Travel in Germany

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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 Deutsche Bahn, Germany's national railway company.
  • Their biggest private competitor is 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 Connection search].
  • Find the best price with their 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.
  • Tickets can be combined with Flixbus bus tickets.
  • The connection search[1] shows both Flixtrain and Flixbus connections.
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