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 it one of the most delightful places to visit in all of Europe. Riquewihr is the jewel in the crown and looks today exactly as it did in the 16th Century. Riquewihr is also a very practical base to visit all Alsace, the Vosges mountains and even nearby Germany and Switzerland.

How to travel to Riquewihr in Alsace?

BY AIR - Airports and flights

Do you wish to get the most out of your holiday in Riquewihr 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 may change, 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. 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).

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
• Berlin fly to Basel Airport with  Easyjet
• Copenhagen fly to Basel Airport with Cimber Air
• Karlsruhe-Baden Airport with Ryanair from Alicante, Bari, Cagliari, Girona (Barcelone), London-Stansted, Porto, Rome (Ciampino), Stockholm
• Hamburg fly to Basel Airport with  Easyjet
• London (all airports) fly to Basel Airport with  Easyjet
• Manchester fly to Basel Airport with  Swiss
• Stockholm fly to Basel Airport with Ryanair

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).

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

TRAIN - TGV

Colmar is accessible by TGV trains (High Speed Trains) from Paris (Gare de l'Est), London, Brussels and Amsterdam, Zurich and Basel.
Make your TGV train bookings on the following site: http://www.tgv-europe.com/en/home/
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 a lot 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: http://www.holidayautos.co.uk/

The best is to require your car from Strasbourg if you arrive from Paris by train. Then drive to Riquewihr. You may also have your car rental at any major airport near us: Basel, Strasbourg, Frankfurt or Zurich.

AND WHAT IF I HAVE NO CAR?

If you have no car, there are several bus services per day 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).

Our Check in procedure
Our apartments are available earliest at 4:00 pm, latest 6:30 pm unless otherwise agreed.
As we are not a hotel or a B&B, there is no permanent reception desk. A precise meeting time should be agreed with us at least the day before arrival. Call our house manager on +33670089783 in order to agree about a meeting time in Riquewihr.

Driving instructions inside Riquewihr
Once you will arrive in Riquewihr, continue to the medieval city. You will face an old gate (city hall) giving way to the main street. DO NOT ENTER THE OLD CITY. Take left or right (without passing the gate). Remain outside the old city with the car.

Check your personal booking file for precise and personalized check in / meeting procedure.