Bielefeld

Worth seeing in and around Bielefeld

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Bielefeld University

   Bielefeld University is a public university in Bielefeld, Germany. Founded in 1969, it is one of the country's newer universities, and considers itself a "reform" university, following a different style of organization and teaching than the established universities.

   3.6 km · university in Bielefeld, Germany · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Bielefelder Alm

   Bielefelder Alm is a football stadium in Bielefeld, Germany which is home of the football club DSC Arminia Bielefeld and mostly used for the club's matches. Formerly named Stadion Alm [ˈʃtaːdi̯ɔn ˈʔalm], it is currently known as SchücoArena [ˈʃyːkoːʔaˈʁeːnaː] due to a sponsorship deal with the Bielefeld-based window, door, and façade manufacturers.

   1.7 km · football stadium · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Bielefeld Stadtbahn

   The Bielefeld Stadtbahn is a metre gauge light rail network in the German city of Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The system includes some segments built to rapid transit standards.

   3.3 km · light rail system in Bielefeld, NRW · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Kunsthalle Bielefeld

   The Kunsthalle Bielefeld is a modern and contemporary art museum in Bielefeld, Germany. It was designed by Philip Johnson in 1968, and paid for by the businessman, art patron, and former Waffen-SS officer Rudolf August Oetker.

   700 m · art museum · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Naturkunde-Museum Bielefeld

   The Natural History Museum in Bielefeld is a natural history museum in the city of Bielefeld in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Since 2003, it was given the additional name namu, which stands for the German words Natur, Mensch, and Umwelt.

   700 m · natural History Museum in Kreuzstrasse in Bielefeld, Germany · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Theater Bielefeld

   The Bielefeld Opera is the venue of Städtische Bühnen Bielefeld in Bielefeld, Germany. It is a Dreisparten Haus, offering plays, music, and ballet.

   0 m · opera house and theater in Bielefeld, Germany · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Botanischer Garten Bielefeld

   The Botanischer Garten Bielefeld is a municipal botanical garden located beside the southeast edge of the Teutoburger Wald at Am Kahlenberg 16, Bielefeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is open daily and free of charge.

   1.8 km · botanical garden in Bielefeld, Germany · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Kesselbrink

   Bielefeld is a city in the Ostwestfalen-Lippe region in the north-east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With a population of 342,952, it is also the most populous city in the administrative region of Detmold and the 18th largest city in Germany.

   400 m · public square in Bielefeld, Germany · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Hünenburg Telecommunication Tower

   Hünenburg Telecommunication Tower is a 164-metre telecommunication tower of Deutsche Telekom AG on Hüneburg near Bielefeld in Germany It is a concrete tower of FMT 3/72 type. It is closed to the public.

   4.2 km · tower · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Center for Interdisciplinary Research

    The Center for Interdisciplinary Research ) is the Institute for Advanced Study in Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany. Founded in 1968, it was the first IAS in Germany and became a model for numerous similar institutes in Europe.

    3.1 km · Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) in Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Sparrenberg Castle

   Am Sparrenberg 40 (take Stadtbahn line 1 to Adenauerplatz, then a short walk).

2. 02
   Altes Rathaus
3. 03
   Stadttheater

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Things to do

1. 01
   Kletterpark Bielefeld

   Football: Arminia Bielefeld were relegated back-to-back in 2022 and 2023, and now play soccer in 3.

From Wikivoyage: Bielefeld, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

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1. 01
   Alt Bielefeld

   Obernstr.

2. 02
   Neues Kronenstübchen

   Bahnhofstraße 47.

3. 03
   Le & Vi

   Oberntorwall 8.

4. 04
   Pizza Pexla am Kesselbrink

   Wilhelmstraße 14.

5. 05
   China To Go Jahnplatz

   Jahnpl.

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Getting to Bielefeld

Airports

Paderborn Lippstadt (PAD), 46 km · Münster Osnabrück (FMO), 59 km · Dortmund (DTM), 85 km

Stations

Bielefeld Central Station, 800 m · Bielefeld airfield, 6.3 km · Brackwede station, 3.7 km · Brake bei Bielefeld station, 7.2 km · Steinhagen station, 7.8 km

• Büren → Bielefeld

  53 km · quickest by road, 1h 11m · €7–10
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• Greven → Bielefeld

  221 km · quickest by road, 4h · €31–43
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• Dortmund → Bielefeld

  93 km · quickest by road, 1h 49m · €12–16
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