How do I get from Nuremberg airport to Erlangen?

Bus 30 to Erlangen: €4.80 for one traveler, 31–32 min. It leaves you at Erlangen Arcaden, a shopping centre near the city centre, in about half an hour. Bus 30 leaves roughly every 40 minutes from before 05:00 to just after midnight, for EUR 4.80 (EUR 4.46 in the app).

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Airport to another city · One way · All prices are totals for 1 adult · All service hours

1 way to Erlangen

For Nuremberg generally we recommend the U-Bahn U2; for Erlangen the answer changes.

Recommended

The cheapest way in. Nothing listed is quicker.

Bus 30 to Erlangen

30 · VGN tariff

31–32 min rideEvery 40 min04:47–00:38

Bus stop on the terminal forecourtErlangen Arcaden

€4.80total for 1 adult€4.80 eachBuy ticketOn VGN tariff

Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Bus stop on the terminal forecourt

Erlangen is outside fare level A, so the fare is Preisstufe 3: EUR 4.80 at the machine or from the driver, EUR 4.46 in the app (child EUR 2.40 / EUR 2.23).

Luggage. A city bus; luggage rides in the aisle or the pram bay.

Hours. Runs from early morning to just after midnight, direct, no change, in 31 to 32 minutes.

Price for every party size · Fare source

Bus 30 leaves roughly every 40 minutes from before 05:00 to just after midnight, for EUR 4.80 (EUR 4.46 in the app).

Ride times exclude walking and waiting. Every way from Albrecht Dürer Airport Nürnberg into Nuremberg

Your destination

Straight there.

Erlangen is the university city next door, in the regional tariff rather than Nuremberg’s own: bus 30 from the terminal reaches Erlangen Arcaden, near the centre, in about half an hour.

Albrecht Dürer Airport Nürnberg

Follow the signs

Bus stop on the terminal forecourt

Bus 30 to Erlangen · 31–32 min

Erlangen

Bus 30 to Erlangen serves Erlangen. U-Bahn U2 does not.

Arriving late?

Not everything runs around the clock: the Bus 30 to Erlangen runs 04:47–00:38. Outside those hours nothing on this board runs to the center, and taxis are not priced on it. and the board keeps only what is running.

From arrivals to Erlangen

Find the stop

Bus stop on the terminal forecourt. Follow the signs from arrivals.

Choose Bus 30 to Erlangen

Check the destination and departure board before boarding.

Arrive at Erlangen

31–32 min. Continue to your accommodation or follow signs for onward transport.

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Continuing by public transport?

Follow the station signs for your onward connection.

Walking to your stay?

Check the address and choose the nearest exit.

Before you travel

Does the U-Bahn U2 stop at Erlangen?

No. It runs to Nürnberg Hauptbahnhof in 13 minutes.

Does the NightLiner N12 stop at Erlangen?

No. It runs to Nürnberg Hauptbahnhof in 26 minutes.

What if my flight arrives late?

Not everything runs around the clock: the Bus 30 to Erlangen runs 04:47–00:38. Outside those hours nothing on this board runs to the center, and taxis are not priced on it.

Is Erlangen in Nuremberg?