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The Independent UK
Simon Calder

Germany’s access all areas pass allows unlimited train travel and public transport – for under £2 a day

Cheap trick: Simon Calder at Magdeburg station in Germany, as part of his cheap and cheerful rail trek - (Simon Calder)

Travellers who want to explore the largest country in central Europe in an affordable and sustainable way can sign up for a Deutschlandticket (“Germany ticket”).

For a price of €63 (£55) per calendar month – or about £1.85 per day – you can travel anywhere in the country on all but the fastest trains. You could explore from the Baltic coast to the Black Forest; roam around the nation on some spectacular lines; and visit great cities such as Cologne, Munich and Berlin. The ticket also covers unlimited local transport. Think of it as an Interrail ticket for Germany – and, as with those unlimited pan-European travel passes, it does not include all fast trains.

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