Your way to the Castle

Arrival by car

On A 81 (Stuttgart–Singen), exit Empfingen, on B463 in direction Balingen, then on B 27 in direction Hechingen (in Hechingen, Burg Hohenzollern signposts give you the direction) or via B 27 (Stuttgart–Tübingen-Hechingen-Balingen), exit Burg Hohenzollern. The road leads through the forest directly to the parking lot of the Castle. A sufficient number of parking places is available for the buses. The increasingly steep getting walking path (approx. 30 minutes) leads to the Castle entrance, the Eagle’s Gate. Here you find the cashier booth. The Castle can be reached more comfortably by taking the shuttle bus (station is opposite the parking lot). Please refer to the Route planner for your arrival by car.

By Bus & Train to the Castle

By train you can easily get to Hechingen station and from there by bus to the Hohenzollern Castle - for example via the following connections:

From Stuttgart main station (Hbf) to Hechingen station by train (IRE)
Stuttgart main station: leaving at 10:16 hrs – arrival Hechingen station at 11:22 hrs (daily)
Stuttgart main station: leaving at 12:16 hrs – arrival Hechingen station at 13:22 hrs (daily)

From Hechingen station by bus to the Hohenzollern Castle
Hechingen station: leaving at 11:25 hrs – to the parking lot of the Hohenzollern Castle (daily)
Hechingen station: leaving at 13:25 hrs – to the parking lot of the Hohenzollern Castle (1)

Return trips
Parking lot of the Castle: leaving at 16:05 hrs - to Hechingen station (daily)
Parking lot of the Castle: leaving at 17:30 hrs - to Hechingen station (2)
Parking lot of the Castle: leaving at 18:30 hrs – to Hechingen station (1)

(1) = Daily 01 April - 31 October
(2) = Saturday/Sunday/public holidays 01 April - 31 October

For the return rides from Hechingen station to Stuttgart main sation you have a couple of possibilities which are to be announced on www.bahn.de (please choose as start point  "Bahnhof/ZOB, Hechingen" and "Stuttgart Hbf" as destination).

ADVICE
The Baden-Württemberg-Ticket for € 29.00 for max. 5 passengers, enables to travel by train or by bus in every direction of Baden-Württemberg within one day. The Schönes-Wochenende-Ticket for € 39.00 for max. 5 passengers takes you even to all destinations within Germany on Saturdays and Sundays.

By the way
On presentation of the Schönes-Wochenende-Ticket or of the Baden-Württemberg-Ticket families are entitled to a reduced admission for the Hohenzollern Castle and for the Roman open-air museum (Villa Rustica) in Hechingen-Stein.

Additional Travel Information

DB Reise & Touristik
Travel Centre Tübingen Main station
Phone +49 (0)7071 155333
Fax +49 (0)7071 155358

Tourist Information Zollernalbkreis
Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft für den Zollernalbkreis
Phone +49 (0)7433 921392
Fax +49 (0)7433 921667

Tourist Information Hechingen
Phone +49 (0)7171 940114
Fax +49 (0)7471 940108

Contact

D-72379 Burg Hohenzollern
Visitors phone +49 (0)7471 2428
Fax +49 (0)7471 6812

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