Editing Weimar (section)

===Transport===
==== By rail ====
[[File:Weimar Bahnhof.jpg|thumb|[[Weimar station|Weimar Railway Station]]]]
Weimar is connected by the [[Thuringian Railway]] to [[Leipzig]] in the east and to [[Frankfurt]]/[[Kassel]] in the west. Furthermore, there are some regional railways to [[Gera]] via [[Jena]] and to [[Kranichfeld]] via [[Bad Berka]]. Today, there are long-distance trains to Frankfurt via [[Erfurt]] and [[Fulda]] and to [[Dresden]] via Leipzig and regional trains to [[Göttingen]] and [[Eisenach]] via Erfurt, to [[Halle (Saale)|Halle]] via [[Naumburg (Saale)|Naumburg]], to [[Altenburg]], [[Glauchau]], [[Zwickau]] and [[Greiz]] via [[Jena]] and [[Gera]] and to Kranichfeld. After the new [[Erfurt–Leipzig/Halle high-speed railway]] was opened in 2015, Weimar was disconnected from the German long-distance train network. However the regional train service are augmented to connect Weimar with [[Intercity-Express|ICE]]-stops in Erfurt, Halle and Leipzig.

In freight transport exists an [[Intermodal freight transport|intermodal]] terminal in Vieselbach ''(Güterverkehrszentrum/GVZ)'' with connection to rail and Autobahn, {{cvt|15|km}} west of Weimar.

==== By road ====
Weimar is located at the [[Bundesautobahn 4]] ([[Frankfurt]]–[[Dresden]]). Furthermore, there are two federal roads to Erfurt and Jena ([[Bundesstraße 7]]) and to [[Rudolstadt]] and [[Kölleda]] ([[Bundesstraße 85]]) as well as some regional roads to [[Sömmerda]], [[Oßmannstedt]] and [[Magdala]]. A bypass road around Weimar was built in the 2000s in the north and west; the eastern and southern continuation are in discussion, but not in definite planning because of some difficulties in routing.

==== By aviation ====
The [[Erfurt-Weimar Airport]] lies approximately {{cvt|30|km}} west of Weimar. It was largely extended in the 1990s, but the anticipated rise in passengers did not occur so that there is only rare air traffic, mostly to Mediterranean holiday regions. Other flights are carried out via [[Frankfurt Airport]], which can be reached in 3 hours, and via [[Berlin Brandenburg Airport]], which is also about 3 hours away.

==== By bike ====
Biking is becoming more popular since the construction of quality cycle tracks began in the 1990s. For tourism, there are the ''Ilm track'' and the ''Thuringian city string track (Radweg Thüringer Städtekette)''. Both connect points of tourist interest, the first along the [[Ilm (Thuringia)|Ilm]] valley from the [[Thuringian Forest]] to the [[Saale]] river and the second close to medieval [[Via Regia]] from [[Eisenach]] via [[Gotha]], [[Erfurt]], Weimar, and [[Jena]] to [[Altenburg]]. Additionally, there are themed routes like the Goethe cycle track and the Feininger cycle track. For inner city everyday traffic, some cycle lanes exist along several main streets. Bike rental is offered in the city centre.

==== Bus service ====
For a small city, Weimar is well served by city bus routes, which also serve all of the surrounding towns and villages. An hourly bus route serves the Buchenwald Memorial and [[Classic car|oldtimer]] buses operate in the city's historical centre. All bus routes are connected at Goethe Square in the city centre, and many also serve the main railway station. [[Tram]]s served the city from 1899 to 1937. [[Trolleybus]] service started in 1948 and was discontinued in 1993.<ref name="murray">{{cite book |last=Murray |first=Alan |title=World Trolleybus Encyclopaedia |year=2000 |page=69 |publisher=Trolleybooks |location=Yateley, Hampshire, UK |isbn=0-904235-18-1}}</ref>