Essential tips on how to get to Stuttgart and how to get to Stuttgart city center from the airport. Shuttle, train, bus, ferry, and taxi connections.
Getting to Stuttgart: Connections from Stuttgart Airport to the city center
Stuttgart Airport , Flughafen Stuttgart-Echterdingen , is Germany's seventh largest airport and is located approximately 13 kilometers south of the city. Getting to Stuttgart city center from the airport is therefore quick and easy, thanks to very efficient connections.
Expanded in 2014 and consisting of four terminals, Stuttgart Airport is located in the municipalities of Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Stuttgart , and Filderstadt, located in the Baden-Württemberg , in southwestern Germany. The new terminals were built in 2014.
Below are the main connections to reach the center of Stuttgart from the airport.
Trains from Stuttgart Airport to the city center
The quickest way to get to Stuttgart city center from the airport is by train . Rail connections from Stuttgart Airport to the city center are provided by the local S-Bahn line, located on Level 1 of Terminal 1: you need to take the S2 or S3 trains, both of which take you to Stuttgart's main train station .
Trains run every 10-20 minutes on weekdays and every 30 minutes on weekends, running from 5:00 a.m. until 12:10 a.m. Trains take about 30 minutes to reach Stuttgart Central Station from Stuttgart Airport . Click here to book train tickets online .
Bus and shuttle connections from Stuttgart Airport to the city center
The Stuttgart Airport bus terminal is located directly between Flughafenstrasse and Terminal 4, on the ground floor beneath the newly built P14 car park, opposite the arrivals terminal. The three lanes comprise a total of 18 bus platforms, with platforms 1 to 3 serving regional transport. National and international intercity bus services depart from platforms 4 to 18, along with non-scheduled services.
The transfer from the airport to Stuttgart city center takes about 25 minutes, and the ticket costs around 3.50 euros . In addition to purchasing tickets online on the bus company's website, you can also buy tickets directly at the bus terminal.
For all information on buses departing from Stuttgart Airport, visit this page .
Stuttgart Public Transport website: http://www.vvs.de/
How to get to Stuttgart by car or taxi
You can reach Stuttgart city centre from the airport by car via the A8 or B27 in about 20 minutes, depending on traffic.
You can take a taxi to Stuttgart city centre in front of Terminal 1, on departures level 3.