Burghausen
Burghausen is in Upper Bavaria.
Understand
Burghausen is a town of roughly 18 000 inhabitants whose main claim to fame is the chemical company Wacker, that also gave name to the resident soccer team Wacker Burghausen. Besides that it boasts a beautifully preserved old town as well as one of the most extensive castles in Europe. The city is thus aptly named as "Burg" is the German name for castle.
Get in
By plane
Munich airport and the airport of Salzburg are within a reasonable distance of town.
By train
The train station is somewhat outside the old town and offer several direct connections daily to Munich as well as connecting service elsewhere. If you are arriving from within Bavaria, one of the discount offers for regional travel (e.g. the Bayern Ticket) may make sense for you, especially if you are a small group. For more on prices and routes see the excellent website of Deutsche Bahn.
By bus
- See also: intercity buses in Germany
By car
Get around
Most areas of touristic interest are accessible on foot. The main station is somewhat distant from the old town, so that you might want to take one of the city buses.
See
The old town centre in Inn-Salzach-Stil.
- Burghausen Castle (Burg zu Burghausen). At over 1km in length one of the largest castles in the world
Do
Buy
Eat
- Knoxoleum, In den Grüben 133, ☏ +49 8677 916 191, info@knoxoleum.de.
- Golden Moon, Robert Koch Straße 15, ☏ +49 8677 88 16 992, info@goldenmoon.eu. Chinese and Mongolian food buffet style and a la carte mains 5.50 € to 10 € buffet from 8.50€.
Drink
Sleep
- Bayerischer Hof, Stadtplatz 45, ☏ +49 8677 97 840, info@bayerischer-hof-burghausen.de. single 76€ double 96€; including breakfast.