From 26 to 28 July, the organisers are once again expecting tens of thousands at the Golden Oldies in Krofdorf-Gleiberg. Stadtwerke Gießen will be organising a special bus service between Gießen and Wettenberg for the popular festival.
In 2019, tens of thousands are once again expected to flock to Wettenberg on the last weekend in July. They will embark on a short journey through time to the Krofdorf-Gleiberg district to enjoy live music from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s as well as fantastic classic cars at the "Golden Oldies" festival. Due to the expected high number of visitors, driving to the festival in your own car is usually associated with traffic jams and the subsequent tedious search for a parking space. Consequently, the organisers recommend travelling by public transport. For example, with the buses operated by Stadtwerke Gießen (SWG). They will be running a special timetable again this year - especially for the festival.
Stops and journey times
Shuttle buses between Giessen and Wettenberg run every 30 minutes: - Friday, 26 July from 18:00 to 23:30, - Saturday, 27 July from 10:00 to 00:00, - Sunday, 28 July from 09:00 to 20:00.
The following departure times apply for the last buses from Wettenberg in the direction of Gießen from the "Wiesenstraße" stop in Krofdorf-Gleiberg: - Friday, 26 July, 23:56,
- Saturday, 27 July, 00:26, - Sunday, 28 July, 20:26.
Due to a diversion caused by the closure of the "Oswaldsgarten" bus stop, buses in Giessen will stop at the following stops: "Bahnhof" (bus platform 1), "Liebigstraße", "Bahnhofstraße", "Mühlstraße", "Schützenstraße", "Gleiberger Weg", "Leimenkauter Weg" and "Hochhäuser". The stops "Johanneskirche", "Stadttheater" and "Marktplatz" cannot be served this year. It will also be possible to board and alight at the stops "Launsbach Gewerbepark Ost", "Gewerbepark West", "Seemühle", "Klingelgarten", "Wiesenstraße", "Kronzenborner Weg" and "Wißmarer Straße" in Krofdorf-Gleiberg.
Favourable prices
Festival visitors who use the special transport service pay two euros for the corresponding day ticket. Important to know: This offer only applies to the special bus service, but not to the regular lines 800 and 802, which serve all stops in Giessen at the usual times. In Krofdorf-Gleiberg, the two lines will run on an alternative route via Wiesenstraße and Kattenbachstraße from the start of operations on 26 July until the end of operations on 28 July. These buses will only stop at the stations "Wiesenstraße", "Kronzenborner Weg" and "Wißmarer Straße".
Passengers can find all information on stops and departure times in the special timetable for the Golden Oldies Festival - available at the mobility centre in the SWG customer centre and at www.swg-verkehr.de.