RufBus (on-call bus) for Schwäbisch Hall

Additional travel options in the evening, on weekends, and bank holidays

Registration at least one hour
before departure by calling:

0 52 31 - 977 771

Registration times for the RufBus (on-call bus):

Daily from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Information about the RufBus (on-call bus)

As a complement to the existing bus routes within the district of Schwäbisch Hall, the RufBus (on-call bus) offers additional travel options in the evening, at the weekend, and on holidays. On Friday and Saturday evenings – for the RufBus lines R64 and R66N even Mon–Fri – late connections from Crailsheim, Schwäbisch Hall, and Gaildorf offered in almost all municipalities and boroughs.

The RufBus (on-call bus) runs on a fixed timetable and only calls at stops upon request. Anyone wishing to use the RufBus (on-call bus) must register at least one hour before the desired departure.

If there are no registrations, the corresponding trip does not take place. The fare corresponds to the regular RegioTarif i.e. RegioAbos, monthly passes, day tickets, and the Schülerkreisticket (SKT) are recognised. For late connections after 10:00 p.m., a surcharge €1.00 per person will be charged.

For the RufBus (on-call bus), taxis are generally used. As a result, please note the technical limitations on the sale of tickets in the RufBus (see info box to the right or below).

When registering, state your name, the number of persons, the desired day of travel, the departure time, your boarding point, and the desired destination. The booking centre will then confirm your registration and take care of everything else.

With the help of the electronic timetable, all RufBus (on-call bus) offers will be retrieved in addition to regularly scheduled journeys. The RufBus (on-call bus) journeys are marked accordingly. All RufBus (on-call bus) timetables can be downloaded under Timetables for download.

The RufBus (on-call bus) routes in the district

Bereich Schwäbisch Hall:

R0100.pdfLinie R10 (RufBus) Schwäbisch Hall - Tullau - Uttenhofen - Westheim 62 K
R0180.pdfLinie R18 (RufBus) Vellberg - Großaltdorf - Eckartshausen (DB) - Ilshofen53 K
R0200.pdfLinie R20 (RufBus) Schwäbisch Hall - Michelfeld - Gnadental - Mainhardt76 K
R0230.pdfLinie R23 (RufBus) Schwäbisch Hall - Wolpertshausen - Ilshofen - Eckartshausen (DB)55 K
R0260.pdfLinie R26 (RufBus) Schwäbisch Hall - Untermünkheim - Kupfer - Braunsbach67 K

Bereich Gaildorf:

R0080.pdfLinie R8 (RufBus) Gaildorf - Unterrot - Fichtenberg - Oberrot54 K
R016N.pdfLinie R16N (RufBus) Schwäbisch Hall - Gaildorf - Sulzbach-Laufen - Fichtenberg - Oberrot48 K
R0430.pdfLinie R43 (RufBus) Gaildorf - Großaltdorf - Ottendorf - Eutendorf51 K
R0450.pdfLinie R45 (RufBus) Gaildorf - Bröckingen - Sulzbach-Laufen51 K

Bereich Nördlicher Landkreis:

R0550.pdfLinie R55 (RufBus) Crailsheim - Satteldorf - Wallhausen - Rot am See59 K
R0640.pdfLinie R64 (RufBus) Crailsheim - Kirchberg/Jagst - Gerabronn - Langenburg57 K
R065N.pdfLinie R65N (RufBus) Crailsheim - Rot am See - Blaufelden - Schrozberg51 K
R0660.pdfLinie R66 (RufBus) Oberaspach - Ilshofen - Langenburg - Gerabronn55 K
R066N.pdfLinie R66N (RufBus) Crailsheim - Ilshofen - Eckartshausen - Dünsbach49 K
R0900.pdfLinie R90 (RufBus) Bereich Blaufelden - Schrozberg55 K

Bereich Crailsheim Süd:

R0580.pdfLinie R58 (RufBus) Crailsheim - Waldtann - Marktlustenau - Mariäkappel - Beuerlbach59 K
R0590.pdfLinie R59 (RufBus) Crailsheim - Wildenstein - Matzenbach - Unterdeufstetten69 K
R0600.pdfLinie R60 (RufBus) Crailsheim - Jagstheim - Stimpfach - Rechenberg51 K
R0620.pdfLinie R62 (RufBus) Crailsheim - Oberspeltach - Gründelhardt - Honhardt50 K

What you should know about the RufBus (on-call bus)

