The Federal highway 81 (BAB 81 or A 81) starts with the Lower Franconian city Wurzburg, traversed entirely Baden-Wuerttemberg from north to south and ends at Gottmadingen close to Swiss border. There are striking places along the 283 km long route Heilbronn, Ludwigsburg, Stuttgart and Rottweil.
Within a few kilometers of the exits there are often restaurants, hotels, shops, sights and other things that are worth leaving the motorway. The route is described from north to south (heading south 
, the kilometer values (only approximate information) are based on the official information from south to north, the regions are not precisely located.
background
The A 81 is part of the 
and a busy north-south connection. In recent years it has largely been expanded to include 6 lanes. During the long construction phases, especially in the Middle Neckar region, there were frequent traffic jams and diversions, so it is not surprising that in a number of neighboring towns and communities Environmental zones were set up, primarily to keep the traffic load as low as possible.
With the exception of the first few kilometers, the entire motorway is in Baden-Wuerttemberg, current information can be found online at Road traffic control center.
- Traffic radio: The Würzburg-West motorway triangle is in the transmission range of the BR, otherwise the entire motorway is in the transmission area of the SWR.
From the triangle Würzburg-West to the Weinsberger Kreuz
The highway begins in Main square, then traversed Tauberfranken and the Building land. in the Heilbronner Land it crosses the valleys of Stove and ChasingMost of the route leads through a hilly, wooded area. Only a few scenic sights are visible to the left and right of the route. The bridges over Tauber, Jagst and Kocher are particularly dangerous, as the main wind direction runs across the road.
- Expansion: This section has been expanded to four lanes, a few inclines are six lanes.
- Danger of congestion: mainly in the area of the triangle Würzburg-West. Second focus: Weinsberger Kreuz. Who comes from the north and in the direction A6 want to continue to the west, can at Neuenstadt leave the freeway and over Bad friedrichshall - Bad Wimpfen to the driveway Bad Rappenau drive. It might not go faster, but the track is nicer.
km 0.0 
1 triangle Würzburg-West 
At the Würzburg-West motorway triangle between Wertheim and Wurzburg The A 81 branches off from the A 3 towards the south.
km 2.2 
2 Gerchsheim
Possibly the possibility of bypassing traffic jams at the motorway triangle.
- 1 To deer, Hauptstrasse 2, 97270 Kist. Tel.: 49 9306 1350. Home cooking, beer garden.Open: Tue to Sa 11: 30-14: 30 and 17: 00-22: 30, Sun 11: 30-21: 30; Kitchen Tue to Sat 11:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m., Sun 11:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.; Closed on Mondays.Price: main courses from € 11.50, inexpensive lunch dishes.
- 2 Maxl Back, Hauptstrasse 2, 97270 Kist. Tel.: 49 9306 9850668. Bakery with a café.Open: Mon - Fri 5.30 a.m. - 6 p.m., Sat 6 a.m. - 4 p.m., Sun & public holidays 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
- km 4.3: State border Bavaria / Baden-Wuerttemberg.
- km 5.5:
- km 8.8: km 9.8:
km 15.7 
Small rest area above the Tauber
Small rest area above the Tauber- 1 Rest area Tauber Ost, BAT Ob der Tauber Ost, 97947 Grünsfeld. Tel.: 49(0)9346 92170, Email: [email protected].
- 2 Rest area Tauber West, BAT Ob der Tauber West, 97947 Grünsfeld. Tel.: 49(0)9346 92160, Email: [email protected].
- km 17.5: , km 17.8:
Lovely Taubertal
Lovely Taubertalkm 20 3 Tauberbischofsheim
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to Tauberbischofsheim and Walldürn, 
to Lauda-Koenigshofen and Bad Mergentheim
- km 22.5: , km 22.0:
- km 27.3: , km 27.9:
km 31: 4 maple
- L 579 Maple, L 579 Assamstadt
- The Building land is a hill country between Odenwald, Taubertal and the Hohenloher level with the Jagsttal.
- Teutonic town Bad Mergentheim (approx. 20 km)
- km 31.9: , km 33.8:
- km 36.9: , km 38.3:
km 39.2: 5 Boxberg
- to Boxberg, to Rosenberg
- Building land, home of the green core
- km 41.9:
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Wooden tip - km 45.1:
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Wooden tipkm 48.7: 6 Osterburken
- Osterburken, L 515Ravenstein or about the L 1046 to the monastery Schöntal.
