memjewels

Hello

We will be travelling to Oberammergau in July 2010 to attend the Passion Play. We do not have accomodations in town but instead in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. The last train that night is schedule out at 10:40 pm and the play looks like it lets out at 10:30. The question I have is how far is the train station from the passion play theatre distance wise. We may have to cut out a bit early depending on this as we need to make the last train.

Thanks.

scatcat

I do not know the location of the play, but the tiny train station is a little bit away from the town.(not far) You have to walk across a bridge and then a few feet into town. I would check my time from the station when you arrive and again at the arrival of the play. Then I would add a few minutes to that just to be sure. i don't know about taxis in the event you missed that last train, but it would be expensive.

Cowboy1968

It's less than 1/2 kilometer or around 1/4 mile.
You can download a village map with the location of the station and the passion play theater here:
http://www.passionsspiele2010.de/fil...erammergau.pdf

rowdytxgirl

I have taken a taxi from Garmisch to Oberammergau but not the other way around. The train station does seem like its about a 1/4 of a mile from the Play house to the train station. You can't miss it. At www.oberammergau.de there is a way to contact the local Oberammergau information, maybe they can tell you if there are some special arrangements going on at the time. I will be in Oberammergau in less than two weeks. If I see any special advertisements about travel during that time, I can let you know! I am going into the local travel bureau to see if I want to take any day trips, I will try to remember to ask about it when I go in!

bardo1

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memjewels

Thanks everyone for the advice. Will check things out on the way into town from a timing perspective and then play it by ear as to when we might need to leave.

MrZee

Hi memjewels . . . we just returned from Oberammergau and are glad to provide the following first-hand information. Walking at an average pace, you should be able to cover the theatre-train depot route in 10 minutes. BUT and a BUT, a 10:40 p.m. departure does not appear do-able in our opinion. First, the evening session we attended did not end until close to 10:45 p.m. Also, the theatre is enormous which means that, unless your seats are at one of the exits, it will take you quite a bit of time and cause substantial disruption to your neigbhors leaving the theatre early. The final resurrection scene is very moving, and it would be a shame if you (and perhaps your neighbors) will not be able to enjoy it as intended. That said, the whole village is geared to facilitating theatre-goers so it is possible that a later train to G-P may be scheduled for folks like you. One other suggestion based on our own experience . . . the original lodging we bought as part of our package was outside of the village and, like you, we were concerned with post-play transportation hassles. To avoid them, we decided to book a room at added cost in a village hotel (lovely Hotel Turmwirt) and were able to stroll to and from the theatre leisurely. Last-minute deals are readily available because we had heard that 100,000 pre-booked tickets had been cancelled due to the economy, the ash cloud, etc. Good luck in your planning, and do enjoy Oberammergau. We had a brilliant time!!!