From the Rhine-Main area
From Frankfurt you can reach the Vöhl-Herzhausen national park station every hour with just one change in Marburg to the RB97 line. There are two-hourly connections to Bad Wildungen via Wabern with the RB39 line.
Ticket tip: With the Hessenticket you can travel cheaply with up to 5 people to EderseeIt is valid throughout Hesse on trains, buses, and, with a small surcharge, on dial-a-ride taxis.

From the Ruhr area
From Dortmund you can reach the Vöhl-Herzhausen national park station in at least two hours with just one change in Brilon-Wald to the RB97 line.
Ticket tip: With the Deutsche Bahn’s Quer-durchs-Land train for up to 5 people you can travel to the Edersee make it cost-effective.

From the direction of Kassel
From Kassel HBF/ICE station Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe you can reach Bad Wildungen with the RB39 line or the bus 500. From there you can take the bus 510 to EderseeYou can easily get to the Vöhl-Herzhausen National Park Station by taking the RB4 train and changing to the RB 97 in Korbach.
Ticket tip: The NVV MultiTickets are valid for 5 people, of which a maximum of 2 may be older than 17 years. They are a way to travel around the region cheaply on the weekends.

From the Rhine-Main area
Thanks to the new motorway connection via the A49, the region Edersee From the Rhine-Main area, it's faster to reach than ever before. From the Gambacher Kreuz interchange, take the A5 to the Kassel-West interchange, then the A49 towards Borken/Bad Zwesten. From the new Neuental interchange, continue on the B3 and B485 directly to Bad Wildungen or Edertal. The journey time from Frankfurt is approximately two hours.
Note: There are rest areas and several fast-charging points for electric vehicles along the route.

From the Ruhr area
From the Dortmund or Essen area, the fastest route is via the A44 to Diemelstadt, from there via the B252 towards Korbach and then via the B485 to the region EderseeAn alternative route takes the A45 to the Gießen-Süd junction, then continues on the B3 and B253 through the Waldeck region. Both routes offer scenic stretches, especially from Korbach and Frankenberg.

From Northern Hesse and Kassel
From Kassel, the fastest route is via the A49 to Wabern and then the B253 towards Bad Wildungen. Alternatively, you can reach the southeastern side of the lake (Bringhausen, Rehbach, Hemfurth) via the B485. The journey time from Kassel is approximately one hour, depending on your destination. A particularly convenient feature: There are several signposted parking areas along the route with direct access to hiking and cycling trails, as well as bus connections to the tourist hotspots.

From southern Germany
From the south, the best way to get there is via the A7 or A5 to Gießen, then continue on the B3 towards Marburg and Frankenberg. From Frankenberg, the B252 leads via Herzhausen and Vöhl directly to the northern EderseeThe route is well developed and scenically attractive, especially in the area of ​​the Kellerwald-Edersee.


Information about parking tickets:
Parking tickets purchased in the National Park Town of Waldeck are also valid for the paid parking spaces in the Edertal National Park Community until their expiry date - and, of course, vice versa. 
      

You can reach the region via the airports Kassel-Calden, Paderborn/Lippstadt, Frankfurt am Main and Hanover Edersee within one to two hours by rental car or long-distance transport.

Line 510 - Korbach - Waldeck - Edersee - Bad Wildungen
The line runs every hour via Affoldern to the dam to Nieder-Werbe and via Sachsenhausen to Korbach. Passengers from Medebach/Park Hochsauerland take bus number 550 to Korbach and change there to bus 510.

Line 521 - Herzhausen - Nieder-Werbe
Bus line 521 connects Vöhl-Herzhausen with Nieder-Werbe in Waldeck. Passengers can use this bus line on Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays, as well as on all school holidays.

Line 515 - Waldeck - Edertal-Affoldern
Bus line 515 connects Waldeck Sachsenhausen, Netze and Buhlen with Affoldern. 

Line 518 - Affoldern - Edersee - Brinhausen
Those who want to take trips to the southeastern shore of the EderseeIf you are planning to go to the climbing park, the wildlife park or the Rehbach beach, for example, take bus number 518. 

Further information can be found on the »NVV«.

Call share taxi
After prior registration by telephone with the mobility center, the CallSammelTaxi (AST for short) travels like a regular bus to and from every public transport stop in the region at the normal NVV tariff plus a surcharge of one euro per trip. A maximum of eight people can be transported per trip. Trips must be registered at least 30 minutes in advance by telephone or online. Dogs are only transported in transport boxes that you bring with you. Tel.: +49 (0) 5631-5062088 / Home.