Pubs and clubs in the Bermuda3Eck, Fiege on draught by the town hall, Starlight Express on the Stadionring: here's how to plan your stag do or hen party in Bochum, with escape rooms, laser tag, clubs until 05:00 and the best things to do in town.
Good to know
A 0.5 l draught beer costs €6.60 at Mandragora on Konrad-Adenauer-Platz, a 0.4 l Pils €5.20 at the Cotton Club. Cocktails cost €9.90 at Three Sixty from 20:00, and €6 during happy hour at Cubana. Clubs usually charge €10 entry. All guide prices.
All costs and money-saving tips ↓BOGESTRA's NachtExpress only runs on Friday and Saturday nights and before public holidays, hourly from Bochum Hbf, lines NE1 to NE8 and NE10, and the U35 then runs all night too. During the week services end around 01:20. Taxi: Taxi Bochum 0234 333000.
BOGESTRA timetables ↗In North Rhine-Westphalia there's only the cleaning hour from 05:00 to 06:00, and Bochum hasn't set a longer general closing time. On New Year's Eve, at Carnival and on the night of the Maiabendfest, even that is lifted. Sachs and Trompete party until 05:00 at weekends.
When VfL play at home, a glass ban applies around the Ruhrstadion and the inner ring road, from 4 hours before to 2 hours after the match. Bochum's safety regulations ban peeing in public and bawling, with fines of up to €1,000. There's no general ban on drinking alcohol in the street.
The beer is Moritz Fiege, Bochum's family brewery since 1878. The food is currywurst, made with Dönninghaus's cult sausage at the Bratwursthaus on Kortumstraße. And before every VfL home game the stadium sings Herbert Grönemeyer's “Bochum”, the city's unofficial anthem.
By train you'll reach Bochum from Dortmund in 9 minutes, from Düsseldorf in 51 minutes, from Cologne in 1 hour 17 minutes and from Frankfurt in 2 hours 24 minutes. Dortmund Airport is about 29 km away, Düsseldorf about 45 km. FlixBus stops at the main station on Wittener Straße.
The most practical place to stay is around the main station, a few minutes from the Bermuda3Eck. Basic hotels there start at about €45 a night. On average Friday is more expensive at €107 than Monday at €75, and October is the most expensive month.
The outdoor season in the Bermuda3Eck starts at the end of April with Stühle raus!, and summer highs are around 25 °C. October, December and January are the wettest months. When it rains, there are escape rooms, laser tag, disco bowling, the Mining Museum and the planetarium.
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Escape rooms on Viktoriastraße and Kortumstraße, a pub rally with puzzles through the Bermuda3Eck, or 23 physical quests at the Ruhrpark.
For stag dos and hen dos alike: a laser tag arena and blacklight mini golf on Herner Straße, disco bowling at weekends, pool and darts on Kortumstraße.
The BrauKultTour with the Zirbelstube at Moritz Fiege, a tasting board at the Stammhaus where the brewery began, and beer hall food at the Rietkötter.
A cocktail class at Cubana, happy hour on Kreuzstraße, pour-your-own wine at the Kulturgleis and vodka cocktails at Bar Narodowa.
The roller-skating musical Starlight Express, music shows under the planetarium dome, or a big sing-along event for the whole group.
The demonstration mine at the Mining Museum, a city tour in an open-top bus, or a private walk just for your group.
16 saunas, pools and a garden at the MediTherme by the Ruhrpark, with a 4-hour ticket. Saunas and pools are nude-only.
Small beer pub on Kortumstraße in the middle of the Bermuda3Eck, with seats outside. According to OpenStreetMap open from 11:30 to 03:00 on Fridays and Saturdays, until 01:00 during the week. Cash only, so get some money out first. Good for a quick beer between two stops.
Pub on Kortumstraße in the Bermuda3Eck with seats inside and out. According to OpenStreetMap open from 15:00 on Fridays and from 13:00 on Saturdays, until 03:00 on both days. Smoking outside only. A place for the late rounds in the area.
Sports bar on Kortumstraße with burgers, wings and ribs, live sport on the screens and several Moritz Fiege beers on draught. Every day from 20:00 there's a cocktail special for €9.90. For 7 people or more, ask the bar directly about reservations.
Latin restobar on Kreuzstraße with food from Cuba, Mexico, Peru and Colombia. Happy hour with small cocktails for €6 until 18:00 and from 22:00 to 23:00, jumbo cocktails for €6.90 on Thursdays. At the Latino Nights, DJs play salsa, bachata and reggaeton.
