Arrival by bus and train
Arrive environmentally friendly with the city bus
On Advent Saturdays, the city buses run according to the Saturday timetable at 30-minute intervals until around 9 pm, some every 20 minutes. After this, the night bus timetable begins with half-hourly journeys until 11 pm, followed by a continuous hourly service at night. There will also be additional bus services. On Advent Sundays, the city buses on the day and night network run according to the timetable for Sundays and public holidays.
The timetables at the bus stops and the timetable information on the Internet provide information about the exact departure times of the city buses. Mobile information in real time via the free "münster:app" from Stadtwerke Münster and the QR codes at the bus stops are also helpful when travelling.
Mobile service for download: münster:app
Traveling climate-friendly by bus and train from the region.
The express and regional buses to Münster mainly run hourly on Saturdays during Advent until the early evening. On high-demand routes or at times of high demand, the routes run two to three times an hour. For the return journey to the region, additional journeys are planned on the S20, S30, S60, S70, S75, S90 and R11 lines from Saturday afternoon. There will also be extra journeys on weekdays during Advent. The transport companies will provide information on departure times via the electronic timetable information system and on their websites. On Advent Sundays, the normal timetable for Sundays and public holidays applies to all express and regional bus routes.
The regional trains (RB), which serve all stations in the Münster city area, run at least every hour every day. At weekends, there are late connections from Münster main station on all routes until after midnight. In addition, the regional express lines (RE) on some main routes offer more frequent services.
Timetable information
Information on the current timetables of city and regional buses as well as regional trains can be obtained from the transport hotline "Schlaue Nummer für Bus & Bahn" on 0 800 6/50 40 30 (personal information) and the "Sprechende Fahrplan" on 0 800 3/50 40 30 (automatic information), both free of charge from all German networks.
WestfalenTarif: Tickets and timetable info
Timetable information is also available on the Internet at:
www.stadtwerke-muenster.de
www.rvm-online.de
www.westfalenbus.de
www.bubim.de
Coaches are welcome
Coach companies can once again use the "Schlossplatz Nord" car park to park their coaches during the Christmas markets. This car park is centrally and conveniently located and can accommodate up to 100 coaches. The Old Town and the Christmas markets can be reached on foot in just a few minutes.
The coach parking fee per day is 20 euros on Sundays to Fridays and 25 euros per coach on Saturdays. Included services: All passengers receive a free Advent Pocket Plan, which presents the Christmas markets and cultural offerings during the Advent season. And every bus driver receives a meal voucher worth 5 euros, which can be redeemed in several restaurants near the Schlossplatz.
Arrival by car
Parking - Shuttling - Shopping
On the four Advent Saturdays, the multi-storey car park at Coesfelder Kreuz with almost 1000 parking spaces will be available for the ‘Park, Shuttle, Shop’ P+R service. Visitors travelling via Steinfurter, Grevener or Weseler Straße (A43) in particular can park their car here and change to the bus. They can use this car park for five euros per day. Up to five people can use the parking ticket to travel on city buses from Coesfelder Kreuz to the city centre at no extra cost: Lines 11 and 12 with a connection to the ‘Aegidiimarkt’ stop and lines 1 and 5 with a connection to the ‘Altstadt/Bült’ stop are ideal for this purpose.
If you would like to use this service, you will find the route via appropriate signs on the feeder roads. The destination input for navigation devices is ‘Domagkstraße 62’. The car park is open on the four Advent Saturdays from 9 am to 11 pm. The P+R offer is made possible by the City of Münster, Stadtwerke Münster, the University of Münster and the ‘Initiative Starke Innenstadt’ (ISI).
Other P+R facilities in Münster: It is also easy to get to the city centre by bus from the Weseler Straße and Albersloher Weg/Nieberdingstraße mobile stations or from the P+R car park at the Preußenstadion (Hammer Straße). If you use them, you only pay for the bus journey, parking is free.
The P+R sites are also listed in the Stadtwerke Münster's interactive route network map.
Drivers who want to find a parking space in the city centre are advised to follow the parking guidance system. It shows the way to the central multi-storey car parks and larger public car parks and displays the currently available parking spaces. These are also available on the Internet at:
To the car park guidance system
Incidentally, the number of free parking spaces can also be called up using the free WBI app and the free münster:app from Stadtwerke Münster, and the opening hours of the parking garages are also stored in these apps.
- Installation of the app: www.wbi-muenster.de/service/webapp.php
- Detailed information on the parking garages: www.wbi-muenster.de (Rubrik "Parkhäuser)
- Mobile service for downloading the Stadtwerke app: münster:app