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Wurtzburg Train Station ?

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Hello,

We are taking a train from Darmstadt to Wurtzburg (family of 4) and then renting a car in Wurtzburg. The plan was to walk around for a couple hours/ grab a refreshment and perhaps food and then get the car. We now have a teen who has injured herself (knee dislocation) and while she can walk with her brace without crutches, she needs frequent breaks (we are bringing a travel stool). We are tempted to cut out the exploration and just get to our final destination via car (rural Saxony to visit family). However, I have done this trip many times, without my children, and have never been to Wurtzburg and was hoping for a new experience.

My questions are these:
1. Are the luggage lockers in service/ will our 4 carry on bags fit into a few of these luggage lockers?
2. Is the car rental process easy in this location (Sixt)? We have a car reserved.
3. Is it easy to walk or take a bus to the old town from the train station and would it be worthwhile checking this out for a bit before we head onto our final destination? It seems in the RS guidebooks like it is easy, but I'm curious about what others say.

Thank you in advance!

-Sascha

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First off, I assume you're talking about Wurzburg (not Wurtzburg)?

I can't comment on #1 or #2, but I will say that it's probably 1/3 or 1/2
mile from the Bahnhof to the Altstadt, and the Residenz (which is probably
the main reason to stop in Wurzburg) makes it kind of a triangular route.
The Residenz website says it's a 20 minute walk from the Bahnhof.

I would offer an alternate suggestion:

  • pick up the car, load in the luggage, and drive to the Residenz. Park your car there, there is a parking lot right out front.
  • tour the Residenz, stop at a grocery store on the way out of town and get nourishment, and continue on your way.
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Go to www.bahnhof.de to see what the train stations have for lockers.

They ask you for the name of the train station. It's Würzburg, no 't', but the Bahn's ignorance algorithm will probably suggest the right spelling. I suspect it will accept Wurzburg or Wuerzburg.

The lockers are shown under Schließfächer. There is one size, 35x45x85 cm. That's 133 liters, big enough for at least 3 regulation carry-on bags, morw if they are soft. 6€ for 24 hours.

Look under Karte for the map (or use Google Maps). There are a lot of trams on a circular loading track right in front of the station plus bus stalls, mostly to the right when you come out.

I can't tell you right off which trams will take you downtown. It might be shown on the front of the tram, but it will be in German. I think most of the trams from the station do go to what I would call downtown.

I think the place most people want to see is the residenz. No trams goes all the way there, but it's a short walk from the tram stops in town.

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