Pool and darts pub on Kortumstraße with 21 pool tables and 13 dart machines. Pool costs €12 an hour, a 0.4 l Pils €5.20. Tables can only be booked by phone and at least a day ahead; on Saturdays the last start time is 18:00.
Polish bar on Brüderstraße with more than 70 vodkas, used for classic and new cocktails, plus Budvar as tank beer and small Polish specialities. Open until 02:00 on Fridays and Saturdays. No reservations and card only: more for small groups.
Coffee house and bar on Luisenstraße, in the city centre for more than 20 years. Open from 09:00 to 02:00 on Fridays and Saturdays, with breakfast, a lunch menu and a dinner menu. Parties are possible for 10 to 100 guests; a good starting point before heading to the Bermuda3Eck.
Members' bar on Alte Hattinger Straße in Ehrenfeld, Tuesday to Saturday from 19:00. At the DJ nights from 22:00 to 03:00 the furniture gets pushed aside and everyone dances; otherwise there are gigs and readings. Small and on the alternative side, good for quieter groups.
Wine bar at the Kulturgleis with self-service wine dispensers: more than 84 wines by the sip, glass or bottle, paid with a prepaid card. Open until 01:00 on Fridays and 02:00 on Saturdays, closed on Sundays and Mondays. The all-you-can-eat tapas night costs €38 per person, drinks extra.
Café, bar and bistro on Castroper Straße, near the planetarium, the Starlight Express theatre and the Stadtpark. According to its website there's coffee, cake, snacks, cocktails and beer. A spot for a small group before the musical or the planetarium dome.
Pub with a beer garden on Castroper Straße, within walking distance of the Ruhrstadion. Open Friday to Sunday from 11:30 with no fixed closing time, during the week from 15:00. The kitchen cooks from 17:30 to 21:30, with snacks all day. Well placed if you're planning to take in a home game.
Games pub in Hamme with board, role-playing and trading card games, open from 19:00 to 02:00 on Fridays and Saturdays. Book tables online; the big hall is let for private parties. Take the U35 two stops from the main station to Feldsieper Straße, then 5 minutes on foot.
Club in the Bermuda3Eck, a meeting point for more than 30 years, open until 05:00 Thursday to Saturday. On Fridays and Saturdays it's SACHS Clubbing with house, electro, RnB and charts, €10 entry, over-21s only. Thursday is student night for over-18s, with cocktails at €9.
Cellar club on Viktoriastraße for live music and parties: indie, punk and metal, but also hip-hop, German rap and dancehall. On Thursdays from 22:00 there's the student party with sing-along hits, and non-students are explicitly welcome. Cloakroom €2; access only via a flight of stairs.
Event venue at the Kulturgleis with a main hall for 550 guests and a club and outdoor area. Changing parties with 2000s or Disney hits and sing-along events, mostly from 21:00 to 04:00. A ticket costs about €12, the 4-person ticket €40, handy for groups.
Off-location in the former station building at the Kulturgleis, about 10 minutes on foot from the main station. Club nights, gigs and flea markets, with music depending on the night from house and techno to hip-hop and dancehall. Depending on the event it holds 100 to 1,200 guests.
Club in the cellar of the former Schlegel brewery, a minute from the town hall. The focus is on electronic music from house to techno, plus indie and pop parties and gigs. Entrance via the courtyard of the Schlegelhaus, where the club asks you to keep quiet. Tickets via Eventbrite.
Party disco on Herner Straße, with the entrance on Nordring below the bowling centre. Open on Fridays, Saturdays and usually before public holidays from 22:00, over-21s only, with a minimum spend. There are drinks deals such as €2 long drinks until 01:00 or 02:00, and theme parties such as the Mallorca party.
Mega disco on Dorstener Straße with several floors, including the “Hölle” with Mallorca-style party music, plus a cocktail bar and a roof terrace. According to its FAQ, stag and hen parties are explicitly welcome. Entry about €10 on the door plus a €5 minimum spend, over-18s only.
Disco and concert hall in a former coal mine on Prinz-Regent-Straße. On Fridays and Saturdays from 22:00 there are parties such as over-30s, '90s and 2000s, Schlager or “Scream & Shout” with charts and house. The Schlager party costs €8 entry, and tickets are only sold on the door.
Two clubs in the historic Müser tower in Langendreer, the brewhouse of a former brewery. The biggest hall, Tube, holds 700 guests and has three bars. Changing parties on up to 5 areas, €10 entry, plus gigs and comedy. Tickets in its own online shop.
