VfB Stuttgart against RB Leipzig: This is how it works with the arrival!

VfB Stuttgart against RB Leipzig: This is how it works with the arrival!

NeckarPark, Stuttgart, Deutschland - On Wednesday, January 15, 2025, VfB Stuttgart welcomes RB Leipzig in the MHP-Arena at 8:30 p.m. For the journey of the audience, some important information applies that affect the use of local public transport.

A restriction on the journey home is expected due to construction work in the VVS network. The journey to the game takes place either with the S-Bahn line S1 to Neckarpark every 15 minutes or with the S-Bahn lines S2 and S3 to Bad Cannstatt, also every 15 minutes. In addition, the regional trains Mex12/18 (Tübingen/Heilbronn), Mex13 (Aalen), Mex16 (Geislingen) and Mex19/90/Re90 (Gaildorf) to Bad Cannstatt are available every 30 minutes, such as s-bahn-stuttgart.de reported.

Important information on departure

After the game, the trains of the S1 will run from Neckarpark to Kirchheim (T) or Böblingen every 30 minutes. Replacement buses are available for the S-Bahn lines S2 and S3; The S2E drive from Bad Cannstatt Wilhelmsplatz to Waiblingen, while the DB additional buses S3X starts from the Neckarpark to Waiblingen. In addition, the S2 will drive from the main train station (deep) to Filderstadt every 30 minutes. Regional transport is realized by Mex12/18 to Tübingen and Heilbronn and Mex16 to Geislingen from Bad Cannstatt every 30 minutes, supplemented by Mex13 to Waiblingen with replacement buses. For the Mex19/90 and RE90 route, replacement buses between the main train station and Backnang are also in use.

Deutsche Bahn recommends that visitors plan more time to arrive for their journey and also use Bad Cannstatt train station in order to easily get to the game. In addition, the admission ticket to the game is considered a ticket for all VVS means of transport in the entire VVS network.

VfB Stuttgart has been working with the VVS since the 1988/1989 season, and fans can take their admission ticket to the home games free of charge by bus and train. The VVS combicket applies beyond the 2023/2024 season and is used by over 50 percent of football fans for the journey to the stadium, as vvs.de reported.

For the facilitation of the journey, a special line U11 of the SSB will also run between 6:08 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. every 7 to 8 minutes from the main train station via Berliner Platz and Charlottenplatz to Neckarpark (stadium) and will also be available after the end of the game.