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 Following a pause due to the coronavirus, travellers and commuters in Germany can once again take long-distance bus journeys from Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20200525/flixbus-to-restart-long-distance-journeys-across-germany-after-coronavirus-break Mon, 25 May 2020 18:03:41 +0200 flixbus-to-restart-long-distance-journeys-across-germany-after-coronavirus-break Starting on January 1st, many Deutsche Bahn tickets became 10 percent cheaper. We look at which tickets and routes are affected, and why the price reduction was made. https://www.thelocal.de/20200102/what-you-need-to-know-about-deutsche-bahns-reduced-ticket-prices Thu, 02 Jan 2020 17:24:30 +0100 what-you-need-to-know-about-deutsche-bahns-reduced-ticket-prices Passengers who travelled by bus from Mainz to Munich last Friday are being warned to stay on alert in case they've been infected with measles. https://www.thelocal.de/20190913/health-officials-issue-alert-after-man-with-measles-travels-by-bus-to-munich Fri, 13 Sep 2019 18:59:21 +0200 health-officials-issue-alert-after-man-with-measles-travels-by-bus-to-munich Give us your views on Flixbus in Germany, both the positive and the negative and how the service could improve. https://www.thelocal.de/20190710/have-your-say-what-is-your-experience-of-using-flixbus-in-germany Wed, 10 Jul 2019 17:21:56 +0200 have-your-say-what-is-your-experience-of-using-flixbus-in-germany FlixBus has long been king of the budget long-distance bus company market in Germany. But that could be about to change. https://www.thelocal.de/20190626/germanys-flixbus-faces-competition-with-launch-of-new-long-distance-bus-operator Wed, 26 Jun 2019 12:12:18 +0200 germanys-flixbus-faces-competition-with-launch-of-new-long-distance-bus-operator A Flixbus drove into a truck near Karlsruhe. Near Bremen another bus's engine caught on fire. https://www.thelocal.de/20190605/seven-people-injured-after-two-flixbus-accidents-in-germany Wed, 05 Jun 2019 10:57:41 +0200 seven-people-injured-after-two-flixbus-accidents-in-germany One person died and dozens of passengers were injured after a Flixbus overturned on an Autobahn near Leipzig, eastern Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20190520/one-person-dead-and-dozens-injured-after-flixbus-overturns-near-leipzig Mon, 20 May 2019 10:57:30 +0200 one-person-dead-and-dozens-injured-after-flixbus-overturns-near-leipzig French ride-sharing platform BlaBlaCar said Friday it would launch long-distance bus services in Germany,taking on the near-monopoly in the hands of competitor Flixbus. https://www.thelocal.de/20190301/blablacar-to-tackle-german-bus-market Fri, 01 Mar 2019 10:29:59 +0100 blablacar-to-tackle-german-bus-market Several people have been injured after a long-distance bus to Berlin crashed on Friday morning. https://www.thelocal.de/20180817/several-injured-after Fri, 17 Aug 2018 11:13:41 +0200 several-injured-after 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 German bus start-up Flixbus on Tuesday said it will begin running two long-distance train services, in a challenge to the dominance of state-owned rail behemoth Deutsche Bahn. https://www.thelocal.de/20180306/flixbus-to-take-on-deutsche-bahn-with-low-cost-trains-from-berlin-hamburg Tue, 06 Mar 2018 10:56:45 +0100 flixbus-to-take-on-deutsche-bahn-with-low-cost-trains-from-berlin-hamburg The operator of the long-distance coach unintentionally turned his vehicle into a convertible on Monday evening after attempting to drive under a bridge which was too low. https://www.thelocal.de/20171205/bridge-too-low-no-injuries-after-roof-of-flixbus-is-torn-off-in-berlin Tue, 05 Dec 2017 11:15:31 +0100 bridge-too-low-no-injuries-after-roof-of-flixbus-is-torn-off-in-berlin Two people were left seriously injured when a long-distance coach crashed into a car on the Autobahn in eastern Germany on Sunday, pushing the vehicle 650 metres up the road. Police suspect the bus driver of a crime. https://www.thelocal.de/20170918/three-people-injured-after-flixbus-rams-into-car-on-highway Mon, 18 Sep 2017 12:52:27 +0200 three-people-injured-after-flixbus-rams-into-car-on-highway Long-distance bus company Flixbus caused uproar on Sunday when a bus driver on a journey from Mönchengladbach to Berlin forced his passengers into a six-hour detour. https://www.thelocal.de/20160815/completely-outrageous-6-hour-detour-on-german-bus Mon, 15 Aug 2016 18:02:46 +0200 completely-outrageous-6-hour-detour-on-german-bus