ESWE Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH · Gartenfeldstrasse 18 · 65189 Wiesbaden · Telefon (0611) 450 22-450 · www.eswe-verkehr.de

Go downtown!ESWE public transportation service right into the heart of town

ticket types and prices

locations and bus services

sightseeing attractions

2015

WELCOME TO

WIESBADEN!

The ESWE Verkehrsgesellschaft public transporta-tion company is one of the largest in Hesse and an integral part of Wiesbaden city life, that has become unimaginable without its blue-orange ESWE city buses. Our around 235 vehicles are giving you a quick, convenient and inexpensive bus service into the heart of the Hessian capital, a service that around fifty million passengers a year have come to know and love.

An ESWE bus is usually only minutes away from anywhere in downtown Wiesbaden – a bus that will whisk you away to your favorite stores and fine restaurants in the city center, or to the many city events that take place over the year.

Wiesbaden’s touristic highlights are also but a bus ride away with our convenient and reliable service, places to see such as the Kurhaus and Casino, the historical Neroberg Mountain Railway, or Biebrich Palace with its breathtaking beautiful panoramic view over the Rhine.

We are looking forward to welcoming you soon on one of our buses – and to beautiful Wiesbaden!

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Into the city at affordable prices

Single ticketA single ticket with an ESWE bus costs a 2.70 for adults; children aged six to fourteen only pay a 1.60. Single tickets are available anywhere you can buy ESWE tickets, so that includes the bus driver.

Our special ESWE tickets will cost you even less:

Multi-journey ticketsOur multi-journey tickets called „Sammelkarte“ provide you with a bonus package of five tickets in one for only a 10.60 for adults or a 6.60 for children; you can buy these at any ticket machine or kiosk. Remember to stamp your multi-journey ticket in the bus’s validator. It is not possible to purchase this kind of ticket from the driver.

Day tickets, group ticketsA day ticket is ideal for travelling around Wies-baden, as it will allow you to use as many ESWE buses as you want during the day at a 6.50 for adults or a 3.80 for children. A group day ticket is your best choice if you plan to ride the buses together with your family,

friends or colleagues – a whole day on all the ESWE buses for up to five people (adults and children) costs just a 9.70.Day and group tickets are available anywhere you can buy ESWE tickets, so that includes the bus dri-ver. All day tickets are valid on the day of purchase until the end of operation that day, until 4 a.m.

Event ticketsOur ESWE buses are the ideal mode of transport to take you to one of Wiesbaden’s festive events, and we provide cut-price event tickets for a num-ber of occasions during the year – such as the “WeinfestTicket” at only a 4.25 for adults or a 2.65 for children to and from the popular Rheingau Wine Festival every August. Our “Veranstaltungs- Ticket” event tickets, which include a round trip to the event and back home on the same day, are available anywhere you can buy an ESWE ticket, so that includes the bus driver. NB: Don’t forget to stamp your ticket in the bus’s validator. All event tickets are valid on the day of purchase until the end of operation that day, which is at four o’clock the next morning.

Good to know: Each of the above tickets is also valid on all buses and trolley cars in Mainz run by the Mainzer Verkehrs - ge sellschaft (MVG) public transportation company.

SPECIAL AttRACtIonS YoU won’t wAnt to MISS ...

neroberg and neroberg Mountain Railway(Line 1 – stop: Nerotal)Neroberg is literally the top of town – at 245 meters’ elevation, Wiesbaden’s own mountain gives you a wonderful view over the city together with exciting destinations for a day of fun at the Kletterwald rope course or Opelbad outdoor swimming pool. If you don’t fancy walking up to Wiesbaden’s most beautiful vantage point on foot, there’s a very special way of reaching it, that is just as historical and romantic – Germany’s

oldest water ballast-run cog-and-rack railway, the famous Neroberg Mountain Railway.Leave the stress of everyday life behind as you prepare for a ride through times gone by. The original wagons in the city’s blue and yellow livery have been grinding their way up and down the mountain since the railway service opened in 1888, Germany’s legendary “Year of the Three Emperors”.

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the Kurhaus Casino(Lines 1, 2, 8, and 16 – stop: Kurhaus/Theater)

Wiesbaden’s Kurhaus Casino – the most beauti-ful venue of its kind in Germany and one of the oldest in the world – is also of literary interest, as Dostojevsky used it as the setting for his short novel “The Gambler”. Located in the Kurhaus’s former wine hall, the casino is open daily and features a unique casino atmosphere amidst

neoclassical architecture. The casino offers a full range of activities including blackjack, roulette, poker, and slot machines – the latter located in the neighboring Kurhaus-Kolonnaden, which at 129 meters in length is not only Europe’s oldest columnar hall, but also a magnificent work of architecture.

