Can you Visit Germany's 10 Largest Cities in 24 hours by Train?

[@thornton]

It was my pleasure mate, thanks for the invite 🏆🍻

[@DanUnplanned]

Wow cool you both met up! Awesome video!

[@NonstopEurotrip]

@@thornton next time- Japan 😂

[@tally1604]

@thornton you have a cool channel. Glad I found it, thanks to Eurotrip

[@enricomonti156]

This challenge was definitely a great one. I would recommend you a challenge from the southernmost railway station in Europe (Pozzallo) to the Northernmost one. That would be interesting

[@zxcvbnm9497]

bro lowkey looks like adam chase from jet lag the game 💀

[@ExplorebyRail]

As a German (and maybe an employee of DB as well^^) I must say: Respect for taking on this challenge :D I don't get why people dislike the ICE 4 though. They are actually my second favourite ICE trains (after BR 411/415/ICE-T)

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Thanks so much my friend. I'm with you on the ICE24 😁

[@007Marke]

I don't dislike the train in general.. but for me, for example... I can say from experience, the swats in 1st class are heck uncomfortable and too small, for tall and fat guys (like me) ... the old "chef leather chair" style seats in ICE 1 and IC 1 are far more comfy. The rest of the train is totally fine.🙂

[@outdoorolli5754]

I don't dislike the ICE 4 as a train but I strongly dislike the narrow and uncomfy seats and the little space per passenger. These deteriorations were introduced in 2017 with the ICE 4 and with the refurbishment program these were extended to the ICE 3 too. When this spreaded, I gave DB the notice of my "Bahncard 100"-subscription after 12 years.

[@tally1604]

The ICE 4 has lousy dispatch reliability. I think that's the root cause of the antipathy.

[@DocTomoe812]

Well, for starters the 1st class seats in the ICE4 are worse than the second-class seats in the original ICE1.

[@Bleifuss88]

Stuttgart Hbf is not only going through renovations. It goes through a transformation. The project is called Stuttgart 21 (for 21st century station) and it is one of the most controversial projects that has ever been undertaken in Germany. The old station is set to be completely demolished and replaced by an underground station that doesn't require trains to change direction. There were huge protests against the project in 2010 which led to the Black Thursday, involving special operation police forces, hundrets of injured protesters, 99 court trails against both policemen and protesters. The whole project is almost 3 times over budget and 7 years behind schedule.

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Any end in sight?

[@Bleifuss88]

@@NonstopEurotripDec 2026, for now... Just until a few weeks ago, it was Dec 2025

[@paul_ko]

fvcking nimbys man...

[@tonyh1760]

Sounds like most construction projects in Germany

[@Persimontree]

Its barely 2 times over budget from the finalized estimates at construction begin in 2009, the truth is bad enough, why lie?

[@Hahlen]

One thing I love about the ICE is how clean and freshly painted the exteriors almost always are, even on the older ICE 1

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Very true! 😃

[@michaelhall8586]

I really love how train KZbinrs are always happy to share other channel recommendations. I really love the train cinematic universe

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Awesome, thank you! We're mostly one big community 😁

[@swimheiss]

@@NonstopEurotrip I think we have to be. The rest of the world thinks we're weirdos! Thanks for the great video, and happy you made it successfully and safely.

[@michaelb4047]

In addition to a genuine north-south high-speed line, we also need an east-west line in Germany. Preferably at a continuous speed of at least 250 km/h. Unfortunately, real progress has been blocked here in the north for more than 30 years now. We in Hamburg will have less rail traffic next year. The traffic turnaround in Germany is a motorway. Still and probably for the next 50 years.

