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The best train tours in Germany
11 trips in Germany had enough verified data to score. The ranking below is fully mechanical; here is exactly how it works:
- Rail share (35%): the percent of the trip actually on trains, from the itinerary.
- Value (20%): price per day against the other trips on this page (cheaper per day scores higher).
- Data completeness (25%): full day-by-day itinerary, imagery, inclusions, and verified price.
- Departure breadth (20%): how many months the operator publishes departures for.
Self-guided rail circuit through Cologne, Amsterdam, Antwerp and Brussels
- Rail share
- 78
- Value
- 82
- Completeness
- 100
- Departures
- 0
9 days · from $1,617 ($180/day)
Seven-day independent rail trip along Germany's North Sea and Baltic coasts
- Rail share
- 57
- Value
- 100
- Completeness
- 100
- Departures
- 0
7 days · from $842 ($120/day)
Self-guided rail trip through Berlin, Dresden, Prague and Munich Christmas markets
- Rail share
- 38
- Value
- 91
- Completeness
- 100
- Departures
- 0
8 days · from $1,173 ($147/day)
9-day rail journey from London to Vienna, Munich and Zurich
- Rail share
- 44
- Value
- 36
- Completeness
- 100
- Departures
- 25
9 days · from $2,664 ($296/day)
Twelve-day luxury rail journey from Budapest to Vienna across Central Europe
- Rail share
- 75
- Value
- 9
- Completeness
- 80
- Departures
- 13
12 days · from $25,758 ($2,147/day)
7-day guided Christmas market tour from Berlin to Vienna
- Rail share
- 43
- Value
- 45
- Completeness
- 100
- Departures
- 0
7 days · from $2,002 ($286/day)
Guided 7-day Christmas market tour from Vienna to Berlin
- Rail share
- 43
- Value
- 45
- Completeness
- 100
- Departures
- 0
7 days · from $2,002 ($286/day)
14-day guided small-group tour from Berlin to Budapest across five countries
- Rail share
- 14
- Value
- 64
- Completeness
- 100
- Departures
- 0
14 days · from $2,975 ($213/day)
14-day guided rail tour: Berlin to Budapest across 5 countries
- Rail share
- 14
- Value
- 64
- Completeness
- 100
- Departures
- 0
14 days · from $2,975 ($213/day)
Nine-day Germany trip: Eurostar rail plus Danube, Main, Rhine cruise
- Rail share
- 33
- Value
- 18
- Completeness
- 100
- Departures
- 0
9 days · from $3,199 ($355/day)