Your Interrail Pass can also be used on several railway companies in Germany.

Regional and intercity trains in Germany

S-Bahn

• Suburban trains that run within most major cities.

• No reservations required.

Regional Express (RE)

• Connections between regional towns and larger cities. Frequent stops.

• No reservations required.

Regional Bahn (RB)

• Connections across all local towns. Slower than Regional Express trains.

• No reservations required.

Interregio-Express (IRE)

• Connections between Germany’s regions.

• No reservations required.

InterCity and Eurocity (Express) (IC, EC and ECE)

• Domestic and international connections between major cities. Frequent stops.

• No reservations required.

   

High-speed trains in Germany

InterCity Express (ICE)

• Connects major cities and travels at speeds of up to 300 km/h (190 mph).

• Includes a dining car.

• 1st class may have extra benefits, such as ordering from the dining car at your seat.

• Reservations optional (but recommended during busy periods).

International trains in Germany

ICE

• Berlin/Frankfurt/Stuttgart – Paris
  • Reservations mandatory
• Hamburg/Frankfurt – Zurich
• Berlin – Zurich – Interlaken
• Dortmund/Berlin – Vienna
• Berlin – Innsbruck
• Frankfurt/Munich – Amsterdam
  • Reservations mandatory 26 June to 31 August
• Berlin - Amsterdam
  • Reservations mandatory 26 June to 31 August
• Frankfurt – Brussels

TGV

• Reservations mandatory for all services

• Frankfurt – Paris/Marseille
• Munich/Stuttgart/Freiburg – Paris
• Frankfurt – Bordeaux. Running on selected days in summer

Eurostar

• Dortmund – Düsseldorf – Cologne – Brussels – Paris 
  • Reservations mandatory 
  • Read more about special booking conditions on our dedicated Eurostar page

RailJet

• Munich – Salzburg/Vienna/Budapest
• Hamburg - Berlin - Dresden - Prague
• Kiel - Hamburg - Berlin - Prague - Bratislava - Budapest
• Copenhagen - Hamburg - Berlin (From May 2026)

Eurocity/Railjet Brenner

• Munich – Innsbruck – Verona/Bologna/Venice
  • Mandatory supplement if you are travelling to/from/within Italy. You can purchase it before boarding, but you can also do so on the train (for a €5 fee). This is in addition to the standard reservation fee:
  • 1st class: €15 
  • 2nd class: €10
  • Business Class upgrade: €30 (including supplement)

EuroCity Express (ECE)

• Munich – Zurich
• Frankfurt – Milan
• Hamburg - Copenhagen
  • Reservations mandatory 26 June to 31 August

EuroCity (EC)

• Berlin – Gdynia/Warsaw
  • Reservations mandatory
    
• Berlin – Wroclaw – Krakow – Przemysl
  • Reservations mandatory

InterCity (IC)

• Hamburg – Zurich (part of the NightJet)
• Amsterdam – Cologne – Frankfurt – Zurich (part of the NightJet)
• Stuttgart – Zurich

Westbahn (Exp)

• Stuttgart – Munich – Salzburg – Vienna

Snälltåget (IC)

• Berlin - Hamburg - Copenhagen - Stockholm
  • Reservations mandatory
  • From May 2026

Scenic train routes in Germany

Black Forest Line

• Offenburg to Konstanz, through the Black Forest and small villages.

Rhine Valley Line

• Koblenz to Mainz, through the German wine country.

Elbe Valley Line

• Dresden to Czechia, along the Elbe river in Saxon Switzerland.

Neckar Valley Line

• Stuttgart to Heidelberg, along the picturesque Neckar river.

Mosel Valley Line

• Koblenz to Trier, small towns and wine along the Mosel river.

Private railway companies in Germany 

Your Interrail Pass can also be used on several railway companies in Germany.