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On this page you will find details of how to get to Bayerisch Eisenstein by,
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BY CAR:
Useful route planners: Click on the following links to www.viamichelin.com or www.ukmap.24.com to help plan your travel route or just type in your address in the form on the right and press go.
When travelling by car, here are some things to note:
- It is a requirement if you are from the UK to display a GB sticker on the rear of your car & that you have headlamp adjusters. You also need to carry spare bulbs, a first aid kit & a warning triangle.
- It is also recommended that you carry fluorescent jackets for each person in the car, to wear outside the vehicle in the case of breakdown (this is now compulsory in France and the Czech republic). In Austria and the Czech Republic, it is now law that dipped lights are used on all roads, all year.
- Due to the closeness of the border, it is not uncommon to be stopped by German Customs. So don’t forget to carry passports, vehicle & insurance documents with you whenever driving.
- If you are coming in winter, the roads on the German side of the border are kept clear between snow falls. Winter tyres are essential if travelling when it is snowing. Winter tyres are expensive, so it may be cheaper to fly and hire a car in coming in winter.
- Children under 12 or under 1.5 meters tall (5 foot approx.), must have a child seat or booster cushion.
- If you are bringing your own car, most UK insurance companies automatically cover you for driving in the Czech Republic at no extra cost. It is advisable to check before leaving the UK.
- Static speed cameras, although not as prevalent as in the UK, are on the increase in Europe in general. Mostly, they are not clearly marked, nor do they flash. More generally, mobile speed traps are used in Europe. Fines can be on the spot & penalty points can be heavy if you are unlucky enough to be caught out by either. Speed limits in Europe are very similar to the UK.
- Both Austrian and Czech motorways are toll roads. You can purchase a sticker to display on your windscreen at the border controls and most petrol stations. In the Czech Republic you can purchase motorway toll stickers for a year, a month, a week, 3 days, etc.
Driving from the UK: Use the links to the route planners listed above.
By motorway, it takes about 10 hours to drive here from Calais.
Most route-planners suggest the following route - Calais - Brussels - Aachen - Koln - Frankfurt - Heilbronn - Nuremburg - Regensburg - Deggendorf, then across country to Bayerisch Eisenstein.
We would suggest you try another route. Slightly longer and costing around €30 each way in French motorway tolls, it has less traffic than some other routes and therefore can be faster:
Calais – Reims – Metz – Saarbrucken – Mannheim – Heilbronn – Nuremburg – Regensberg – Deggendorf – then cross country to Bayerisch Eisenstein (signposted)
Driving from Belgium/Netherlands: The E45, by-passes Frankfurt, (the traffic is lighter than on the Rhine autobahns, so could save time), then Würzburg – Nürnberg – Regensburg – Deggendorf, then cross country to Bayerisch Eisenstein, (signposted).
From Zwiesel: Follow the B11 in the direction of the Czech Republic. On entering the village, continue past the petrol station on the left. Past the pedestrian crossing, take the next left, signposted Arber, Bad Kötzting, Brennes. (If you continue straight on you come immediately to the border control point, which you can clearly see from the turning). The road goes uphill, bending sharp left within meters of the junction, Take the 2nd road on the left, as the road bends sharp right. Follow the road round to the right and Gästehaus Am Berg is the 3rd property on the right.
From the Czech Republic: This route is not recommended in winter, as the roads in the Czech republic are not cleared of snow as frequently as in Germany and so can be tricky. Follow the road through Zelezna Ruda, to the border crossing point. Cross the border and immediately turn right, signposted Arber, Bad Kötzting, Brennes. The road goes uphill, bending sharp left within meters of the junction, Take the 2nd road on the left, as the road bends sharp right. Follow the road round to the right and Gästehaus Am Berg is the 3rd property on the right.
There is a large car park at the front of the house. The entrance to the house can be easily identified by the word “Willkommen” above the door.
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Overnight accommodation:
You can find bed & breakfast accommodation throughout Germany. As well as the word Hotel, look out for the words Pension, Fremdenzimmer, Gasthaus, Gästehaus, Gasthof or “Zimmer Frei”.
Click on the links below to take you to a number of hotel chains. Prices vary.
www.accor.com (brands include Formula 1, Etap, Ibis, Novatel)
www.akzent-hotels.com (a group of independent hotels that have grouped together to form a chain, therefore the hotels are more individual than Accor or similar)
www.bestwestern.com
www.holidayinn.com
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 BY PLANE:
Probably, the most easily accessible airport is MUNICH (München). It has good motorway & public transport links & is approximately 2 hours from Bayerisch Eisenstein, by train or car.
