Intercity buses in Germany Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
About Intercity buses in Germany
Long distance bus services which competed with the railways were prohibited in Germany from 1934 until the market was liberalised in 2013. The main exceptions were services to and from Berlin and international lines with few stops in Germany, mainly to central and eastern European countries. Prices are often lower thancompeting train services, because of fierce competition and because buses don't pay for using roads, whereas trains (even those operated by the state-owned Deutsche Bahn) have to pay for using tracks. Buses are usually slower than even regional train services, unless the connection by bus is more direct. There are three main reasons for this: While connecting services with a change of buses are possible, most companies don't guarantee connections. Delays due to traffic are e
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