GermanyStuttgart (; German: [ˈʃtʊtɡaʁt] ; Swabian: Schduagert [ˈʃd̥ua̯ɡ̊ɛʕd̥]; Alemannic: Stuttgart; names in other languages) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known as the Stuttgarter Kessel (Stuttgart Cauldron) and lies an hour from the Swabian Jura and the Black Forest. Stuttgart has a population of 613,111 as of 2023, making it the sixth largest city in Germany, while over 2.8 million people live in the city's administrative region and nearly 5.5 million people live in its metropolitan area, making it the fourth largest metropolitan area in Germany. The city's metropolitan area is consistently ranked among the top 5 European metropolitan areas by GDP. Mercer listed Stuttgart as 21st on its 2015 list of cities by quality of living; innovation agency 2thinknow ranked the city 22nd globally out of 441 cities in its Innovation Cities Index; and the Globalization and World Cities Research Network ranked the city as a Beta-status global city in their 2020 survey.
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Climate in Stuttgart
Best time to visit: Jun–Sep
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Day trips and nearby cities from Stuttgart
Staying more than a few days? These cities are close enough for a day trip or a night away. Distances are straight-line from Stuttgart; times are rough estimates by road.
Day tripTubingen
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30 km≈ 35 min
Day tripReutlingen
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32 km≈ 35 min
Day tripPforzheim
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37 km≈ 45 min
Day tripHeilbronn
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41 km≈ 45 min
Day tripKarlsruhe
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62 km≈ 1 h 10 min
Day tripUlm
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73 km≈ 1 h 25 min
Day tripHeidelberg
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79 km≈ 1 h 30 min
Day tripLudwigshafen Am Rhein
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94 km≈ 1 h 50 min
From Stuttgart you can reach Tubingen (30 km), Reutlingen (32 km), Pforzheim (37 km), Heilbronn (41 km) and Karlsruhe (62 km) in about 35 min to 1 h 10 min by road. Each city page has its own sights, a day plan and flights.
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The most pleasant months are Jun to Sep, with comfortable temperatures and lighter crowds. Right now it averages about 6°C in November.
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Most visitors enjoy 2 to 3 days. Use the route builder below to get a day-by-day plan that groups sights by neighbourhood and includes lunch.