Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
lice will obtain your home address from the rental agency and fines may be chased up by
debt collectors where you live.
» There's a long list of other actions that may incur a fine, including using abusive lan-
guage or gestures and running out of petrol on the autobahn.
» Speed limits are 50km/h in built up areas and 100km/h on highways and country roads
unless otherwise indicated. There are sections of autobahns where there's no speed limit,
but always keep an eye out for signs indicating that slower speeds must be observed.
» Drivers unaccustomed to the high speeds on autobahns should be extra careful when
passing another vehicle. It takes only seconds for a car in the rear-view mirror to close in
at 200km/h. Pass as quickly as possible, then quickly return to the right lane.
» Ignore drivers who flash their headlights to make you drive faster and get out of the
way. It's an illegal practice, as is passing on the right.
» If you break down, pull over to the side of the road immediately and set up your warn-
ing triangle about 100m behind the car. Emergency call boxes are spaced about 2km apart
or, if you have a mobile phone, call the ADAC and wait for assistance.
SAMPLE FARES
Permanent rail deals include:
TICKET
COST
VALIDITY
Bayern-Ticket
€22+€4 per extra per-
son
Mon-Fri 9am-3am, weekends midnight-3am of next
day
Baden-Württemberg-Ticket
€21+€4 per extra per-
son
Mon-Fri 9am-3am, weekends midnight-3am of next
day
Bayern-Ticket Nacht
€22+€2 per extra per-
son
6pm-6am
Baden-Württemberg-Ticket
Nacht
€17+€4 per extra per-
son
6pm-6am
All of the above tickets are good for second class travel on IRE, SE, RB and S-Bahn trains, as
well as all public buses, trams, U-Bahns and privately run railways across the given
Land
for
which they are valid. They're now available from vending machines; buying from ticket windows
