Arrival and contact

Birstein is located 70 km north-east of Frankfurt/Main. It is easy to reach via the A66 (Frankfurt-Fulda), exit Wächtersbach/Bad Orb. Shortly after entering Birstein, turn right. This route will take you to Obersotzbach, even if the village is not yet signposted. However, you can follow our Rosenberg signs, which show you the way directly to Forsthausstraße 6 in Obersotzbach from the entrance to Birstein.

The ICE is a good way to get to Fulda, Hanau or Frankfurt from anywhere. There you change to the Frankfurt-Fulda regional express train, destination station is Wächtersbach or Bad Soden-Salmünster. From there, a bus or cab will take you comfortably to Obersotzbach, Alte Schule stop (300 m or a 2-minute walk to the academy) within 15 minutes.

Cab and rental car service

You can either find a cab directly at the station or you can order a cab or rental car service by calling the following numbers. If you book up to 24 hours in advance, the following companies will offer you special rates negotiated with us:

• Hin & Her Fahrservice, Tel. +49 (0)6054-907567

The following cab services are also available at regular rates:

• Vulkanblitz, Tel. +49 (0) 66 68 - 211

Parallel to the train arrival times from Frankfurt (arrival from Fulda with a 25-minute stopover), a low-cost (for holders of a valid RMV ticket without additional payment) AST connection (call collection cab line 76a) runs from Bad Soden-Salmünster station in the direction of Birstein. The connections run every 2 hours from 5:20 a.m. to 7:20 p.m. on weekdays and every 2 hours from 6:20 a.m. on weekends, Sundays and public holidays.

Book an AST from Bad Soden-Salmünster station to the Alte Schule stop in Obersotzbach (300 m or a 2-minute walk to the academy) at least 60 minutes before the start of the journey (until 8 p.m. the evening before for early departures) by calling 0800 05 84 584.