Transfer to/from - Stuttgart airport (STR)

Transportation

Train - The airport station is found on level 1 of Terminal 1. Lines S2 and S3 from VVS (Tel +49 7111 9449) travel to the city's central station in around 27 minutes, with a frequency of 15 min. from Monday to Friday and every 30 min. on weekends. The fare is €4.20 and they operate from 5:08 am to 0:38 am. Other stops include Vaihingen, Österfeld, Universität, Feuersee, Stadtmitte, Bad Cannstatt, Schorndorf and Backnang.
From the city centre leave trains from Deutsche Bahn (Tel +49 180 699 6633) to locations in Germany and neighbouring countries.

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Bus - There are numerous services from VVS (Tel +49 7111 9449) that depart from the station located next to Terminal 4, beneath car park P14. Line 122 - Plieningen, Scharnhausen, Esslingen; 806 - Bernhausen, EnBW City, Degerloch; 828 - Echterdingen, Steinenbronn, Waldenbuch, Dettenhausen, Bebenhausen, Tübingen; X3 - Bernhausen, Gniebel, Pliezhausen, Ofterdingen, Rommelsbach, Reutlingen, Pfullingen; X10 - Neuhausen, Denkendorf, Köngen, Kirchheim; X60 - Echterdingen, Universität, Schillerhöhe, Leonberg. Journey time to downtown Stuttgart is around 25 minutes and the fare is €4.20.
In addition, there are numerous operators that provide transportation inside Germany and different European countries.
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Taxi - Operators inside the enclosure are Taxiservice Stuttgart (Tel +49 711 551 0000), Kurier-Taxi Stuttgart (Tel +49 7111 9416) and Hofmann Taxi (Tel +49 711 948 4409 / 2766). There is a reservation counter on level 2 of Terminal 1. The trip to Stuttgart city centre takes 20-30 minutes.

While there are issues that seem more than obvious, it is always advisable to take into account when moving from or to the airport, and especially if you go on some public transport.  1- To the airport - It is convenient to go out with a little more anticipation than you would commonly suggest. If you choose a taxi or a private car service, always keep in mind peak transit times, demonstrations, strikes or events that may take more or less the trip to the airport from where you are. It is always good to be informed about what happens in the place where you find yourself.
If you have a shared transfer service, please have a contact Tel in case of any delay on the part of the company. In these cases, a scheduled collection schedule is already in tenter.
If you are using public transport (bus, train), have the schedules (weekends and holidays usually have fewer frequencies), if you have to transfer and also how to board (if you need a card or boarding pass or paying at the moment to the driver or rider). These are details that seem obvious, but it is advisable to know not to have surprises and suffer a delay that could bring complications.
If you rent a car to get to the airport check well, where you must leave the vehicles. In some airports, there is an exclusive parking lot for rental cars.  2 -From the airport- here is a little less stressful as you don't have the pressure to miss the flight. In the worst case you will arrive later to the place where you are going to stay or to the meeting point where you try to arrive. Once you get out of the plane, pick up your suitcase and finish with the required arrival procedures. Then you have to look for the public transport signs or consult the airport staff. It is very useful to inform the timetables of the buses in case you arrive late at night. Not all of them work 24 hours a day. The same goes for taxis. If you have hired a private car service, keep ready the mobile app to contact the driver. Some transport services hired, have a person waiting for you, identified with a sign.
If you rent a car to go from the airport to your final destination, for more peace of mind it is recommended to reserve it earlier. Rental counters are usually available at arrivals hall.