Nuremberg Airport (NUE) serves the Franconia metropolitan area in Nuremberg. This international airport is the second busiest in Bavaria, and Germany’s tenth biggest. The airport is located about 5 kilometers on the north of the central business district. It offers direct flights to destinations in Germany and Europe too. Most flights head to leisure destinations such as the Canary Islands, Egypt and Mediterranean Sea.

Airport Facilities

After you land at Nuremberg Airport, you will enjoy the short stay before you head to your final destination, because the airport has all the facilities you would expect in an international airport. Some of them are explained below.

Airport Maps – You will need to know the different sections of the airport for instance the shopping and dining areas, and even the washrooms. You can use the maps to guide you.
Free Wi-Fi – Once you settle in a restaurant for refreshments, connect to the free wireless internet and catch up with some job or simply keep yourself busy.
ATMs and Currency Exchange – Financial services are in abundance and you can get local currencies easily before you drive your hired car out of Nuremberg Airport.
Shopping – For all you may need to buy, Nuremberg Airport has special offers in its airport shops that are duty-free. A bookshop is available too.

Airport Transfers

When you are set to leave Nuremberg Airport for your destination, you can use any of the available means of transport but for a vacationer the car hire services are the best choice. You can book for your rental car online even before you leave your home, and that way you will save time, money and get the best deal. Most of the car hire companies have website portals where travelers can access and see the available vehicles. When you rent-a-car online you minimize the chases of missing the specific car for hire you need, unlike the sorry situation when you try to book at the Nuremberg Airport arrivals and find out that most of the best vehicles have been sold out.

Other means are taxis, intercity buses, limousine service and personal cars. You will only pay a one-off charge for the car you choose based on the duration you will keep it. When you are done, you simply drive back to Nuremberg Airport when flying out.

Where to Visit

As long as you get some good accommodation and a nice rental car, all you need to do is plan your time and tour most of the attraction sites such as Nuremberg Zoo, Nuremberg Toy Museum and give your kids a treat, Germanisches National Museum and Nuremberg Transport Museum to name just a few.