BMW Regensburg Factory Tour

Regensburg BMW plant tour

ABOVE: The BMW plant's flexible assembly line handles cars from different series at the same time--and to make workers more productive, cars are lifted automatically to the right height for each assembly task.

Visitor information

Tour times and dates. Tours are geared to groups, but individuals can ask to be included in the 8:30 a.m. or 1 p.m. tour on certain dates. For more information, or to submit a tour request, see the BMW Plant Regensburg link below.

Note: Tours may not be scheduled during model changeovers or major plant maintenance.

Location. The BMW Werk is located on the eastern edge of Regensburg, not far from the A3 Autobahn's Exit 101 (Regensburg-Ost) on the way to Passau. The local RVV transit system's Bus 7 runs to the factory from Albertstrasse. For detailed directions and a map, see "Approach" under the "Dialogue" menu of the BMW Werk Regensburg site below.

Related Web sites and articles

BMW Plant Regensburg
See the Guided Plant Tours page for information, then complete the "Request for a Plant Tour" form. (You can indicate a specific date in the "Remark" box.)

BMW International
Find an official BMW site in your own country or visit BMW Welt, which has information on the BMW Museum and BMW plant tours in the company's headquarters city of Munich.

BMW Welt, Munich europeforvisitors.com
The Bayerischer Motor Werke's new "gateway to the BMW brand" includes a state-of-the-art museum, a BMW Delivery Center, and a plant tour. It's located near Olympic Park and opens in 2007.

Regensburg europeforvisitors.com
Our 11-page guide to this delightful medieval city on the Danube is accompanied by several other articles and an 89-image Regensburg photo gallery.

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