Travel Guide

Reaching Osnabrück from different (Ranked in order of the travel time it takes to reach Osnabrück)

If you arrive via Münster/Osnabrück (FMO): The X150 Express Bus travels to Osnabrück every day, from 6:45 in the morning until 12:15 at night. The journey takes approximately 40 minutes, and costs about 10,00 €. You will want to take the X150 Bus to the last stop, Osnabrück Hauptbahnhof (“main station”). Up-to-date schedule information for the X150 can be found at the following website for Osnabrück: http://www.flughafen- fmo.de/download/FMO_Busfaehrplaene_2013.pdf?PHPSESSID=735f94bc28b5556d 55e99002cd6a8124 Travel time to Osnabrück: approx. 40 minutes.

If you arrive via (HAJ): Take the S5 („S-Bahn“) to (main station). The S5 leaves at the airport every 30 minutes, and it takes a little more than 15 minutes to reach Hannover Hauptbahnhof. From Hannover Hauptbahnhof, intercity trains (IC) leave hourly for Osnabrück. Travel time to Osnabrück: between 1and 1.5 hours.

If you arrive via airport (BRE): The is also close to Osnabrück, but it also has no direct transatlantic flights. Many discount airlines -- such as Ryan Air -- fly to Bremen from cities around Europe. The Bremen Airport is a sixteen minute tram ride on the S-6 to the Bremen main (Hauptbahnhof). Regional trains (RE) as well as intercity (IC) or (ICE) trains to Osnabrück leave hourly. Travel time to Osnabrück: between 1 and 2 hours.

If you arrive via Düsseldorf airport (DUS): Take the sky train in the terminals to the Düsseldorf Flughafen Bahnhof (airport train station). From Düsseldorf Flughafen Bahnhof, regional trains to different German city stations leave regularly. There you can switch trains to take an intercity (IC) or intercity express (ICE) to Osnabrück. Travel time to Osnabrück: approx. 2 hours.

If you arrive via airport (HAM): Take the S1 (“S-Bahn”) to the Hauptbahnhof (main station). The S1 leaves the airport in frequency of 10 minutes and takes about 25 minutes to get to the main station. From intercity (IC) or intercity express (ICE) trains to Osnabrück leave hourly. Travel time to Osnabrück: approx. 2.5 hours.

If you arrive via / Bonn airport (CGN): Take the S13 („S-Bahn“) that is going in the direction of „Horrem Bahnhof“. Take the S13 to Köln Hauptbahnhof (Cologne main station). The S13 leaves the airport approximately every 20 min., and takes 15 minutes to reach Köln Hauptbahnhof. From Köln Hauptbahnhof, intercity trains (IC) leave hourly for Osnabrück. Travel time to Osnabrück: between 2.5 and 3 hours.

If you arrive via Tegel (TXL): Take Bus „TXL“ from Berlin Tegel to (Berlin main station). Bus TXL leaves the airport every 10 minutes, and takes about 30 minutes to reach Berlin Hauptbahnhof. From Berlin Hauptbahnhof, intercity trains (IC) leave hourly for Osnabrück. Travel time to Osnabrück: between 3.5 and 4 hours.

If you arrive via Schiphol airport (AMS): Take an intercity train (IC) that leaves directly from Shiphol Airport. IC trains with connections to Osnabrück leave the airport hourly. Travel time to Osnabrück: between 3.5 and 4 hours.

If you arrive via airport (FRA): Take an intercity express train (ICE) that leaves directly from train station („Fernbahnhof“). ICE trains with connections to Osnabrück leave the airport every 30 minutes. A direct connection to Osnabrück leaves every other hour. Travel time to Osnabrück: between 3 and 4.5 hours.

If you arrive via airport (MUC): Take the S1 or S8 local commuter train („S-Bahn“) to München Hauptbahnhof (Munich main station). Both the S1 and S8 go to Hauptbahnhof, leave the airport every 10 minutes and take about 45 minutes to get to the München Hauptbahnhof. From München Hauptbahnhof, ICE trains with connections to Osnabrück leave regularly. Travel time to Osnabrück: between 6.5 and 8 hours.

The German train system () in English and other languages: http://www.bahn.com/i/view/index.shtml

Please always check the connections for your specific day and time of travel since they may vary!