Why go
- Served by Varrelbusch Airfield (VAC).
History
Oldenburg, Germany is a city in Germany. We do not yet hold a written history for it — the sources below are the best starting points, and this page will be expanded into a full guidebook.
Where to stay
Johann-Justus-Weg 116A, 26127 Oldenburg (Oldb), Germany · aparthaus-limbach.de
Wilhelm-Kempin-Straße 71, 26133 Oldenburg (Oldb), Germany · ferienwohnung-heinemann.de
Rosenstraße 4, 26122 Oldenburg (Oldb), Germany · hiivehotel.de
Bremer Str. 41, 26135 Oldenburg (Oldb), Germany · hotelvillastern.de
Lindenstraße 4A, 26123 Oldenburg (Oldb), Germany · n8chthaus-oldenburg.de
Ankerstraße 19, 26122 Oldenburg (Oldb), Germany · hermes-hotel-oldenburg.de
Damm 29, 26135 Oldenburg (Oldb), Germany · hotel-wieting.de
Straßburger Str. 6, 26123 Oldenburg (Oldb), Germany · jugendherberge.de
Metjendorfer Landstraße 18, 26215 Oldenburg (Oldb), Germany · koehnckes-hotel.de
Harreweg 110, 26133 Oldenburg (Oldb), Germany · ptpensionoldenburg.top
16, Heiligengeiststraße 15-16, 26121 Oldenburg (Oldb), Germany · hotel-sprenz.de
Bremer Heerstraße 196, 26135 Oldenburg (Oldb), Germany · hotel-bavaria-oldenburg.de
Gerhard-Stalling-Straße 1, 26135 Oldenburg (Oldb), Germany · oldenbett.de
Jürnweg 5, 26215 Oldenburg (Oldb), Germany · trend-hotel-oldenburg.de
Am Stadtmuseum 12, 26121 Oldenburg (Oldb), Germany · acara-hotel.de
Herbartgang 23, 26122 Oldenburg (Oldb), Germany · altera-hotels.de
Alexanderstraße 1-5, 26121 Oldenburg (Oldb), Germany · hotel-bb.com
Hundsmühler Str. 255, 26131 Oldenburg (Oldb), Germany · hotelwoebken.de
Alexanderstraße 23, 26121 Oldenburg (Oldb), Germany · tafelfreuden-hotel.de
Haareneschstraße 29, 26121 Oldenburg (Oldb), Germany · pension-mitte-oldenburg.de
Brokhauser Weg 11, 26160 Bad Zwischenahn, Germany · tourist-hotel.de
Melkbrink 47-52, 26121 Oldenburg (Oldb), Germany · hotel-heide-oldenburg.de
Elsflether Str. 53, 26125 Oldenburg (Oldb), Germany · mueggenkrug.de
Hauptstraße 36, 26122 Oldenburg (Oldb), Germany · stadthotel-oldenburg.de
Bloherfelder Str. 210, 26129 Oldenburg (Oldb), Germany · zumlindenhof.de
Pferdemarkt 7, 26121 Oldenburg (Oldb), Germany · rosenbohm-designhotel.de
Brachvogelweg 27, 26133 Oldenburg (Oldb), Germany · hotel-ingeborg.com
Europapl. 4-6, 26123 Oldenburg (Oldb), Germany · aspire-hotels.com
Staugraben 8, 26122 Oldenburg (Oldb), Germany · antares-hotel.info
Alexanderstraße 107, 26121 Oldenburg (Oldb), Germany · alexander-hotel.info
Moslestraße 52, 26122 Oldenburg (Oldb), Germany
Indoor
Klävemannstraße 12, 26122 Oldenburg (Oldb), Germany · klaeve12.de
Indoor
Restaurants & places to go
Caribbean, Restaurant · Älteste kubanische Bar Deutschlands Opening hours: Mo-Su 17:30+ Features: outdoor seating · 8 Donnerschweer Straße, Oldenburg, 26123 · havanaoldenburg.de
Pizza, Restaurant · Indisch, International, vegetarisch und vegan! Sojafleisch und Sojasahne! Saisongerichte. Partyservice. 100% fleischlose Küche. Jedes… · veghouse.de
German, Restaurant · SB-Restaurant im Familia Center Opening hours: Mo-Fr 08:30-20:00; Sa 08:00-21:30; Su 08:30-14:30 Features: outdoor seating, step-free… · pfefferprinz.com
Italian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 12:00-22:00; Su,PH 12:00-22:00 Features: vegan options, step-free access · 1-3 Poststraße, Oldenburg, 26122 · losteria.net
Coffee Shop, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 08:00-24:00; Su,PH 09:00-24:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, vegetarian options · 90 Lange Straße, Oldenburg,… · cafe-extrablatt.de
International, Restaurant · Students pay less but external people allowed. Features: outdoor seating, vegan options, step-free access · oldenburg.my-mensa.de
Burger, Fast Food · Opening hours: Tu,Su 10:00-24:00; Mo,We-Th,Sa 10:00-23:00; Fr 10:00-01:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, vegetarian options · 2… · burgerking.de
Salad, Sandwich, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 11:00-20:00; Su 12:00-20:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, vegetarian options · 86 Lange Straße,… · deananddavid.com
Steak House, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo off; Tu-Sa 12:00-15:00,18:00-22:00; Su,PH 12:00-21:30 · 42 Nordstraße, Oldenburg, 26135 · elrado-house.de
Spanish, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th,Su 09:00-24:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-01:00 Features: outdoor seating, step-free access · 252 Ammerländer Heerstraße,… · celona.de
