Cycling
Cyclists are well catered for in Germany - at least in comparison with the UK, US or Australia - though sensibly they're banned from the Autobahnen . Many smaller roads have marked cycle-paths, and bike-only lanes are a common sight in cities and towns. Fairly hassle-free long-distance cycling is possible all over the country, but obviously you'll need a strong pair of legs and a sturdy, reliable machine to get much joy out of the Bavarian Alps. To take your own bike on a train , you need to purchase a Fahrrad-Karte (bicycle ticket), which costs DM6/?3 for up to 100km, and DM12/?6 otherwise. On express services, you have to take the bike to the luggage van; on S-Bahn and regional trains, there are marked carriages where cyclists can stay with their bikes. Between April and October, the best place to rent a bike is from a train station participating in the Fahrrad am Bahnhof scheme (most of the main stations), whereby a bike costs from DM10-20/?5-10 per day. You can return it to any other participating station and EuroDomino or InterRail card-holders get a 50 percent discount. This is obviously perfect for splitting train travel with pedalling as and when the mood, terrain or weather takes you. During the rest of the year, or in an area where there's no suitable station, simply look in the phone book under Fahrradverleih to find the address of a local bike rental outlet. Renting this way, however, means you'll have to leave a deposit, usually around DM50/?25.
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