1 Römermuseum Osterburken. approx. 5 km.
- km 52.0 , km 52.8:
- km 55.1 , km 56.2:
- Schöntal Monastery
km 60.2: Jagsttal small rest area
- 3 Jagsttal West rest area (Direction south), BAT Jagsttal West, 74259 Aries. Tel.: 49(0)6298 5646, Email: [email protected]. Open: Open 24 hours.
- 4 Jagsttal Ost rest area (Direction north), BAT Jagsttal Ost, 74259 Aries. Tel.: 49(0)6298 5656, Email: [email protected]. Open: Open 24 hours.
km 66.6 7 Möckmühl
- L 1047 to Möckmühl in the Jagsttal, K 2131 to Hardthausen into the Kocher valley
- 3 Götzenburg Jagsthausen. Castle of the knight Götz von Berlichingen, Restaurant, castle hotel, Jagsthausen, 14 km.
- 2 Möckmühl. well-preserved city wall, castle.
- km 67.6 , km 68.9
km 71.8 8 Neuenstadt
- L 1088 the exit is at the Neuenstadt industrial park
- 3 Lehen Castle. Hotel Restaurant Bad friedrichshall, approx. 11 km. To
37 around 9 km.
- km 76.1 km 76.5
Highway tunnel woods, 470 m long 462 m- km 80.5 Eberbachtal
- Weibertreu castle ruins
- 4 Audi forum.
Audi forum in Neckarsulm, approx. 15 km (driveway again at Weinsberg-Ellhofen) or on the Heilbronn-Neckarsulm.
km 82.6: 9 Kreuz Weinsberg
The A 81 meets the A 6
in the direction Mannheim or. 
Nuremberg. The traffic at this interchange is high, and there are frequent backlogs, especially in the direction of Heilbronn-Mannheim.
From the Weinsberger Kreuz to the Leonberger Dreieck
This six-lane section is the oldest section of the A81, which was once built as Reichsautobahn route 39. At that time the pavement consisted mostly of concrete slabs, in a few places the roadway was paved.
The route goes through that Weinsberger valley towards the south, on the western edge of the Swabian Forest along into that Neckar basin, past Ludwigsburg and Stuttgart in the Gäu.
Attention: at the Weinsberger Kreuz, through traffic from the south turns onto the A 6 in the direction Mannheim directed. If you want to stay on the A 81, you have to keep to the right.
Driving south: The route between Ludwigsburg and Stuttgart is one of the most heavily used sections in Germany. If you want to drive in the direction of Munich, you can take the A 6 from the Weinsberger Kreuz to the Crailsheim-Feuchtwangen junction and then continue on the A 7 direction UlmDriving direction north: The through traffic to Northern Germany can alternatively also via the A 8 to the Karlsruhe triangle and then on the A 5 drive north. However, this route is usually just as busy.
km 85.1 10 Weinsberg / Ellhofen
- Weinberg, Lion's Arch
- 5 Weibertreu castle ruins. Weinberg, approx. 4 km.
- km 86.8 Reisberg
- km 90.2 Grafenwald
- Hölderlinstadt Lauffen
km 91.2 11 Heilbronn / Untergruppenbach
- L 1111 Untergruppenbach, Lion's Arch
- 6 Stettenfels Castle. above of Untergruppenbach, approx. 3 km.
km 94.3 12 Ilsfeld
- 5 Ilsfeld truck stop (Gas station in the Schozachtal). Tel.: 49(0)7062 95220.
- 4 Hohenbeilstein Castle Restaurant. 6 km.
- 1 Tripsdrill amusement park. 20 km.
km 95.9 Wunnenstein service area
- 6 Motorway service station Wunnenstein-West, Wunnenstein-West 81, 74360 Ilsfeld. Tel.: 49(0)7062 91730.
- 7 Motorway service station Wunnenstein-Ost, Wunnenstein-Ost 81, 74360 Ilsfeld. Tel.: 49(0)7062 92 56 27.
