Brandenburg · Germany
Where to stay in Cottbus
Cottbus is a city in Brandenburg, Germany, home to about 95,000 people. This guide covers 1 hotel in Cottbus.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 1
- Best months
- May, June, August and September
- Nearest airport
- DRS80 km · Dresden Airport
- Currency
- EUReuro
- Time zone
- Europe/Berlin
- Language
- German
About
About Cottbus
Cottbus or Chóśebuz is a university city and the second-largest city in the German state of Brandenburg after the state capital, Potsdam. With around 100,000 inhabitants, Cottbus is the most populous city in Lusatia.
The name of the city comes from "Chotibuz" from the Sorbian (Wendish) language, which is itself a derivation of Choitische Budky, meaning approximately "pretty little houses". Modern Cottbus is a small city, in what used to be East Germany (GDR), and due to high unemployment the city has suffered from the "brain drain" to more prosperous German cities. Its proximity to Berlin allows a lot of people to commute between the two cities.
Wikipedia and Wikivoyage contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Things to do
What to see and do in Cottbus
See
- Cottbuser Postkutscher Tour
- Triebwagen 24
- Theater, Theater
- Cottbuser Tierpark
- Parkeisenbahn
- Cottbuser Ostsee
- Oberkirche St. Nikolai
- Schlosskirche/Synagogue
- Klosterkirche
- Kirche St. Maria Friedenskönigin
- Lutherkirche
- Schloss Branitz
Do
- FC Energie Cottbus
- Lagune
- Sauna village of Almsick
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Where to stay
Places to stay in Cottbus
1 place to stay from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
| Place to stay |
|---|
| Garner Hotel Cottbus Süd hotel |
Where to stay
More hotels in Cottbus
11 hotels within 25 km of the centre, as recorded in Wikidata. Each name links to its encyclopedia article where there is one.
| Hotel | Opened | From centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ratskeller Vetschau | 18.0 km | |
| Best Western Plus Parkhotel & Spa Cottbus | 2.6 km | |
| Christinenhof & Spa | 17.5 km | |
| Gasthof Saßleben | 24.0 km | |
| Kur und Wellnesshaus Spreebalance, The Originals Relais (Relais du Silence) | 15.6 km | |
| Landhotel Burg im Spreewald | 18.6 km | |
| Lindner Congress Hotel | 0.3 km | |
| Radisson Blu Hotel | 1.4 km | |
| SORAT Hotel | 0.2 km | |
| Spree-Waldhotel | 2.4 km | |
| Spreewaldbahnhof Burg | 15.3 km |
When to go
The best time to visit Cottbus
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Cottbus are May, June, August and September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26 °C; July is the wettest, with about 84 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Cottbus: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Dresden Airport (DRS), about 80 km from the city centre in a straight line; Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER, 88 km) and Zielona Góra-Babimost Airport (IEG, 109 km) are also within reach.
Getting around
The Cottbusverkehr GmbH (Cottbus Transit Authority) operates a network of four streetcar lines and eight primary bus routes in the city, in addition to three nighttime bus lines. Late night service runs from 21:00 to 04:30 daily. It's operated by three bus lines (2N, 3N, 4N). They busses always meet at the train station. Due to the compact size of the city, most destinations are easily reachable by bicycle or on foot.
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DRS · Dresden Airport
BER · Berlin Brandenburg Airport
IEG · Zielona Góra-Babimost Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Cottbus
Stay safe
Personal safety is generally not a concern, though you may encounter drunk youth on weekend nights and after games of the local football club FC Energie Cottbus. Don't provoke, use common sense and you should be fine. Being a flat and compact city, many people commute by bike. Watch out for cyclists racing along sidewalks and around blind corners, often in dark clothes and unlit. Don't expect priority to be given to pedestrians even when required by law. Bike theft (or parts thereof) can also be a concern.
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Questions
Cottbus: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Cottbus?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Cottbus are May, June, August and September. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 26 °C; July is the wettest, with about 84 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Cottbus?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Dresden Airport (DRS), about 80 km from the city centre in a straight line; Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER, 88 km) and Zielona Góra-Babimost Airport (IEG, 109 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Cottbus?
euro (EUR).
Nearby
Destinations near Cottbus
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.