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Bonn
Federal city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Bonn

Bonn, officially the Federal City of Bonn, is a federal city in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, located on the banks of the Rhine.

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With a population exceeding 320,000, it lies about 24 km (15 mi) south-southeast of Cologne, in the southernmost part of the Rhine-Ruhr region. Bonn served as the capital of West Germany from 1949 until 1990 and was the seat of government for reunified Germany until 1999, when the government relocated to Berlin. The city holds historical significance as the birthplace of Germany's current constitution, the Basic Law.

Get in

Getting to Bonn

Bonn is served by

  1. 01
    Cologne Bonn Airport
  2. 02
    Bonn Central Station
  3. 03
    Siegburg/Bonn

    The station in the neighbouring town of Siegburg on the right hand side of the Rhine is where most high-speed trains (ICE) stop, instead of Bonn Hauptbahnhof.

  4. 04
    Bonn-Beuel
See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Old Town Hall
  2. 02
    Bonner Münster

    Gerhard-von-Are Straße 5, pfarrbuero@bonner-muenster.de.

  3. 03
    Beethoven Monument

    Münsterplatz (in front of the Main Post Office).

  4. 04
    Kreuzbergkirche

    The church is a beautiful example of baroque architecture.

  5. 05
    Universität Bonn
  6. 06
    Poppelsdorfer Schloss and Botanical Gardens

    Crossing of Poppelsdorfer and Meckenheimer Allee.

Do

Things to do

Karneval. Enthusiastically celebrated in Bonn, especially on 11 November, the begin of the 'fifth season', and between Weiberfastnacht and Rosenmontag in February (peak time, the exact dates differ every year). The best parties are in Bonn Beuel at Bahnhöfchen and Rheinlust, be there early (and costumed, of course!).

  1. 01
    Oper Bonn

    Am Boeselagerhof 1 (next to Kennedy Bridge),.

  2. 02
    Beethoven Orchester Bonn

    Wachsbleiche 1, fax: +49 228 45 49 3-25, info@beethoven-orchester.de.

  3. 03
    Kinopolis

    Moltkestraße 7-9, Bad Godesberg (Train station Godesberg or tram lines 16 or 63 to Bad Godesberg Bahnhof),.

  4. 04
    Bonner Kinemathek
  5. 05
    Rex

    Frongasse 9 (Bus line 608, 609, 610, 611, get off at "Auf dem Hügel", 606 to Brahmsstraße),.

  6. 06
    Neue Filmbühne

    Arthouse cinema in Bonn Beuel (Friedrich-Breuer Straße 68) which regularly shows movies in the original version.

Eat

Where to eat

Bakeries. Germany is famous for its bread. There are bakeries all over the city where you can buy different kinds of bread rolls (Brötchen) starting from 30 cent (the wholesome ones with grains are 50 cent or more), sandwiches (belegte Brötchen) for €1.50 and pastries and cakes. Student cafeterias. Mon-Fri 09:00–16:00.

  1. 01
    Mandu

    Small Korean snack bar, they offer Mandus, rolls, kimchi, glass noodles, cheap, friendly and very good.

  2. 02
    Cala-Dor

    Pizza restaurant in business since 1983 with two locations, on Wesselstrasse 4 and Sterntorbrücke 2.

  3. 03
    Frittebud

    Fast-food place; currywurst, fries and burgers on the menu.

  4. 04
    Kichererbse

    Hole-in-the-wall place with different falafel wraps and fries.

  5. 05
    Wok

    Asian restaurant; Chinese, Thai and Indonesian dishes on the menu.

How locals move

Getting around Bonn the local way

  • Get inBy boat, you can reach Königswinter with the tourist boats on the Rhine and by ferry from Bonn Mehlem, but this is not useful only if you live in Bonn.

From Wikivoyage: Königswinter, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-04.

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