🌍 Country guide

Germany

Every Viamo guide for Germany in one place: 42 route guides, how to get around by train, bus, road and sea, airport transfers and the entry rules.

Routes

Amsterdam to Berlin

Intercity trains, the new night option and the cheapest buses.

⏱ ~6h by train

Berlin to Cologne

West across Germany by high-speed ICE.

⏱ ~4h10 by train

Berlin to Dresden

South to Saxony by EC and regional trains.

⏱ ~2h by train

Berlin to Hamburg

Germany's busiest fast line in under two hours.

⏱ ~1h43 by train

Berlin to Potsdam

How to get from Berlin to Potsdam: trains, buses, day tours and the fastest option, with honest timings.

⏱ ~25 min by train

Berlin to Prague

A beautiful Elbe-valley railway and cheap long-distance buses.

⏱ ~4h by train

Berlin to Warsaw

East to Poland by the Berlin-Warszawa Express.

⏱ ~5h30 by train

Berlin to the Spreewald

How to get from Berlin to the Spreewald: the honest options compared, with typical times and tips.

⏱ ~1h by train

Cologne to Amsterdam

Rhine to the canals by Intercity in under three hours.

⏱ ~2h40 by train

Cologne to Dusseldorf

How to get from Cologne to Dusseldorf: trains, buses, day tours and the fastest option, with honest timings.

⏱ ~25-30 min by train

Cologne to Hamburg

North by ICE along the Rhine and beyond.

⏱ ~3h50–4h10 by train

Dresden to Berlin

Saxony to the capital by EC and regional trains.

⏱ ~2h by train

Dusseldorf to Cologne

A short Rhineland hop, trains every few minutes.

⏱ ~25min by train

Frankfurt to Berlin

Across Germany to the capital by high-speed ICE.

⏱ ~4h by train

Frankfurt to Cologne

Down the Rhine by frequent ICE in about an hour.

⏱ ~50–55min by train

Frankfurt to Heidelberg

How to get from Frankfurt to Heidelberg: trains, buses, day tours and the fastest option, with honest timings.

⏱ ~1h by direct train

Frankfurt to Munich

Across southern Germany by high-speed ICE.

⏱ ~3h10-3h25 by train

Frankfurt to Stuttgart

South-west by ICE in about 80 minutes.

⏱ ~1h10 by ICE

Hamburg to Copenhagen

North to Denmark, now via the new Fehmarn route.

⏱ ~55min by flight

Hamburg to Hannover

A fast ICE hop across northern Germany.

⏱ ~1h10–1h20 by train

Hamburg to Lübeck

How to get from Hamburg to Lübeck: the honest options compared, with typical times and tips.

⏱ ~45 min by train

Hamburg to Munich

The long north-south run by ICE, or a quick flight.

⏱ ~5h30 by train

Hamburg to Sylt

How to get from Hamburg to Sylt: trains, buses, day tours and the fastest option, with honest timings.

⏱ ~3h by direct train

Hannover to Berlin

East to the capital by fast ICE.

⏱ ~1h40 by train

Leipzig to Berlin

Half an hour apart on the fast ICE line.

⏱ ~1h10 by train

Leipzig to Dresden

Between the two Saxon cities by frequent train.

⏱ ~1h15-1h20 by train

Munich to Berchtesgaden

How to get from Munich to Berchtesgaden: trains, buses, day tours and the fastest option, with honest timings.

⏱ ~1h45-2h by car

Munich to Berlin

Bavaria to the capital by ICE sprinter.

⏱ ~3h55 by ICE

Munich to Dachau

Getting to the Dachau Memorial Site by S-Bahn and bus — a visit that needs planning.

⏱ ~45min-1h by train+bus

Munich to Garmisch-Partenkirchen

South to the Zugspitze by regional train.

⏱ ~1h20 by train

Munich to Lake Tegernsee

How to get from Munich to Lake Tegernsee: trains, buses, day tours and the fastest option, with honest timings.

⏱ ~1h by train

Munich to Neuschwanstein

South to the fairytale castle by train and bus.

⏱ ~2h10 by train+bus

Munich to Nuremberg

North by ICE in about an hour.

⏱ ~1h by train

Munich to Salzburg

Bavaria to Austria in 90 minutes by frequent train.

⏱ ~1h30–1h45 by train

Munich to Venice

One of Europe's great train rides, over the Alps to the lagoon.

⏱ ~5–5.5h by car

Munich to Zurich

Across the Alps to Switzerland by EuroCity.

⏱ ~3h20 by train

Munich to the Black Forest

How to get from Munich to the Black Forest: trains, buses, day tours and the fastest option, with honest timings.

⏱ ~4h by train

Munich to the Zugspitze

How to get from Munich to the Zugspitze: the honest options compared, with typical times and tips.

⏱ ~1h25-1h40 by train + cable car

Nuremberg to Munich

Franconia to Bavaria's capital in about an hour.

⏱ ~58min by train

Prague to Dresden

Down the Elbe gorge into Saxony.

⏱ ~2h10 by train

Stuttgart to Munich

Two southern hubs linked by fast ICE trains.

⏱ ~2h10 by train

Stuttgart to Nuremberg

Across the south by ICE and IC.

⏱ ~2h by ICE

Getting around

Airports & city transport

Entry requirements