[@007Marke]

True.. I still have hope though, that it might become better after the track upgrades HH-Hannover, HH-Berlin and the rebuilt of the Vogelfluglinie.. so till 2029 mayor improvement, hopefully.. but ofc, everything is possible, with people like Wissing...😉🤐

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Completely agree 👍🏻💯

[@mozomenku]

Sadly it's our reality pretty much everywhere in Poland. We don't even have 160 on all connections between biggest cities with Warsaw - Wrocław being the biggest joke, as it's 120 kmh max (there's been various plans for a line to Wrocław/Poznań, which would look like Y, since 1960' I think) which means you've got to travel between 3:40 and over 5 hours (and the faster trains are actually travelling on the longer route through Opole). They even reduced express services, so now it's 1 express and 1 express premium (Pendolino) compared to 2 and 4 in 2020... Maybe we will have that route done in 10 years for 250 kmh, but I'm not sure about power supply as there were talks to make it AC (15kV or 25kV) unlike every other route (3kV DC), as they are already failing at some points, so then most regular intercity services would still run on the slower track, because we don't really have much of the multisystem locomotives, however I think there's a big order ongoing for Griffing with vmax being 200 kmh. PKP Intercity currently have some major issues with existing sometimes over 50 year old stock and more frequently we can see cargo locomotives hauling passenger train, so kind of too late purchase, but good it was made. To not make them look that bad I think they care more about the passenger than DB in accidents or delays, but I guess with that many trains running in Germany it's faster to take the next one in most cases. Sadly current government doesn't seem to be keen on the train network expansion and actually they started to care more after the public wasn't happy about it. We've seen some drawing and declarations, so let's hope they are actually going to make them real, at least in some part and not as a empty promises to withstand current run (which probably is more true statement).

[@szymex22]

@@mozomenkuniedługo ma być przetarg na pociągi KDP, a linia Y jest potwierdzona na 100%

[@mozomenku]

@@szymex22 wiem, ale chodzi o to, że zdecydowanie za późno i nie wygląda, żeby im się spieszyło. To ma być na 3kV?

[@LászlóSebestyén-d1q]

Great video, as always. However, Augustiner is not a local beer in Leipzig :)

[@alexj9603]

Indeed. Augustiner ist a beer from Munich.

[@michable100]

Came to the comments for this😂

[@NonstopEurotrip]

It's German 😉

[@alexanderfischer6844]

​@NonstopEurotrip you wouldn't say this about any other country now, would you?

[@gerohubner5101]

How can you tell which type of beer he had? You only saw the glas and made an arbitrary assumption!

[@winnib8326]

What a great idea for a challenge. I love how you did it and commented about it. Very entertaining. Thank you. And by watching it, one could think that German ICE trains are on time in more than 53%. Haha... Speaking about Hamburg Hbf: I hate Hamburg Hbf as much as you love it. It's pretty dark and like in twilight and the winding platforms are too narrow. I always try to use Hamburg Dammtor instead if possible.

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Thanks so much and I'm really glad you enjoyed the concept 😀😀😀

[@NikhilPatil-qs8hg]

I was in Germany in June, and the sight of crowded platforms due to delayed/ canceled trains was a common sight. I shrugged at the ICE24 hours challenge, but you did it!! Wow, congratulations, I had fun watching the video.

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Thanks very much 🙏🏻😊

[@sheilaathay2034]

Its nice that you got to meet up with Tom. He seems like such a nice fellow. Ive subbed his channel for a while now. Good stuff! Thanks for the video. You're great!❤🎉

[@NonstopEurotrip]

He is, for sure 😁

[@GymPlays]

Wow, I must say you were lucky to take 10 trains and not get a huge delayed train. The last long-distance train I took had a delay of 3 hours, and that was one out of 3 I took that day. Anyways great video and we'd be more than happy if you visit us again!

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Tell me about it 😂

[@Danny30011980]

And yes, more challenges would be nice like travelling to the unknown, where you don't know what town you will end up in the end. like taken the first train that draws into a station, get off after x amounts of stops (needs to be a station that has more than one train line) and take the next possible train for there, get off at x amount of stops again and so on and so on. At the end of the day wherever you end up you spend the night and do dome sightseeing the next day.

[@NonstopEurotrip]

That would be hard for my organisational side 😂

[@rezaalan3991]

What a great trip. Thankfully the only heavy late on this trip is because overrunning engineering work, not because weather or accidents. But because of that it makes your connection at next train is tighten and your heart beating faster. I think the next challenge probably same but in other country with similar size and having extensive passenger rail network like Germany, also not to forget the train always available 24 hours.

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Yes exactly, I did get a bit lucky but hey... I'll have to think where to try next!

