Club tour using public transportation
Planning a club tour using public transportation in spring, figured I'd share what I've found and maybe get some suggestions / feedback. My criteria is simple: club has to be easily reached 'or' at least have reasonably priced hotels (30 50 euros) nearby. I'd also try to avoid the overuse of taxi's if possible. The reason behind using public transportation is being able to reach clubs all over germany. I could rent a car but for the length of time of my trip a car and gas would easily cost over a grand. By preplanning and purchasing train tickets ahead of time I might get all those clubs into my schedule for under 200 euro's. Clubs that need little research are Artemis, Palace, Mainhattan and Oase. These four are well documented on the in's and out's of visiting using public transportation. I'll focus on clubs that aren't mentioned as often.
Sharks: easy access to an etap followed by a short walk to the club. Easily doable. On the list.
Atlantika: not easily reachable and since its such a small club I wouldn't want to pay any extra cash to visit. Off the list.
World: a few hotels nearby but some that are hard to book via the internet. I'm hesitant to use a hotel where the front desk person wasn't around for an hour (at noon). And 22 euro taxi ride each way to a giessen hotel adds up quickly. The club is a favorite of mine but questionable via public transportation.
Goldentime: not the easiest to reach via public transportation but several hotels nearby that would help with a longer stay for a multi day visit.
Villa Vertigo: not the easiest to reach, limited hotels nearby but the club has a great lineup on the weekend. Would try to squeeze in a day if possible.
Hawaii: close to public transportation. Limited hotels nearby tough. Possible visit.
Fkk Stuttgart: easily reached, multiple hotels to choose from. Possible visit.
Babylon: reachable by public transportation, some hotels nearby. Extra costs for services make the club questionable. Possible.
PHG: no hotels nearby, not easily reached. Lineup too shaky. Off the list.
Acapulco: you can get close via public transportation, several hotels in Velbert that are reasonable. Low entrance and lower costs for the girls offset any extra costs to reach the club. On the list.
Dolce Vita dusseldorf: close to public transportation, hotel nearby. Possible visit.
Samya: easy to reach by public tranportation but from what I recall one has to leave the club early to catch the last train. No hotels near the club so doesn't meet my criteria. Off the list.
Living Room: easy to reach, hotels nearby. On the list.
Fkk Villa: reasonably close to public transportation and hotels. Love the look of the club but its always been too far of a drive to visit. On the list.
Colosseum: many hotels nearby to choose from, easily reached by public transportation. On the list.
Harem: not easily reached, a few hotels nearby. An option since the club is so far out of the way. Possible visit.
By prebooking / prepaying trains I can pretty much cover all the major clubs in Germany. Even goldentime in Austria is reachable. An 18 21 day tour covering anywhere from 7 to 14 clubs.
p.s. trying to have this moved to the general topic section, didnt intend this as a new thread.
Bahn. de Information Source
Whatever club you are interested in the best resource is bahn. de website. If you can't cope with the German version there is a link on the front page to an English version. It will give you accurate train, bus and walking times to just about everywhere.
Btw, FKK World is easy to reach by bus direct from Giessen for about 3 euros, if you are happy to walk 10 minutes at the end, although you might need a taxi to come back if yo are planning to stay at the club until very late
Addition to FKK World by Public Access
BTW, FKK World is easy to reach by bus direct from Giessen for about 3 euros, if you are happy to walk 10 minutes at the end, although you might need a taxi to come back if yo are planning to stay at the club until very late [/Optimist QUOTE].
...And, there is always the privately owned HLB (Heissishe Landsbahn) train from track 12 in Giessen for 2 euros to Garbentech if you don't mind a 30 minute walk to FKK World. But, as you say, Optimist, late night return trips are not available by this method.
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Deutsche Bahn Rail Navigator
TIP: Install DB Railnavigator on your smartphone.
There is a version for all smartphones, and it really makes finding your way around germany very easy. Germany has an extensive network of ICEs, ICs, ECs, S-Bahns, RegionalExpresses, RegionalBahns, U-Bahns, Trams, Busses, Trolleys, and horse pulled covered wagons. Using this App makes useing this network much less intimidating.
Public transport to Bernds Saunaclub
From the center of Cologne, like Hauotbahnhof, take S12 S-bahn to Hennef (Sieg) , and then bus 322 to Lichtenberg (2nd or 3rd stop after the bus leaves the main road). Remember to buy the return ticket to Lichtenberg, then the train ticket is also valid for the bus.
Last bus back from Bernds is 23. 5? (I cannot remember the exact time.
It takes a 7 mins walk from the busstop to the club.
I hope some others will start to use the bus, before they will cancel all the late buses, as there have been very few passengers, the last few times I took the bus back to Cologne.