Autostadt Museum

Address: Stadtbrücke 1, 38440 Wolfsburg, Germany (Autostadt)

Website: https://www.autostadt.de

Autostadt is an automotive visitor attraction and museum park in Wolfsburg, Germany, established in 2000 next to the Volkswagen factory. It combines brand pavilions, exhibition spaces, landscaped water features and visitor services with an emphasis on car design, technology and customer delivery.

Key elements include thematic pavilions for different Volkswagen Group marques, the ZeitHaus museum of historic vehicles and the twin glass car towers used for vehicle storage and customer delivery. The site also includes restaurants, event spaces and landscaped areas designed for public visitation.

Autostadt was created as part of Volkswagen’s public engagement and brand presentation, linking factory tours and corporate exhibitions with a park-like visitor environment. Programming includes temporary exhibitions, educational activities and seasonal events.

The complex lies beside the Volkswagen plant in Wolfsburg and is directly accessible from the city and its transport connections.

• Opening and purpose: Opened in 2000 adjacent to Volkswagen’s Wolfsburg factory as an automotive visitor park combining exhibition, delivery and leisure functions.
• Location tip: Located next to the Volkswagen factory and Wolfsburg transport hub, commonly visited by factory-tour guests and automobile enthusiasts.

What to See#

• ZeitHaus: ZeitHaus, the on-site automobile museum that traces automotive history with restored classic and historic vehicles on display.
• Car Delivery Towers: The twin glass car towers used for customer vehicle delivery and storage, visible from the Autostadt grounds and functioning as part of the logistics and visitor experience.
• Brand Pavilions: Brand pavilions and exhibition halls dedicated to different marques within the Volkswagen Group, each presenting design, technology and brand history.

Autostadt is adjacent to Wolfsburg Hauptbahnhof (main train station); when you arrive by train you can walk from the station to Autostadt in about 5-10 minutes. The site is well served by frequent long‑distance and regional trains (ICE/IC/RE) to Wolfsburg. By car, Wolfsburg is reachable from Hannover in roughly 70-80 km via the A2 (about 45-60 minutes) and from Berlin about 220-240 km (around 2-3 hours).

• Arrive soon after opening if you want to see the Autostadt's pavilions and car-tower activity with fewer people; public holidays and weekend afternoons are the busiest times.
• Check the Autostadt website for schedules and to prebook guided tours or timed attractions (factory visits and car delivery viewings often require advance booking).
• Explore beyond the central plaza: the parked-car pavilions, branded exhibitions and seasonal displays around the ponds are quieter and frequently overlooked by visitors who stay only for the main towers.