To make a nice day trip, it doesn’t always have to be the car. Many interesting destinations in Germany can be discovered by bus and train – sometimes the highlights of a city are just a short walk from the train station. With the 49-euro ticket, it is particularly easy and cheap to go away for a day at the weekend. And to discover Germany.
On some routes, travelers can even travel across national borders, because the tariff limits of the transport associations are not necessarily based on the respective national borders, but on the train stations. For example, on some routes it is possible to continue to the neighboring country with the 49-euro ticket.
Nature, castles or city trips – on the go with the 49-euro ticket
The practical monthly ticket is popular in Germany. According to projections by the Association of German Transport Companies (VDV), well over three million people have already bought the ticket for May. On the first of May, the rush for the ticket was so great that the railway website temporarily gave up the ghost. Many people will commute with the new ticket every day, but it is also wonderfully suitable for trips by train.
Sometimes traveling by train also has one or two pitfalls. If you haven’t traveled that much by train, you’ll find a survival guide for all newcomers to the train here.
Whether an excursion into nature, a visit to a museum, a trip to a beautiful city or to a great lake. Whether in the north of the Federal Republic, in the middle, in the east, in the west or in the south – Germany has beautiful corners everywhere. Luckily for everyone who likes to travel by train, on some routes the journey is actually the destination. We have collected worthwhile destinations that are suitable for a day trip with the 49 euro ticket. Our tips can be found in the picture gallery.