Park is therefore a first-class sustainability project. The rail connection is a very high priority for Europa-Park." |
Our tip: When buying your train ticket, make sure that it is issued to ‘Rust Europa-Park’ (not ‘Ringsheim/Europa-Park’) - then the bus journey from the station to Europa-Park, to Rulantica, to the hotels and to Silver Lake City is already included in the price.
Arriving by train has many benefits. See for yourself!
Overview
Time table: ECE 151 | daily from Frankfurt
- Departure around 8.00am from Frankfurt Hbf
- via Mannheim Hbf
- Arrival around 10.00am at Ringsheim/Europa-Park
Please refer to the Deutsche Bahn website for the exact departure times.
To the booking (Deutsche Bahn)
Time table: ECE 52 | daily from Milan
- Departure around 11.00am from Milan
- via Stresa, Domodossola, Brig, Visp, Spiez, Thun, Bern, Olten, Basel SBB, Basel Bad, Freiburg Hbf
- Arrival around 5.00pm at Ringsheim / Europa-Park
Please refer to the website of the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) for the exact departure times.
To the booking (SBB)
Tips for families
- Plan your family holiday the easy way! From now on, one accompanying person aged 15+ can take up to four children under the age of 15 for free on travels on the long distance network. More information about this offer
- For a more convenient journey, all ICE and most EC/IC trains offer compartments for small children and family coaches.
Weekend special – travel direct from Basel SBB and Zurich HB stations with the RailCoaster
On 18 May 2024, SBB launched the RailCoaster, a direct train connection from Switzerland to Europa-Park and the Rulantica water park for the first time. The innovative leisure offer guarantees a comfortable and congestion-free journey to and from Europa-Park every weekend and on national holidays (18 April, 21 April, 29 May, 9 June and 1 August 2025) – and now even features a dining car, Wi-Fi and a family zone. The offer includes the journey from Basel SBB or Zurich HB stations to the main entrance of Europa-Park or Rulantica, as well as the admission ticket.
The journey to and from Basel SBB or Zurich HB can be added directly during the booking process with a single click. There are now great connections from the regions of Bern, Solothurn, Aargau and Lucerne, which allow you to easily catch the RailCoaster in Basel SBB in the morning and be back home in time in the evening. If you book early, you can benefit from attractive discounts. The combined offers are now available at www.sbb.ch/railcoaster and at all SBB sales outlets.
Travelling by TGV INOUI
Since December 2022, all TGV INOUI trains from or to Freiburg im Breisgau stop at the train station 'Ringsheim/Europa-Park'. This stop enables travellers to get to the Europa-Park Resort in a fast way.
- From Paris-Est: 2 hours 38 minutes*
*: better travel times with the direct TGV INOUI links
Timetables from Paris-Est to Europa-Park
Timetables from Europa-Park to Paris-Est
From the train stations 'Ringsheim/Europa-Park' or Herbolzheim, the bus (line 7231/7200.3) will take you to the main entrance of Europa-Park. The bus runs daily and commutes regularly between 'Ringsheim/Europa-Park' station or Herbolzheim station, Rulantica, the Europa-Park hotels and Europa-Park.
Fares from Ringsheim:
- Single €2.90 I Return €5.80
- Children one-way € 1.90 | Children return € 3.80
Fares from Herbolzheim:
- Single € 3.00 | Return € 6.00
- Children one-way € 1.50 | Children return € 3.00
(as of January 2025)
The tickets are available from the bus driver or at the Südbadenbus Customer Centre in Freiburg, as well as from the RVF ticket machines.
For the latest timetables, please visit the DB Regio Bus Baden-Württemberg website.
Important note: Please note that groups of more than ten people can only travel to Europa-Park by bus from the ‘Ringsheim/Europa-Park’ or ‘Herbolzheim’ railway stations if they have booked in advance (at least 3 working days in advance). You can easily pre-book using the SBG SüdbadenBus Gesellschaft mbH online form. To book a group journey (37 persons or more) for train journeys to or from Ringsheim/Europa-Park or Herbolzheim stations, please contact a DB sales outlet or call +49 (0)30 2970. Further information can be found here. (Both the online form and the website are only available in German).
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