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Merklingen

Everything ViaFrei knows about Merklingen right now – from open data, with the source of every figure.

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The traffic light still judges everything – some of its reasons are hidden right now.

For Merklingen

Traffic light for Merklingen

Traffic light: GreenRedYellowGreen

Green — Nothing reported by our sources (as of 07:45) — no guarantee of a clear road.

Within 5.0 km of Merklingen.

Map: 5.0 km aroundReasons marked on the map: 13. The list of reasons is the map in words. 3 × Charging, 7 × Public transport, 3 × Lorry parking and rest areas.LaichingenMerklingenBerghülenNellingenDrackensteinCharging · SP Hotel OchsenPublic transport · Merklingen OrtsmitteCharging · DE*EWE, Industriestraße 2Public transport · Merklingen LindenstraßePublic transport · Merklingen BergwegPublic transport · Merklingen Laichinger WegPublic transport · Merklingen GewerbegebietPublic transport · Merklingen FriedhofCharging · Hotel Alb Inn MerklingenLorry parking and rest areas · Aral-Autohof MerklingenPublic transport · Merklingen BahnhofLorry parking and rest areas · WidderstallLorry parking and rest areas · Albhöhe
Schematic map – not for navigation.Streets (OpenStreetMap)ChargingPublic transportLorry parking and rest areas

Grenzen: © BKG (2026) dl-de/by-2-0, Datenquellen: https://sgx.geodatenzentrum.de/web_public/gdz/datenquellen/datenquellen_vg_nuts.pdf (Daten verändert)

Streets: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0 · licence text

The streets come from our street database derived from OpenStreetMap. We send a complete machine-readable copy (CSV) under the ODbL 1.0 free of charge on request – contact details in the imprint.

TMC Location Code List (LCL 22.0): Bundesanstalt für Straßenwesen (BASt), CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), bearbeitet · licence text

Verwaltungseinheiten: © BKG (2026) dl-de/by-2-0, Datenquellen: https://sgx.geodatenzentrum.de/web_public/gdz/datenquellen/datenquellen_gn250.pdf (Daten verändert)

Ladepunkte: chargecloud GmbH via Mobilithek, CC0 1.0

Fahrplandaten: DELFI e.V., CC BY 4.0, bearbeitet · licence text

Ladepunkte: EWE via Mobilithek, CC0 1.0

Ladepunkte: e-clearing.net (smartlab Innovationsgesellschaft mbH) via Mobilithek, CC0 1.0

LKW-Parken: © Lkw-Parken BAB Deutschland / Bundesministerium für Verkehr (BMV) 2026 — GeoNutzV, Daten verändert

How the traffic light is set
  • Red for a full closure of the carriageway, a wrong-way driver, objects, people or animals on the road, an accident with a closure, a weather warning of level 3–4 or a jam with a delay of 30 minutes or more.
  • Yellow for a shorter jam, roadworks narrowing the road, another traffic warning, a weather warning of level 1–2, slippery roads in the road-weather forecast, a closed entry or exit — or when a source is missing or out of date.
  • Green only when none of this is reported nearby and both the traffic messages and the German Weather Service's warnings for this place can be read. Green is no guarantee of a clear road.
  • Read: every traffic message for this place within 5.0 km (Autobahn GmbH, police, Land and city) and the German Weather Service (warnings, road weather).
  • No colour from: parking, charging, fuel, public transport.

