Getting around
Bicycles can be hired from Eldorado (654 4460; www.eldorado-hd.de, in German; Neckarstaden 52; per day €15; 9am-noon & 2-6pm Tue-Fri, 10am-6pm Sat, 2-6pm Sun), three short blocks west of the Alte Brücke.
Parking in Heidelberg is an expensive proposition. The city’s well-marked underground car parks charge around €1.50 per hour and €16 for the whole day.
Tram 5 links the Hauptbahnhof with Bismarckplatz, the main hub for public transport (www.vrn.de, in German). Single tickets cost €2; a 24-hour pass (also valid on Sunday if stamped Saturday) for one/five people costs €5/8. Tickets are sold by bus and tram drivers (except on tram line 5) and at ticket machines.
Buses 11, 21, 33, 34, 41 and 42, as well as tram 1, run between Bismarckplatz and the Hauptbahnhof. Buses 11 and 33 go directly from the Hauptbahnhof to Neckarmuntzplatz.
Taxis (302 030) line up outside the Hauptbahnhof. It costs about €12 from the Hauptbahnhof to the Alte Brücke.
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