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...

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

Off to the Franconian Lake District by train! This hike combines nature enjoyment, birdwatching and...

On the "Sun, Moon and Stones" cultural trail in Lower Franconia, you hike from Winterhausen to...

Explore the Kesseltal valley, the Nördlinger Ries and historic pilgrimage sites by e-bike....

Discover the source of the Red Main by bike. From Bayreuth, this tour takes you on a relaxed ride...

This cycle tour takes you from Nuremberg through forests, gorges and past historic industrial...

From the Amper to the castle: this hike takes you through the Dachau artists' colony, along...

Hike along the ridges above the Retztal valley from the pilgrimage site of Retzbach to...

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

Combine culture and nature on a hike in the Spessart. Along the European Cultural Trail, you can...