Sandwich, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-22:00 Features: takeaway · 116 Alexanderstraße, Oldenburg, 26121 · french-connection.info
Chicken, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Th 10:00-23:00; Fr-Sa 10:00-24:00; Su 10:00-23:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, delivery · 10 Posthalterweg,… · kfc.de
Mexican, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th 17:00-24:00, Fr 17:00-02:00, Sa 12:30-02:00, Su 17:00-00:00 Features: takeaway, vegan options · 1 Waffenplatz,… · sausalitos.de
Regional, Restaurant · Opening hours: "nach Vereinbarung" Features: takeaway · 314 Braker Chaussee, Rastede, 26180 · gasthof-loyerberg.de
Swedish, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Th 10:00-19:00; Fr,Sa 10:00-20:00; Su,PH off · 89 Holler Landstraße, Oldenburg, 26135 · ikea.de
Indian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo,We-Fr 11:30-14:30,17:00-22:00, Sa 17:00-22:00, Su 12:00-22:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, delivery, vegetarian… · haryana-restaurant.de
Kebab, Turkish, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-22:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway · 43 Alexanderstraße, Oldenburg, 26121 · kebaphaus43.wixsite.com
Asian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Sa 11:00-15:00,17:00-22:00; Su,PH 12:00-22:00; Mo off Features: takeaway, delivery, vegetarian options · 18 Nadorster… · mc-wok.com
Greek, Mediterranean, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Sa 17:00-22:00 Features: outdoor seating, vegetarian options · 8 Poststraße, Oldenburg (Oldenburg), 26122 · yamas-ol.de
Arab, Turkish, Fast Food · Opening hours: Su-Fr 16:00-23:00 Features: vegan options · xn--kartoffeldner-rmb.de
Bakery, Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 06:30-18:00; Sa 06:30-17:00; Su 07:30-17:00 · 344 Butjadinger Straße, Oldenburg, 26125 · bruno-ol.de
Vietnamese, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo off; Tu-Fr 11:00-15:00, 17:00-22:00; Sa,Su,PH 12:00-22:00 Features: outdoor seating, vegetarian options, air… · baolongoldenburg.de
Ice Cream · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 11:00-20:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, step-free access · 22 Markt, Oldenburg, 26122 · frieseneis.de
Barbecue, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:00-00:00 · 3 Bahnhofsplatz, Oldenburg, 26122 · koez-grillhaus.de
Chinese, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Su 12:00-14:30,17:30-22:00 · 20 Staulinie, Oldenburg · mekong-oldenburg.de
Breakfast, Cafe · Opening hours: We-Fr 14:00-18:00 - nach Absprache; Sa, Su 11:00-18:00 · 2 Huntorfer Damm, Elsfleth, 26931 · melkhus-fuchsberg.de
Milk, Cafe · Opening hours: Apr 15-Oct 03: Tu-We 14:00-18:00; Th-Su 11:00-18:00 || "Individuelle Öffnungszeiten nach Absprache" Features: outdoor seating · 2… · melkhus-fuchsberg.de
Sushi, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 12:00-22:30; Su 17:00-22:30 Features: takeaway, vegan options · 9-10 Kleine Kirchenstraße, Oldenburg, 26122 · moskito.biz
Cafe · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 07:00-18:00; Sa 08:00-18:00; Su 09:00-17:00; PH off Features: outdoor seating, step-free access · 26 Heiligengeiststraße,… · mueller-egerer.de
Persian, Fast Food, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Th 11:30-22:30; Fr, Sa 11:30-16:00; Su 12:30-22:30; Fr, Sa 11:30-03:00; Su 12:00-22:00; PH 11:30-03:00… · happycow.net
Mediterranean, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-22:00; Sa-Su 11:00-22:00 Features: outdoor seating, vegetarian options, step-free access · 54 Stau,… · secco-hafen.de
Potato, Salad, Fast Food, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 11:30-21:00; Sa,Su 16:00-21:00 Features: vegan options · 4 Bahnhofsplatz · super-kumpir.de
Japanese, Steak House, Asian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Fr 12:00-22:00; Sa-Su 12:00-22:30 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, step-free access · 1 Stau,… · umami-oldenburg.de
Bavaria, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 11:30-23:00 Features: outdoor seating · 1 Bremer Straße, Oldenburg, 26135 · zur-brueckenwirtin.de
Seafood, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 09:30-20:00 Features: takeaway, step-free access
Balkan, Restaurant · Opening hours: Tu-Su 17:30-22:00 Features: takeaway · 41 Alexanderstraße, Oldenburg, 26121
Pommes, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Sa 11:00-19:00 Features: vegetarian options, step-free access · 11 Schüttingstraße, Oldenburg, 26122
