https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Public transport in Munich has a lot going for it but it could be better, say readers who shared their views in the second of our series about getting around locally in Germany. Here's how transport in Munich could improve. https://www.thelocal.de/20190807/these-are-the-ways-munich-should-improve-its-public-transport-system Wed, 07 Aug 2019 18:44:14 +0200 these-are-the-ways-munich-should-improve-its-public-transport-system You won’t believe which city in Germany has the cheapest monthly public transport tickets, according to a new study. https://www.thelocal.de/20190621/revealed-germanys-most-expensive-and-cheapest-cities-for-public-transport Fri, 21 Jun 2019 15:25:52 +0200 revealed-germanys-most-expensive-and-cheapest-cities-for-public-transport Berlin will come to a standstill this Friday as employees of the capital’s public transport network, BVG, are set to take part in a strike – their first since 2012. https://www.thelocal.de/20190212/public-tran Tue, 12 Feb 2019 10:05:28 +0100 public-tran German startup Flixbus on Wednesday brought its low-cost, long-distance bus service to the west coast of the United States, launching a direct challenge to America's iconic Greyhound Lines. https://www.thelocal.de/20180516/flixbus-takes-on-greyhound-buses-in-us-market Wed, 16 May 2018 12:51:16 +0200 flixbus-takes-on-greyhound-buses-in-us-market Tickets for trains, buses and trams in towns and cities across Germany are likely to get more expensive for passengers this year, according to a transport federation. https://www.thelocal.de/20180130/public-transit-price-hike-to-hit-nationwide Tue, 30 Jan 2018 17:07:10 +0100 public-transit-price-hike-to-hit-nationwide At 853 km long and 650 km wide, Germany often seems too small to travel by plane and too big to travel by bus. We look at the most efficient and cheapest ways to get around the country. https://www.thelocal.de/20171019/what-is-the-best-way-to-travel-around-germany Thu, 19 Oct 2017 12:23:36 +0200 what-is-the-best-way-to-travel-around-germany Police in Berlin had to drag a man from a bus on Wednesday evening after he refused to stop eating a Döner which he’d brought on board. https://www.thelocal.de/20160211/berlin-police-seize-man-who-refuses-to-give-up-dner Thu, 11 Feb 2016 12:39:35 +0100 berlin-police-seize-man-who-refuses-to-give-up-dner A local politician in Bavaria is following through on a threat he made to Angela Merkel in October - by sending a bus full of refugees on a 550km journey to her office in Berlin. https://www.thelocal.de/20160114/maddened-local-politician-sends-bus-full-of-refugees-to-merkel Thu, 14 Jan 2016 11:51:56 +0100 maddened-local-politician-sends-bus-full-of-refugees-to-merkel Bankruptcies at smaller players and ADAC's decision to throw in the towel show an intercity bus market red in tooth and claw. https://www.thelocal.de/20141110/stop-the-bus-adac-wants-to-get-off Mon, 10 Nov 2014 17:03:00 +0100 stop-the-bus-adac-wants-to-get-off Dresden has unveiled the Autotram Extra Grand, an unfeasibly long bus meant to revolutionize public transport systems - combining the capacity of a train with the manoeuvrability of a bus. https://www.thelocal.de/20120823/44535 Thu, 23 Aug 2012 12:30:00 +0200 44535 A fully-occupied travel bus hit a crane trailer on the A5 motorway in the German state of Hesse on Thursday morning, killing at least one person and injuring six others. https://www.thelocal.de/20110908/37459 Thu, 08 Sep 2011 10:20:00 +0200 37459