Transportation
All facilities in Nürtingen are situated within walking or easy cycling distance of each other, the town centre and the train/bus stations. It only takes 25 minutes by foot to get from the newer building Schelmenwasen and the student hostel at the edge of town to Nürtingen's historic city centre and the city campus. There is also a bus station in front of the university building Schelmenwasen / student hostels. Bus no. 182 brings you down town.
A ring-and-ride taxi service (Anrufsammeltaxi: AST) is operated in Nürtingen outside public transport service hours.
In Geislingen, everything is within walking distance - the university buildings, the student hostels, the train/bus stations and the city centre.
Public Transportation System
The German public transportation system functions very well. Busses run regularly and on a time schedule within Geislingen and Nürtingen and the surroundings. If you want to go to major cities like Stuttgart, Ulm or Munich, you can take the train.
In Geislingen, the bus and the train station are next to the University and next to the student hostels. With your student ID you pay a reduced fare.
The city of Nürtingen belongs to the regional transport network of greater Stuttgart (Verkehrsverbund Stuttgart: VVS) which makes Stuttgart and its suburbs easily accessible by bus or train. You obtain a VVS-ticket (higher administration fee!) which allows you to ride buses and trains free of charge on the weekends within that region. During the week you need to pay a reduced fare.
Bike
As there are 3 university buildings within Nürtingen, and only one is located next to the student hostel, we offer you the possibility to rent a bike during the time of your stay in Nürtingen. The ASTA (the university's student union) offers bicycles for rent. The rental fee for one semester is 20 € plus a deposit of 50 € which will be refunded if the bicycle is returned in good condition. If you are interested, please contact Carola Staib (carola.staib@spam.hfwu.de).
Germans love to ride their bikes. There are a lot of bike routes so that you can explore the area by bike.
Driving Licence
Foreign driving licences are valid for stays of up to six months in Germany. However, you may have to provide a German translation of your national licence or an international driving licence.
After six months non-European driving licences are mostly no longer valid. Thereafter, you will most probably have to take the German driving licence.
Germans drive on the right side of the road. The speed limit in cities is normally 50 kmh, sometimes 30 kmh. The speed limit on country roads is normally 80 kmh. On highways you have to obey the speed limits. If there is no speed limit you can go as fast as you like.