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New bus route in Giessen: Faster connections and more service!
On January 1, 2026, Gießen will introduce a new bus route that will shorten travel times and improve accessibility.
New bus route in Giessen: Faster connections and more service!
Transport users in Giessen can look forward to a fresh bus route, which will come into force from today, January 1, 2026. The nimble buses not only promise shorter journey times, but also improved connections for numerous parts of the city. The Ecological Transport Club of Germany (VCD) is pleased with the changes, especially with the renewed connection to the southern quarter, Schiffenberger Weg and Ludwigstrasse, which will now offer some passengers noticeable relief. So reported Giessener General that the new, more direct routes will significantly speed up the journey to the city center.
The changes to bus traffic primarily affect lines 3, 13 and 14. The optimizations mean that the buses are no longer in a position to wait for the railway barriers on the Vogelsbergbahn and the Lahn-Kinzig-Bahn, which should significantly reduce the frequent delays. Another plus: the improvement in service frequency, especially in the southern district, ensures that people can now reach their destinations more easily and more often during the day.
News from bus transport
A very special innovation is the connection to the dialysis center and the number of queues on Saturdays after 2 p.m. and on Sundays, which is a pleasant development for many residents. The stop at the Old Cemetery on Licher Straße has also been given a new name: from now on it will just be called “Old Cemetery”. The cemetery stop is renamed “Neuer Friedhof”.
Despite all the positive developments, there are also critical voices. The VCD emphasizes that the timetable change will not create any new stops that are provided for in the local transport plan. Particularly missed are the Am Brennofen stop and the Wetzsteinstraße stop, which the VCD would have liked to have seen today.
Background information and planning
The current bus route is part of a larger restructuring project that was initiated on December 14, 2025 with the timetable change in the Giessen district and is aimed at smaller timing adjustments. In the future, new transport contracts with experienced, regionally based companies will influence bus operations in Upper Hesse, as will the website RMV reported. The goal is to improve transport services through a large number of additional trips and restructured transport offerings.
In the current situation, in which public transport is facing major challenges due to the corona pandemic, innovative technology is being increasingly used. The “ÖPNV-Flexi” project, which is being carried out at the Fraunhofer Institute, aims to ensure contactless mobility using data-based traffic planning and artificial intelligence. information Fraunhofer IML show that analyzing bus routes collects data on passenger volumes in order to better manage capacity during peak times and to shape the future of public transport in a pandemic-friendly manner.
The new changes are not just a simple timetable change, but are combined with technological advances and a clear focus on improved accessibility for all citizens in Giessen.