Where you can rest your head

There are various options for staying overnight during the Katholikentag in Würzburg. 

Many questions are also answered in our frequently asked questions.

Shared accommodation (“Gemeinschaftsquartiere”) 

Katholikentag also means community and solidarity – and that starts with the accommodation. We offer simple and affordable shared accommodation. Breakfast is included in the price. The shared accommodation will be accessible daily from 6 p.m. to around midnight. On Wednesday, schools can be moved into from the afternoon onwards. Departure on Sunday must be by 10 a.m. The shared accommodation is all located within the city of Würzburg. 

Please bring a sleeping bag and air mattress (sleeping mat) as well as towels. For breakfast, you will need plates, cups, cutlery and possibly a cereal bowl. 

Please note: You can book shared accommodation when you purchase a season ticket during registration. Shared accommodation is always arranged for the entire duration of the Catholic Day. Accommodation for individual nights and late arrivals or early departures are not provided. 
 

Arrangement fee 

We charge a flat fee of €39 per person for arranging shared accommodation. Families pay a flat fee of €59 regardless of the number of people. In order for us to arrange accommodation for you, we need your registration by 15 March 2026!  If you cancel after 31 March 2026, the arrangement fee will not be refunded. 

Shared accommodation for helpers (“Gemeinschaftsquartiere für Helfende”) 

We offer helpers free accommodation including breakfast in shared accommodation (classrooms in a school in Würzburg). The accommodation for helpers is open throughout the day. On Wednesday, the schools will be available from the afternoon onwards. Departure on Sunday must take place before your assignment at the closing service.  

Alternatively, helpers can stay at a campsite in Zellerau (near Kirchenmeile), which is run by the DPSG Würzburg. Breakfast is also included here. Participants and contributors can also stay here. To do so, please indicate ‘shared accommodation’ on the registration form and note ‘DPSG campsite’ in the comments section. 

Please bring a sleeping bag and air mattress (sleeping mat) as well as towels. For breakfast, you will need plates, cups, cutlery and possibly a cereal bowl. You will need your own tent to stay at the campsite. 

We cannot offer accommodation for day helpers. 

Find private accommodation(“Privatquartier”) with hosts independently via the platform! 

Private accommodation is an important pillar of accommodation at the Catholic Day. We will ask Würzburg residents and the population in some well-connected locations in the surrounding area to open their private homes to guests of the Catholic Day. This could be a guest room, a sofa bed, space for a sleeping mat, a motorhome parking space or a campsite. We are delighted to welcome every host who provides accommodation for a participant.  

NEW is the ‘FIND A HOST’ platform on our website, which displays the accommodation offers from private hosts (katholikentag.de/privatquartier) . Take some time to find the right place to sleep for you. You can narrow down your search using filters, or view all available accommodation without filters. Important information and a description of the accommodation can be found in the listings, such as the distance to the venue, how many people the host can accommodate, what kind of guests they are looking for, and much more. New accommodation options are constantly being added to the platform, so be sure to check back regularly!  

By clicking on ‘Contact’, you send a request via us to the host, who can then get in touch with you. Until this point, no personal data, neither yours nor the host's, will be passed on. 

You and your host are now in direct contact, so we do not charge any agency fees. 

However, your host will certainly appreciate a small gift. 

Please note that private accommodation is only available in German. 

Additional accommodation for groups 

Please feel free to call us or send us an email if you are looking for group accommodation in Würzburg or the surrounding area. Deaneries in Würzburg and the surrounding area provide group accommodation free of charge or for a small fee.  

We collect the contact information for the group accommodation on offer and will be happy to pass this on to you. This allows you to contact the relevant people directly, so there is no agency fee to pay us. In some cases, the contact persons may charge a small fee for final cleaning or similar.  

We have a limited number of 6- and 8-bed rooms available at the Würzburg Youth Hostel, which can only be booked for the period from 13 to 17 May 2026. Please note that rooms are only allocated on a per-room basis and that individual beds cannot be booked. We will be happy to send you prices and cancellation conditions if you are interested. 

Hotel – Can't find a hotel in Würzburg? 

If you prefer to stay in a hotel room or have the option of travelling with a tent or motorhome, we ask that you organise your own accommodation. Please note that the Katholikentag office does not arrange hotel rooms for participants. However, we are happy to help you with your search and know which hotels still have rooms available. Please feel free to call us or send us an email.  

However, as we are receiving an increasing number of enquiries about accommodation, DEHOGA Bayern has compiled an overview of hotels for us. Please note that we cannot guarantee availability – the accommodation may already be fully booked: 

Hotel overview 

Our tips for finding a hotel room anyway: 

Take a look outside the immediate Würzburg area for hotel rooms. Regional transport connections are good, so it's worth searching in Kitzingen, Gemünden, Schweinfurt, Marktbreit, Kirchheim and everywhere in between. The journey time is then significantly shorter than it would be within Berlin. 

Hotel accommodation accessible by long-distance public transport is also available in Aschaffenburg (approx. 34 minutes by train, nearest ICE stop), Fulda (approx. 30 minutes by train, nearest ICE stop), Nuremberg (approx. 55 minutes, nearest ICE stop) and Frankfurt am Main (approx. 1 hour by train, partly direct, partly via Aschaffenburg). Some participants have told us that they have already made their decision.  

Not every hotel has already activated online booking for the period of the Catholic Day next year. Sometimes a phone call to these hotels can help.  

We are also happy to refer you to the Tourist Information Office in Würzburg, which will be happy to advise you on finding suitable accommodation: 

Congress-Tourismus-Würzburg 
hotel room booking service 
Turmgasse 11 
D-97070 Würzburg 
Tel.: +49 (0)9 31/37 23 71 
E-Mail: service(at)wuerzburg.de 
 
www.wuerzburg.de/tourismus/unterkunft-buchen 
and 
www.fraenkisches-weinland.de