Cultural centre in the old Langendreer station with gigs, cabaret, cinema and a restaurant. The hall hosts regular parties, such as the '80s Dance Night for €8 on the door. Not a pure club, more for groups who want to combine cabaret or a gig with a party.
Escape rooms by LOCKED Adventures on Viktoriastraße, about 8 minutes' walk from the main station. Depending on the room, 2 to 7 people play for 60 minutes, from €25 per person, and almost all rooms are also available in English. Plus an outdoor escape tour through the Bermuda3Eck for €49.90 per group.
Escape rooms on the first floor on Kortumstraße, next to the Capitol cinema, with a dedicated stag and hen page for 2 to 105 people. For four players a room costs €36 per person. There's also the pub rally “Im Schatten des Braumeisters” for 4 to 8 people, about 4 hours, €44.50 per person.
Adventure world at the Ruhrpark with 23 quests combining puzzles, skill and movement, played in teams of 3 to 5 people. 2 hours cost €30 per person, 4 hours €42. Book in advance and wear flat shoes and sportswear. Open until 22:00 on Fridays and Saturdays.
Laser tag arena on Herner Straße with 600 m², fog and light effects, for up to 30 players at once. From 6 people there's a group rate from €126 per group for 3 hours, with unlimited drinks if you like; the operator explicitly mentions stag and hen parties. Take the U35 to Zeche Constantin.
3D mini golf under blacklight with optical illusions, in a hall on Herner Straße right by the A40 Bochum-Zentrum exit. Reserve start times online; the operator explicitly mentions stag and hen parties. Tuesday to Friday from 15:00, at weekends from 11:00.
Bowling centre on Herner Straße north of the city centre. On Fridays and Saturdays from 21:00 there's disco bowling with disco lights and a laser show, open until 01:00. During the week a lane for up to 7 people costs €37 an hour from 18:00, shoe hire €3 a pair.
Cocktail class at the Latin bar Cubana on Kreuzstraße, explicitly for stag and hen parties too. Basic with 2 cocktails in about 1.5 hours for €35 per person, or the Latino experience with 3 cocktails, a shot and snacks in about 3 hours for €45. Dates on request by phone or email.
The BrauKultTour through Bochum's family brewery: about 1 hour of guided tour with a taste of the Zwickel, then 1.5 to 2 hours in the Zirbelstube looking out over Bochum, with all beers free and currywurst. The ticket doubles as a VRR transport ticket. Groups of 8 or more book through the Bochum tourist information.
The roller-skating musical Starlight Express runs in its own theatre on the Stadionring, with a 250 m track running through the audience. Tickets from €59.99; the show lasts 155 minutes with an interval. Groups of 10 or more can ask about group specials.
Museum with a reconstructed demonstration mine 20 m underground and a headframe with a viewing platform. Entry €15, open Tuesday to Sunday 09:30–17:30. At weekends you go underground without a guided tour; groups of more than 10 people register in advance.
Zeiss Planetarium on Castroper Straße with a 20 m dome and 251 seats. In the evening there are music shows under the starry sky, for example with Pink Floyd or Genesis, each about 60 minutes, often from 18:30 or 20:00. A music show costs €13; groups register via the website.
Sauna and pool complex by the Ruhrpark with 16 saunas, steam baths, indoor and outdoor pools and a big garden. The 4-hour ticket costs €37, or €41.50 at weekends. Open until 23:00 on Fridays and Saturdays. Important for planning: saunas and pools are nude-only.
Listed traditional inn on Große Beckstraße with beer hall food and freshly tapped beers from Bochum's Moritz Fiege brewery. The Brauhaus schnitzel costs €19.90, the beer-braised pork knuckle €20.90. Packages for parties of up to 90 people on request; daily 12:00–23:00.
Beer hall of the Moritz Fiege private brewery at its historic birthplace on Bongardstraße, with about 80 seats, a big bar and a terrace. Seven Fiege beers on draught, and the tasting board has three beers of your choice. From 12:00 on Fridays and Saturdays, kitchen until 21:00.
Restaurant, wine and cocktail bar in a 450 m² loft on Luisenstraße, about a minute from the main station. With 250 seats inside and 100 outside, even a big group fits, and parties are possible for 10 to 300 people. Kitchen until 22:00 on Fridays and Saturdays, closed on Sundays.