[@dommsevanschnitzel2732]

Nice Video If you want to ride the ICE 2 you should probably do it sooner rather than later since they are starting to be phased out with the last one planned to run til 2027. So no hurry but something to keep in mind

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Yeah I will, but I'm in no rush 😄

[@swimheiss]

@@NonstopEurotrip ICE2 had one of the smoothest, quietest rides I've ever had. The combination of end power cars and pneumatic suspension made it tough to beat. I was also fortunate to ride when it still had the old seats! I think that's part of why ICE4 gets a bad rap. Anyone who remembers the old seats in ICE1 & 2 will always be bitter about any of the new stuff. Just like airlines finding ways to make it less comfortable with every interior refresh. My first ICE-T ride in the time of 1 & 2 left me thoroughly disappointed, and ICE 1 & 2 began their refresh programs shortly thereafter.

[@FabricioRenovato]

Congrats! Very good video! I have a idea for another video: London - Brussels or Amsterdam - London in the same day!

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Thank you so much- glad you like the video... and thanks for the idea, and for becoming a new channel member 😄🙏🏻

[@Guy-Zero]

Really nice video! It also shows how the punctuality of DB could technically quickly be improved a lot by just running fewer trains on the overcrowded network (like at night). This is obviously not a real solution but shows that there is more to consider when talking about punctuality

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Absolutely yes. I still didn't think I'd make it tho 😂

[@AndreiTupolev]

I really don't see how they can claim that it's excessively crowded compared with, say, the East or West Coast Main Lines in the UK. Certainly service frequency on those routes is much higher than ICE services which are usually hourly

[@Guy-Zero]

@@AndreiTupolev Well because ICE trains arent the only ones running on those lines? Tons of regional trains, regional express trains, commuter trains and all trains from branch lines including freight trains run on them. Additionally there are multiple ICE lines not just one using the tracks. A lot of lines are considered to run over capacity. On 3.500km of tracks (in early 2022, so certainly longer now) the average (!) utilization is 125% and with construction 150% with some parts running on 150% without construction. The length of this highly utilized network was extended to 4.200km in early 2023. The amount of tracks that are this heavily used is expected to rise to 9.200km by the end of the 2020s. Even if there is a high speed line (which usually have freight traffic only at night and higher speed regional traffic adapted for the high speed line, if at all) between the two cities you want to travel, the ends of that line still funnel into the legacy network right before the city.

[@balasambasivan1815]

Yes trains are well maintained. Food is also great in dining car. Recently travelled from Munich to Salzburg

[@bohbohbohwut]

Great video! I really like the challenge. It would have been better if you had filmed a little bit of conversation with your guests, who instead are barely visible, especially Tom!

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Next time! 😊

[@aegeanone01]

You didn’t face serious delays in most of the legs, and most of the trains departed on time. I think it is not a coincidence or luck, I think DB started to learn its lesson. Great video, great challenge!

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Let's hope so!!! 😁

[@LetsMakeaTrip]

Nice one mate, it was a pleasure travelling with you again (a bit different to the number 840 bus eh!?). 👍

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Yes it was mate 😂😂😂 see you in Thailand 👌🏻

[@Brauiz90]

I had a small laugh at the "local beer" in Leipzig sitting in the outside area of the Augustiner Restaurant with Augustiner being from Munich... but hey, can't be mad, it's also my favourite and I lived close to Leipzig for 16 years. Now I live in Salzburg, Austria and when I visit my family, I go to Leipzig via Munich.

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Still German 😉

[@hoppes979]

Delightful to see this. Amidst the clutter of travel videos, this is a different effort. Appreciate your dedication to make this.

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Thanks a ton! 🙏🏻😊

[@maxart3392]

Nice report as always, however Augustiner isn't brewed in Leipzig, but in München (6:28).

[@NonstopEurotrip]

I never said it was

[@MartinBrenner]

Amazing journey! Delays on the Dortmund-Cologne route are unfortunately very common especially during the day hours when there are a lot of trains on the line, so doing this part during the night was a good call. When the new underground station in Stuttgart is hopefully opened in 2026 the time between Stuttgart and Ulm (which was nice to see in the video) this will make the journey to Munich again a lot shorter. The sign "Stuttgart Hbf (oben)" is hilarious, seeing this for the first time.

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Thanks for the info!

