Bonn

Getting Here and Around

The town center is a car-free zone; an inner ring road circles it with parking garages on the perimeter. A convenient parking lot is just across from the railway station and within 50 yards of the tourist office, which is on Windeckstrasse near the Hauptbahnhof. Bonn has extensive bike paths downtown; these are designated paths (often demarcated with blue-and-white bicycle symbols) on the edges of roads or sidewalks. Pedestrians, beware: anyone walking on a bike path risks getting mowed down. Bicyclists are expected to follow the same traffic rules as cars. In Bonn the Radstation, at the main train station, will not only rent you a bike and provide maps, but will fill your water bottle and check the pressure in your tires for free.

Bilingual bus tours of Bonn cost €15 and start from the tourist office. They're conducted daily at 2 from Easter to October, and Saturday only November to March. Walking tours are also available for €8; from April to October they are offered at 11 am.