GETTING TO BF5DAYS 2026 BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT

Having done some online research we have identified the best 4 towns/villages, to aim for either by train or Flixbus, to then access the local bus service to Fichtelberg.

From these 4, there are several regional train/bus options that take anything from 70 mins to just less than 100 mins to get to Fichtelberg.

If you choose to stay in the villages of Fichtelberg or Neubau (appears like one big village, but officially 2 separate villages) then you can walk to/from the Event Centre every day and there are supermarkets and restaurants in walking distance around the villages for food supply options.

By train/Flixbus to:
Hof HBF (central railway station), then RB97 (Agilis) to Wundsiedel-Holenbrunn (26 mins) then bus 1703 to Fichtelberg (45mins)
Bayreuth HBF (central railway station), then bus 329 to Fichtelberg (1hr 3mins) or train to Wundsidel-Holenbrunn (53 mins) then bus1703 to Fichtelberg (45mins)

By Flixbus to:
Bischofsgrün Birnstengel, then bus 369 to Fichtelberg (25 mins)
Marktredwitz, then bus 1710 to Wunsiedel then connect to bus 1703 to Fichtelberg (1hr 20mins)

To be in time for the start on Day 1, you would need to overnight in Fichtelberg on the 31st July 2026.

City Sprint in Bad Weisenstadt: although not a great distance, there is no direct public transport connection between Fichtelberg/Neubau and Bad Weisenstadt.

By car: there will be over 500 people attending the BF5Days so there is a high possibility to find a lift with another runner. We will have a ‘needing a lift to Weisenstadt’ notice board at the Event Centre for people looking for or offering a lift to the city sprint location.

By bus: bus 1703 to Marktredwitz (1hr 3 mins) then connect to bus 1707 to Weissenstadt (50 mins). This is based on leaving Fichtelberg in the morning to reach the Event Centre for a Start time from 1000.

From Weisenstadt: there are local buses and regional trains that can connect you to the railway stations in Hof and Bayreuth.

WMOC 2026 Podkarpackie
For onward travel to Podkarpackie/Poland/WMOC (7th-14th August 2026):

• after Day 4, start with bus 369 to Bischofsgrün Birnstengel (25 mins), then the Flixbus to Prag (3hrs 30mins). From Prag there are several train or Flixbus options onto Poland/ Podkarpackie
• after Day 5, it’s only a 10 km journey from Weisenstadt to Bischofsgrün Birnstengel but there is no direct public transport. Best would be to find someone who can drop you off on their way past. Otherwise make your way back to Fichtelberg then catch the bus 369 onto Bischofsgrün Birnstengel and connect with the Flixbus to Prag from there.

Please note that these services are not 24 hours and the journey is best complicated during the day (0800-1800) as generally there is a reduced public transport service in the evenings. We have not physically completed any of the journeys ourselves.
Helpful Links:

Flixbus: www.flixbus.de/busverbindung

Wundsiedel-Holenbrunn Railway Schedule: www.bahnhof.de/en/wunsiedel-holenbrunn/schedule

Fichtelberg Bus: https://freiraum-fichtelgebirge.de/en/fichtelbus/
Bus Route Map: www.vgn.de/media/liniennetz-landkreis-wunsiedel.pdf
Price of bus tickets: www.vgn.de/media/preistabelle-2026.pdf