Bistro, Cafe · Opening hours: Su-Th 17:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 17:00-24:00 Features: outdoor seating · casablanca-kino.de
Turkish, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Th 11:00-23:00; Fr 11:00-24:00; Sa 12:00-24:00; Su 12:00-23:00 Features: outdoor seating, takeaway, step-free access ·… · mangal-oldenburg.de
DöNer, Pommes, Schnitzel, Burger, Salate, Currywurst, Fast Food · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-21:00; Su,PH 12:00-21:00; Sa off · karmez.com
Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-01:00; Sa, Su 09:00-02:00 Features: outdoor seating, vegetarian options, step-free access · 6 Markt, Oldenburg, 26122 · mazeit.de
Syrian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-Su 17:00-23:00; We off Features: delivery
Pastry, Tea, Cake, Cafe, Cafe · Opening hours: We-Su 14:00-18:00 Features: outdoor seating, step-free access · 8 Buchenstraße, Rastede, 26180
Georgian, Restaurant · Opening hours: Mo-We 16:00-21:00; Th 17:00-22:00; Fr 16:00-22:00; Sa 14:00-22:00; Su 14:00-21:00 Features: outdoor seating · 57…
Cake, Coffee Shop, Tea, Cafe · Cake/Coffee Shop cafe · 18 Schloßplatz, 26122 · cafe-leutbecher.de
405 more places in the Ultimate edition. See the Ultimate edition →
Airports
Bremen Airport (BRE) 40 km to the centre
Bremen, HB, DE — You board from the indoor waiting area — no need to plan for the weather. ✈ 13 airlines (Ryanair, Germania, Alitalia, Lufthansa Cargo…) · direct flights to 43 destinations incl. Palma de Mallorca, Amsterdam, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Paris… (OpenFlights route data).
✈ Serves Hamburg (97 km), Hanover (Hannover) (98 km) — the low-cost way in
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 13 airlines, 43 direct destinations
- Ryanair FR (737-800) · 25 routes: Alicante, Bergamo, Beziers, Chania, Dublin, Edinburgh, Faro, Fuerteventura, Gerona, Gran Canaria, Haugesund, Kerkyra/corfu, London, Malaga, Manchester, Palma de Mallorca, Porto, Riga, Stockholm, Tallinn-ulemiste International, Tampere, Tenerife, Thessaloniki, Treviso, Vilnius
- Germania ST (A319, A321) · 11 routes: Antalya, Arrecife, Enfidha, Fuerteventura, Funchal, Gran Canaria, Ibiza, Leipzig, Palma de Mallorca, Tenerife, Vienna
- Alitalia AZ (F70, Embraer 170) · 2 routes: Amsterdam*, Paris*
- Lufthansa Cargo LH (A319, A321, A320, 737-300, 735, Embraer 190…) · 2 routes: Frankfurt, Munich
- Maastricht Airlines W2 (J32) · 2 routes: Munster, Zurich
- Air Berlin AB (A319, A320, 737-800) · 1 route: Palma de Mallorca
- Air France AF (Embraer 170) · 1 route: Paris
- Air Sicilia BM (ERJ-145) · 1 route: Toulouse
- Germanwings 4U (A319, CRJ) · 1 route: Stuttgart
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines KL (F70) · 1 route: Amsterdam*
- Scandinavian Airlines System SK (ATR 72, CRJ-200) · 1 route: Copenhagen
- SunExpress XQ (737-800) · 1 route: Izmir
- Turkish Airlines TK (A320) · 1 route: Istanbul
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Varrelbusch Airfield (VAC) 28 km to the centre
Cloppenburg, NI, DE — Indoor waiting area, but you walk out to the aircraft to board — bring an umbrella or a coat if the forecast is poor.
Oldenburg-Hatten Airfield 10 km to the centre
Hatten, NI, DE
Wiefelstede-Conneforde Airfield 22 km to the centre
Wiefelstede, NI, DE
Westerstede-Felde Airfield 25 km to the centre
Westerstede, NI, DE
Barßel Airfield 28 km to the centre
Barßel, NI, DE
Where things are
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When to go
Tourist season
May – September
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Shoulder season
April, October
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Worth avoiding
Deep winter
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Varrelbusch Airfield (VAC); 6 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Oldenburg, Germany. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Trains & rail
Rail operator
National rail
National rail
Coaches & shuttles
Intercity coach
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.
Charter · Embraer Legacy & Praetor, Falcon, Global · Germany's largest charter operator by fleet.
Charter · Cessna Citation · German business-jet charter operator.
Charter, management · Light to large-cabin · Charter and management from Stuttgart and Munich.
Broker · Any aircraft via operators worldwide · Global charter broker with 30+ offices; private jets, group charters and cargo.
FBO, charter, management · Managed fleet · FBO network and management across Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific.