'Mode': AROUND
Category: Train
Getting TO/AROUND: We only used the train. It worked out just fine for us. The train schedules are fairly dependable and there is an office available where you can get English information from very a helpful staff. The Euraide office is located in the Munich Hauptbahnhof at track #11. You can purchase tickets for tours here and get any train information that you need. The train system is available in most towns, but you may have to go out of your way to complete a route. For example, we had to go from Rothenburg to Frankfurt and from Frankfurt to Heidelberg to get to Heidelberg. Heidelberg is closer to Rothenburg than Frankfurt is. We spent about 5 hours on the train that day, but that is the exception rather than the rule. Also, you can find train schedules and information online at www.diebahn.de It is in German, but is also available in English.
The transportation within Munich is very convenient. You can purchase tickets for the S-Bahn (innercity train) and U-Bahn (outer city train) for a reasonable price. A two day partner ticket for the innercity is $7.50. To get to the airport, it costs a little more. Train tickets can also be used on any bus or trams as long as it hasn't expired. We never were asked for our tickets on any Munich public transportation, but don't try to go without a ticket. The cost without one is 30,00 Euro per person.
Before we left for Germany, we bought a four-day partner ticket for the German Rail. You can use it for unlimited travel until midnight of that day. We never had any problems using it and actually got away with no one checking it most of the time. We ended up using it again for an extra day because the conductor had not stamped it.
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