Fritz-Walter-Stadion (48,500)

Although the World Cup stadium is officially known as the Fritz-Walter-Stadion, no one ever uses the name. "Betze" is what the fans call the ground, located on the top of the city's Betzenberg hill. Revamped for the World Cup 2006, the legendary venue has more space and brand-new floodlights.

"The red devils of the Betzenberg", as Kaiserslautern's home club 1.FCK is affectionately known, can rely on some of the country's noisiest fans, responsible for making this something of a feared ground for visiting teams.

The World Cup stadium lies to the south of Kaiserslautern. You can see the ground from the train station: simply walk there or take the free shuttle bus.

Get there from the Main Station:
Walk there in 10 minutes: take the pedestrian subway underneath the tracks and a winding street leads you to the ground. Betzenberg hill is neither very high nor very steep, but if you prefer being carried, catch public bus line 2.

Get there from the Airport:
Kaiserslautern itself doesn't have an airport. If you're arriving by air, Frankfurt International is your best bet, from where a train takes you to Kaiserslautern in about an hour and a half.

If you choose little sister Frankfurt Hahn, home to the low-cost airlines, you have to take a bus to Frankfurt, Mainz or Bingen, before switching to the train.

Small Saarbrücken Airport, in the west, is another option. A train takes you from here to Kaiserslautern in about an hour.

Get there from the City Centre
Every two hours, free shuttle buses run to the stadium from the central Messeplatz or Meuthstrasse parking lots.