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Getting to and around Bavaria

In all regions of Bavaria, you can get to a number of cities and towns, sights and excursion destinations comfortably and at attractive prices by train. Here you will find information on connections, tickets and regional offers, as well as links to the current Covid19-regulations.

Bahnstrecke nahe des Stadtzentrums mit Fränkischer Saale und Ruine der Scherenburg

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Travelling by train in Bavaria

In all regions of Bavaria you will find a variety of worthwhile destinations that you can reach by train. Information on connections, tickets and regional offers can be found here.

To the Bavarian Railway website (only in German)

Flughafen München

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From all over the world

For all visitors and travellers from abroad, Munich, Nuremberg, Memmingen and Augsburg provide four airports with connections all over the world.

Munich Airport | Airport Nuremberg
Memmingen Airport | Airport Augsburg

Anything but ordinary: our tips

11 x Cool youth hostels

Over 40 youth hostels await you in Bavaria's cities, at bathing lakes, in the great outdoors or near the Alps. Here are 11 particularly cool hostels

Die Jugendherberge Nürnberg befindet sich in unmittelbarer Nachbarschaft zur Kaiserburg

Nuremberg Youth Hostel

Behind the massive stone walls of the Imperial Stables of Nuremberg Castle, built in 1495, the 93 rooms of the youth hostel are spread over nine floor

Wild-Berghof Buchet: Die

Tiny-House provider Thomas Gstettenbauer

How about spending the night in a cool, mobile “Tiny House” deep in the Bavarian Forest amongst the deer?

Das Schlossparkhotel Mariakirchen aus der Vogelperspektive

Schlossparkhotel Mariakirchen

Comfort awaits you in the restored medieval moated castle, while the beer garden of the palace's own brewery provides Bavarian cosiness.

Camping Pilsensee: Terrasse mit Seeblick

Goodbye two-man tent!

We present some exceptional campsite ideas in Bavaria - including one in the middle of a lake

Das Hideaway könnte nicht malerischer gelegen sein

The Summit Valley: Elmau Castle and The Kranzbach

The exceptional luxury resorts Schloss Elmau and Kranzbach are located in a secluded high valley south of Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

Die Kuhherde kehrt zurück auf den Bauernhof der Familie Kling im Allgäu

8 x Mountain farm holidays

A farm holiday is fun for children and adults alike. Whether in an eco log cabin, a renovated mountain hut or a luxury chalet

Glamping: Campingpark Gitzenweiler Hof in den luxuriösen Mietwohnwägen „Varia Homes“

10 x Glamping in Bavaria

Luxury camping aka glamping is becoming more and more popular. For comfort lovers, there are many offers such as sleeping barrels, wooden igloos ...

Das Hotel Victoria liegt direkt am Tor zur Altstadt

Hotel Victoria Nuremberg

Right in the centre of Nuremberg and directly opposite the New Museum of Art and Design, cheerful, fresh rooms with an artistic touch.

Jugendherberge Lindau: mediterrane Wandmalereien prägen die Jugendherberge, etwa am Trinkwasserbrunnen

Cool and cheap

Bavaria's youth hostels are located in large cities and places worth seeing. We took a look around Burghausen and Lindau on Lake Constance.