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Rust & Europa-Park: a detour for the inner child
Rust · April 2025
DurationReisduur
2 daysdagen
Best seasonBeste seizoen
Apr–Jun, Sep
BudgetBudget
€€€
DifficultyNiveau
EasyMakkelijk
Yes, a theme park made the blog. Europa-Park is genuinely one of the best-run places we've ever visited, and the Black Forest villages around it seal the deal.
The routeDe route
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Day 1.Dag 1. Full park day — rope-drop Silver Star, themed lands counter-clockwise
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Day 2.Dag 2. Slow morning in Rust village, then Freiburg's old town on the drive out
Our tipsOnze tips
Go Tuesday–Thursday outside German school holidays
The single-rider lines cut waits by half
Stay in Rust itself and walk in at opening
Photo albumFotoalbum
swipe through →veeg maar door →Rust, arrival day
the view we drove for
lunch that became dinner
a detour worth taking
last morning, Rust