How to Book Train Travel From Berlin to Nuremberg

Visit Nuremberg, Germany, and find the historic home of Albrecht Dürer. This well-known artist of the Northern Renaissance lived and worked here in the early fifteenth century, and it is here that he created many of his most revered masterpieces. This city in the Bavarian state of Germany is within a day's train ride of Berlin.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Computer with Internet access

Plan Your Trip to Nuremberg

1. Find Nuremberg in the Franconian region of Bavaria. Stereotypically German conventions like lederhosen and the beer stein have their roots in Bavaria.
2. Expect to find the former rally grounds of the Nazi party in Nuremberg. This city was chosen as the site for the Reichsparteitagsgelände by the Nazi party and the monumental structures they erected here are now preserved as learning center documenting their atrocities in World War II.
3. Explore Nuremberg's Old Town, located near the train station. It is divided in 2 sections by the Pegnitz river, with the northern half called Sebalder Altstadt and the southern half called Lorenzer Altstadt.

Book Your Train Travel From Berlin to Nuremberg

4. Find timetables for travel between Berlin and Nuremberg by train on the Deutsche Bahn Web site (see Resources).
5. Pay attention to the annotations on these schedules before you book your ticket, as many of the departing trains leave from stations other than Berlin's central station. You may be departing from Berlin Zoologischer Garten, Ostbahnhoff or Charlottenberg stations depending on your train.
6. Pick from over 10 daily departures by train from Berlin to Nuremberg. There are several other trains scheduled for weekdays and weekends--these and other exceptions will be noted in the schedule.
7. Expect to spend between 4 and 1/2 to 7 hours on the train when you travel from Berlin to Nuremberg.
8. Notice that there are several departures with sleeper train or couchette accommodations for this long journey. Reservations are required on these trains, and you may have the choice between a couchette or reclining seat or a full bed in the sleeping car.

Board the Train

9. Purchase your ticket when you board the train to Nuremberg if you didn't book your travel online or at the counter. Train attendants sell tickets onboard long-distance trains in Germany; however, there is a fee associated with this service.
10. Keep your ticket handy for inspection once you are onboard. You do not need to have your ticket checked before boarding, but it will be checked at least once per journey.

Tips & Warnings

• To book train travel from Berlin to Nuremberg through Rail Europe by visiting the Web site (see Resources) or by calling a North American agent at (888) 382-RAIL.