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...

Discover Karlstadt's historic old town with its town hall and horse mill, walk to the ruins of...

Discover imposing castles and palaces in the idyllic Sinn river valley. This hike in the north-east...

Get on your bike and off you go to beer, baroque and Levi Strauss. Baroque splendour, a feast for...

This cycle tour along the Isar combines nature, culture and fitness. Discover the Flaucher,...

Get on the saddle and explore the small villages of the Pfaffenwinkel! On this tour through the...

Pure relaxation in Bavaria's warmest thermal brine! The Obermain Therme Bad Staffelstein offers 25...

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

The most beautiful viewpoints on Lake Constance are waiting for you! This circular trail leads from...

From Karlstadt through the Franconian wine country: discover the bird trail, the terroir f "Wine...