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UK: there are daily flights from:
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USA; there are daily flights from:
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Canada & Ireland: there are daily flights from:
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Heathrow – 5-7
Stansted – 2-3
Gatwick – 3
Birmingham – 3
Bristol – 1
Glasgow – 1
Mancheser – 1
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Atlanta
Boston
Charlotte
Chicago
Los Angeles
New York
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Washington
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Montreal
Toronto
Dublin – 1-2
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(Follow signs from airport to the autobahn (A8) to Deggendorf, then cross country to Bayerisch Eisenstein)
Alternatively, you can fly into:
LINZ - There is less than one flight a day from Stansted (Ryanair). This is often the cheapest route. Drive time: Approximately 2 1/2 hours.
(Follow signs from airport to the autobahn to Passau, then Deggendorf, then cross country to Bayerisch Eisenstein.)
SALZBURG – Ryanair, fly here from a number of UK airports( Stansted, East Midlands, Liverpool), as well as from Dublin and Brussels. Also Flybe fly here from Birmingham, Exeter & Southampton, from mid December to late March ONLY. Jet2.com also fly here from Leeds (Bradford). Drive time: Approximately 3 hours
(Follow signs from airport to the autobahn to Passau, then cross country to Bayerisch Eisenstein.)
NUREMBERG (Nürnberg) – Air Berlin fly here from London, Manchester, Belfast & Glasgow. Drive time: approximately 2 hours
(Follow signs from airport to the autobahn to Passau, leave autobahn at Deggendorf, then cross country to Bayerisch Eisenstein.)
PRAGUE – Easyjet fly here from, Stansted, Bristol, Newcastle, Nottingham, Luton & Gatwick airports, as does Jet2.com, from Belfast, Blackpool & Leeds (Bradford) airports. Drive time: Approximately 2 hours, although this route is not recommended to drive in winter, due to snow conditions. (From the airport follow signs to the motorway to Plzen. At Plzen, come off the motorway & follow signs to Klatovy, then Zelezna Ruda (the last town on the Czech side of the border). Follow the road across the border into Bayerisch Eisenstein).
Car Hire:
Some things to note:
- Some car hire companies will not allow you to take their cars across the border into the Czech Republic. Check before you hire a car that you can take it into the Czech Republic, if you intend to visit places over the border.
- If you are coming in winter, you might want to insist that your hire vehicle is fitted with winter tyres. These are essential if you arrive when it’s snowing. The roads on the German side of the border are kept very clear between snow falls. Re-check when you collect your car that winter tyres are fitted.
- If you are travelling with children under 12 or under 1.5 meters tall, they must have a child seat or booster cushion. Check when you book that your car hire company can provide these.
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BY TRAIN:
From Munich airport there is a bus link to Freising, then catch the train to Plattling, where you change to Bayerisch Eisenstein. Cost of a single ticket is about 25 Euro. (children under 14 travel free). Journey time about 2 hours.
A great option if there’s more than one of you travelling, is the Bayern ticket. Up to 5 people (same family) can travel anywhere in Bavaria by train for just €27. The offer is valid on regional trains but not intercity or express trains and you can’t start your journey till after 9am on a weekday. Weekends there is no restriction on journey start times. For full details click here.
From Linz airport, there is a free shuttle bus to Hoersching station, where you can catch the train to Plattling, then change for Bayerisch Eisenstein. The arrival time of Ryanair flights may be too late for you to catch the last connection to Bayerisch Eisenstein. You can, however, get as far as Zwiesel (12 km away). Taxis are available from there.
From Prague airport, catch a bus or taxi to the central station (Hlavni nadrazi) in the city. The train is slow, taking about 4 hours and involving 1-2 changes, the final train destination is Zelezna Ruda, but stay on the train to the very end of the journey, which is the Czech side of the station at Bayerisch Eisenstein.
Check out www.bahn.de for details of times, prices and connections.
The Gastehaus is only 10-15 minutes walk from the station at Bayerisch Eisenstein. There are hourly trains to Plattling,
 where there are connections to inter-city trains. From Bayerisch Eisenstein trains run once an hour, from approximately 4am until about 9pm each day.
If required, we can collect you & your luggage from the station and take you back there when you leave, please contact us in advance to arrange this.
If you are walking from the station, come out the front of the building and turn left. Take the 1st right down the hill, Hohenzollerstrasse. Cross the road at the pedestrian crossing to the left of the junction, and follow the zigzag footpath uphill. Follow this path to the T-junction at the top (about 100 meters), (in the summer, there are a number of seats on the way up, for admiring the view). Turn left at the T-junction and take the next road on the left. Follow the road round to the right, we are the third house on the right.
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Gästehaus Am Berg
Bayerwaldstrasse 5, 94252, Bayerisch Eisenstein, Deutschland. Tel: +49-9925/903371
e-mail: guesthouse@bavarian-holidays.com
UsSt ID-Nr. DE251395228 Steuer Nr.: 170/230/61503
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