The Deutsche Bahn Intercity-Express (ICE) high-speed train connects many major cities across Germany. Travel by ICE to the heart of each city, close to all the main attractions and hotels. If you plan to explore neighbouring countries, you can take an international ICE train to Austria, Belgium, France, the Netherlands and Switzerland.

Reservations on ICE trains are recommended, especially if you have a long trip ahead. Trains are very popular, especially during holiday periods or weekends.

ICEs on the route Amsterdam – Berlin/Frankfurt/Munich are subject to mandatory reservations from 26 June to 31 August.  

Important domestic routes

• Frankfurt – Hannover – Hamburg
• Dortmund – Düsseldorf – Cologne – Frankfurt – Stuttgart – Munich
• Frankfurt – Cologne – Münster – Bremen – Hamburg
• Hamburg – Hannover – Nuremberg – Munich
• Dresden – Berlin – Hamburg
• Berlin – Halle – Erfurt – Frankfurt
• Berlin – Leipzig – Nuremberg – Munich
• Cologne – Düsseldorf – Dortmund – Hannover – Berlin

Important international routes

• Frankfurt – Mannheim – Paris
• Stuttgart – Strasbourg – Paris
• Berlin – Frankfurt – Strasbourg – Paris
• Hamburg – Frankfurt – Basel – Zurich
• Hamburg – Bremen – Dortmund – Düsseldorf – Cologne – Frankfurt – Basel
• Berlin – Frankfurt – Basel – Interlaken
• Dortmund – Cologne – Frankfurt – Nuremberg – Linz – Vienna
• Berlin – Stuttgart – Bregenz – Innsbruck 

• Berlin – Stuttgart – Munich – Innsbruck
• Hamburg – Hannover/Berlin – Nuremberg – Vienna
• Frankfurt – Cologne – Düsseldorf – Amsterdam
• Munich – Stuttgart – Frankfurt – Cologne – Düsseldorf – Amsterdam
• Berlin - Hannover - Osnabrück - Amsterdam
• Frankfurt – Cologne – Aachen – Brussels