Restaurant and pub on Konrad-Adenauer-Platz, founded in 1977 as a crêperie and, by its own account, the root of the Bermuda3Eck. On Mondays from 20:00 there's free live music at Acoustic Monday, and there's a heated terrace outside. A 0.5 l draught beer costs €6.60.
Coffee house restaurant on Viktoriastraße with breakfast, lunch and an evening menu, with lots of vegetarian and vegan dishes. Linguine costs €16.90, steak frites €26.90. Open until 00:00 on Fridays and Saturdays, kitchen until about 22:00; you can enquire about the bar for special occasions.
Currywurst stand on Kortumstraße with the cult Dönninghaus sausage that Herbert Grönemeyer sang about. Open until 04:00 on Fridays and Saturdays, which makes it one of the late-night food stops in the Bermuda3Eck. The Taxiteller with currywurst, chips and gyros costs €13.90.
Ticket for the roller-skating musical Starlight Express in its own theatre on the Stadionring. The offer states about 3 hours. According to the listing, seat category, price per seat and what's included are in the offer; for big groups it's worth comparing with the theatre's group specials.
Big sing-along event in Bochum: your group sings well-known hits together with all the other guests, in German, for about 2 hours. A relaxed evening activity before the pub crawl. According to the listing, venue and date are in the offer.
City tour in an open-top bus with a guide on board, in German, about 2 hours. A relaxed afternoon start before you head to the Bermuda3Eck in the evening. Route, meeting point and departure times are in your booking.
Private city walk just for your group with a professional guide, in German, about 2 hours. The price is per group of up to 15 people, so the more of you come, the cheaper it gets per head. Route and meeting point are in your booking.
Private tour for your group that combines the city and the planetarium, in German, about 2 hours. The price is per group of up to 30 people, so it suits big groups best. Schedule, meeting point and what's included are in your booking.
Long-distance and regional station on Kurt-Schumacher-Platz on the eastern edge of the city centre, with the U35 and trams 302, 305 and 310 underneath. The first meeting point for groups arriving by train: the Bermuda3Eck is a few minutes' walk away, and the NachtExpress lines start here at night.
Central square in the Bermuda3Eck, home to Mandragora since 1977. From here you can walk to bars, restaurants, clubs, cinemas, escape rooms and pool halls. The area advertises up to 30,000 visitors a day in summer, so agree a fixed meeting point on the square beforehand.
Historic town hall on Willy-Brandt-Platz, opened in 1931, with a courtyard full of bronze figures, bells, fountains and a paternoster lift inside the building. The façade is an easy-to-spot meeting point for the group photo, and Husemannplatz, Kortumstraße and the Bermuda3Eck are a few minutes away.
Large square in the pedestrian zone between the town hall and the Bermuda3Eck, with the main Sparkasse building. Market days are Tuesday and Friday, and in Advent the Flying Father Christmas glides over the Christmas market here. Easy to find and a central starting point for the city centre.
Home ground of VfL Bochum on Castroper Straße, with the Starlight Express theatre and the Zeiss Planetarium right next door. Before every home game the stadium sings Grönemeyer's “Bochum”. On match days a glass ban applies all around, from 4 hours before to 2 hours after the match.
Former blower house of the blast furnaces in the Westpark, about 1.5 km west of the city centre, now a cultural venue for gigs and festivals. It was built in 1902 for the Düsseldorf trade exhibition. Worth using as a meeting point if you're going to an event there.
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In Bochum the evening mostly happens in the Bermuda3Eck, a few minutes from the main station. Around it are the Kulturgleis and Ehrenfeld, the beer halls by the town hall, the musical and the stadium in the north-east, and the activities on Herner Straße.
For pubs, clubs and cocktails
The Bermuda3Eck between Südring and Konrad-Adenauer-Platz packs more than 80 venues into a small area. Mandragora is on the square, Cubana mixes Latin cocktails on Kreuzstraße, and on Viktoriastraße you party at Sachs until 05:00 or at the cellar club Die Trompete.
For wine, event parties and a members' bar
South of the Südring is the Kulturgleis: club nights in the Rotunde, the old station, parties with room for hundreds next door at Gleis 9, and at Le Kork you pour your own wine. Behind it Ehrenfeld begins, with the Schauspielhaus theatre, and there's dancing at Goldkante.
For a beer hall, draught beer and electro
Around the town hall you drink Bochum beer: Fiege's Stammhaus on Bongardstraße has seven beers on draught, and the Rietkötter on Große Beckstraße is a listed building. Start at Zentral on Luisenstraße; techno plays in the cellar of the old Schlegel brewery.
