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Germany offers a fast and (if booked in advance) affordable railway system that reaches many parts of the country. Unless you travel by car, rail is likely to be your major mode of transportation. Crossing Germany from [[Munich]] in the south to [[Hamburg]] in the north will usually take around 6 h, while driving by car will take around 8 h.
Germany offers a fast and (if booked in advance) affordable railway system that reaches many parts of the country. Unless you travel by car, rail is likely to be your major mode of transportation. Crossing Germany from [[Munich]] in the south to [[Hamburg]] in the north will usually take around 6 h, while driving by car will take around 8 h.
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Almost all long-distance and many regional trains are operated by ''Deutsche Bahn'' ("German Rail"), the state-
run
railway company. [http://www.bahn.com/i/view/GBR/en/index.shtml DB's website in English] and [http://www.bahn.com/i/view/USA/en/index.shtml DB's website customised for the US] (available in many other localisations), is an excellent resource for working out transport options not only in Germany (generally all modes except air travel; bus and ship, but branch line timetables are incomplete) but also pretty much anywhere in Europe (train and a few selected long-distance bus routes only). An interesting gimmick is the carbon dioxide emission comparisons for different train journeys.
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Almost all long-distance and many regional trains are operated by ''Deutsche Bahn'' ("German Rail"), the state-
owned
railway company. [http://www.bahn.com/i/view/GBR/en/index.shtml DB's website in English] and [http://www.bahn.com/i/view/USA/en/index.shtml DB's website customised for the US] (available in many other localisations), is an excellent resource for working out transport options not only in Germany (generally all modes except air travel; bus and ship, but branch line timetables are incomplete) but also pretty much anywhere in Europe (train and a few selected long-distance bus routes only). An interesting gimmick is the carbon dioxide emission comparisons for different train journeys.
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