Stuttgart Region

Stuttgart Region is centered around Stuttgart, the capital of the German state Baden-Württemberg.

Understand
Stuttgart Region is a metropolitan area with about 2.7 million inhabitants, what makes it one of the most densely populated areas in Germany. Situated at the heart of Baden-Württemberg and Europe, the Stuttgart Region is the hub of economic and political life in Southwest Germany. The area has Germany's highest density of scientific, academic and research organisations, and tops the national league for patent applications. This is due to the influence of leading international companies, such as Mercedes, Porsche, Bosch, Celesio, Hewlett-Packard and IBM (all of whom have their world or German headquarters here), and to the influence of world-renowned medium-sized enterprises such as Behr, Kärcher, Märklin, Stihl, Festo, and Trumpf. There are about 150,000 companies in the Stuttgart Region.

By bus
Flixbus serves the area, however few buses stop anywhere close to downtown Stuttgart, instead serving a stop near the airport or in Kornwestheim.

Public transportation
VVS, the transport authority for the Stuttgart Region, offers tickets, e.g. at €15 for 1 person a day, without restrictions on the time of day. See also: Stuttgart. The Metropol ticket is valid in the VVS and the eight surrounding networks, available as a day ticket for up to 5 people.

Go next

 * Northern Baden-Württemberg
 * Black Forest
 * Swabian Mountains