For a musical, the stars and VfL
North-east of the city centre, the Ruhrstadion, the Starlight Express theatre and the planetarium are close together. First a music show under the dome or the roller-skating musical, with cocktails beforehand at Tante Yurgan's on Castroper Straße, and on match days a beer in the Stadion Eck beer garden.
For bowling, laser tag and a party disco
Herner Straße runs north out of the city centre. Just past the Nordring is the bowling centre with disco bowling at weekends, and below it the Party Arena with drinks deals. Further up, by the A40 exit, a laser tag arena and blacklight mini golf share a building.
Sample itinerary
This is what a weekend that works in Bochum looks like, whether it's a stag do, a hen do or a quieter group. You'll find every venue in the planner above, where you can swap out individual stops.
Beer hall food with freshly tapped Fiege, for groups on request.
Happy hour with small cocktails for €6 from 22:00 to 23:00.
SACHS Clubbing with house, RnB and charts until 05:00, €10 entry.
Group rate for 3 hours on Herner Straße, with unlimited drinks if you like.
Book a table by phone in advance; on Saturdays the last start time is 18:00.
Burgers, Fiege on draught and the cocktail special from 20:00.
Mega disco with several floors; stag and hen parties are explicitly welcome.
Loft on Luisenstraße; book a table via OpenTable or by phone.
Latin experience with 3 cocktails, a shot and snacks, about 3 hours.
Parties with 2000s or Disney hits; the 4-person ticket costs €40.
4-hour ticket at the Ruhrpark; saunas and pools are nude-only.
3D mini golf on Herner Straße; reserve a start time online.
All-you-can-eat tapas night for €38 per person, pour-your-own wine.
Party nights at the cellar club on Viktoriastraße, until 05:00.
Tasting board with three Fiege beers, kitchen until 21:00.
Coffee house and bar on Luisenstraße, open until 02:00 on Fridays.
At weekends, the underground mine without a guided tour, entry €15.
Tour and Zirbelstube, all beers free.
Music show under the dome, about 60 minutes, €13.
Your group's a bit different? The itinerary generator builds a plan around your group, budget and mood, using the same venues.
Budget
Bochum isn't an expensive place: a 0.5 l draught beer in the Bermuda3Eck costs about €6.60, clubs usually charge €10 entry, and hotels by the main station start at about €45. The musical, the spa and October weekends cost more.
| Option | Per person | What's included |
|---|---|---|
| One night out | €35–70 | beer hall or restaurant, pubs in the Bermuda3Eck, club |
| A day with an activity | €70–130 | plus an escape room, laser tag, a cocktail class or the BrauKultTour |
| Weekend | €140–300 | two nights out, one activity, one night in a double room, travel not included |
Guide prices per person, based on the prices of the venues and tours on this page. The bride or groom usually doesn't pay; their share is split across the group. The planner above adds up what your programme costs.
Travel isn't included, as that depends on where you're coming from. Accommodation is based on the country's price level. Work out your own budget with the cost calculator.
Seasonal tips
These festivals come round every year. If your weekend falls on one of them, the city will be packed. If you'd rather keep things relaxed, plan around them.
Local festival with more than 600 years of tradition, on the last weekend in April on the Boulevard; closing time is lifted for the night.
On 30 April the Bermuda3Eck opens the outdoor season with a street party and live music.
Night of industrial heritage on a Saturday in late June from 18:00 to 02:00, in Bochum at venues such as the Jahrhunderthalle and Moritz Fiege.
Free music festival over 4 days in early July, free and outdoors. After 40 editions in the Bermuda3Eck it now takes place in the Westpark.
In neighbouring Herne, 11 days from the Thursday before the first Friday in August, free entry, until 02:00 on Fridays and Saturdays.
17 days of gigs and comedy in tents at Kemnader See, from mid or late August to early September.
A weekend in September, free and outdoors, on 7 stages from the Bermuda3Eck to the Boulevard.
From late November, around 200 stalls in the city centre, and twice a day the Flying Father Christmas glides over Dr.-Ruer-Platz.
Roller-skating musical in its own theatre with about 1,700 seats; according to Guinness, the world's most successful musical in a single venue.
More than 3,000 exhibits and a demonstration mine 20 m underground with about 2.5 km of tunnels.
Pubs, beer gardens, restaurants, cinemas and clubs packed close together; Bochum Tourismus calls it the longest bar in the Ruhr.
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