Black Forest (Schwarzwald) Travel Guide: Free KONUS Guest Card, Scenic Trains & Spa Towns

How to get the free KONUS Guest Card for unlimited Black Forest trains and buses, ride the 39-tunnel Schwarzwaldbahn, and plan bases in Freiburg, Baden-Baden, and Titisee.

Unlock Free Transit with the Black Forest KONUS Guest Card

When you stay overnight in any of the 145+ participating Black Forest towns (such as Titisee-Neustadt, Hinterzarten, Triberg, Baiersbronn, or Gengenbach) and pay the small municipal visitor tax (Kurtaxe, ~€2.20–€3.50/night), your host gives you the KONUS Guest Card. It works as a free 2nd-class rail and bus ticket across the entire 11,000 sq km Black Forest region from Pforzheim down to Basel!