Europe
Getting around Germany
Between cities
Getting around Germany
ICE trains link major cities in 2–4 hours; book early for saver fares and expect delays. The €63 monthly Deutschlandticket covers all local and regional transport. FlixBus is cheapest.
Key facts
- Ride-hailing apps: Uber, Bolt, FREENOW.
- Driving: on the right. Non-EU licences need an IDP or German translation (a few exceptions); valid six months after taking residence.
- Deutsche Bahn
- Deutschland-Ticket
- FlixBus
Getting around by place
- BerlinGetting around
- MunichGetting around
- HamburgGetting around
- FrankfurtGetting around
- CologneGetting around
- DresdenGetting around
- HeidelbergGetting around
- DüsseldorfGetting around
- LeipzigGetting around
- StuttgartGetting around
- NurembergGetting around
- Black ForestGetting around
- FreiburgGetting around
- Rothenburg ob der TauberGetting around
- Garmisch-PartenkirchenGetting around
- BremenGetting around
Sources
- Deutsche Bahn
- Deutschland-Ticket
- FlixBus
- US State Department travel advisory
- Federal Foreign Office: visas
- Make it in Germany: self-employment
- European Commission: Entry/Exit System
- Speedtest Global Index: Germany
- World Bank open data
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