Oberhausen

Oberhausen is a city of 209,000 people (2019) in North Rhine-Westphalia. The city hosts an international short film festival, and its gasometer is an anchor point of the European Route of Industrial Heritage.



By plane
The closest airport is in Düsseldorf

By train
Oberhausen has 3 railway stations, Oberhausen Hauptbahnhof being the central station for the city served by long-distance services and regional trains.
 * Oberhausen-Holten, the third railway stop, only serves a residential neighbourhood.
 * Oberhausen-Holten, the third railway stop, only serves a residential neighbourhood.
 * Oberhausen-Holten, the third railway stop, only serves a residential neighbourhood.

By car
Oberhausen is well accessible by the local dense Autobahn highway network. Congestion during rush-hour can be quite bad. Drivers leaving the highway need a green pollution sticker on their windshield.

By coach, bus or tram
Local bus lines connect seamlessly to the neighbouring cities.

Tram line 112 starts in Oberhausen-Sterkrade, runs via the exclusive bus and tram road past Neue Mitte, serves the central station and city and continues south to Mülheim and is served by low-floor trams.

Intercity buses in Germany serve the city and other destinations throughout the Ruhr area.

By boat
Near the Centro Mall there s a small marina for private watercraft to dock.

By public transport
Oberhausen has a well-developed public transport network, operated by local company STOAG according to VRR tariffs.

The backbone of the system is the Streetcar line 112 and especially the part of it between the central station and Sterkrade, which doubles as a bus rapid transit (BRT) line. Opened in 1996 on a former industrial railway, this transitway has frequent and fast services every few minutes. If you miss one, don't worry, you can most likely already see the next bus or tram approaching in the distance. Board any service from platform 1 at the central station tram stop to get to the centr.O shopping mall at. Tickets should be bought before boarding at the transitway stops. Customer service offices are located at the central station, at Neue Mitte stop next to the shopping mall and at Oberhausen-Sterkrade station.

Local bus lines operate throughout the city and to neighbouring cities. Single adult fare within the city is €3.30 from January 2024 onwards.

Do

 * Turbinenhalle A former industrial complex turned into a famous music and cultural venue near the city center. Mostly caters to rock and metal bands, but occasionally hosts artists from various styles. Some nightclubs are also located in the area.

Go next

 * Duisburg
 * Essen