Travel back to the 50s, 60s and 70s by bus - Stadtwerke Gießen (SWG) is making it possible from 24 to 26 July. Once again this year, SWG has organised a special bus service between Giessen and Wettenberg for the Golden Oldies weekend in Krofdorf-Gleiberg.
Well-preserved classic cars and the sound of rock 'n' roll will once again attract tens of thousands of people to Wettenberg/Krofdorf-Gleiberg next weekend - for the 26th edition of the three-day "Golden Oldies" festival. With such a large number of visitors, there will once again be long queues of vehicles in front of the car parks on the outskirts of Wettenberg. The organisers therefore recommend using public transport. Stadtwerke Gießen (SWG) has organised a special bus service.
Stops and journey times
Shuttle buses will run every 30 minutes between Giessen and Wettenberg. Passengers board at bus platform 1 at the railway station. Operating times: Friday, 24 July from 18:00 to 23:30, Saturday, 25 July from 10:00 to 00:00 and Sunday, 26 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, 24 July 23:56, Saturday, 25 July 00:26 and Sunday, 26 July 20:26.
The buses will stop at the following bus stops in Giessen: Train station (bus platform 1), Liebigstraße, Johanneskirche, Stadttheater, Marktplatz, Oswaldsgarten, Schützenstraße, Gleiberger Weg, Leimenkauter Weg and Hochhäuser. Passengers can also get on and off the bus at the stops Launsbach Gewerbepark Ost, Gewerbepark West, Seemühle, Klingelgarten, Wiesenstraße, Kronzenborner Weg and Wißmarer Straße in Krofdorf-Gleiberg.
Festival visitors who use the special transport service only pay once for the outward and return journey on the same day - two euros for a day ticket.
Please note: This offer only applies to the special bus service, not to the regular lines 800 and 802, which serve all stops in Giessen at the usual times. In Krofdorf-Gleiberg, both lines will run on an alternative route via Wiesenstraße and Kattenbachstraße from 24 July from 12:00 noon until the end of operations on 26 July. 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 from the Stadtwerke Gießen customer centre and on the SWG website <link verkehr.html _blank>www.stadtwerke-giessen.de</link> in the Transport section.
20.07.2015