[@michaausleipzig]

Love how you held an Augustiner beer into the camera while saying something about "local brew" in Leipzig. You should have grabbed a Sternburg or (if you insist on not being mystaken for a drunk homeless guy) an Ur-Krostitzer perhaps. 😊

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Local, as in German

[@michaausleipzig]

@@NonstopEurotrip well, fair enough. We germans can get quite defensive when it comes to our regional beer. Which is always the vest if course... 😅

[@thejourneyplanner9037]

I was just in Germany for a few days in June , and every single ICE was delayed, some heavily delayed, DB needs to get their act together as they are getting bad rep and rightfully so, you cannot rely on short connections, you are pretty much guaranteed to miss it. I had read something about it on the news but was able to experience it myself, and it's very inconvenient.

[@NonstopEurotrip]

I'm well aware I got VERY lucky 😂

[@Guy-Zero]

I always find that "DB needs to get its act together" to be the completly wrong sentence in this case. Cause it makes it sound like they have the choice to just stop with delays and be on time. Decades of bad political decisions and underfunding from the government have led to this current state. It's actually the politicians that need to get their ass out of the car lobby and actually do something for public transport

[@cooltwittertag]

​@@NonstopEurotripnot thaat lucky, i regularly travel with ICE and rarely have issues, my last one was due to the bavaria floodings but DB cant exactly control that, biggest issue is the massive discrepancy in investment between states, with the CSU pulling out all stops to make sure bavaria gets the vast majority of investment into its rail infrastructure each year and places like NRW left abandoned.

[@cooltwittertag]

​@@Guy-Zeronot necessarily underfunding, but actual documented corrupt proceedings leading to money being siphoned to bavaria for both road and rail projects largely at the detriment of NRW, whoch for whatever reason we just decided to stop talking about? People really love corruption I guess, thats why they still vote for CDU/CSU.

[@johnplampin7274]

​@@Guy-Zero But why do projects like the new Stuttgart station when they can't maintain the basic network?

[@sojw5679]

I just finished the video, and im impressed! It was such an interesting experience! One of your best videos for sure, keep up the good work!

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Thank you! Will do!

[@theozweifl5230]

Thank you so much for taking us on this trip with you! Also nice to hear about the good sides of DB trains and network (Germans love to hate DB as a whole, not always justified). No worries on missing out on the ICE2 trains though. They would have crushed your plans as ICE2 is the series most likely to fail. I might not be the only one trying to avoid them when commuting...

[@cooltwittertag]

I try to get ICE3s as often as possible, they are soooo quick ICE1s have the nicest interior but arent as quiet, so they are prob my 2nd choice

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Thank you 😊

[@_autom]

congrats on meeting the 24-hr whirlwind challenge on ICE!! 🎉 leg 7 & 8 connections were a bit nail-biting (great motion capture of bolting for the platform tho lol) but for me, the transparent view of the driver's compartment takes the cake. yes, i dig these types of challenges #veryexciting :)

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Thanks so much!! 🙏🏻😊

[@benhough1455]

Love this challenge! Great vid!

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Thank you 🤗

[@sandrawhite9458]

Another very interesting video. I'm glad you didn't have too many delays or any cancellations. A challenge like that would never work here in the UK.

[@NonstopEurotrip]

I'm not so sure tbh, Germany has it's moments 😂

[@BobTravellin]

Nice one! New challenge: a similar wander through Switzerland, please. And maybe a Polish one, too.

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Great suggestions Bob! 😸

[@williamdfr1715]

You were extremely lucky. I had a rail holiday in Germany last year and every single train I took was delayed. Nuremberg to Rotheburg involves three short train rides, total travel time one hour. But because I missed every connection, it actually took three hours. Even my return from Mainz to Marseille was horrendously delayed, which is unusual on international trains. Luckily the German crew were replaced by French crew in Strasbourg and they rebooked my onward connection to Montpellier. I was obliged to change at Lyon though, because, with the delays incurred in Germany, there would have been no more trains from Marseille.

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Don't i know it 😂

[@ringo7561]

Great video....Im in Germany now on a first class Eurail Global pass. I really enjoy riding ICE's, no reservation fee needed. I like their comfort and most have a dining car. Nothing like having a cold beer on an ICE train.

