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The Nürburgring Nordschleife
Twenty kilometres of the most famous track on earth, open to the public on a Sunday.
On tourist days you can pay at the gate and drive the Nordschleife in whatever you turned up in: rental hatchbacks, motorhomes, GT3s and bikes all on the same lap. It's 20.8 km, about 73 corners, and it does not forgive. Or take a taxi lap with someone who knows it, which is the clever option.
I did a lap on a public Sunday in 2018. I'd watched a hundred onboard videos and recognised nothing. My lap time was best measured with a calendar. I'd go back tomorrow.
How to do it: cost, dates, booking ›
Plan a trip hereOpens the planner with The Nürburgring Nordschleife as your finish. Set where you start and how many days, and it works out the route, fuel, night stops and weather.
Get there
- Flights to Frankfurt ›Compare fares into FRA
- Hire a car ›Pick up at Frankfurt airport
- Places to stay nearby ›Within about 40 km
- Tickets, tours and experiences ›Nürburgring taxi lap
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Good to know
- Check the tourist-day calendar. Opening times change week to week and closures are common.
- Rental track cars are available in Nürburg. Read the insurance small print twice.
- Watch from Brünnchen or Pflanzgarten on a busy day. It's half the fun.
The trip it's from
Places change. Check opening times and conditions before you go.