General Trip Info - 2013

Itinerary

May 6: 

  • Group Departs from Philadelphia: US Airways - 700 departs 4:25PM arrive Frankfurt 6:15AM

May 7 - 9:

  • Group Arrive in Germany Tuesday, May 7th Frankfurt airport.
  • Travel by train from Frankfurt to Fuessen. (Reserved Train Seats)
    • Depart: Take the 8:53AM ICE 1013 - Frankfurt to Augsburg
    • Arrive in Augsburg HBF at 11:53. (3 hours) Reserved Seats: Coach 32 Non-Smoking: Seats: 11-18, 21-24
    • Connecting Train:
    • Depart: Take the 1:03 from Augsburg HBF
    • Arrive in Fuessen 2:55PM (Regional) 57346 Germany (1hr 52 mins). (Total Time: 4hrs 52mins).
  • Hotel in Fuesse: Euro Park Hotel
    • Two overnights with breakfast (Check in Tuesday, May 7th, check out Thursdaym May 9th)
  • Visit Meuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau Castles Wednesday, May 8th

May 9:

  • Group travel from Fussen to Meersburg on the Bodensee. 
  • Hotel in Konstanz: IBIZ Hotel
    • Twp (2) Overnights with Breakfast (Check in May 9, Check out May 11)

May 11: 

May 12:

  • Group travel from Colmar, France to Freiburg-Littenweiler, Germany
    • Depart Colmar: 9:23 on Train No. TER 96261
    • Arrive Basel SBB at 10:09
    • Transfer:
    • Depart Basel at 11:06 on ICE 74 Reserved Seats: Coach 6 Seats: 11, 13, 15, 17, 21 - 28
    • Arrive Freiburg-Breisgau 11:47
    • Transfer:
    • Depart: Freiburg-Breisgau to Freiburg - Littleweiler PN

May 18:

  • Group travel from Freiburg - Littlenweiler to Melsungen.
    • Depart: Radio Train 10:39 from Freiburg - Littenweiler to Freiburg (Breisgau) HBF.
    • Depart: Freiburg (Breisgau) HBF 10:57 ICE 370 to Fulda
    • Arrive: Fulda at 14:09, Reserved seats: Coach 6: Seats: 55, 61 - 68, 71 - 73
  • Transfer:
    • Depart: Fulda at 14:19 CAN 24206
    • Arrive: Melsungen 15:22
    • Staying at The Pension Larchenhof (with breakfast). (Check in May 18, Check out May 25). Lindenbergstrasse 35, 34212 Melsugen. Telephone: 0 56 61 / 62 63 Fax: 0 56 61 / 69 24 Contact Person: Faru Stohr

May 25:

  • Group travel from Melsungen to Eisenach
    • Depart: Melsungen 8:33 CAN 24203
    • Arrive: Bebra at 8:58
    • Transfer:
    • Depart: Bebra: 9:06 CAN 24145
    • Arrive: Eisenach at 9:44.
      • Two Overnights in Eisenach (Check in May 25, Check out May 27) 
      • Hotel Courtyard by Marriott - Weinbergstrabe 5, 99817 Eisenachm Germany +49 3691 8150
      • Pentahotels.com
    • Wartburg Castle: 1:30 tour (Anticipate: lunch and arrive at castle gift shop by 1:00 for 1:30 tour).

May 26:

  • Group Travel from Eisenachto Weimar, then back to Eisenach
    • Depart: 9:10 Regional
    • Arrive: Weimar (Thursday) HBf at 10:17
  • Tour of Bouchenwald Concentration Camp.
  • Return to Eisenach: Suggestion:
    • Depart: Weimar: 17:00 IC 2154 Train TIC 2154 Coach 9: Seat: 87, 111, 113, 117, 91 - 98
    • Arrive: Eisenach at 17:47
    • Fordernerin Buchenwald e.V: [email protected]
    • Telephone: 03643/747540              Fax: 03643/747541

May 27:

  • Group travel from Eisenach to Frankfurt Main by train
    • Depart: 5:49 ICE 2256 to Frankfurt (Main) Hbf coach 9: Seats: 88, 81 - 83, 91-98.
    • Arrive: Frankfurt (main) Hbf 7:50
Return from Frankfurt: US Airways 701 Departs Frankfurt 1:05 PM Arrive Philadelphia 4:05 PM