How long does laundry take at a laundromat?
A wash at the Wash&Go laundromat in Ludwigsburg takes about 35 minutes, and drying usually 20 to 40 minutes. For washing and drying together, plan 55 to 75 minutes.
How long does one wash take?
Around 35 minutes, in the small 8 kg machine just as in the 18 kg XXL machine. Commercial washing machines are built for short, thorough programmes. That's why you finish much faster than with an eco programme at home, which often runs for more than two hours.
You can see the exact remaining time on your machine's display. It is always more accurate than any rule of thumb.
Add a few minutes for sorting, loading and paying at the payment terminal. If you separate your laundry by colour and temperature at home, you won't be standing around at the Laundromat Ludwigsburg and will have the machine running within minutes.
How long does the dryer take?
Usually 20 to 40 minutes. You book the time in 10-minute steps at the payment terminal and pay only for what you need. What makes it take longer:
- Thick fabrics: towels, jeans and hoodies take longer than T-shirts and shirts.
- A full drum: lots of laundry at once dries more slowly. Two dryers in parallel are often faster than one running twice as long.
- Low temperature: 30 or 40 °C is gentler on fabrics but takes more time. 60 or 80 °C dries faster.
- Duvets and down: aim for the upper end here and check in between whether the filling is dry inside.
Each of the four dryers has a large 20 kg drum, so your laundry tumbles loosely, the warm air reaches everything, and that saves time. Our tip: book 20 or 30 minutes first, then feel the laundry and add 10 minutes if needed. Which temperature suits which fabric is explained under Dryer: which temperature?
Three examples for your time plan
| What | Washing | Drying | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| T-shirts, underwear, shirts | 35 min | 20–30 min | approx. 1 hour |
| Towels and jeans | 35 min | 40 min | approx. 1¼ hours |
| Duvet in the XXL machine | 35 min | 40–60 min | approx. 1½ hours |
A lot of laundry hardly adds any time if you spread it out: three machines at the same time take just as long as one.
A big laundry day in about an hour
Even a whole mountain of laundry is usually washed and dried in 55 to 75 minutes at the Laundromat Ludwigsburg. The trick: everything at once instead of one load after another.
The laundromat has 11 washing machines with 8 kg, 3 large XXL washing machines with 18 kg and 4 dryers. With that many machines there's hardly any waiting. Whites, darks and towels run side by side, and the duvet goes into the large washing machine at the same time. At home that would be three or four loads in a row, plus the drying rack. How much fits into one drum is shown in the guide How much laundry fits in 8 kg?
How long does it take to wash a duvet?
About an hour and a half: roughly 35 minutes in the XXL washing machine and 40 to 60 minutes in the dryer. Thick down duvets tend to need the longer drying time.
The filling has to be completely dry inside, otherwise it will smell musty later. So it's better to check once more and book another 10 minutes. Everything else about washing duvets in the large washing machine is in the guide Washing duvets at the Laundromat Ludwigsburg.
Laundromat or home: which is quicker?
The laundromat is almost always quicker, especially when you have a lot of laundry. One load is ready there in about an hour, washed and dried.
At home an eco programme often runs for over two hours, and without a dryer your laundry then hangs on the rack for another day or longer. At the Laundromat Ludwigsburg you take it home dry and folded. What that costs is worked out on the page How much does a laundromat cost?
Washing and drying in under 1 hour
This is what a laundry day at Wash&Go looks like: load the machine, pay at the terminal, press start, then on to the dryer. It works exactly the same at the Laundromat Ludwigsburg.
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More on YouTubeDo I have to stay the whole time?
No. Start the machine, set an alarm on your phone and do something else in the meantime. Please be back on time when the machine has finished, so the next people can wash.
The Laundromat Ludwigsburg is right in the town centre, next to the Friedenskirche on Karlsplatz and opposite the Residential Palace. In 35 minutes of washing you can easily fit in a coffee, some shopping or a stroll through town. If you'd rather stay, take one of the window seats facing Stuttgarter Straße and use the free Wi-Fi.
When should I start at the latest?
The laundromat at Stuttgarter Straße 54 is open Monday to Saturday from 6 am to 10 pm. Plan your load so that washing and drying are finished before closing time. It is closed on Sundays and public holidays. More on Sundays and public holidays
Early birds have it easiest: from 6 am you can wash and dry a load before work. Commuters from Kornwestheim, Bietigheim-Bissingen or Freiberg am Neckar like to combine laundry day with the trip via Ludwigsburg station, which is about a 9-minute walk away. All routes are under Opening hours & directions.