Public transport

Merklingen · 5.0 km

The nearest stops (within 5.0 km) and what leaves there in the next 60 minutes

Mode
  • Merklingen BahnhofTrain 1.5 km · 19 min walk · Map · Google Maps
    TimeLineToPlatformNote
    53 minRE200Ulm Hbf– timetable
    54 minRE200Wendlingen (N)– timetable
    More departures
    Facilities
    Lifts: 2 of 2 in service · BFRK survey, unchecked: 2 lifts, 2 platforms with tactile guidance strips · Platforms per DB: 2 of 2 step-free
  • Merklingen OrtsmitteBus 200 m · 3 min walk · Map · Google Maps
    TimeLineToPlatformNote
    9 min 350Geisl. (St) WölkbadBay 1 3 min late
    40 min350Laichingen SchulzentrumBay 1 on time
    53 min351Bühlenhausen Plätzle– timetable
    53 minde:ding.eu:88351_:MerklingenBay 1 on time
    More departures
  • Merklingen LindenstraßeBus 400 m · 5 min walk · Map · Google Maps
    TimeLineToPlatformNote
    7 min 350Geisl. (St) Wölkbad– 3 min late
    42 min350Laichingen SchulzentrumBay 2 on time
    More departures
    Facilities
    BFRK survey, unchecked: 2 platforms with tactile guidance strips
  • Merklingen BergwegBus 400 m · 6 min walk · Map · Google Maps
    TimeLineToPlatformNote
    42 min491Merklingen BahnhofBay 1 on time
    55 min351Bühlenhausen Plätzle– timetable
    55 minde:ding.eu:88351_:MerklingenBay 1 on time
    More departures
  • Merklingen Laichinger WegBus 450 m · 6 min walk · Map · Google Maps
    TimeLineToPlatformNote
    5 min491Merklingen BahnhofBay 2 on time
    41 min491Merklingen BahnhofBay 1 on time
    54 min351Bühlenhausen Plätzle– timetable
    54 minde:ding.eu:88351_:MerklingenBay 1 on time
    More departures
  • Merklingen GewerbegebietBus 450 m · 6 min walk · Map · Google Maps
    TimeLineToPlatformNote
    38 min491Merklingen BahnhofBay 2 on time
    39 min350Laichingen SchulzentrumBay 2 on time
    51 min351Bühlenhausen Plätzle– timetable
    51 minde:ding.eu:88351_:MerklingenBay 2 on time
    More departures
  • Merklingen FriedhofBus 450 m · 6 min walk · Map · Google Maps
    TimeLineToPlatformNote
    8 min491Merklingen Bahnhof– timetable
    8 min491491 Scharenstetten - NellingenBay 1 on time
    More departures

Live data from 07:43

We cannot give the share of late trips right now.

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Fuel

Merklingen · 5.0 km

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Parking

Merklingen · 5.0 km

within 5.0 km

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More car parks mapped by OpenStreetMap

OSM-Standortdaten: © OpenStreetMap-Mitwirkende, ODbL 1.0 · licence text

These entries come from our database derived from OpenStreetMap. We send a complete machine-readable copy (CSV) under the ODbL 1.0 free of charge on request – contact details in the imprint.

Roads

Merklingen · 15 km

0 closures · 0 jams and accidents · 9 roadworks within 15 km

  • L1236 Laichingen-Wiesensteig · 5.6 kmdirection unknownTue 27 Oct, 00:00 – Fri 27 Nov, 23:59 · in force now, ends in 25 daysRestriction unknownRoadworksMap · Google MapsAutomatic translation: Construction phase · Original (German) →
  • K7406 Blaubeuren-Dornstadt · 8.6 kmdirection unknownSun 1 Nov, 00:00 – Fri 18 Dec, 23:59 · in force now, ends in 46 daysRestriction unknownRoadworksMap · Google MapsAutomatic translation: Construction phase · Original (German) →
  • K1448 Bad Ditzenbach-Gammelshausen · 9.5 kmdirection unknownMon 5 Oct, 00:00 – Fri 18 Dec, 23:59 · in force now, ends in 46 daysRestriction unknownRoadworksMap · Google MapsAutomatic translation: Construction phase · Original (German) →

Nothing right here — the nearest within 15 km

Translated automatically by ViaFrei; the German original is binding. Opus-MT, Helsinki-NLP (Tiedemann, Thottingal) (CC BY 4.0)

For lorries

  • Long-lorry positive network nearby: A8 750 m, B10 11 km, L1165 17 km, L1079 21 km, B28 23 km, B30 23 km

What binds is the Annex to § 2(1) of the LKWÜberlStVAusnV. The publisher states that the data make no claim to be complete or correct, have no legal or official meaning, and are not suitable for navigation or similar purposes.

