How to Reach Colmar
Founded in the 9th century, Colmar is a town in the Haut-Rhin region of Alsace, France. Located on the Lauch River, about 64 kilometers to the southwest of Strasbourg, Colmar is famous for its narrow streets lined with half-timbered, half-painted houses. Flightshotelstours.com offers detailed travel guide on How to Reach Colmar.
Reaching Colmar is easy, because the town sports easy road, rail, and air access from numerous destinations within France as well as from international destinations worldwide.
How to Reach Colmar by Air - Reaching Colmar by air will be most convenient through any of the closest airports to the town - Euroairport at Basel, or Strasbourg airport. Some other airports in the area which can also be used for reaching Colmar are Baden Airport, Stuttgart, Zurich and Nancy. Connecting flights to Basel-Mulhouse or the Strasbourg airport could be availed from major cities in France as well as important international destinations. Such flights are operated from Paris by Air France and various American carriers, from Zurich by Swiss, from London by British Air and from Amsterdam by KLM.
How to Reach Colmar by Rail - Colmar being located between Basel and Strasbourg, the town can be conveniently reached by direct trains from both these cities. If you are inclined on rail travel to Colmer, board any of the fast trains leaving from Paris-Est station regularly to reach either Strasbourg or Mulhouse. Upon reaching any of these cities, you can avail of direct trains to Colmar, which take about 35 minutes to reach the town.
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Besides, there is one or two direct trains from Paris every day to reach Colmar in France. Other ways of reaching Colmar in France by rail are either through the German rail network via Strasbourg and Karlsruhe or the Swiss-Italian rail networks via Basel.
How to Reach Colmar by Road - Reaching Colmar by road is very convenient, with regular buses available for Colmar from the border at Breisach. You can also drive to Colmar along the same route. But the best way of reaching Colmar by road is from Paris, through the A-4/A-32/A-34 Autoroutes that get you to Strasbourg or the A-6/A36 to reach Mulhouse. Thereafter, take the four-lane A-35 expressway to reach Colmar.
