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
Get on the saddle and explore the small villages of the Pfaffenwinkel! On this tour through the... Would you like to go on an impressive hike through the vineyards of Franconia? Then make your way... This challenging hike takes you through dense forests, past moss-covered rocks and two castle... Discover Bamberg on a varied city walk through the historic Gardeners’ Town, Island Town and... Round trip through the Loisach and Katzental valleys Fairytale hike with a view of the castle! Explore the forest gnome trail, treat yourself to... Modern glass art, cult toys and an amusement park await you on this cycle tour along the Röden -... Discover the source of the Red Main by bike. From Bayreuth, this tour takes you on a relaxed ride... On the "Sun, Moon and Stones" cultural trail in Lower Franconia, you hike from Winterhausen to... From the Amper to the castle: this hike takes you through the Dachau artists' colony, along...