Europe's best-themed park, in 17 country lands.
Family-run, walkable, and a 90-min flight to Basel — the secret weapon for UK families who've outgrown Paris.
Rust, Germany
Family-run, country-themed and consistently voted the world's best — 13 coasters across 17 European lands.
Family-run, country-themed and consistently voted World's Best Theme Park (Golden Ticket). 13 coasters across 17 European-themed lands, the Rulantica indoor water park, and seven on-site themed hotels — a proper destination resort 25 minutes from EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg.
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Fly to EuroAirport Basel
EasyJet from Gatwick/Manchester. 50-min drive to Rust — much faster than Paris.
How to get thereHotel + 2-day ticket bundle
On-site themed hotels (Krønasår, Bell Rock) include Early Park Entry and free Rulantica.
Find a roomVoltron & Croatia land
The newest area — Voltron Nevera is one of Europe's best launched coasters.
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Key facilities and quirks for this park, in one row.
On-site hotel
Themed hotel(s) on resort
Waterpark / wet rides
Waterpark or significant wet rides on site
Paid parking
On-site parking — fee per car
Step-free / RAP
Step-free access and Ride Access Pass scheme available
Single-rider queues
Single-rider lines on headline coasters
Strict heights
Headline rides have firm height restrictions — measure first
Seasonal opening
Closed in winter — check the season calendar
Cashless park
Card or contactless only — no cash accepted
Opening hours & best times to visit
When the park is open and when the queues are shortest.
Opening hours
- Season
- Late March – early November plus Winter Season (late November – early January)
- Typical hours
- 09:00 – 18:00; extended to 20:00 in peak summer
- Worth knowing
- Hotel guests get Early Entry into selected zones 30 minutes before public open. Rulantica is open year-round (separate ticket).
Busy & quiet times
Quietest
- • Late March opening weekends
- • Mid-September – mid-October weekdays
Busiest
- • German & French summer school holidays (July–August)
- • All German bank holiday weekends
- • Halloween (October) and Winter Season weekends
Tip — Stay at one of the seven on-site hotels — Krønasår, Bell Rock, Castillo Alcázar all give you Early Entry plus a 5-minute walk to the gates from your room.
Park guide
Everything you need to make the day work.
What to expect
Genuinely the world's best-operated theme park outside Tokyo. 13 coasters span every audience: Voltron Nevera (2024), Silver Star, Blue Fire, Wodan, Matterhorn-Blitz for younger kids, Atlantica SuperSplash for soaking summer afternoons. Themed lands are full-village-scale — you're not in a 'zone' so much as a tiny model of Italy or Iceland.
Plan your day
Two-day visit ideal. Day 1: France (Silver Star), Iceland (Blue Fire, Wodan) and the new Croatia (Voltron Nevera). Day 2: Switzerland (Matterhorn-Blitz), Russia (Euro-Mir), Greece (Pegasus) and the kids' Kingdom of the Minimoys area.
Food & drink
The food is the best at any theme park anywhere — Bamboe Baai (Indonesian), Castillo Alcázar (Spanish), and the Bell Rock hotel's New England-style restaurant are all worth proper sit-down meals. Outside food is permitted in the picnic areas at the entrance.
Plan your day
Pick an age group and your must-do rides — we'll suggest a 1-day plan.
Your day at Europa-Park
Pick an age group, choose your must-do rides, then hit Build my plan — we’ll sketch a full day from gate-open to last ride and give you a link to share.
A rough plan based on typical hours and queue patterns — actual times will vary.
How to get there
By car, train or bus — and where to park.
Europa-Park-Straße 2, 77977 Rust, Germany
By car
Off the A5 between Strasbourg and Freiburg. Parking €10/day; hotel guests park free in covered garages.
By train
Ringsheim/Europa-Park station (DB Regio from Freiburg in 25 min) — free shuttle bus to the gates every 10 minutes. Eurostar to Paris then TGV to Strasbourg + local train works as a 1-day journey from London.
By bus
Direct shuttles from EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg (BSL) operate seasonally — about 90 min. Flixbus runs from Frankfurt and Munich.
What to bring
Pack list from people who've actually done this park.
Pack list
- Passports valid 6+ months and any required visa / ESTA / ETIAS authorisation
- Fee-free travel card (Chase, Starling or similar) for low FX fees on tickets and food
- Refillable water bottle — most parks have free refill stations
- Suncream, UV lip balm and a small fold-up rain poncho for water rides
- Comfortable broken-in trainers — expect 20,000+ steps per park day
- EU Type-F plug adapter (Schuko)
- A swimsuit if visiting Rulantica or staying at Bell Rock (with infinity pool)
- Cash for the small Tirolean-style market stalls (most rides take card)
Insider tips
Things you'd only know on a second visit.
- 1
Voltron Nevera single-rider line is open from park-open and saves 90+ minutes on most days.
- 2
Book a hotel with Mack Magic (the Mack family's character package) for under-7s — included with most Bell Rock and Krønasår rooms.
- 3
Winter Season is brilliant — half the park is open, fully decorated, and 60% of the summer crowd. Cheapest Europa trip of the year.
- 4
Fly into Basel (BSL) on easyJet — closer than Frankfurt or Munich and the airport sits in the French/Swiss/German corner so it's an easy hire car day.
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