Happiness on rails – Bavaria's most beautiful railway routes

The journey is the destination – these Bavarian railway routes will make your journey an experience.

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Kurt Tucholsky wrote of hearing the locomotives whistle at night, longing to visit faraway places and turning over in his bed and thinking: travel!. These Bavarian railway routes will make any journey an experience. 

For cross-border travellers: the Außerfernbahn

The Außerfernbahn is one of the most beautiful railway lines in Bavaria. From...

For cross-border travellers: the Außerfernbahn

Panoramic journey with the "Werdenfelsbahn"

As you gaze through the window of the train at the Upper Bavarian Alpine foreland and the Zugspitze...

Panoramic journey with the "Werdenfelsbahn"

The oldest long-distance railway line in Bavaria: from Augsburg to Munich

"The best thing about Augsburg is the train to Munich", Bertolt Brecht is supposed to have said. Of...

The oldest long-distance railway line in Bavaria: from Augsburg to Munich
This cycle tour takes you from Nuremberg through forests, gorges and past historic industrial... Discover Fürth's green oases by train. This tour takes you through idyllic parks and unspoilt... Discover Bamberg on a varied city walk through the historic Gardeners’ Town, Island Town and... Explore the Franconian Forest by e-bike: through the Rodach valley, past old mills to the Ködel... Where collieries once hummed, today an adventure trail leads to old tunnels, coal seams and mining... On this cycle tour around Bad Staffelstein, you will discover baroque architecture in Banz Abbey,... Attention culture lovers and connoisseurs! This city walk takes you past the architectural and... From Karlstadt to the ruins of Karlsburg Castle and on to the Rammersberg nature reserve - discover... Exceptional museum hopping on the Main! This walk through the city is perfect for culture lovers.... Take the train to Nuremberg for a family hike! Sensory adventures, fascinating stations and a...