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Absolutely agree 💯👍🏻

[@AymanTravelTransport]

Bruh, and I thought having a day out in Berlin and then shoving Frankfurt into the itinerary while staying in Dusseldorf using the ICE was ambitious while Interrailing last month, but you've clearly taken it a step further! Well done! UK would be much more complicated, as there would be no clear way to define the 10 largest cities in the first place, let alone the route you would have to take to travel between them. Official city status boundaries are very inconsistently defined, with Bradford and Manchester being similarly sized on paper because the latter is defined as only a chunk of what you would consider 'part of Manchester' in practice because much of its suburbs are parts of other GM boroughs, while the former extends beyond Bradford itself to include other neighbouring towns (such as Keighley, Shipley, Ilkley, etc. all of which are sizeable towns in their own right) and hinterland. Not to mention the big elephant in the room which is London, the largest city in practice suddenly becomes one of the smallest on paper because its city status only covers the square mile. On the other hand, official urban areas won't work either, because many include multiple cities as one such as the West Midlands, which merges Birmingham and Coventry, and West Yorkshire, which merges Bradford with Leeds. Plus, Southampton-Portsmouth (two VERY distinct cities) would be merged into one city booting Bristol off the list. Any other unofficial definitions to try and be more sensible would be largely subjective.

[@NonstopEurotrip]

UK is probably possible tbh. I may consider this :)

[@AymanTravelTransport]

@@NonstopEurotrip first you gotta define what those top 10 are; that's the main issue really. Of course, official city status boundaries don't really work for reasons I mentioned above, but in practical terms we can agree that London, Birmingham and Manchester are all top three. However, it's the remaining 7 that are a bit trickier, because what metric will we use to define what to include or exclude? Leeds, Liverpool and Glasgow are included either way, but choosing between Bradford or Edinburgh is where it gets tricky. Sure they're both the same size on paper, but Edinburgh has far more psychological importance which you can't quantify.

[@AymanTravelTransport]

@@NonstopEurotrip I suppose we will go with the most influential of what may often get in the top 10 after London, Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow, Leeds and Liverpool (based on their de-facto urban areas that are associated with the city) so Edinburgh, Newcastle, Bristol and Cardiff. This would be more simple, so you can start in London, then go to Leeds, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Manchester, Liverpool (these two can be either way round), Birmingham, Cardiff, Bristol then back to London.

[@memory-card]

Great video! I made the experience that delays are distributed quite uneven in the German rail network. The northeast is usually OK, so lets say the Munich-Berlin-Hamburg corridor you used for the first three legs. Longer distances between larger cities and a lot of new or upgraded track, so even if you have +10 min at some point the train driver can make up for it by riding Vmax. But the southwest... Stuttgart, Frankfurt or the entire Rhine-Ruhr region are like magnets for delays. Stops are sometimes so close to each other, the ICE becomes a better commuter train (RE). An actual commuter train is ahead? No chance of reducing the delay.

[@buck6365]

Cologne station especially is a huge bottleneck and a frequent cause for delays. On the other hand, trains can usually make up some time on the Cologne-Frankfurt high speed line.

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Yes, I planned it that way round for a reason 🫡

[@Darude453]

3:26 Some of my friends compared the ICE 4 with a Dacia Duster. It’s a solid product, you won’t do anything wrong with it but at the end the train has nothing special to offer and from a perspective of a train geek, it’s just solid. Not special, only solid.

[@NonstopEurotrip]

It's really good. Compared to most of Europe. I'd take an ICE 4 over a TGV or AVE Talgo any day

[@coldfanta4963]

That trip was pretty ice-y! Fun challenge to watch! And, 13:05, you pronounce every letter while speaking German. No silent e!

[@NonstopEurotrip]

I'm British, come on 😂

[@kevinellis8869]

Excellent stamina to complete the challenge, good to see your KZbin colleagues as well, I watch their channels too. Not sure which other countries you could do something similar in though.

