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Transport facilities along the Castle Road
.Here are some recommendations for your trip along Castle Road.
By car:
The Castle Road takes you along country roads from castle to castle and from palace to palace. The route is well signposted with only a few exceptions.Car rentals are available in all larger towns along the route.
The Castle Road can be reached from the following Autobahns (motorways):
in Germany: A3, A5, A6, A7, A9, A61, A70, A73, A81, A93
in the Czech Republic: D1, D5, D8, D11
The first of January 2008 marked the introduction of the first three environmental zones in Germany in Berlin, Cologne and Hanover. The areas especially threatened by fine particulate matter are designated by special road signs. Other German cities will or have already follow. Every vehicle entering an environmental zone - no matter whether registered in Germany or another country - now needs to display an environmental badge. These badges have unrestricted validity for the individual vehicle and all German environmental zones. They represent the implementation in German law of EU Framework Directive 1996/62/EC and Daughter Directive 1999/30/EC on ambient air quality and fine particles (PM2.5). To be eligible for an environmental badge, your vehicle must be registered in your country and fulfil certain conditions as per validation of the key number in the vehicle registration. The Internet portal at www.green-zones.eu offers extensive information on the German environmental zones in 13 languages as well as an easy way to order environmental badges for all vehicles with a non-German European registration.
By bus:
In sections of the Castle Road there are connections into the local public transport networks.
By train:
Almost all of the towns along Castle Road have their own train stations; in some sections the train travels parallel to the Castle Road.
ICE (Intercity express) connections to Mannheim, Heidelberg, Nuremberg and Bamberg
EC-/IC (Euro- and Intercity) connections to Mannheim, Heidelberg, Ansbach, Nuremberg and Bayreuth.
By Plane:
All major airlines offer international flight connections.
Direct access to Castle Road is via the international airports of Nuremberg and Prague.
The next closest airports are found in Stuttgart (circa 60 km to Heilbronn), Frankfurt am Main (circa 90 km to Heidelberg) and Munich (circa 165 km to Nuremberg). There are good train connections from all of these airports; some even offer shuttle transport.