The registration of a RufBus journey is done via the call centre of the OWL in Detmold under 0 52 31 - 977 771.
Registrations are possible daily from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
For timetable information, please continue to use our customer centre in order to keep the service numbers for RufBus registrations free. Or choose the nationwide timetable information under 0 180 5-77 99 66 (14 cents/min from a German landline, mobile max 42 cents/min).
For the RufBus (on-call bus), primarily taxis with a limited number of seats are used. Groups from six persons must therefore register at least two business days (Mo–Fr) in advance to (if possible) in order to allow for sufficient capacities.
Please use the telephone no. 07 91-970 10-55 (Mon–Fri, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.).
Because of the vehicles used, the transport of bicycles is usually not possible; prams can be transported upon request.
The departure times at the stops, which are indicated in the schedule, are compulsory. The RufBus will wait for delayed trains for up to 10 min as long as the passenger has indicated the connection request upon registration (please specify train arrival time).
Depending on the number of other registrations, the travel time may either be decreased or increased (in exceptional cases). Bus and train connections have priority.
After 8:00 p.m., it is possible to alight en route upon request as long as the desired stop is on the route (PDF: Overview of additional RufBus stops for alighting after 8:00 p.m.). For boarding, only the stops specified in the timetable will be called at.
The RufBus may not be used for short distances under 2 km (esp. in the cities e.g. from Crailsheim Station to the Crailsheim town hall). The same applies to connections that are simultaneously being served by regular transport (e.g. from Crailsheim Station to Rot am See when a train is travelling in parallel).
On 24 December (Christmas Eve) and 31 December (New Year's Eve), there are no late connections.

Line plan for RufBus

Detailplan RufBus.pdfLine plan for RufBus in the district of Schwäbisch Hall1.1 M

Restrictions on ticket sales in the RufBus (on-call bus)

In the RufBus all valid tickets of the circle traffic are recognized. Likewise the Baden-Württemberg-Ticket and the MetropolTagesTicket of the metropolitan region Stuttgart. The Nice-Weekend-Ticket, Cross-Country-Ticket and HNV tickets (SunshineTicket, FrankenTicket etc.) are not accepted. The joint semester ticket from HNV and KreisVerkehr is also valid.

Because almost exclusively taxis are used in the RufBus, ticket sales can only be made there with emergency tickets. Only single tickets will be sold, if applicable, discounts for children, BahnCard or KolibriCard. Check-in/check-out with KolibriCard (CiCo) is currently not possible at the RufBus. Also in the taxi no triptied tickets are sold. The sale takes place only for the route of the RufBus line.

From this follows: Starting a trip with the RufBus, and then switching to a regular bus or a train, does not pass the purchase of two tickets. Likewise, no one-day ticket, Baden-Württemberg-Tickets, MetropolTages Tickets or monthly tickets are sold in the taxi.

One-day tickets are available in advance at the customer centers of KreisVerkehr in Schwäbisch Hall and Crailsheim. The Baden-Württemberg-Ticket can be purchased in advance via internet or mobile phone. DB ticket vending machines and DB travel centers are also available for advance sale.

New from 1.01.2017: For the further journey following a call bus trip, a reduced connection fee can now be redeemed. This then applies to a freely selectable number of zones beyond the path already solved in the RufBus. You only pay for the children's price for each additional zone!

Der Miet-Omnibus

Zahlreiche Omnibusunternehmen im Landkreis bieten Omnibusse zum Mieten an, für Vereins- und Betriebsausflüge, Schulklassen, Wandergruppen und sonstige Gruppenfahrten. Dabei werden Fahrzeuge ab 20 Personen angeboten, bis hin zu Fahrzeugen für 80 und mehr Personen. Bei einem Miet-Omnibus können Reisetag, Abfahrt und Fahrtziel frei gewählt werden, ähnlich einer Taxifahrt. Die Verkehrs- und Omnibusunternehmen vor Ort machen Ihnen gerne ein Angebot.

Gerade am Abend, in der Nacht oder am Wochenende, wenn der Linienverkehr mit großen Bussen ausgedünnt ist und teilweise nur noch Kleinbusse oder RufBusse im Einsatz sind, kann der Miet-Omnibus für Reisegruppen eine einfache und kostengünstige Alternative sein. Für kleinere Gruppen können die Taxiunternehmen oftmals auch relativ kurzfristig ein Großraumtaxi für bis zu 8 Personen anbieten. Ebenfalls eine Alternative, wenn Bus- und RufBus-Angebote nicht optimal passen.