Travel in Germany

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 Flixtrain connection search shows both Flixtrain and Flixbus connections.