While the market is open, traffic in the Grande Île is strictly regulated and banned, and access checks are set up at the entrances to the bridges. Cars therefore stop at the edge of the centre.

• By train : Strasbourg station is about ten minutes' walk from the historic centre, along a signposted pedestrian route from the station forecourt. From Paris, the TGV takes under two hours.
• By tram : lines A, C, D and F serve the area around the market squares.
• By car : the park-and-ride car parks (P+R) of the CTS network cost €4.20 a day, including a return tram ticket for every passenger in the vehicle.

For visitors with reduced mobility: wheelchairs and walking frames are lent free of charge, without booking, at the information chalet on Place Kléber, in exchange for an identity document. An accessibility map shows routes, ramps and accessible toilets.

Citadines Kléber Strasbourg: the market on foot

Citadines Kléber Strasbourg is located at 50-54 rue du Jeu des Enfants, in the Grande Île. Place Kléber and its Great Christmas Tree are three minutes' walk away, the Homme de Fer tram stop one minute away and the station ten minutes on foot.

Units range from a 20 m² studio for two to a 75 m² Deluxe two-bedroom apartment for six. Each one has an equipped kitchen: hob, microwave, dishwasher and fridge. Breakfast is served daily at an extra charge (€14 per adult), and pets are welcome (€8 per night per pet).

This residence is the best choice if you're traveling by train, if you enjoy evening market on foot, and if you're traveling with your family (up to six people).

One point for drivers to plan ahead: the residence is on a pedestrian street with code-controlled access. To use the private car park (€18 a day, subject to availability), contact reception shortly before arrival to get the code. Details are on the residence's location and transport page. During the market, the Grande Île restrictions come on top of this: the train remains the simplest option.

Citadines Eurométropole Strasbourg: by car, with a pool

Citadines Eurométropole Strasbourg is located at 11 allée de l'Euro, in Oberhausbergen, between the airport and the station, close to the A35 and A351 motorways. Strasbourg city centre is 15 minutes away by car and 20 minutes by public transport.

The private car park is free, subject to availability. It is the right address for travellers arriving from Germany or Switzerland via the A35, or keeping the car to visit Alsatian villages. To reach the market, buses 29, 203 and 210, which stop outside the residence, run to the Rotonde stop, served by trams A and D. Details are on the location and transport page.

Units range from a 30 m² studio to a 58 m² panoramic suite, for up to four people, with a separate equipped kitchen. The residence has a heated indoor pool, a spa, a sauna, a hammam and a gym, and its reception is open 24/7. Breakfast at an extra charge (€21 per adult); pets welcome (€25 per night per pet).

This residence is the best choice if you arrive by car and if you want to make day trips in the Alsatian villages !

Strasbourg closes its chalets on 24 December; Colmar, around half an hour away by TER regional train, keeps its markets open until the 29th.

The Colmar Tourist Office has announced the following dates for 2026.

• Colmar : (6 markets): 23 November to 29 December
• Eguisheim : 27 November to 30 December
• Turckheim : 27 November to 30 December
• Riquewihr: 27 November to 20 December
• Kaysersberg : Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, 27 November to 20 December
• Ribeauvillé : (medieval market), 5-6 and 12-13 December

From Citadines Kléber Strasbourg, the station is ten minutes' walk away. From Citadines Eurométropole Strasbourg, the car makes it possible to visit several villages in a single day. 

Another December highlight, the Lyon Festival of Lights runs from Saturday 5 to Tuesday 8 December 2026. The Citadines apart-hotels in Lyon are listed on the city page, as are those in Strasbourg.