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How To Get To Riquewihr, Alsace

Alsace is in eastern France on the Rhine River border with Germany. It is unquestionably spectacularly beautiful. A very special combination of history, culture, scenery, and especially food and wine makes Alsace one of the most delightful places to visit in all of Europe.
Most of our vacation rentals are located in Riquewihr, in the heart of Alsace. Riquewihr is one of the prettiest villages in France but also a very practical base to visit all Alsace, the Vosges mountains and even nearby Germany and Switzerland. 

How to travel to Riquewihr or La Vancelle in Alsace?

BY AIR – Airports and flights

Do you wish to get the most out of your holiday in Riquewihr, La Vancelle and Alsace? Fly to one of the nearby and convenient airports and rent a car: Basel, Strasbourg or Karlsruhe-Baden are approx an hour driving only from Riquewihr. Other interesting airports (intercontinental flights) are Zurich (90 minutes), Frankfurt / Main and Frankfurt-Hahn (approx 3 hours) and Paris Charles De Gaulle (TGV train connection to Strasbourg and Colmar or 5 hours driving).

Hereafter we mention some very interesting links to cheap but reliable flights as well as cheap but good car rental. Since flights are changing constantly, please check with airlines and airport websites.

Basel airport is actually on the French territory and only a 45 minutes easy and comfortable drive to our vacation rental apartments in Riquewihr near Colmar and one hour to La Vancelle. 

For Riquewihr, drive North on motorway A35, bypass Colmar and take exit number 22 (Ostheim, Riquewihr). Continue on the road D3 to Riquewihr (heading west to the Vosges mountains). Using Google Maps will make it easy. Here we are, Remparts de Riquewihr Vacation Rentals:  https://maps.app.goo.gl/Px8uTRuGHpgXJBoi9

For our Mountain Hiker apartment in La Vancelle, drive North on motorway A35, bypass Colmar and take exit number 17 to St-Dié. Using Google Maps will make it easy. Here we are, Rosa Gallica Rentals (the Mountain Hiker apartment):  https://maps.app.goo.gl/jwsSiuUtjW3qqrpJ8

Download Basel Airport new app for smartphones and tablets here

FROM Anywhere in the world fly to Basel Airport with British Airways and American Airlines via LHR London Heathrow.

Anywhere in the world fly to Basel Airport with Air France, Delta and KLM via CDG Paris Charles De Gaulle or with Air France via ORY Paris Orly.

  • Amsterdam fly to Basel Airport with Easyjet
  • Barcelone fly to Basel Airport with Easyjet
  • Berlin fly to Basel Airport with Easyjet
  • Bucharest fly to Basel Airport with Wizzair
  • Copenhagen fly to Basel Airport with Cimber Air
  • Hamburg fly to Basel Airport with Easyjet
  • Karlsruhe-Baden Airport with Ryanair from Alicante, Bari, Cagliari, Girona (Barcelone), London-Stansted, Porto, Rome (Ciampino), Stockholm
  • London (all airports) fly to Basel Airport with Easyjet
  • Madrid fly to Basel Airport with Easyjet
  • Manchester fly to Basel Airport with Swiss
  • Moscou fly to Zurich Airport with Swiss or Aeroflot
  • Oslo fly to Zurich Airport with SAS
  • Stockholm fly to Basel Airport with Ryanair
  • Tel-Aviv fly to Basel Airport with Easyjet

Basel airport is only a 45 minutes easy and comfortable drive to our apartments in Riquewihr near Colmar. Drive North on motorway A35, bypass Colmar and take exit number 22 (Ostheim, Riquewihr). Continue on the road D3 to Riquewihr (heading west to the Vosges mountains). Using Google Maps will make it easy. Here we are, Remparts de Riquewihr Vacation Rentals:  https://maps.app.goo.gl/Px8uTRuGHpgXJBoi9

Other flights available to / from Zurich airport (90 minutes drive), Strasbourg (45 minutes drive) and Karlsruhe-Baden (90 minutes drive).

Our partner Pierre runs an excellent private company specialized in airport transfers and private day trips.
Do not hesitate to contact him here: 
https://best-of-alsace.com

TRAIN – TGV

Colmar is the nearest train station to Riquewihr accessible by TGV trains (High Speed Trains) from Paris (Gare de l’Est), London, Brussels and Amsterdam, Zurich and Basel and now also with direct trains from the South of France (Provence-Cote d’Azur is only 4-6 hours away depending on where you start from). But if you wish to rent a car a better choice might be to take a train to Strasbourg. Coming from Paris there are more trains to Strasbourg and the rates are often cheaper. Car rental offer is also larger at Strasbourg airport than in Colmar.

Make your TGV train bookings on the following site:  https://www.sncf-connect.com/

Note that prices vary according to a number of parameters: how long in advance you book, schedule of the train, day of departure or return, etc. Try several options before choosing.

CAR RENTAL – RENT A CAR

You do not absolutely need a car when staying in Riquewihr but it helps in discovering Alsace. Actually it depends on how long you will be staying, in which season and whether you want to discover larger areas (Alsace, nearby Germany with the Black Forest and Swizerland are easily accessible from Riquewihr) or only the nearby vineyards and cities.

Renting a car is easy and rather cheap if you follow the link hereafter. You will be able to move around easily, avoid waste of time waiting for buses and trains, finally making a maximum out of your highly valuable time. We are recommending the following online service: holidayautos.com

When arriving by train from Paris to Strasbourg, the best option is to require your car from Strasbourg airport. The airport is easily accessible from the main station with a frequent train shuttle. The airport is south-west of the city, towards our direction. You will save the traffic jams driving out or to Strasbourg. Choice and business hours are broader and rates often cheaper. Then drive to Riquewihr or La Vancelle. You may also have your car rental at any major airport near us: Basel, Strasbourg, Frankfurt or Zurich.
When booking a car rental at Basel airport, make sure you choose a company based on the French side of the airport as your destination Riquewihr is in France. You will save time and the rates are often cheaper.

AND WHAT IF I HAVE NO CAR?

If you have no car, there are several bus services per day (except on Sundays) from Colmar train station to Riquewihr. The bus needs approx. 25 minutes from the station to Riquewihr. Visit the dedicated website for public transportation in Alsace (English version available, including schedules and timetables). Should you have some heavy luggage, you will also find taxis at the train station.

Our partner Pierre runs an excellent private company specialized in airport transfers and private day trips.
Do not hesitate to contact him here: https://best-of-alsace.com

Kindly note that our apartments are available earliest at 4:00 pm