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Awesome, thank you Kevin 🙂

[@morbvsclz]

You could try get from Westerland (on the Island of Sylt) to Oberstdort at the Alps in 24 hours, only using the Deutschlandticket / 49€ Ticket. That'd be Germany most northern and most southern train stations. You could add the southernmost Bus stops as start and ending for an extra challenge, as the train is supposed to take only 18 hours or so. But loads of connections to catch. But not sure ~19 hours on often very full regional trains would probably not be ideal for filming. Maybe you can go with: Have your feet in 3 seas / oceans of the EU in a 24hour window. So mediterranean somewhere, then off the the North sea and to the Baltic afterwards. Maybe even go to Skagen, to tick off North Sea and Baltic in one go. Otherwise that might be too easy, depending what place you choose. TGV across france to northern France or Belgium and then ICE / IC to Lübeck would probably be too quick (without researching it). But the 3 Seas / 2 Stops challenge (using Skagen) might work. Not sure if all 4 EU seas (incl. Atlantic would be possible).

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Some great ideas there, thank you! 😁

[@patrickhanft]

What a pity you had only a few minutes in Cologne. Its cathedral is right outside the station and to me one of the three most impressive churches in the world.

[@NonstopEurotrip]

I've been many times before but yes, I agree 💯

[@andywillis2650]

Very well done indeed to complete your challenge. Great to see that Germany run quite a few trains during the night, i'm sure a few European countries could learn from them ! :) Nice to briefly see Mark from 'Let's make a trip' in the video too ! :)

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Thank you very much! 🙏🏻😊

[@NickP16]

I love Mark’s channel, let’s make a trip. He’s the best. Glad to have found your video. I found it through KZbin suggestions, probably from being a subscriber of Mark’s channel.

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Welcome aboard! 👋🏻

[@pizaleone5705]

Actually, there is one more train missing :D Because there is a 4th version of the ICE3, next to the OG BR403, the OG multisystem BR406 and the brand new BR408 Neo, you also have the BR407 Velaro D, which is almost identical to the neo but has been in service for a couple of years now!

[@NonstopEurotrip]

407and 408 are basically the same tho 🤗

[@IliasElhayani]

as someone who rides the trains in Germany at least 2 times per week, i have to say that what you pulled is a miracle

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Tell me about it 😂

[@WBTravels]

@7:39 @Nonstop Eurotrip. Did you notice that commuter train running in a reverse push pull set with its cab car forward, being hauled by a BR class 101? very very very rare!

[@NonstopEurotrip]

I didn't 😂

[@saipranayunnam]

Hey mate ! I would recommend to visit Harzer Schmalspur Bahnen which is located in Sachsen Anhalt travels from Wernigerode to Brocken mountain. This route will be scenic route too

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Thanks for the suggestion 😁

[@elainefarrar]

Great fun video, thanks! How about trying to do a similar challenge in Italy, France and Spain using their high speed networks?

[@NonstopEurotrip]

I'm already planning the next one 😊

[@WINGSANDRAILS]

Fun thing to do! Love riding the ICE trains in Germany (When they run on time) ;-) Thanks for sharing

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Absolutely 🫡🫡

[@dineshbabu8015]

A very unique video mate! Thoroughly enjoyed watching it. Thanks & Cheers :)

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Glad you enjoyed it! 😊

[@geoedov2964]

Thanks!! This was a fun video 😊

[@NonstopEurotrip]

I'm very glad you enjoyed it! 😁😁😁

[@theobrattinga500]

Great video !!

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Thanks!!!

[@johnhaynes710]

Great vid. As already mentioned, would have been good to hear from guests and perhaps what apps you used to plan your trip.

[@NonstopEurotrip]

I just used the DB navigator app

[@DS.J]

Entertaining video! You seem to have been incredibly lucky to have been able to catch all the trains on such a tight schedule. My last trip on an ICE train in Germany (Dortmund-Munich) in the beginning of June left me in Stuttgart in late evening with no trains going to Munich. I barely managed to get to Munich with a 24 hour (!!!) delay :D My other previous attempt to ride ICE train in Germany back in 2022 also resulted in a train cancellation. By now I see ICE trains as a lottery: you'll be lucky if your train isn't cancelled. Nice trains though, Especially the newest Class 408 (ICE 3 Neo). They don't try to make them look super flashy or over the top, but super comfortable, good quality materials, plenty of legroom and very comfortable ergonomic design seats with an onboard restaurant, when it works, that is. Which wasn't the case on my last journey.

