BVB are away to VfB Stuttgart in the Bundesliga on Saturday. The match at the Mercedes-Benz-Arena will kick off at 15:30 CET. Approximately 4,500 BVB fans will be supporting the team in Swabia. We have compiled the most important information for all travelling BVB fans below.

Travel

  • A 81 exit Mundelsheim – L1115 direction Grossbottwar/Backnang – B14 direction Stuttgart – exit Benzstrasse or enter Benzstrasse via B10 and B14. Travel through Stuttgart should be avoided on account of the traffic situation.
  • The Mercedes-Benz Arena is located in the middle of the environmental zone of the state capital Stuttgart. Since 1 January 2019, a year-round traffic ban has been in force in the entire city area for all motor vehicles with diesel engines in emission class Euro 4/IV and worse. Only the green sticker is therefore valid in Stuttgart. In addition, a zonal traffic ban for diesel vehicles with emission class 5/V and worse will apply in the Stuttgart valley basin and the Bad Cannstatt (!) district, among others, from 1 July 2020.

Travel by car:

  • Visiting fans arriving by car can use the P7 multi-storey car park.
  • Navigation system input: Martin-Schrenk-Weg, 70372 Stuttgart. 

Arrival by bus:

  • Visiting buses and “9-seaters” can park on Benzstrasse in the immediate vicinity of the away sector. Sufficient parking spaces for buses are available on Benzstrasse.

Travel by train:

  • Take tram line 1 to the “Neckarpark” stop. From there, the away block is within walking distance (5 min.).
  • Please avoid Bad Cannstatt station, which is the meeting point for home fans.
  • On home matchdays, the ticket entitles the holder to travel on all VVS public transport from 7 hours before the match until 05:00 CET the following day.
  • You will find further information in the Fan Letter from the Stuttgart Police Department (see below).

Admission

  • The stadium opens at 13:30 CET.
  • Access to the away sector is via the spur road from Benzstrasse.
  • The last away game in Stuttgart saw altercations between home and away supporters take place in the vicinity of the stadium. Please therefore take note of the separation of the home and away fans and avoid the home sectors of the stadium.
  • Due to the use of pyrotechnics at the last away match in Stuttgart, only megaphones, drums and fence flags are permitted.

Permitted fan paraphernalia:

  • 4 megaphones (allocated)
  • 5 drums (open at the bottom, visible, each with a set of drumsticks, allocated)
  • Fence flags (provided space is available)

Prohibited fan paraphernalia:

  • Small flags
  • Swivel flags
  • Double-holders 

Permitted items:

  • Digital cameras for personal use (not larger than 15cm)
  • Bags and backpacks that do not exceed DIN-A4 size
  • Small umbrellas (pegs)

Prohibited items:

  • Power banks
  • Bottles and cans
  • Larger umbrellas

Further information on permitted/prohibited items can be found in the Stadium Regulations. 

Further information on admissions:

  • There is no drop-off point for bags and backpacks at the away entrance. Please therefore leave your backpacks and bags in the cars and buses. 
  • The alcohol limit is 1.4 per milligram. Random checks will be carried out. Admission will not be granted if the alcohol level exceeds 1.4 per mg.

Stadium

  • The away sector is located in blocks 61, 62, 63, 64 and 65.
  • Cash can be used at the kiosks. In addition, tills with contactless payment (EC, GooglePay, ApplePay, etc.) are available.

Further information

  • Please also take note of the Fan Letter from the Stuttgart Police Department: 
  • Fans who have been banned from the stadium can stay at the nearby PSV home and watch the match. The PSV home is located in Fritz-Walter-Weg. You will find further information in the Fan Letter from the Stuttgart Police Department (see above).
  • In the event of misuse of fan paraphernalia, VfB Stuttgart reserves the right to prohibit the bringing in of fan paraphernalia at matches in subsequent seasons.
  • Stadium Regulations for the Mercedes-Benz-Arena

Fan information for a barrier-free stadium visit

  • Seats for wheelchair users and visually impaired BVB fans are located in the Untertürkheimer Kurve area. Tickets for the visually impaired are located in blocks 75 A and B.
  • Access is via gate 17 in Fritz-Walter-Weg. Volunteers will be available here as contact persons.
  • Parking spaces for wheelchair users and BVB fans with walking difficulties are available in car park P7.
  • You will find further information here. 

Contact on matchday

The fan representatives Benedikt Watermeier (0170/2285155) and Nicole Möller (0170/7767327) as well as Johannes Bagus, Laura Brand and Janina Fuhr from Fan-Projekt Dortmund e.V. will be your points of contact on matchday.