Palais Thermal
A historic bath in Moorish, Oriental and Art Nouveau style with 12 thermal pools at 32 to 38 °C under painted domes, three Fürstenbäder (princes' baths) and a Moorish Hall the operator modelled on the Alhambra in Granada. A thermal water outdoor pool on the rooftop sun deck belongs to the textile-free sauna area.
WhatThermal bath, Bad WildbadBlack ForestNatural thermal water
WhenOpen all yearPools 32 to 38 °C
Hot roomsTextile sauna in the thermal bath included. Sauna area with steam bath and outdoor pool 6.50 EUR extra (3 hours 22 EUR, with sauna 28.50 EUR).Finnish sauna 90 °C, Panorama and Zirbel saunas 80 °C, textile sauna 70 °C, steam bath 45 °C
Getting there Train Car
CostMontag bis Freitag: 3 Stunden, Therme (Monday to Friday: 3 hours, thermal bath)€22As of Oct 2026
AccessFrom 12 only; the rooftop outdoor pool needs the sauna ticket; no cameras12+
Getting in
- Parking
- Bath guests park free for up to three hours in the Kurzentrum (P4) and Palais Thermal (P3) multi-storey car parks.
- Public transport
- Stadtbahn S6 from Karlsruhe or Pforzheim to the Kurpark terminus.
- Address
- Kernerstraße 5, 75323 Bad Wildbad
Entry, hours and rules
- Entry
- Montag bis Freitag: 3 Stunden, Therme (Monday to Friday: 3 hours, thermal bath)€22
- Montag bis Freitag: 3 Stunden, mit Sauna (Monday to Friday: 3 hours, with sauna)€28.50
- Montag bis Freitag: Tageskarte, Therme (Monday to Friday: day ticket, thermal bath) (Reduced rate, no further discounts)€24.50
- Montag bis Freitag: Tageskarte, mit Sauna (Monday to Friday: day ticket, with sauna) (Reduced rate, no further discounts)€31
- Abendtarif, Therme (Evening rate, thermal bath) (Working days from 18:00 only; not on bridge days or long bath and sauna nights)€19
- Abendtarif, mit Sauna (Evening rate, with sauna) (Working days from 18:00 only; not on bridge days or long bath and sauna nights)€25.50
- Samstag, Sonntag, Feiertage, Brückentage und Schulferien in Baden-Württemberg: 3 Stunden, Therme (Weekends, holidays, bridge days and Baden-Württemberg school holidays: 3 hours, thermal bath)€23.50
- Samstag, Sonntag, Feiertage, Brückentage und Schulferien: 3 Stunden, mit Sauna (3 hours, with sauna)€30
- Samstag, Sonntag, Feiertage, Brückentage und Schulferien: Tageskarte, Therme (Day ticket, thermal bath)€28.50
- Samstag, Sonntag, Feiertage, Brückentage und Schulferien: Tageskarte, mit Sauna (Day ticket, with sauna)€35
- Nachzahlgebühr pro Stunde (Extra charge per hour) (Capped at the day ticket price)€2.50
- Hours
- Mon13:00-22:00
- Tue13:00-22:00
- Wed13:00-22:00
- Thu13:00-22:00
- Fri13:00-22:00
- Sat10:00-22:00
- Sun10:00-22:00
- Swimwear and rules
- In the thermal bath, including the textile sauna, bathing is allowed with or without swimwear, except on Tuesdays (textile bathing day), when swimwear is required in the bath's indoor pools. The sauna area is textile-free every day: swimwear must be taken off, and a large sauna towel is required.
- Children
- 12 and over. From 12, accompanied by an adult. Families with children under 12 are pointed to the Vital Therme.
- Tickets
- Day ticket, no time slot
- Official site
- palais-thermal.de
- Facilities
- LockersIndoor poolOutdoor poolSaunaSteam roomCaféParkingNaturist areaTowel hire