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Yes I was very very very very lucky 😁

[@TeguhNugroho90]

What an interesting video and challenge! It inspires me to do the same itinerary on a longer time, maybe for a 60hrs version.

[@NonstopEurotrip]

You should try it 😊

[@MausTheGerman]

Amazing made video. Greetings from Koblenz 👋🇩🇪

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Thank you very much!

[@luke211286]

The universe has aligned with your desires. That's what I could say 😅 One can go from Sendai to Kobe in about 5 hours. The challenge though, is having to travel only using a combination of limited express and local trains (no Shinkansen) within a calendar day. The quickest way with this parameter is to partly use a non-JR train which would involve some long walk when changing in a certain station

[@NonstopEurotrip]

I'd love to try Japan's Top 10 in 24 hours 😁

[@SamsonOhsem]

Next level of train travel. Nice one👍🏻

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Glad you enjoyed it 😁

[@Del-Lebo]

Very fun video! Hectic, but enjoyable!!!

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Glad you enjoyed it! 😁

[@Del-Lebo]

@@NonstopEurotrip I must say, I was very skeptical 😉🤣💞

[@billgracey6369]

I thought about doing that myself. I see that is doable in one day!

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Give it a shot 🥃

[@mrvwbug4423]

Was surprised you pulled it off, given DB's legendary reputation for never being on time haha.

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Absolutely 💯😁

[@dariohalabarec2299]

If you want to catch a ICE2 service, they run between Koln and Berlin, but sometimes its a ICE2 sometimes ICE 4. I have seen a lot of ICE2 eight now so I would recommend to do the trip quickly before its too late

[@leagabler8503]

They also Drive from Hamburg to münchen

[@dariohalabarec2299]

Thanks for the info

[@NonstopEurotrip]

I will definitely in the next 12 months 😁

[@exigis5367]

10:26 buying gönergy makes montana black (biggest german streamer) proud af

[@NonstopEurotrip]

😂😂😂

[@BrentMcCracken]

Hi, great video. I will be in Germany for a month soon and doing all the cities by train too. I'd like to know how you know what version of ICE you're riding. A video covering the Deutscheland ticket usage would be good too

[@NonstopEurotrip]

If you use this website and put in your train number it'll tell you most train compositions in Europe: www.vagonweb.cz/

[@JonathanButler-zd8qt]

Congratulations! Ten cities in 24 hours is a large journey. Quite an achievement.

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Absolutely 💯😁

[@Astonyshing]

Pleased you made it successfully and saw Germany's train system almost at its best. Since I came to live here in 2003 I have seen both sides of DB's reliability issues. A return journey from Frankfurt to Vienna (Austria) which arrived on time both ways and a return journey from Frankfurt to Amsterdam (the Netherlands) where the combined delay was something like 4 hours (the time a single journey should take). Rail works in the region of the Ruhr were responsible for substantial detours (on a Friday? OK, on the Sunday you might expect it). DB are starting on a series of upgrades next month which should improve things in the long term but will cause more short-term delays! As for you being mad to try? Why not? When I was 19 (a long time ago, I shall be 4 times 19 next week😪) I tried to do a complete rail tour of Scotland in 7 days (including 2 days in Edinburgh, so maybe 5). My friends at the time all thought I was completely bonkers!😰

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Thanks for sharing 😊

[@HaygrivThanki-kq5yv]

This is the future. I feel like I accidentally turned on a time machine when watching this. Western Slovakia has also high speed trains. Those are Stadler Kiss. They are very clean and big. They are very rare though. They only ride from and to Bratislava central station.

[@timweather3847]

Phew. That was nail-biting and exhausting to watch. Time for a whisky, now.

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Thanks for watching Tim 😁

[@bobdeniro9]

Nicely done (both video and challange), thanks!!

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Thank you for watching ☺️

[@OluwayemiOlorunda]

Congrats, very good video

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Thank you very much!

[@Tbpker22]

Quite an ambitious adventure - thank you!

