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Old Apr 1st, 2012, 11:45 AM
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Frankfurt Airport to Engstingen?

Would someone please tell me the best train route from Frankfurt am Main Airport to Engstingen(or the closest train station to here)?
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Old Apr 1st, 2012, 11:49 AM
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you can check routes and schedules at www.bahn.com

It looks like it'll take 2 or 3 changes, and a combination of train and bus.

Put these stations into the search

Frankfurt(M)Flughafen
Kleinengstingen Bahnhof, Engstingen
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Old Apr 2nd, 2012, 06:41 AM
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Perfect! Thanks! So, this is good, right?:

Frankfurt(bus)->
Darmstadt Hauptbahnhof->
Stuttgart Hbf->
Reutlingen Hbf->
Reutlingen Hbf->
Hauptbahnhof/Obf, Reutlingen(bus)->
Kleinengstingen Friedhof, Engstingen
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Now here's another question, i'm planning on buying a Eurail pass for Germany/France. Will all of these trains be covered in the pass or will i have to purchase extra tickets?
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This is the link to the pass i plan to purchase:
http://www.eurail.com/eurail-passes/...france-germany

It doesn't seem to say which rails it covers.. does it really cover all of them?
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The closest train station to Engstingen is Reutlingen.
Coming from Frankfurt airport, you should not have to use a bus to Darmstadt, but take train from airport to Stuttgart, one change there to a regional train to Reutlingen.
Some connections will require an additional transfer at Mannheim.

Only the very last leg from Reutlingen to Engstingen should be by bus, unless on your date of travel there will be some works on the main rail lines.

As that bus will serve several stops in the Engstingen community (actually the twin village of Klein- and Grossengstingen) it would be best to ask the hotel or people you plan to visit what the name of nearest bus stop is. Or ask for pick-up at Reutlingen station.
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