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
Explore the Kesseltal valley, the Nördlinger Ries and historic pilgrimage sites by e-bike.... A hike with cultural enjoyment - a sculpture park and colourful half-timbered houses await you on... 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... Cycle from Nuremberg via Fürth to Erlangen - always along the water! On this relaxed tour through... This cycle tour takes you through the floodplain and lake landscape past the magnificent Werneck... A glowing 3D minigolf adventure awaits you at the Schwarzlichtfabrik Nuremberg! Afterwards, you can... Attention nature lovers! Discover the impressive moorland landscape of Murnau by bike. Experience... Get on your bike and off you go to beer, baroque and Levi Strauss. Baroque splendour, a feast for... Explore Lichtenau Fortress, idyllic villages and the royal seat of Ansbach with its courtyard...