- Besigheim, Half-timbered and wine
- Amusement park Tripsdrill
- Löwensteiner mountains
km 101.0 13 Mundelsheim
- L 1119 Mundelsheim, BesigheimGrossbottwar
- km 102.7 Calf
- Schiller town of Marbach
km 106.3 14 Pleidelsheim
- L 1125 Pleidelsheim, Bietigheim-Bissingen, Marbach am Neckar, Steinheim an der Murr
- Old town Bietigheim
- Hohenasperg fortress
- Markgröningen
km 113.1 15 Ludwigsburg-North
- Bietigheim-Bissingen, Ludwigsburg center, Eglosheim
- Ludwigsburg residential palace
km 117.0 16 Ludwigsburg-South
- L 1140 Möglingen, Markgröningen, Ludwigsburg South
km 121.1 17 Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen 
- Korntal-Münchingen, Stuttgart-North, one of the main arteries
- 7 Porsche Museum, Porscheplatz 1 D - 70435 Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen. Open: open Tue-Sun 9 am-6pm.Price: Entry 8 €.
km 125.8 18 Stuttgart-Feuerbach 
- Ditzingen, Stuttgart-Weilimdorf, Stuttgart-Feuerbach
- Solitude Castle
- Engelberg
- km 128.4 Engelberg / Gerlinger Höhe
- Engelberg tunnel, 2,530 m 2,310 m
km 132.5 19 triangle Leonberg
The Leonberg motorway triangle connects the 
with the A 8. Until the two routes are separated at the Stuttgarter Kreuz, this section of the motorway is at great risk of congestion.
From the Leonberger Dreieck to the Bad Dürrheim triangle
On the way south, the A 81 is known as Bodensee Autobahn. She crosses that Korngäu, brushes the Schönbuch and crosses near Horb the Neckar valley. It continues through that Southwestern Alb forelandto then at Rottweil again to cross the upper reaches of the Neckar. The journey continues along the Middle Black Forest to the Baar-Hochmulde.
In the greater Stuttgart area, a few short uphill and downhill stretches are still six-lane, further south the motorway is four-lane.
The first stage consists of a shared piece of the Autobahn 
and the , it stretches from the Leonberger Dreieck to the Stuttgarter Kreuz and is always busy.
km 133.4 21 Leonberg-East
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- L 1187 Leonberg
- 8 Solitude Castle. approx. 8 km away.
km 137.3 Sindelfingen Forest
- 8 Sindelfinger Wald service area, Rest area Sindelfinger Wald 71069 Sindelfingen. Tel.: 49(0)7031 7083-0, 49(0)7031 7081-0.
- km 138.7 Sommerhofen
km 140.4 20 Stuttgart junction 
km 143.6 21 Sindelfingen-East
- L 1185 Sindelfingen
km 144.3 22 Boeblingen-East
- Böblingen (departure) Driveway towards Stuttgart
- Motorway tunnel 850 m
km 147.0 23 Boeblingen-Sindelfingen
- L 1185 Sindelfingen Boeblingen
km 149.7 24 Boeblingen-Hulb 
- Sindelfingen Boeblingen
km 151.7 25 Ehningen
- K 1077 Ehningen Boeblingen
km 154.5 26 Hildrizhausen
- K 1000 Ehningen Hildrizhausen
km 156.5 27 Garden rings
- Gärtringen, Herrenberg
- Schönbuch Nature Park
km 159.1 Rest area Schönbuch
- 9 Rest area Schönbuch West, Schönbuch-West A81 - 71154 Nufringen. Tel.: 49(0)7032 98 88 0.
- 10 Rest area Schönbuch-Ost. Tel.: 49(0)7032 954810.
- Herrenberg - half-timbered town and collegiate church - Schönbuch
- Schönbuch tunnel 606 m 594 m
km 163.3 28 Herrenberg
- Herrenberg, Tubingen
- km 169.6 Ziegler Geyern
- Zollernalb
km 173.7 29 Rottenburg
- Eutingen im Gäu Rottenburg
- km 169.6 Neckar view Shepherd's house
- Historic town of Horb am Neckar
km 184.6 30 Horb am Neckar
- Horb
- Black Forest Middle / North Nature Park
- km 188.3:
- Haigerloch Castle
km 190.0 31 Received
- Received Haigerloch
- 11 Receiving truck stop, Robert-Bosch-Strasse 25, Empfingen. Tel.: 49(0)7485 983545.
