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Trains, Buses & Boats
Bayerisch Eisenstein is well served by trains and buses.
The village station has the excellent Waldbahn trains:
- within Germany, the trains go to Zwiesel, where you can change onto branch lines to Bodenmais or Grafenau, or carry on to Plattling, where you can catch mainline trains to anywhere in Germany or Europe
- across the border, the trains go as far as Spicak
From the Czech side of the station there are trains to Klatovy, Plzen and Prague
Distances by Train from Bayerisch Eisenstein station
| Town | Time taken by fastest service (hours:minutes) |
| Zwiesel, Germany | 0:13 |
| Regensburg, Germany | 1:50 |
| Passau, Germany | 1:55 |
| Plzen, Czech Republic | 2:20 |
| Nuernberg, Germany | 2:50 |
| Munich (city), Germany | 2:55 |
| Salzburg, Austria | 4:10 |
| Prague, Czech Republic | 4:15 |
| Vienna, Austria | 5:00 |
| Munich Airport, Germany | 2:50 |
| Cesky Krumlow, Czech Republic | Easily accessible by car or bus trip from the village but 6 hours by train! |
There is a day trip from the village to Klatovy by train on Wednesdays in the high seasons.
There are buses to many local towns and villages, as well as Passau, and also across the border to Zelezna Ruda and Susice.
Bayerwald-Ticket
The best way to see the area by public transport: €6 per person, valid from 08.00 Monday-Friday and for the whole day at weekends and public holidays. Up to 2 children (even unrelated) can travel free with each adult. Adults can take unlimited numbers of their own children with them, free of charge.
Bayerwald-Tickets can be bought at stations, on buses and from Haus Sterr.
Bayern-Ticket
€25 for families and groups of up to 5, giving unlimited travel on regional and S-Bahn trains in Bavaria from 09.00 until 03.00 the following day on weekdays and for the whole day at weekends and on public holidays. Single tickets can also be bought for €18. These tickets can used for traveling to Regensburg, Passau and Munich (and anywhere in between) and is the cheapest way to travel between Bayerisch Eisenstein and Munich Airport. It is also the cheapest way of traveling around the Bavarian Forest for groups of 5 or more adults.
Coach Trips
There are coach trips from the village to Passau, Regensburg, Prague, Bohemian Forest, Karlovy Vary/Marianske Lazny, Cesky Krumlow.
Boats
The nearest point of the Danube is at Deggendorf - approx 40 minutes by car. From there, there are day trips by boat to Passau.
If you go to Passau by car or train, there are a wide range of trips on Danube from the quay in front of the Rathaus, from short 45 minutes to see Passau from the river to 2 hour trips with the option of lunch or coffee and cake. There are also evening trips, some with firework displays.
