Editing Germany/Travel

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The most popular travel means of travel between cities in Germany are:

* trains: fastest on mid-distance, cheap if bought early
* on roads:
** car rental: expensive but most flexible
** carpools: cheap but reliability varies
** long-distance buses: cheapest but slowest
* plane: expensive but fastest for distances over ~400km

== Trains ==
* The vast majority of trains is operated by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutsche_Bahn Deutsche Bahn], Germany's national railway company.
* Their biggest private competitor is [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flixtrain Flixtrain].

=== Fast trains (ICE, IC, EC) ===
* These long-distance trains by ''Deutsche Bahn'' connect all larger Germany cities with frequent connections.
* Find a connection with their {{AffLink|Connection search|bahn.connection-search}}.
* Find the best price with their {{AffLink|Best price search|bahn.best-price-search}}.
** Ticket prices start from €17.90, even for very long connections.

=== Flixtrain ===
* Flixtrain is a brand of Flixbus, Germany's biggest operator of long-distance buses.
* Their network connects many cities, but trains run only 1 to 4 times a day
* Prices are very cheap, starting from €3.
* Trips can be booked together with Flixbus busses, so you can get one ticket for the whole trip (bus & train). 
* The {{AffLink|Flixtrain connection search|fixtrain}} shows both Flixtrain and Flixbus connections.

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+The most popular travel means of travel between cities in Germany are:
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-|Here are the most popular means of travel between cities in Germany.}}
+* trains: fastest on mid-distance, cheap if bought early
-* by '''train''': fastest on short- & mid-distance, cheap if bought early
+* on roads:
-* by '''bus & car''':
 ** car rental: expensive but most flexible
-** rideshares: cheap but reliability varies
+** carpools: cheap but reliability varies
 ** long-distance buses: cheapest but slowest
-* by '''plane''': most expensive but fastest for distances over ~400km
+* plane: expensive but fastest for distances over ~400km
-== By Train ==
+== Trains ==
-* The vast majority of trains are operated by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutsche_Bahn Deutsche Bahn], Germany's national railway company.
+* The vast majority of trains is operated by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutsche_Bahn Deutsche Bahn], Germany's national railway company.
-** You can travel all their trains for 1, 2 or 3 months with a "flat rate" ticket:
-***  {{AffLink|Interrail|interrail}} if you a citizen or resident of an European country
-***  {{Link|Eurail|eurail}} otherwise
 * Their biggest private competitor is [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flixtrain Flixtrain].
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 * These long-distance trains by ''Deutsche Bahn'' connect all larger Germany cities with frequent connections.
 * Find a connection with their {{AffLink|Connection search|bahn.connection-search}}.
-* Get the best price with their {{AffLink|Best price finder|bahn.best-price-finder}}.
+* Find the best price with their {{AffLink|Best price search|bahn.best-price-search}}.
 ** Ticket prices start from €17.90, even for very long connections.
-** A calendar view of best prices for a connection gives you [https://bahn.guru/ Bahn.guru] (inofficial).
-* With a {{AffLink|Bahncard|bahn.bahncard}}, you can get a 25% or 50% discount on nearly any ticket.
-** A Bahncard 25 costs €56,90, a Bahncard 50 €234 per year (2nd class).
-** There is a 3-month trial version (''Probe-Bahncard'') for €17.90 / €72,90.
 === Flixtrain ===
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 * Prices are very cheap, starting from €3.
 * Trips can be booked together with Flixbus busses, so you can get one ticket for the whole trip (bus & train).
-* The {{AffLink|Flixtrain connection search|flixtrain}} shows both Flixtrain and Flixbus connections.
+* The {{AffLink|Flixtrain connection search|fixtrain}} shows both Flixtrain and Flixbus connections.
-=== Regional trains (IRE, RE, RB, S-Bahn)===
-* Regional/local trains are mostly operated by ''Deutsche Bahn''.
-* They connect close cities or cross / go around big cities.
-** It is possible (but slow) to travel long distances by using many regional trains in a row.
-* There are {{Link|day passes|bahn.regional-day-tickets}} (''Länderticket'') valid in all regional transport in one ore even multiple German federal states, often also reaching into neighbouring states.
-== By Bus & Car ==
-=== Long-Distance Bus ===
-* Germany has a dense network of several long-distance busses (''Fernbus'').
-* Buses are mostly reliable but often slower than trains.
-* The main operator in Germany is {{AffLink|Flixbus|flixbus}}.
-* [https://www.busradar.com/ Busradar] is a search engine for many bus connections in Germany (and Europe).
-=== Rideshare ===
-* At organized ride shares (''Mitfahrgelegenheit''), people who travel by their passenger offer their free seats to other travelers.
-* Prices are similar to those for long-distance buses.
-* {{AffLink|BlaBlaCar|blablacar}} is the most popular ride-sharing platform.
-=== Hitchhiking ===
-* Hitchhiking is popular in Germany.
-* [https://hitchwiki.org/en/Germany Hitchwiki] gives more tips and lists convenient spots to start a hitchhike.
-=== Car Rental ===
-* Car rental for traveling between cities is rather unpopular in Germany. It is mostly done when moving to a new place, and a van is needed.
-* The biggest rental companies are {{AffLink|Sixt|sixt}} and {{AffLink|Europcar|europcar}}.
-== By Plane ==
-* Because of Germany's fast train network, plane travel within Germany only makes sense for very long distances, e.g. Hamburg-Munich.
-* Find all flight connections with [https://www.google.com/flights/ Google Flights].
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