Wichtiger Hinweis
Opening hours
Stand: 18.02.2026
Our offices have different opening hours. For almost all offices, you must make an appointment before visiting.
You can find the opening hours and contact details of our offices here.
You do not need an appointment to visit
- to our citizen service on the first floor of the town hall (applying for ID cards, re-registration, driving license matters, certificates of good conduct, vehicle registration, residents' parking permits, parking permits for the severely disabled). In the event of high visitor numbers, the Citizens' Service reserves the right to stop issuing numbers for the waiting area up to 120 minutes before closing time. In this case, please deal with your request on another day. You can make an appointment to exchange your driver's license online.
- to the welcome desk of the Foreigners' Registration Office on the 2nd floor of the Town Hall.
Sometimes our offices and facilities have to close at short notice. We will inform you of this via our service portal.
When you come to us
Access to the town hall is only possible via the main entrance on Rathausplatz. Only municipal employees and delivery services have access to the town hall from the east side ("Rathaushintereingang").
Dogs are generally not permitted. Exceptions are only possible if a dog is required for health and educational reasons (e.g. assistance or school dogs) or if the dog owner has been requested by the city to present their dog at the office.
Do you need help? The central telephone number of the city administration is 09131 86-0.
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Contact & office search
What offices and departments are there in the city administration? Here you will find our departments and their contact details.
Current waiting time at the citizens' office
Current waiting time in the service area of the Citizens' Registration Office on the first floor of the town hall: With the online waiting time display, you can leave the waiting area if you have to wait a long time and track your waiting status on your smartphone, for example.
Arrange appointments
Our offices have different opening hours. It is necessary to make an appointment at almost all offices.
Opening hours - in easy language
Do you need something from the town hall? Then you need to make an appointment. Please note
Payment options
Fees are charged for our services. Whether cash, card or direct debit - there are various payment options.
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Important information: E-mail traffic
Due to a technical problem, no e-mails could be delivered to the City of Erlangen during the night of October 29-30. We also warn against receiving dubious e-mails.
Contact & office search
What offices and departments are there in the city administration? Here you will find our departments and their contact details.
Current waiting time at the citizens' office
Current waiting time in the service area of the Citizens' Registration Office on the first floor of the town hall: With the online waiting time display, you can leave the waiting area if you have to wait a long time and track your waiting status on your smartphone, for example.
Arrange appointments
Our offices have different opening hours. It is necessary to make an appointment at almost all offices.
Opening hours - in easy language
Do you need something from the town hall? Then you need to make an appointment. Please note
Payment options
Fees are charged for our services. Whether cash, card or direct debit - there are various payment options.
Subscribe to our newsletter
Never miss any news from your city administration.
Youtube channel
Information from the town hall in moving pictures.
Important information: E-mail traffic
Due to a technical problem, no e-mails could be delivered to the City of Erlangen during the night of October 29-30. We also warn against receiving dubious e-mails.