Fächerbad
Sauna
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About
Fächerbad is a municipal swimming and wellness centre in Karlsruhe run by Karlsruher Bäder. According to the operator it combines an indoor pool, a summery open-roof feel and relaxation in the sauna world.
The sauna world has four saunas and steam baths indoors and outdoors: a salt sauna, a sanarium, an infusion (Aufguss) sauna for 75 people and a steam bath. There are also a cold and a warm plunge pool, a foot bath, an infrared cabin, rest areas and a separate textile sauna with a textile steam bath.
- Sauna world indoors and outdoors
- Aufguss sauna (90 °C) for 75 people
- Salt sauna with a Himalayan salt wall
- Sanarium (60 °C), suitable for beginners according to the operator
- Separate textile sauna and textile steam bath
Opening hours
| Pool and sauna: Mon–Fri | 9:00–22:00 |
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| Pool and sauna: Sat–Sun | 9:00–19:00 |
The ticket desk closes 60 minutes before closing time; bathing ends 30 minutes before closing time.
Prices
| Pool, adult, 2 hours | 7.50 € |
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| Pool, adult, day ticket | 11.50 € |
| Textile sauna incl. pool, adult, 2 hours | 11.50 € |
| Textile sauna incl. pool, adult, day ticket | 15.50 € |
| Sauna world incl. pool, 2 hours | 18.50 € |
| Sauna world incl. pool, 4 hours | 20.50 € |
| Sauna world incl. pool, day ticket | 22.50 € |
Rates for under-18s, students and the family ticket are on the operator's site. Extra time costs 0.50 € per started half hour (up to the day ticket price). A bathrobe costs 10 € (35 € deposit), a towel 8 € (12 € deposit).
Amenities according to OpenStreetMap
Only what the open data records. What is missing, we do not know.
- Poolyes
- Saunayes
What is not listed here is unknown to us or the operator has not said.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Varied offer: textile-free saunas and a textile sauna
- Large Aufguss sauna overlooking the sauna garden
- Pool and sauna in one complex
- Free parking in front and a tram stop nearby
Things to keep in mind
- Closes at 19:00 at weekends
- Most of the sauna world is textile-free only
- The ticket becomes invalid once you leave the baths
Who it suits and how it works
Who it suits
- relaxing after a swim
- a gentle start to saunas in the sanarium
- a family visit using the textile sauna
Rules and good to know
- According to the operator the sauna world is strictly textile-free; the textile sauna and textile steam bath are separate and swimwear is expressly allowed there
- The foot bath, infrared cabin and loungers in the rest areas may only be used with a towel or bathrobe
- Women's sauna is open to people with a female entry on their birth certificate, men's sauna to those with a male entry
- Filming and photography are not allowed without a permit
Getting there
Address: Am Sportpark 1, 76131 Karlsruhe
Tram 4 to Fächerbad, or S2 to Hagsfeld Süd
Plenty of free parking in front of the building
Contact
- Address
- Am Sportpark 1, 76131 Karlsruhe
- Phone
- 0721 / 96701-0
- [email protected]
Details from the operator's own site, as of 4 Nov 2026. Check them with the operator before you go: ka-faecherbad.de
Data source: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL licence)
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