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Germany
Information about getting around
in Germany
At bahnhof.de/en you can find the essential information: Real–time information on train departures and arrivals, etc.
With the DB Bahnhof live app, you can see information about 5,400 stations. In addition to connectivity options and parking spaces, the app also shows the stations‘ shopping areas, toilets, lockers, and Wi–Fi connections. The app provides the most important information quickly and easily
Regional and local trains:
S-Bahn: These are city trains that run on regular lines and connect suburban areas with the city center.
Regional Express (RE): These are the fastest regional trains that only stop in major cities.
Regionalbahn (RB): These are slower than RE trains, but they stop at more stations.
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There are many night train connections in Germany. You can find them here: Night train in Europe (nachtzug.net)
Zugradar You can see live tracking maps of SBB, DB (German Railways), ÖBB (Austrian Railways) and other train movements.
Zugfinder. On these pages you find information about high-speed trains from Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Denmark, the Netherlands, Italy, Luxembourg and Belgium, Eurostar and the locations of regional and long-distance trains on several German railway lines.
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Reservations and planning
Here are some of the sites:
Passenger Train Services
In Germany, passenger train services are mainly operated by the following companies:
- Deutsche Bahn (DB): Deutsche Bahn is…
About bus transport
In Germany, the following companies are mainly responsible for interurban, interregional and international bus services:
Germany is made up of sixteen states (Bundesland)
The areas of Germany and Finland are roughly the same – Germany has a population of just over 84 million and Finland 5.5 million.
The three largest cities in Germany are:
Berlin has about 3.7 million inhabitants. Hamburg has about 1.8 million inhabitants. Munich has about 1.5 million inhabitants.
Germany's nine neighboring countries:
Denmark, Poland, Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland, France, Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands. To the northwest is the North Sea and to the northeast is the Baltic Sea.
Germany is crossed by Europe's largest rivers, the Rhine and the Elbe
They flow into the North Sea. The third is the Danube, which originates in the Black Forest mountain range, flows eastwards and flows into the Black Sea.
Germany is a federal state
It consists of 16 states with extensive independent decision-making powers. The formal head of state is the Federal President.
States:
Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hesse, Mecklenburgn - Vorpommern, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein, Thuringia
Germany belongs to the temperate zone
The northern part of the country has a maritime climate with warm summers and mild winters. Further south, the more continental climate brings more variety: hotter summers and colder winters. In addition, the Alps and some parts of the highlands of central Germany have a mountain climate.