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Motorways

Merklingen

Motorways within 3.0 km, nearest first

Next 12 (13–24 of 24)

as of 07:40

Short-duration roadworks are planned at short notice and often changed; they replace neither a permit for oversize and heavy transport nor the route check before setting off (our translation of the publisher's note).

The publisher's wording is on the German page.

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Lorry parking and rest areas

Merklingen · 5.0 km

within 5.0 km

Show only sites with:

Per the publishers; where nothing is stated, the facilities are unknown, not ruled out.

  • Lorry parking · Aral-Autohof Merklingen · 61 spaces · 51 lorry spaces · 850 m north-east · Map · Google MapsFacilities: not reportedNearby per OpenStreetMap (straight line, access not checked): restaurant 290 m · snack bar 290 mNearby (straight line, access not checked): EV charger 300 kW, 240 m (Aral pulse)
  • Lorry parking · Widderstall · 37 spaces · 21 lorry spaces · 3.1 km north-west · Map · Google MapsFacilities per the publisher: toilet · picnic area · playground
  • Lorry parking · Albhöhe · 42 spaces · 21 lorry spaces · 3.3 km north-west · Map · Google MapsFacilities per the publisher: toilet · picnic area · playground

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OSM-Standortdaten: © OpenStreetMap-Mitwirkende, ODbL 1.0 · licence text

These entries come from our database derived from OpenStreetMap. We send a complete machine-readable copy (CSV) under the ODbL 1.0 free of charge on request – contact details in the imprint.

Truck-parking occupancy (Toll Collect, SID)

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Charging

Merklingen · 5.0 km

within 5.0 km

Charging sites within 5.0 km: 20 · 7 × HPC

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Power
Plug
Terms

  • SCHARR WÄRME GmbH & Co. KG SP Hotel Ochsen Hauptstraße 12, Merklingen 100 m north-west · Map · Google Maps
    up to 11 kW AC 4 charge points Type 2
    4 of 4 free (as of 07:44)
  • DE*EWE DE*EWE, Industriestraße 2 Merklingen 400 m north-east · Map · Google Maps
    up to 300 kW HPC 2 charge points CCS2
    status from 2 Nov, 13:50 — possibly out of date
  • Ladenetz Hotel Alb Inn Merklingen Industriestraße 1, Merklingen 450 m north-east · Map · Google Maps
    up to 22 kW AC 9 charge points Type 2
    status from 30 Oct, 18:07 — possibly out of date, 8 without status

Only a few operators publish live occupancy; “no status data” means unknown, not free.

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Groceries

Merklingen · 1.0 km

The nearest within 1.0 km, according to OpenStreetMap

  • Butcher AlbErnte200 m · 3 min walk south · Map · Google Maps
  • Supermarket Netto Marken-Discount500 m · 7 min walk north-east · Map · Google Maps
  • Butcher Albmetzgerei Failenschmid600 m · 8 min walk north · Map · Google Maps
  • Bakery BeckaBeck600 m · 8 min walk north · Nellinger Straße 25 · Map · Google Maps

OpenStreetMap data of 6 October 2026

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Pharmacy & doctor

Merklingen · 5.0 km

Few nearby – the nearest within 5.0 km, according to OpenStreetMap

  • Doctor Dr. Soria350 m · 5 min walk south-west · Map · Google Maps
  • Doctor Privatpraxis Beckers / Buck-Beckers4.1 km · 52 min walk north-east · Map · Google Maps
  • Dentist Dr. Eckert4.3 km · 55 min walk north-east · Schulplatz 14 · Map · Google Maps

