The construction of the upper Ruhrtalbahn from Schwerte to Warburg gave the village, with only 10 houses at the time, a railroad station. Due to the distance from the terminus, Bestwig even received a locomotive station for the railroads.
Tickets can be purchased from ticket machines on the train.Nearest stationary vending machine: Meschede station, Arnsberg station or Winterberg station.
Nearest point of sale for train tickets:Reisebüro Hegener, Bundesstraße 175, 59909 Bestwig, Tel. 02904-513 (approx. 200 m walk to/from Bestwig station)
Post- & Lottoagentur Hahne-Demmel (in Netto Freienohl),
Bahnhofstraße 9-11, Meschede-Freienohl, Tel. 02903 - 851736
WB
Westfalenbus, Le-Puy-Straße 6-8, Meschede, Tel. 0291-9529800