Day trips from Nuremberg — and getting to Nuremberg for the day
Going out: do it yourself
This is genuinely one of the easiest places in Germany to make day trips from, and for most of them a guided tour adds cost without adding much.
Bamberg is forty-five minutes on a regional train. UNESCO-listed, almost untouched by the war, and the home of smoked beer. If you take one day trip, take this one, and take it independently.
Regensburg is about an hour. A medieval stone bridge, a Roman gate and a well-preserved centre on the Danube.
Rothenburg ob der Tauber is the picture-book walled town, about an hour and twenty with a change at Steinach. Extremely pretty and extremely busy.
A Bayern-Ticket covers regional trains across Bavaria for a day at a flat rate and gets cheaper per head with a group, which makes all three of these very cheap outings. It is not valid on ICE services.
Coming in: Nuremberg as the day trip
The other direction is the bigger market, and it is where the bookable products actually are. Munich to Nuremberg is about an hour and ten minutes on an ICE, which makes Nuremberg a very common day out from a Munich base.
Whether to book a tour for that depends entirely on what you want from the day. If you simply want to get here, buy a train ticket and read Munich to Nuremberg. If you want the day organised around the Nazi-era sites — which is what most people making this trip are here for — then a guided day trip solves a real problem, because the rally grounds and Courtroom 600 are six kilometres apart and you have a train home to catch.
From Munich by trainFrom Munich: Nuremberg Day Trip by Train
From Munich, privatePrivate all-day trip from Munich to Nuremberg and back
From Munich, driverPrivate tour from Munich to Nuremberg with local driver
From PragueFrom Prague: Nuremberg Day Trip
If you are coming from Munich for one day and the trials are the reason, book a tour that includes transport between the sites. The constraint is not money, it is that you have roughly six usable hours and two of them can vanish crossing the city.
| Best valueFrom Munich: Nuremberg Day Trip by Train | Private all-day trip from Munich to Nuremberg and back | From Prague: Nuremberg Day Trip | |
|---|---|---|---|
| From | Munich | Munich | Prague |
| Transport | Train, included | Private car | Coach |
| Length | Full day | Full day | Long day |
| Guided in Nuremberg | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Flexible timing | No | Yes | No |
| Best for | Most people | Families and groups | A Prague base |
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Worth knowing before you plan one
Nuremberg itself takes two days to see properly. If you are here for three, spending one of them in Bamberg is a good trade. If you are here for two, it is not — the rally grounds and the castle will use both of them, and they are the reason you came.
See two days in Nuremberg for how that actually divides up, and getting to Nuremberg for the transport in every direction.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the best day trip from Nuremberg?
Bamberg. It is about forty-five minutes away on a regional train, it is UNESCO-listed, it came through the war almost untouched so almost nothing is reconstructed, and it is the home of Rauchbier. It needs no tour and no advance booking.
Is Nuremberg worth a day trip from Munich?
Yes, if you are interested in the Nazi-era sites or the Christmas market, both of which Munich cannot offer in the same form. The journey is about an hour and ten minutes each way by ICE, which leaves a workable six hours in the city. If you want both the rally grounds and Courtroom 600 in that window, a tour with transport between them is worth the money.
How far is Bamberg from Nuremberg?
About 60 km north, roughly forty-five minutes on a regional train from the Hauptbahnhof and covered by a Bayern-Ticket. Trains run at least hourly and no booking is needed.
Can you do Rothenburg as a day trip from Nuremberg?
Yes, in about an hour and twenty minutes by train with a change at Steinach. It is one of the most photographed towns in Germany and is correspondingly busy from late morning onwards, so an early train makes a real difference.
Is the Bayern-Ticket worth it for day trips from Nuremberg?
For regional trips like Bamberg, Regensburg or Rothenburg, usually yes, especially for two or more people travelling together since the price scales cheaply per extra passenger. It is not valid on ICE or other long-distance services, so it does not help for Munich unless you take the slower regional route.