Halloween at Europa-Park
Autumn season with tens of thousands of pumpkins, themed scare zones and haunted attractions.
Europa-Park
Theme park · Europe
🇩🇪 Rust, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Europe's best all-rounder — 15 country-themed areas and a stacked coaster line-up.
Overall score9.5
Opened
1975
Size
235 acres (95 ha)
Rides
100 attractions
Avg. visit
10 hours
Ticket range
$78–$95 USD
Events & shows
Winter Season / Christmas at Europa-Park
Winter opening with Christmas markets, ice skating and festive decoration across the themed areas.
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Europa-Park in Rust is Germany's largest theme park and the second most visited in Europe. Fifteen European country-themed areas hold an unusually deep coaster collection — Silver Star, Blue Fire, Wodan Timbur Coaster and the launched Voltron Nevera — alongside the Rulantica water world and six on-site hotels.
It has won more Golden Ticket "Best Park" awards than any other property, driven by operations, cleanliness and value for money.
Plan Your Visit
Hours & tickets
- Operating hours
- Typically 9am-6pm, extended to 8pm in high summer and during Halloween and winter seasons
- Seasonal closures
- Brief closure in late November between summer and winter seasons
- Queue-skip pass
- No general paid queue-skip; single-rider lines and virtual queues are used on selected rides
- How long to stay
- 2 days recommended
- Multi-day tickets
- 2-day and 3-day tickets sold at a discount and shared with Rulantica water park packages via hotel stays.
- Season pass
- Annual or season pass from about $250 USD.
Getting there
- Nearest airport
- EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg (BSL), ~70 km; Strasbourg (SXB), ~60 km
- Public transit
- Train to Ringsheim station, then shuttle bus 7231 to the park entrance (about 10 minutes)
- Parking
- On-site parking available. Around $9 USD per day.
- Staying over
- Six themed hotels plus Camp Resort and the Krønasår hotel at Rulantica water world
Accessibility
- Accessibility
- Largely step-free with accessible toilets throughout and wheelchair rental at the main entrance. Many rides allow wheelchair users to board via alternate entrances; a companion is required on most attractions.
Good to know
- Who it suits
- Exceptional all-ages balance: strong toddler and young-child offering alongside world-class coasters for teens and adults
- Best time to visit
- Weekdays in May, June or September; avoid German school holidays and summer weekends
- Dining
- Strong European dining scene across the country-themed areas, including several quality sit-down restaurants
- Outside food
- Outside food and drink are not permitted.
- Weather cover
- Many themed areas include indoor dark rides, theatres and covered dining, so the park stays enjoyable in poor weather.
- Baby care
- Baby changing and nursing rooms in several themed areas, with microwaves and bottle-warming facilities.
- Rentals on site
- Stroller / pushchair hire and Lockers available on site.
- Currency & payment
- EUR; cards and contactless widely accepted, though a little cash helps at small kiosks.
- Official app
- Europa-Park App (iOS/Android): live wait times, park map, virtual queue and show schedules.
Archival records
Golden Ticket Award for Best Amusement Park Worldwide
Most-visited seasonal theme park in Europe