Biebrich Palace and Rettbergsaue island (Lines 3, 4, 9, 14, and 38 – stop: Rheinufer; lines 9 and 14 – stop: Schloss Biebrich)Imposing Biebrich Palace is located on the banks of the Rhine. This three-winged baroque castle with a circular temple, a gallery, and a dome fres-co was built from 1700 to 1744, and until 1866 was the residence of the counts and dukes of Nassau. The castle park, which dates back to 1811, features very old trees and is the venue for an important annual horse show. Opposite the castle is Rettbergsaue, one of the Rhine’s largest islands (2.8 kilometers long by

380 meters wide). Thanks to its abundant flora and fauna, almost all of Rettbergsaue is a nature reserve. The best way to get to the island is via the legendary “Tamara” ferry, which docks at a pier right in front of the castle. Rettbergsaue’s large recreational area – featuring a camping site, playground, swimming beach and café, playing fields, and a barbecue area – is a wonder-ful place to visit, especially during the summer.

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Besides these three tourist attractions, Wiesbaden and the surrounding area offer a lot more things to see and do – find out more at Wiesbaden’s Tourist Information Office at Marktplatz 1 in the city center.

Looking for ideas for a day out? www.eswe-verkehr.de/english

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Aukamm Housing Area

Hainerberg Housing Area

Crestview Housing Area

württembergstrasse

friedhof sonnenberg

kurkliniken

schleiermacherstrasse

thermalbad

hildastrassewartestrasse

fichtestrasse/ handwerkskammer

langenbeckplatz/st. josefs hospital

rheinstrasse/rhein-main-hallen

alwinenstrasse

blumenstrassedernsches gelände

kirchgasse

platz der deutschen einheit

humboldtstrasse

wilhelmstrasse

hans-bredow-strasse

berliner strasse

friedenstrasse

abraham-lincoln-str.uniserve raiffeisenplatz

j.-f.-kennedy-strasse

geschw.-stock-platz

hauptbahnhof

stat. bundesamt

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kappenbergweg

zieglerstrasse

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BUS STOP

Lines 21, 22

Lines 17, 23, 24

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Clay Kaserne (newman Village / Airfield)via stop Domäne Mechthildshausen Line 28 takes you into Wiesbaden’s city center heading towards Platz der Deutschen Einheit, or Mainz city center (stop: Höfchen) heading towards stop HBF West/Taubertsbergbad.Naturally, Line 28 will also take you back to Clay Kaserne (Newman Village / Airfield).

When boarding the bus from Clay Kaserne, please pay attention to the end destination indicated in the bus display as 28 buses in both directions depart from the same stops.

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Aukamm housing AreaKurkliniken and Württembergstrasse stops · Line 18 (heading towards Schierstein / Hafen via Sauerland)

Aukamm and Kappenbergweg stops · Lines 21 and 22 (heading towards Platz der Deutschen Einheit)

Connections to Wiesbaden city center and back:

We have special nightlines bringing you back to the housing areas from Wiesbaden city center (stop: Platz der Deutschen Einheit):

· Line N2 (heading towards Delkenheim) -> Berliner Strasse and Friedenstrasse stops· Line N7 (heading towards Mainz-Kostheim) -> Berliner Strasse and Domäne Mechtildshausen stops· Line N11 (heading towards Breckenheim) -> Aukamm, Kappenbergweg and Plutoweg stops

Connections back home late at night:

hainerberg housing AreaBerliner Strasse stop· Line 5 (heading towards Schierstein) · Line 15 (heading towards Faaker Strasse) · Line 16 (heading towards Rambach) · Line 28 (heading towards Platz der Deutschen Einheit) · Line 37 (heading towards Hauptbahnhof / Wielandstrasse) · Line 45 (heading towards Mainz Hauptbahnhof) · Line 46 (heading towards Platz der Deutschen Einheit) · Line 48 (heading towards Platz der Deutschen Einheit)

Raiffeisenplatz stop · Line 45 (heading towards Mainz Hauptbahnhof)

Crestview housing AreaPlutoweg stop · Line 17 (heading towards Klarenthal) · Line 21 (heading towards Platz der Deutschen Einheit) · Line 22 (heading towards Platz der Deutschen Einheit) · Line 23 (heading towards Schierstein / Hafen) · Line 24 (heading towards Frauenstein)· Line 37 (heading towards Hauptbahnhof / Wielandstrasse)

