Happiness on rails – Bavaria's most beautiful railway routes

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

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...

Panoramic journey with the "Werdenfelsbahn"

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

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...

Embark on a unique hike along the Spessart Trail. The tour takes you through lush green forests,...

Fancy a relaxing hike through rolling hills and small villages? Discover museums, historic churches...

Discover Bamberg on a varied city walk through the historic Gardeners’ Town, Island Town and...

Explore the longest castle in the world in Burghausen, the historic Tittmoning Castle and the...

Discover the Regionalpark Quellenreich in the Upper Palatinate by bike. The circular tour leads...

What makes Passau so special? The old town centre is situated on a promontory at the confluence of...

Experience unspoilt nature, gentle hills and fantastic views on this circular hike. The Pfalzbach...

Fancy a nature trail that connects two metropolises? Then this tour is perfect for you! City...

Explore the Franconian Forest by e-bike: through the Rodach valley, past old mills to the Ködel...

Take the railway into nature to the Wolfsee lake, viewing tower and gypsum quarry. During your hike...