- Kirchberg Monastery
- km 192.9 Mulhouse
- Sulz-Glatt moated castle
km 197.0 32 Sulz am Neckar
- 12 Sulz-Vöhringen truck stop, Eythstrasse 24. Tel.: 49(0)7454 9604 0.
- km 199.6 Mulhouse
- Monastery church Oberndorf
On the section between salt and Oberstoff, the motorway crosses the so-called Plaster Keuper, a geological formation made up in part of anhydrite (anhydrous calcium sulfate). When water gets in (this has happened since the construction of the motorway) it swells to gypsum (water-containing calcium sulfate), which is associated with an enormous increase in volume and, as a result, road surface elevations. In other cases, the comparatively water-soluble gypsum is rinsed out, causing the road surface to sink. As a result, speed limits often apply in this area and regular repairs are required.
km 202.9 33 Oberndorf am Neckar
- km 206.5 Harthausen, km 209.1 Boehringen
km 214.1 Neckarburg service area
- 13 Neckarburg West service area, BAT Neckarburg West, 78661 Dietingen. Tel.: 49(0)741 7453.
- 14 Neckarburg Ost service area, Auwiesenweg 81, 78661 Dietingen. Tel.: 49(0)741 8894.
- Rottweil - the oldest city in Baden-Württemberg
km 219.2 34 Rottweil
- Dunningen Schramberg Rottweil
- km 223.0 Eschach Valley
- Dreifaltigkeitsberg Spaichingen
- Neckar origin Schwenningen
- Southern Black Forest Nature Park
km 229.1 35 Villingen-Schwenningen
- Villingen-Schwenningen Deißlingen
- km 231.1: Weigenbach
- Bad Dürrheim - brine spa and salt works
km 236.2 36 Tuning
- L 523 Tuning, Bad DurrheimTuttlingen
- Historic Villingen
- Source of the Danube and Prince's Castle
km 240.6 37 Bad Dürrheim triangle 
From the Bad Dürrheim triangle to the Hegau cross
This section comes from the Baar-Hochmulde and traverses that Donaubergland on his way to the Hegau.
- Donaubergland
- km 244.0: Räthisgraben, km 246.2: Underwoods forest
km 251.6: 38 Geisingen
- L 185 Geisingen Immendingen
- 15 Geisingen truck stop. only a few 100 m from the exit.
- km 255.4
- Sauschwänzlebahn
- km 260.4
km 263.8: Hegau service area
- 16 Rest area in Hegau Ost (Rest area and hotel), To Engener Höhe, D-78234 Engen. Tel.: 49 (0) 7733 9401-0. Open: Restaurant and shop open from 6 a.m. to midnight, bistro from midnight to midnight.
- 17 Rest area in Hegau West (Service area and hotel, see also service area in Hegau Ost.)
Engen motorway church on the site of the service area, accessible from both directions.- Historical narrowness
Engen motorway church on the site of the service area, accessible from both directions.km 265.2: 39 Tightness 
- Narrow, Ah
- Aachquelle
- km 269.4 Bruckried, km 269.9 Klauseneck
- Hegau volcanoes
km 272.2 Hegau
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towards singing, direction Radolfzell, in the direction Stockach
From the Hegau cross to Gottmadingen
The last section of the A 81 leads through the Hegau towards the Swiss border.
- Alemanni ring
km 274.6 41 To sing
- L 191 Mühlhausen, Welschingen To sing
- Hohentwiel tunnel 833 m, 782 m
- Hohentwiel ruins
km 279.0 42 Hilzingen
- Hilzingen, To sing
The hospital Hegau Clinic Singen and the industrial zone in the south are easier to reach via this exit in the south of Singen.
- Heilsberg tunnel 483 m, 449 m
km 284.1 43 Gottmadingen
The leads from the roundabout at the end of the autobahn 
eastward to Gottmadingen, the (also as / 
) reaches the Swiss border in west after approx. 3 km Thayngen, with numerous refueling options immediately after the border crossing.
The continues then as a two-lane expressway and after coming together with the feeder from Barges / 
in Schaffhausen than the Swiss autobahn 
south direction Winterthur - Zurich.