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· Wiesbaden mobility center· Wiesbaden mobilitiy info points· Ticket machines at different stops· Bus driver· Kiosks and ticket agencies

And this is where you’ll find your ESWE ticket:

Notes:1) Single ticket for three stops up to 2,000 metres distance. 2) Remember to stamp your ticket on starting your journey.3) Valid throughout our operating hours of the day for as many journeys as required.4) One-day group ticket for up to five persons.5) Valid on seven consecutive days from the date stated.6) �According to the “free co-passenger regulation”, which is valid within

the whole RMV zone, owners of seasonal tickets (weekly-, monthly or annual tickets, including the 9-o’clock and 65-plus ticket) with an adult tariff, as well as holders of the company-related JobTicket or FirmenCard (if this is labeled with “Mitnahmeregelung”), are per-mitted to take along one adult person and an unlimited number of children under the age of 15 free-of-charge after 7 p.m. on weekdays; furthermore, all day on weekends, public holidays as well as on December 24th and 31st.

�Moreover, according to the extended “free co-passenger regulation” from the VMW (traffic association Mainz-Wiesbaden), owners of the above mentioned seasonal tickets (excluding JobTickets and FirmenCard) may also travel during the daytime (until 7 p.m.) with all of their own children or up to three other children under the age of 15. This VMW-arrangement is valid within the entire tariff network 65 (Wiesbaden/Mainz) on all means of RMV-transportation, which en-compasses all busses and railway transportation (with the exception of IC- and ICE-trains). In the case when the ticket is used by a child (six to 14 years), the extended “free co-passenger regulation” from the VMW is invalid.

7) Only valid with a valid customer card.8) Valid up to the same date of the following month (inclusive) from the date given. 9) Also available as a personal subscription (non-transferable card with passport photo).10) Valid Mondays to Fridays from 9 a.m., and all day on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.

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ticket type

RMV and RNN tickets are available from all ticket machines, from transport staff and at ticket agencies in Wiesbaden and Mainz.

Special tariff brochures are available from our RMV-Mobilitätszentrale (mobility center) or RMV-Mobilitätsinfos (mobility information office).

(valid from Jan. 01, 2015)

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Wiesbaden/Mainztariff zone 65

Fare zone 13

SInGLE tICKEtS, onE-dAY tICKEtSShort-journey ticket 1)

Adults 1.60 eChildren�(age�6 – 14�years) 0.95 eSingle ticketAdults 2.70 eChildren�(age�6 – 14�years) 1.60 eMulti-journey ticket 2)

Adults 5 x 2.12 e= 10.60 e

Children�(age�6  – 14�years) 5 x 1.32 e= 6.60 e

one-day ticket 3)

Adults 6.50 eChildren�(age�6 –  14�years) 3.80 eone-day group ticket 3) 4)

Adults�and�children 9.70 eCoMMUtER tICKEtSweekly ticket 5)

Adults�6) 22.45 eSchool�children�/�trainees�7) 17.50 eMonthly ticket 8)

Adults�6) 76.40 eSchool�children�/�trainees�7) 59.50 eMonthly nine-o-clock ticket 6) 8) 10) 61.10 e

SPECIAL tICKEtSdiscount card 6) 9)

1 x�direct�debit�/�cash�(annual) 748.70 e10�x�direct�debit�(monthly) 76.40 enine-o-clock discount card 6) 9) 10)

1 x�direct�debit�/�cash�(annual) 598.80 e10�x�direct�debit�(monthly) 61.10 e

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Valid from: 01.2015

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

· RMV-Mobilitätszentrale Wiesbaden (Wiesbaden mobility center) at LuisenForum Dotzheimer Strasse 6 – 8 (corner of Schwalbacher Strasse) Bus stop: Schwalbacher Strasse/LuisenForum

Opening times Mondays to Fridays: 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturdays: 10 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. Phone: +49 (0)611 450 22-450 E-mail: mobilitaetszentrale@eswe-verkehr.de

· RMV-Mobilitätsinfos Wiesbaden (Wiesbaden mobility info points) Bus stop: Hauptbahnhof, platform A

Opening times Mondays to Fridays: 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Saturdays: 10 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.

Bus stop: Luisenplatz, platform B

Opening timesMondays to Saturdays: 10 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.

· Info and timetables online www.eswe-verkehr.de · Timetable hotline Open 24/7 Phone: +49 (0)69 24 24 80 24

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