The journey by train from Berlin to Nürnberg / Nuremberg has been transformed for the better in recent years by the opening of a high speed line.
So this journey is not only faster than it ever has been, there's also never been so many departures to choose from.
Though many trains divert off the direct route in order to serve Leipzig and this adds around 20 minutes to the journey time for those departures.
The departures with a journey time of around 2hr 55mins are branded 'ICE- Sprinter and they now provide the fastest ever train service between Berlin and Nurnberg/Nuremberg; because they don't divert off of the direct route to call at Leipzig and only make two station calls on route to Nurnberg.
ICE 3 trains are used for these ICE Sprinter departures - 'Sprinter' is the name that DB gives to a service and not the train.
They should be marked with a grey 'S' symbol and refrered to as 'ICE-S' on the DB website, but that can be inconsistent.
Despite being faster, a premium ticket price is not typically applied to these 'Sprinter' services; though the limited numbers of discounted 'Sparpreis' tickets will inevitably sell out quickly.
Departing from Berlin:
Final Destination: Munchen
These trains also call at Berlin Sudkreuz
They also usually depart from the lower level (tief) in Berlin Hbf.
Check your connections in Berlin on this public transport map.
6 x trains per day
Book early and save: Yes
Online bookings open: 6 months ahead of the travel date - usually
Seat reservations:
Book 1st class ticket journey tickets and your seat reservation is included, but they're optional when booking 2nd class tickets, or if you will be travelling with a 1st or 2nd class rail pass.
Making a reservation is highly recommended if you want to remain in the same seat(s) for the entire journey from Berlin to Nurnberg.
Finding Tickets:
Trains departing at different times can be cheaper than others leaving on the same day, so you may need to look through the day's departures to find the cheapest fares.
Use the earlier/later buttons to search for the cheapest ticket prices.
Ticket Provider | Approximate Cost | |
---|---|---|
DB | from €17.90 | |
Omio | from €17.90 |
This is a scenically uninteresting journey, so what gives this journey its wow factor is its speed.
After departure from Halle the train will move on to the high speed line.
It will then spend around 80 minutes travelling at speeds of up to 290 km/h until it switches back to the conventional railway just to the north of Bamberg.
Final Destination: Munchen
All of these trains also call at: Leipzig
Most of these trains also call at: Bamberg
Departing From Berlin:
These trains also usually depart from the lower level (tief) in Berlin Hbf.
They also call at Berlin Sudkreuz - which is to the south of the city centre.
Connections are available at Berlin Sudkreuz from S-Bahn trains from the eastern and western edges of the city centre, as well as S-Bahn (local) trains from Brandenburger Tor and Postdamer Platz and Anhalter stations.
Check your connections in Berlin on this public transport map
10 x trains per day
Book early and save: Yes
Online bookings open: 6 months ahead of the travel date - usually
Seat reservations:
Book 1st class ticket journey tickets and your seat reservation is included, but they're optional when booking 2nd class tickets, or if you will be travelling with a 1st or 2nd class rail pass.
Making a reservation is highly recommended if you want to remain in the same seat(s) for the entire journey from Berlin to Nurnberg.
Finding Tickets:
Trains departing at different times can be cheaper than others leaving on the same day, so you may need to look through the day's departures to find the cheapest fares.
Use the earlier/later buttons to search for the cheapest ticket prices.
Ticket Provider | Approximate Cost | |
---|---|---|
DB | from €17.90 | |
Happy rail | from €17.90 | |
Omio | from €17.90 | |
Save A Train | from €17.90 | |
Save A Train | from €17.90 |
Most of the departures by this route are by ICE 4 trains and if you want to travel with an ordinary bicycle you need to travel by these trains.
This is a scenically uninteresting journey, so what gives this journey its wow factor is its speed.
Around 10 minutes after departure from Leipzig, where the train will reverse direction, the train will move on to the high speed line.
It will then spend around 80 minutes travelling at speeds of up to 290 km/h until it switches back to the conventional railway just to the north of Bamberg.
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