Travel Reference
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incurs an extra charge. Remember, with the daytime tickets you can save tens of euros by putting
off your journey until after 9am, especially when travelling long distances within Bavaria. The
Bayern-Ticket is also valid as far as Salzburg Hauptbahnhof.
» The highest permissible blood-alcohol level for drivers is 0.05%, which for most people
equates to roughly one glass of wine or two small beers. The limit for drivers under 21
and for those who have held their license for less than two years is 0%.
» Pedestrians at crossings have right of way over all motor vehicles. Always watch out for
cyclists when turning right; they too have the right of way. Right turns at a red light are
only legal if there's also a green arrow pointing to the right.
Hitching & Ride-Share
Trampen (hitching) is never entirely safe and, frankly, we don't recommend it. That said,
in some remote parts of Bavaria and the Black Forest - such as sections of the Alpine
foothills and the Bavarian Forest - that are poorly served by public transport, you will oc-
casionally see people thumbing for a ride. Remember that it's safer to travel in pairs and
be sure to let someone know where you're planning to go.
A safer and more predictable form of travelling is ride-shares, where you travel as a
passenger in exchange for some petrol money. Most arrangements are now made via on-
line ride-boards at www.mitfahrzentrale.de , www.mitfahrgelegenheit.de or
www.drive2day.de . You can advertise a ride yourself or link up with a driver going to
your destination.
Local Transport
» Most towns have efficient public transport systems. Bigger cities, such as Munich and
Nuremberg, integrate buses, trams, and U-Bahn (underground) and S-Bahn (suburban)
trains into a single network.
» Tickets are generally bought in advance from ticket machines before boarding any mode
of transport and must be stamped before or upon boarding in order to be valid.
» Fares are either determined by zones or time travelled, or sometimes by both. Tages-
karten (day passes) generally offer better value than single-ride tickets.
» The fine if you're caught without a valid ticket is €40.
 
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