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Banking

There is a local Bank (Sparkasse Wetzlar) that provides an ATM located at Friedenstrasse 29. Good news: US-based ATM cards actually work here, as do credit cards!

Sparkasse Wetzlar - Geschäftsstelle Waldgirmes

Friedenstrasse 29, 35633 Waldgirmes

Phone: +49 (0) 6441 409 1280

Fax: + 49 (0) 6441 409 1289

Filiale_Waldgirmes@sparkasse-wetzlar.de

www.sparkasse-wetzlar.de

Opening times:

Monday 8:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.,  2 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Tuesday 8:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.,  2 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday 8:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.

Thursday 8:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.,  2 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Friday 8:30 a.m. - 12 p.m.,  2 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Many shops and gas stations accept credit cards too, but you cannot rely on it. In many cases, being ready to pay cash is the safest.

We recommend:

1. Bringing enough cash with you (Euros) to cover the first few days of your stay. The ATMs at the airport will accept US-based ATM cards, so get a few euros when you arrive. 
   

2. The current exchange rate is roughly 1.55, so for every Euro you have to pay US $1.55.
   

3. If a shop accepts credit cards, use that instead to save your cash and get a better conversion rate.
   

4. Go to our local ATM if you need additional cash.

Gas Stations

There is a local gas station located at Rodheimer Strasse, just before you turn into Haustädter Strasse. Typically, you fill up your car first at the pump, and then pay inside. Some gas stations accept credit cards, but it’s safest to ask inside before you start pumping if you don’t have cash.

At the train station in Wetzlar, you can explore Germany by train. There is unfortunately no Waldgirmes train station.

Visit these two to get detailed schedules:

1. -Fahrplanauskunft RMV
   

2. -Deutsche Bahn homepage
   

For your convenience, here is a PDF doc (download and print as a reference) that contains the local train schedule between Wetzlar, Giessen, and Frankfurt.

See also these web sites we’ve collected. They will help you get around easily  in Germany.  Just click on our “Useful Links” section.

The bus schedule is available online. Go to ‘Buslinien’ to view a table for all bus lines. Select ’24’ - the Waldgirmes bus line - (for convenience click here to download the PDF with the complete schedule. It’s useful to use as a reference.) The bus stop closest to our apartment Göthestrasse 5 is “Schellerstrasse.” However, there is a better stop  “Waldgirmes Mitte” (a short walk) at Naunheimer Strasse (there are more frequent stops here.) The bus schedule is below:

Monday through Friday (from “Waldgirmes Mitte”):

1. -The bus to Wetzlar: 10:55 a.m., 11:55 a.m., 12:55 p.m., 1:40 p.m., 1:48 p.m., 1:55 p.m., 2:55 p.m., 2:59 p.m., 3:55 p.m., 4:55 p.m., 5:25 p.m., 5:55 p.m., 6:25 p.m., 6:55 p.m., 7:54 p.m., 8:54 p.m., 9:54 p.m., 10:54 p.m., and midnight.
   

2. -On Saturdays the bus runs hourly starting at 5:55 a.m.
   

3. -Sundays and holidays, the bus also runs on an hourly basis, starting at 8:54 a.m.
   

4. -Travel time to the Wetzlar train station (“Busbahnhof”) is about 16 minutes.
   

5. -Travel time to Giessen is similar. Please see the schedule for details.
   

6. -At the train stations in Wetzlar and Giessen, there are further connections to other bus lines.
   

It is easy to get to the bus station “Schellerstrasse” from the Göthestasse 5 apartment (a 10-12 minutes walk,) or to Naunheimer Strasse (a 15-20 minutes walk).

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Cabs

“Mini cars” are a very popular means of transportation in Germany. These are smaller sized cabs, and less expensive compared to regular cabs. Just call them and ask them to pick you up. Here is one in Wetzlar:

Mini Car Mobil 24

Philipstrasse 9, 35576 Wetzlar

+49 (0)6441 2 00 90 96

Using public transportation in Waldgirmes

If you prefer to use public transportation in Waldgirmes instead  a rental car, Bus line # 24 connects Waldgirmes with the two neighboring towns of Wetzlar and Giessen. Both of these towns have a train station, so from there you can take a train and reach practically any destination within Germany. Trains are very economical and very efficient in Germany. 

Sunset at Gleiberg near Waldgirmes  

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