Strasbourg (Strasbourg)

When the usual timetable is available, the following long-distance train services depart from and and arrive at Strasbourg-Ville:

• TGV InOui and ICE trains to / from Paris Est: Mon to Thurs = 16 x trains; Friday = 18 x trains; Saturday = 11 x trains; Sunday = 13 x trains
• Ouigo trains to / from Paris Est: = 3 x trains per day
• TER trains to / from Basel: = Mon to Fri = 17 x trains per day; Sat / Sun 9 x trains per day (these trains do not have step-free boarding)
• TGV InOui and ICE trains to / from Frankfurt (Main) = up to 4 x trains per day
• TGV InOui and ICE trains to / from Stuttgart = up to 5 x trains per day
• TGV InOui and ICE trains to / from Karlsruhe = up to 9 x trains per day
• TGV trains to / from Munich via Ulm and Augsburg = 1 x train per day
• ICE trains to / from Berlin = 1 x train per day
• local trains to / from Offenburg = up to 2 x trains per hour
• TGV InOui trains to / from Bordeaux = 1 or 2 x trains per day
• TGV trains to / from Bruxelles = 2 x trains per day
• TGV InOui trains to / from Dijon = 4 x trains per day
• TGV InOui trains to / from Lyon = 5 x trains per day
• TGV InOui trains to / from Avignon and Marseille = 3 x trains per day
• TGV InOui trains to / from Cannes, Antibes anc Nice = 1 x train per day; typically departs at 13:37
• TGV InOui trains to / from Lille = 2 x trains per day
• TGV InOui trains to / from Luxembourg = 1 or 2 x trains per day
• TGV InOui trains to / from Nantes = 1 or 2 x trains per day
• TGV InOui trains to / from Rennes = 1 or 2 x trains per day

Note that there are now no overnight train services to and from Strasbourg.

What gives Strasbourg’s central train station, Gare de Strasbourg-Ville its wow factor is the huge glass canopy, which encases the front of the station preserving its ornate architecture that dates back to the 19th century.

This glass company sits in front of the older main station building, and provides the main concourse - from where all the main services at the station can be accessed.

Hence not only is the main station in Strasbourg visually appealing it is also exceptionally easy to use, with step-free access to / from both the trains and the public transport connections, including the trams.

What won't be obvious when arriving at the station for the first time, is that there are three passage ways, which run under the voies (platforms / tracks) and link them to the main concourse.
If you'll be exiting the station to the city centre, bus stops or tram lines / routes A an D, it doesn't particularly matter which of these passage ways you use - though the Nord passage way is a short-cut to tram line / route C.

So if you arrive by train and are happy to use the stairs, then simply use the first staircase you see.
However, if you have luggage etc, you don't have to follow the crowd; take your time and seek out the lifts or escalators.

The central passage way in the middle of the platform so it's typically the most obvious route to the exit
It is accessed by stairs and one escalator per voie - though the escalators usually head up to the voies from the passage way

However, the Nord passage way can be accessed by lift / elevator in addition to the stairs and a single escalator per platform
It is by the rear of the trains of arriving from Paris and Metz; and by the front of trains arriving from Basel and Karlsruhe.
So if you'll need a step-free route to the exit and the other voies (platforms / tracks), you can use its lifts.

The Sud passage way can be accessed by stairs and lifts / elevators.
It is by the front of the trains of arriving from Paris and Metz; and by the rear of trains arriving from Basel and Karlsruhe.

The trains from Offenburg typically arrive at voie 25, which requires walking ahead on to voie 1.
On the right will be a lift/elevator, which leads down to the Sud passage, or you can continue ahead to access the stairs.

There are three routes to access the trains when you enter Strasbourg station.

(1) If you have walked from the city centre and use the main front entrance, in the middle of the canopy concourse at the front of the station, you will find the appropriately named 'Hall Central'
Hence it is the most obvious route to the trains and on its far-side is a passage way that has stairs and escalators which lead up to the voies (platforms/tracks) 1 to 9 that most of the trains depart from.

(2) On the far right hand side of the concourse, you'll find the Hall Nord, it's by the stop used by tram / line route C - it houses the ticket desks.
It has a passage with access by lifts / elevators, plus stairs and escalators up to voies 1-9 - these Nord ends of the voies are occupied by the front sections of trains heading to Paris.
It is also the quickest route to voies 30 to 33.

(3) The Hall Sud and its passage way is on the far left of the concourse and it also offers lift / elevator access to voies 1-9.
It also the easiest route to voie 25 - which is typically used by trains to Offenburg.

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The historic centre of Strasbourg is a 12-20 min walk from the main station and the popular [Petite-France area} (https://maps.app.goo.gl/uMzrKSVg3yFagBTHA) is within a 10 - 12 min walk.

Though the city’s tram network has stops at the station and tickets can be purchased from the machines - and they need to be tapped on the validator when boarding.

Tram Line A (direction Illkirch Graffenstaden) and Tram Line D (direction Kehl Rathaus) stop in a subway directly beneath the station.
It's accessed by both sets of escalators and lifts /elevators from the glass canopy area at the front of the station.
These lines A and Line D both go to the tram stop at Langstross Grand Rue, which is closest to the cathedral and the heart of the old town.

However, for the Hotel Del Ville area and the Neustadt area take tram line C.
It has a separate stop at street level, which, when arriving by train can be reached from the far left exit of the station concourse.

The bus line / route 10 takes a circular route around the edghe of the city centre in both directions from stops in front of the station.
Its stop named Saint Thomas Finkwiller is on the southern edge of the Petite France area and its stop named 'Lamey' is in the Neustadt.
When boarding the bus you can pay cash to the driver,

Strasbourg Airport has a link from its terminal building to Entzheim-Aéroport station which is on the local railway route between Strasbourg and Rothau through Molsheim.
Hence the station which serves the airport typically has 2 or 3 trains per hour to and from the city centre station.

At this station comparatively simple connections are available with trains to/from Colmar, Mulhouse and over the border to Offenburg in Germany.

The journey time between the airport and Strasbourg station is only 8 - 12 minutes and tickets can be purchased at the stations.
Though the final train of the day from the airport typically departs before 21:00.

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