Editing Darmstadt (section)

== Transport ==
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=== Roads ===
Darmstadt is connected to a number of major roads, including two [[Autobahn]]en ([[Bundesautobahn 5]]<ref>{{cite web | title=A5 | website=Autobahnatlas | date=18 August 2004 | url=http://www.autobahnatlas-online.de/A5.htm#Darmstadt | language=de | access-date=2 February 2023 | archive-date=14 April 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120414151140/http://www.autobahnatlas-online.de/A5.htm#Darmstadt | url-status=live }}</ref> and [[Bundesautobahn 67]]<ref>{{cite web | title=A67 | website=Autobahnatlas | date=19 August 2004 | url=http://www.autobahnatlas-online.de/A67.htm | access-date=2 February 2023 | archive-date=28 December 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221228181316/http://autobahnatlas-online.de/A67.htm | url-status=live }}</ref>). The main road passing west–east is the [[Bundesstraße 26]], the [[Bundesstraße 3]] runs north–south. The rural areas east of the city in the [[Odenwald]] are accessed by several secondary roads.

=== National rail links ===
[[File:Hauptbahnhof Darmstadt 260-62-ftmh.jpg|thumb|alt=See caption|Hauptbahnhof Railway Station]]
Darmstadt is connected to the rest of Germany and Europe through its main railway station, [[Darmstadt Hauptbahnhof]], which is located in the western part of the city centre. The station is part of the [[Intercity-Express]] network and also served by other long-distance trains. It is a busy station with 12 platforms and serves as a [[transportation hub]] for the southern Hesse/[[Odenwald]] region.

=== Regional rail links ===
[[Darmstadt Hauptbahnhof]] is the terminus of [[S6 (Rhine-Main S-Bahn)|S6]] of the [[Rhine-Main S-Bahn]], which connects the city to [[Frankfurt]]. Within Darmstadt the S6 also stops at stations in [[Darmstadt-Arheilgen]] and [[Darmstadt-Wixhausen]]. Regional trains also connect six secondary railway stations within Darmstadt, and stations in the surrounding region, with [[Darmstadt Hauptbahnhof]].

=== Public transport in Darmstadt ===
[[File:HEAG 0777 am Schloss 101 2987.jpg|thumb|alt=See caption|Tram near the [[Residential Palace Darmstadt|Schloss]]]]
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The extensive public transport system of Darmstadt is integrated in the [[Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund|RMV]] (the transportation authority of the [[Frankfurt Rhine Main Area|Rhein-Main Metropolitan Area]]). The backbone of public transport in Darmstadt is the [[Trams in Darmstadt|tram system]] with 10 lines. Local bus lines also serve all parts of the city and the city is served by regional bus lines.

=== Airports ===
The historically important local airfield [[Griesheim Airport|August Euler Airfield]] is closed to aviation at large, being reserved for the use of the [[Technische Universität Darmstadt]].

* '''[[Frankfurt International Airport]]'''
[[File:Airliner-Bus-Darmstadt.jpg|thumb|Airliner bus connection Darmstadt to Frankfurt Airport]]
Darmstadt can be easily accessed from around the world via Frankfurt Airport (''Flughafen Frankfurt am Main'') which is located {{convert|20|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} north of central Darmstadt and connected to it via [[Autobahn]] 5, [[S-Bahn]], several bus lines and a direct express bus-link ("''Airliner''"). The airport ranks among the [[world's busiest airports by passenger traffic]] and is the [[world's busiest airports by cargo traffic|second-busiest airport by cargo traffic]] in Europe. The airport also serves as the main hub for German [[flag carrier]] [[Lufthansa]].

* '''[[Frankfurt Egelsbach Airport]]'''
Frankfurt Egelsbach Airport (''Flugplatz Frankfurt-Egelsbach'') is a busy [[general aviation]] airport located 5&nbsp;km north of Darmstadt, near the town of [[Egelsbach]].

* '''[[Frankfurt Hahn Airport]]'''
Despite the name, Frankfurt Hahn Airport (''Flughafen Frankfurt-Hahn'') is located far outside the Frankfurt Metro Area, approximately {{convert|120|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} to the west in [[Lautzenhausen]] ([[Rhineland-Palatinate]]). Hahn Airport is a major base for [[low-cost carrier]] [[Ryanair]]. This airport can only be reached by car or bus.

=== National coach services ===
Darmstadt is served by several national and European bus links which connect Darmstadt with other German and European cities.