this 500th anniversary of the reformation I'm spending 5.5 days in berlin. 2 days in wittenberg. 2 in leipzig. 2 in erfurt. and 2 in nurnberg. 1. I've got a lot on my list but asking anyway, any must sees? 2. because of the short distances and costs 1/3 the amount I'm considering bus travel which would be a good idea unless the bus stations are out of the way.. any feedback?
Posted by
Toledo, Ohio, US
11613 posts
I visited every place on your list except Leipzig, by train. Very easy, although Wittenberg Lutherstadt is a nice walk from the train station.
A guidebook can give you sight suggestions, each city's web page will have schedules of events.
Hope you have accommodations booked, Luther is a popular guy.
Posted by
Wyckoff, NJ, USA
7327 posts
Did you overlook Buchenwald? City bus from Weimar, which is not on your list. Luther was a regular visitor to Weimar, according to the internet.
Posted by
San Francisco
14535 posts
You could get to Buchenwald by taking a bus from the Goethe Platz in Weimar. Signs indicate which one,
Posted by
Augsburg, Bavaria
2336 posts
costs 1/3 the amount I'm considering bus travel
costs 1/3 of what? Train? I don't think so. Look at Laendertickets and the special Luther-ticket offered by Deutsche Bahn. Moreover, as a rule bus rides take much longer than the trains.
Posted by
OP
30 posts
Thanks for the input. I can almost quote Rick's germany 2017 guidebook. I'm purposely skipping concentration camps this time because they take so much travel time. I compared the $11.29 bus fare with the 39-69 euro train fare vs the 120 vs 90 minute ride from Nuremberg to Munich.
Posted by
Augsburg, Bavaria
2336 posts
Instead of looking into the RS book I'd rather compare actual prices on both the DB and the Flixbus websites. Besides, Nürnberg and Munich are by no means in Eastern Germany and travel times between both can be as short as at 1:04 and saver fare tickets start at €19. But it's of course up to you if you want to spend way more time in a bus.