Location Benefits

Bensheim - where business is booming

A central location in the Rhine-Main-Neckar region

Bensheim is situated in the heart of the Rhine-Main and Rhine-Neckar metropolitan regions. You are just a short distance from

• the banking and airport city of Frankfurt,
• the industrial locations of Mannheim and Ludwigshafen
  
• the scientific towns of Darmstadt and Heidelberg.

European metropolitan regions represent the driving force for economic, social and societal  development. 65 of the top 500 German companies with the highest turnover are located in the Rhine-Main metropolitan region. In addition, a high proportion of the American companies with the highest turnovers are located in the area, including:

• Adam Opel
• Procter & Gamble
• Motorola
  
  

Ten of the 100 largest German companies are based in this region, including a range of global market leaders. The region is home to the company headquarters of successful international companies, such as:

• SAP
• BASF
• HeidelbergCement
• Heidelberger Druckmaschinen
• Bilfinger Berger

First-class infrastructure

This ideal geographical location is complemented by a first-class infrastructure. From road to rail, from water to air - Bensheim offers excellent connections to business locations across the world. The first-rate infrastructure alleviates transport within global transport and logistic networks.

Road

• A5 and A67:Connections to two motorways heading north-south
  
• B 47: Built similar to a motorway, heading west-east
  

Rail

• IC (Intercity) train station offering connections to the ICE (Intercity Express) stations in Frankfurt, Mannheim and Heidelberg
  

Air

• Frankfurt International Airport
  
• Mannheim City Airport
  

Water

• Rhine-Neckar Port in Mannheim
  
• Close to the largest inland port in Germany on the Rhine
  

Public Transport

An efficient city bus system ensures inner-city mobility in Bensheim. There are also regular bus connections to local towns in the region, which operate in line with the Deutschen Bahn train connections. A taxi can also be used for journeys within Bensheim or for journeys made outside bus operating hours.