Tens of thousands of passengers are expected to be affected by a warning strike at Berlin Brandenburg Airport on Wednesday. Further pilot strikes are on the horizon.
Public transport strikes are expected across Germany this week, culminating in a major, multi-state day of action on Thursday. Bavaria, North Rhine‑Westphalia and Saxony are expected to be hit hardest.
Deutsche Bahn is growing its cross-border services to the west, with extra high speed rail links to Belgium this summer, as well as new connections later in the year from Cologne to Brussels Airport and the North Sea coast.
A strike by Lufthansa pilots is affecting an estimated 300 flights per day to or from Germany on Thursday and Friday. Here's what passengers need to know.
Ryanair has announced it will cut numerous Berlin and Hamburg flights from its Summer 2026 schedule, but some smaller German airports are set to get new routes.
Some would-be travellers from Germany had Easter trips booked, deposits paid and time off work approved well before the US and Israel escalated military conflicts in Iran. So is it still safe to visit places like Turkey, Egypt or Cyprus?
With airspaces closed over major air travel transfer hubs due to the Middle East conflict, Lufthansa reports a spike in demand for direct connections to Asia and Africa. Meanwhile many travellers have to change their plans.
Berlin is getting a new S‑Bahn line, the S15, which will initially run between Gesundbrunnen and Hauptbahnhof. The short link is scheduled to open at the end of March, and is planned to be part of a longer north-south connection to come.
German travel giant TUI said on Tuesday it planned to start flying home thousands of tourists stranded on two cruise ships in the Gulf due to the Middle East war.
Queues have been forming at petrol stations around Germany as drivers, nervous about further price hikes for gasoline and diesel, move to fill up their tanks.
Germany said Monday it would send civilian planes to Saudi Arabia and Oman as part of efforts to evacuate thousands of tourists stranded by the Middle East war.
Germany’s national railway company is focused on improving on-board creature comforts, whereas real improvements in reliability are still some years out.
Germany on Saturday tightened travel recommendations for the Middle East following strikes launched by the United States and Israel against Iran and retaliation from Tehran.
Germany's foreign ministry on Friday "urgently" advised nationals not to go to Israel as it sharpened its travel advice over increasing tensions in the Middle East, as airline Lufthansa announced Saturday it has cancelled it flights to and from Tel Aviv, Beirut, Amman, Erbil and Tehran.
New direct international flights are launching from Frankfurt Airport in 2026, giving travellers in Germany more options for short‑haul trips around Europe as well as more comfortable options for intercontinental travel.
If you’re a legal resident in Germany and plan to travel to other European Union countries, it’s worth understanding what you are – and are not – covered for when things go wrong abroad.
Nationwide public transport strikes are bringing travel chaos to major cities across Germany as subway, bus and tram services shut down. Here's a look at where travellers can expect disruptions as the industrial action kicks off.
The UK government has warned European travellers that they will be refused entry from February 25th if they do not have the required ETA visa waiver - while British dual nationals will be required to use a UK passport.
One of the stated aims of the EU's new EES system of biometric passport checks is to catch people who 'over-stay' the 90-day limit, and 4,000 of those have been caught in the first months of its implementation, according to an EU official.
Wage negotiations between Deutsche Bahn and railway workers are reaching a pivotal moment this week. If an agreement is not secured by Friday, passengers can expect disruptive railway strikes next month.
New direct international flights are set to launch from Munich Airport this year, offering residents and visitors in Germany more options than ever for travel across Europe, the Middle East and beyond.
Upcoming rule changes to the UK's new ETA border system have angered dual national Brits, but updated travel guidance from the government and a major airline suggests those without valid British passports may be allowed entry - as long as they have an expired UK passport.
