Reutlingen

Reutlingen is rich in history and traditions as a former Free Imperial City (Freie Reichsstadt) and is with a population of about 116,000 (2020) among the top ten cities in Baden-Württemberg.

Understand
It is an industrial city at the foot of the Swabian Mountains, home to Robert Bosch GmbH's Automotive Electronics division as well as Reutlingen University (FH Reutlingen). The University is home to the highly regarded European School of Business, as well as Production Management and International Business schools. This school was founded to support the textile industry that once thrived in Reutlingen (Hugo Boss's headquarters is located in neighboring Metzingen), but which has since been replaced by Bosch as the town's main source of industry.

By plane
From Stuttgart Airport the X3 bus, leaving in front of the terminal 2, takes you to the city center (Stadtmitte). The journey takes about 45 minutes and costs €6.60. For more information about the airport see the Stuttgart page. The train connection from the airport to Reutlingen takes 1 hour and 30 minutes, is quite complicated and expensive. New rail connections are under construction and are scheduled to open not before 2025.

By train
There are regular train service to and from Tübingen (10 minutes, €3.20) and Stuttgart (35 minutes, €11.80).

By bus
The long-distance bus market has been rapidly expanding in Germany, ever since the passing of a new law in 2013, which enabled companies such as FlixBus to take hold in most parts of the nation. There are dozens of daily services from the majority of major German cities, often significantly cheaper than the alternatives such as train or car. Most buses offer amenities like Wi-Fi and power outlets and some can even transport bicycles. The best resource for checking connections is this German website. All buses leave from the

Get around
Reutlingens public transport is part of the Naldo transport network. They have an amazing variety of different tickets for group travel, etc. For a single traveller inside Reutlingen you would get an Einzelfahrschein (Single trip) or a Tageskarte (Day ticket) for one Zone (Wabe). The Einzelfahrschein is valid for 1 hour, the Tageskarte is valid for the rest of the day and costs twice as much as the Einzelfahrschein. The tickets can be bought when you get on the bus or occasionally at ticket machines at the bus stops. The tickets are also valid on the trains (if you have bought a ticket for enough zones) however you cannot buy them on the train, so make sure you have a valid ticket before you get on, otherwise you will be charged a €40 fine.

If your aim is to visit the Swabian Mountains and its beautiful landscapes and protected areas, it is best to use a car.

Do

 * Marbach Stud, Landesgestüt Marbach where the Württemberger warmblood horse originates.
 * Marbach Stud, Landesgestüt Marbach where the Württemberger warmblood horse originates.
 * Marbach Stud, Landesgestüt Marbach where the Württemberger warmblood horse originates.

Learn

 * Reutlingen University
 * VHS Reutlingen The VHS offers all kinds of classes (languages, cooking, etc.) to the general public.

Buy
Reutlingen's main shopping street is the Wilhelmstraße. It has many small shops as well as the bigger stores such as H&M and Breuninger

Eat
In the city centre of Reutlingen there are many restaurants. Döner Kebap, the excellent Turkish fast-food, can be found on almost every corner of downtown.

Budget
All these are in the city centre:



Go next

 * Tübingen - The beautiful university city
 * Stuttgart - The green capital of Baden-Württemberg