Hi all,

I've just moved from Scotland to Karlsruhe to work in the city's Natural History museum for the next couple of years.

I'm currently crashing in the guest house however i think its about time to start looking for a proper place to live. Was just wondering if people had any advice for the best places to look finding/renting a flat or any other general advice living in Karlsruhe.

Would also be nice to hear from anyone who is living in the area, i'm guessing thats not too many people, but its always good to meet up with some other english speakers. Sadly my germans sounding pretty poor right now.

Cheers

Heh, I have a feeling you need to ask more specifically and then I am pretty sure you're gonna get some answers -- I would actually assume that there are a few native English speakers (which I am not one of) in the area.

Hi,

If your still looking for somewhere to live I can recommend the agents I used http://www.move-in.info/ Tel. 07243 333 941. They're a small operation based in Ettlingen and provided excellent service. They also speak English which was important for me because I haven't progressed beyond restaurant German yet!

The expat community seems to be based around Flynn’s Inn:
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=e...wloc=A&om=1

and Scruffys:
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=e...=16&iwloc=A

and involve lots of drinking!

I second ibrookes' recommendation of the move-in relocation service - they provide a simply invaluable welcoming service!

Howdy...

I live near Karlsruhe - and finding a place to live will be tough because you are competing with many University Students.
There are diverse papers - such as the Spermüll ( pure small advertising - in Canada they call this paper "buy & sell)
or Amtsblatt (local weekly paper or booklet on Community happenings).
The best way to get a place (if you are not in a rush to move out from your friends) is through networking with colleagues and friends.
If you can hang out an advert (bulletin board - there is one in the REAL store and I think the DM marts have them too) with what you
are looking for and your phone number, maybe someone will call back.
There are also organizations that have appartments (also in Amtsblatt) such as Familieheim, ALBA, Baugemeinschaft, etc.
They have appartments to let, but you must become a member first and purchase something like a "stock". That is basically
your down payment and will be returned to you once you are no longer a member.
If you are very "open" - a Wohngemeinschaft - a group of people live together and share bath/kitchen but each has their own
bedroom. A lot of students do this to split the costs.

I hope that this helps.
AND good luck...

Cwoc, did you ever find a place? Try these websites too..
http://www.wg-gesucht.de/ or http://www.studenten-wg.de/wohnungsmarkt.html
Good luck!

Well, I don't live in Karlsruhe. But because some fucking nob forgot to mention that a meeting with a customer which usually happens in Munich is now in Karlsruhe, now I'm somewhere in the the middle of the schwarzwald with clothes for only two days. Instead of going back to Munich I now have to go to Karlsruhe and need to buy some stuff for surviving Thursday and Friday.

Where around the Karlsruhe Hbf can I buy clothes? How late are stores open? I shall be able to get a train from Freiburg to Karlsruhe at 6 pm, so I expect to arrive there at around 7. I'm hoping stores are open until 8. Is that the case?

Thanks for any info.

PS: sorry for the rant. Should look for the vent thread.

There is a large mall called the Ettlinger Tor you should find something there. It's open until 8pm every day (except Sunday of course!) and 10pm Thursdays.

How to get there

Mit der Bahn:

Vom Hauptbahnhof Karlsruhe mit dem Taxi oder mit der S-Bahn (S1/S11 - Neureut, 2 - Durlach oder S4 - Eppingen) bis Haltestelle Ettlinger Tor. Von dort aus siehe Anfahrtsplan.
Mit der S-Bahn:

Haltestelle Ettlinger Tor oder Marktplatz.

Top recommendation Nicole. Thanks a lot! The Ettliger Tor center is just a few minutes away from my hotel.
Made it just in time there.
Owe you a beer

Make it a large one eh Glad you found what you needed.