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For more information on tickets visit the Rail Europe website www.raileurope.com. For details on train routes through Germany visit www.bahn.de.

By road

If travelling by car the excellent German motorways (Autobahn) are the quickest way south. From Frankfurt the A3, A7 and A8 take you via Munich from where the western, central and eastern regions of the Bavarian Alps are only a relatively short drive away. From Karlsruhe (near the French border and southeast of Luxemburg) the A8 and A7 provide a speedy connection to the Allgäu Alps. As an example of the distances involved, Dunkirk to Munich is 969km, Munich to Garmisch-Partenkirchen 90km.

Bavaria’s scenic roads make driving a pleasure (Berchtesgadener Land, baroque church Maria Gern in the background)

By air

The closest international airports are Munich (www.munich-airport.de) in Germany, together with those at Salzburg (www.salzburg-airport.com) or Innsbruck (www.innsbruck-airport.com) in Austria. From Munich all destinations in the Bavarian Alps are quickly reached by either train, bus or car. For international travellers the main point of entry into Germany is Frankfurt International Airport (www.frankfurt-airport.com). A railway station at the airport allows comfortable train connections to Bavaria.