OpenStreetMap data of 6 October 2026

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Cash & post

Merklingen · 1.0 km

The nearest within 1.0 km, according to OpenStreetMap

  • Bank Volksbank Alb eG100 m · 2 min walk south-east · Map · Google Maps
  • Bank Sparkasse Ulm200 m · 3 min walk south-east · Map · Google Maps
  • Post office Postfiliale 519500 m · 7 min walk south · Siedlungsweg 10 · Map · Google Maps

OpenStreetMap data of 6 October 2026

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Food & drink

Merklingen · 1.0 km

The nearest within 1.0 km, according to OpenStreetMap

  • Restaurant Ochsen50 m · 1 min walk north-west · Map · Google Maps
  • Restaurant Bürgerstüble100 m · 2 min walk south-west · Map · Google Maps
  • Restaurant Sonne350 m · 5 min walk east · Friedhofstraße 17 · Map · Google Maps
  • Snack bar McDonald's350 m · 5 min walk north-east · Industriestraße 2 · Map · Google Maps
  • Snack bar Burger King550 m · 8 min walk north-east · Nellinger Straße 21 · Map · Google Maps

OpenStreetMap data of 6 October 2026

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Places to stay

Merklingen · 5.0 km

Few nearby – the nearest within 5.0 km, according to OpenStreetMap

  • Hotel Ochsen50 m · 1 min walk north-west · Map · Google Maps
  • Hotel Alb Inn450 m · 6 min walk north-east · Industriestraße 1 · Map · Google Maps
  • Hotel Roomingtons4.1 km · 52 min walk south-west · Wilhelm-Maybach-Straße 17 · Map · Google Maps
  • Hotel Landgasthof Krone4.3 km · 54 min walk north-east · Aicher Straße 7 · Map · Google Maps

OpenStreetMap data of 6 October 2026

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Car service

Merklingen · 4.0 km

Few nearby – the nearest within 4.0 km, according to OpenStreetMap

  • Car repair Schulz Simon700 m · 9 min walk north-east · Industriestraße 14 · Map · Google Maps
  • Car repair Hintz GmbH & Co. KG1.9 km · 24 min walk south-west · Industriestraße 18 · Map · Google Maps
  • Car wash Waschstraße Häberle3.8 km · 48 min walk south-west · Wilhelm-Maybach-Straße 1 · Map · Google Maps
  • Car wash Shell3.8 km · 49 min walk south-west · Map · Google Maps
  • Car wash Shell3.9 km · 49 min walk south-west · Map · Google Maps

OpenStreetMap data of 6 October 2026

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Neighbouring towns

Merklingen

The nearest large and medium-sized towns within 60 km, each with the lamp of its motorways:

A town's lamp is the worst of its motorways, each at its nearest exit – as its own page shows it.

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All quiet

  • Severe weather — no severe-weather warning; road-surface forecast (model, not a measurement) at the Merklingen station, 1.3 km: dry

    The next hours at Merklingen

    • 08:00 air 1.7 °C · road surface 4.0 °C, dry
    • 09:00 air 2.2 °C · road surface 4.3 °C, dry
    • 10:00 air 2.6 °C · road surface 5.7 °C, dry
    • 11:00 air 2.9 °C · road surface 6.8 °C, dry
    • 12:00 air 3.2 °C · road surface 7.3 °C, dry
    • 13:00 air 3.6 °C · road surface 8.1 °C, dry

No police station within 5.0 km in the OpenStreetMap data.

OSM-Standortdaten: © OpenStreetMap-Mitwirkende, ODbL 1.0 · licence text

These entries come from our database derived from OpenStreetMap. We send a complete machine-readable copy (CSV) under the ODbL 1.0 free of charge on request – contact details in the imprint.

No public toilet within 5.0 km in the OpenStreetMap data.

OSM-Standortdaten: © OpenStreetMap-Mitwirkende, ODbL 1.0 · licence text

These entries come from our database derived from OpenStreetMap. We send a complete machine-readable copy (CSV) under the ODbL 1.0 free of charge on request – contact details in the imprint.

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