Getting there
How to get to the Holy Ground of Heavy Metal – by car, train and bus.
Festival site
Messegelände Balingen
Ausstellungsgelände Stetten 1
72336 Balingen
Ausstellungsgelände Stetten 1
72336 Balingen
- “Plan route” opens navigation in Google Maps.
- The site map shows where everything is on the site.
- Camping? Everything about getting there with a tent or camper is in the Camping FAQs.
By car
From Stuttgart
approx. 85 km · 1 hr 10 min- Take the A81 towards Singen.
- Take the Empfingen exit (B463 towards Haigerloch, Balingen).
- Follow the B463 via Haigerloch to Balingen.
- Take the exit for the Messegelände (“Auf Stetten” street).
- Follow the signs to the car park or campsite.
From Freiburg
approx. 125 km · 1 hr 45 min- Take the B31 through the Höllental towards Donaueschingen.
- At Donaueschingen, continue on the B27/A864 towards Stuttgart.
- Stay on the A81 towards Stuttgart as far as the Rottweil exit.
- Follow the B27 via Rottweil towards Balingen.
- Just before Balingen, join the B463 and take the exit for the Messegelände (“Auf Stetten”).
- Follow the signs to the car park or campsite.
From Munich
approx. 300 km · 3 hrs 15 min- Take the A8 towards Stuttgart.
- At the Stuttgart motorway interchange, switch to the A81 towards Singen.
- Take the Empfingen exit (B463 towards Haigerloch, Balingen).
- Follow the B463 via Haigerloch to Balingen.
- Take the exit for the Messegelände (“Auf Stetten” street) and follow the signs.
By train & bus
Tip: get off at Balingen Süd! The stop is right next to the Messegelände – only approx. 800 m or 10 minutes on foot.
- Take the regional train via Tübingen on the Zollernalbbahn towards Albstadt-Ebingen.
- Get off at the Balingen Süd stop (the RB 66 regional train stops there).
- Walk along “Auf Stetten” to the Messegelände – approx. 10 minutes.
Your train only stops at Balingen (Württ)?
From the railway station/bus station, city bus lines 14 and 16 take about 7 minutes to the “Rewe-Markt” stop (still called “Real-Markt” in some timetables). From there it's another approx. 600 m on foot to the Messegelände. On foot from the station it's a good 2 km – or you can take a taxi.
You'll find current connections and departure times at Deutsche Bahn or naldo.
On site
The site map shows where everything is on the grounds – including the DRK (German Red Cross).