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Glad you liked it 😄

[@tally1604]

Doing this type of challenge on the German railroads is tempting fate, my friend. If you have an important meeting that you can't be late for, taking the train is not really an option in Germany, as it is 50/50 whether you make it

[@NonstopEurotrip]

I got lucky, I know 😉

[@Critizens]

I always use DB/ICE for important meetings and only missed one in ~15 years (the next morning after a heavy thunderstorm; +3 h delay due to a tree branch on the catenary). How? I do the same I would do for any mode of transportation and that is to have some buffer. If I would e.g. have to travel Berlin Munich by car (A9), I would calculate at least +1 h buffer for traffic and finding a parking space at either end. The same applies for planes (2x airport transfer, traffic at the airport, bad weather...) or an ICE. Yeah, many ICE services are delayed, but a tiny percentage above 30 min. Delays are also not the same for every region. Northern and eastern Germany are quite OK (Hamburg-Berlin-Halle/Leipzig-Erfurt-Nuremberg-Munich), the southwest is a passenger hell (Stuttgart, Frankfurt, Rhine-Ruhr).

[@edwintschopp1493]

Congrats! Nice performance.

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Thank you very much!

[@Frankfurtdabezzzt]

I was almost sure that you won't make it, but seems like DB had mercy 😄

[@NonstopEurotrip]

@@Frankfurtdabezzzt guess I booked all the right connections 😂

[@castlehighschool]

What a cool (and unexpected) video idea! If you plan to ever take an ICE 2, you should hurry as they will be retired in the next few years (the last one in 2026 or 2027)

[@NonstopEurotrip]

I will 😄😄

[@MysteryR23]

Too bad you had to rush through Düsseldorf and especially Cologne because of the delay since the symbol of cologne, the Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom) would have been just right outside of the train station and could have been seen if you sat on the otherside of the departing train. But it sounds like a fun challenge I would love to try one day.

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Luckily I've been plenty of times before 😊

[@BROtagonistoe]

You should have stayed at least 30min in Cologne so you could see the Kölner Dom. It is about 50m away from the Hbf

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Yeah I've seen it many times. Would have been nice to show it but hey 😉

[@special5513]

10:30 Nonstop Eurotrip also took Montanablack Energy Drink. Montanablack is a famous KZbinr and he lives in Buxtehude near Hamburg.

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Oh wow 🤯

[@special5513]

@@NonstopEurotrip Yeah genieße Gönergy. Gönn dir 😁

[@Abnerbandanovotempoinscrito1mi]

Ótimo vídeo gostei ice lindo trem show Alemanha

[@NonstopEurotrip]

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@ulfw]

Well done mate! Love your challenge

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Thanks a ton!

[@carprestube1]

Hola. Realmente sí se puede recorrer en 24 horas. Aunque, hay que ser sincero, es un poco agotador, pero vale la pena el desafío. Felicitaciones por el esfuerzo. De hecho, se disfruta mucho el ver un país tan hermoso corriendo debajo de tus pies. Un abrazo desde Argentina.

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Definitely tiring but very worthwhile!

[@411ian]

Hey.. Great video as usual, How much did the whole trip cost? Maybe you could try something similar in the UK. Penzance-London-ECML-Glasgow-Scotrail-Thurso-Edinburgh-Calendionan-Londoon-Ramsgate

[@NonstopEurotrip]

I used a first class interrail 🙂 I'm planning a UK one for next year

[@AminulIslamFuad]

It's wonderful explore in Germany, see from Bangladesh

[@BennoWitter]

Delays under 6 minutes are not counted as delays by DB. So, most of your trains were on time. It's rare, but it's been known to happen.

[@NonstopEurotrip]

I was amazed too 🤣

[@evanrailvideos]

Very nice

[@NonstopEurotrip]

So nice 🙂

[@firun2635]

5:00 Germany is probably the only country where this may not be true. No speed limit on the Autobahn means there's a non-zero chance your ICE 4 would be overtaken by someone doing quite a bit more than that. It's also visible on your footage - the speed difference is less than you'd expect in other countries :)

[@waldogadellaa]

By car, you would not manage to cruise 200 km/h on average for hours. If you manage to hit 120 km/h on average by car in Germany for 1,000 kms you could consider yourself a fast driver.

[@NonstopEurotrip]

There are few unrestricted autobahns and despite what people think, everyone doesn't drive around at 200kmh+

[@memory-card]

Sure, but 180+ kph are quite rare, even if there's no speed limit. Most drivers are somewhere between 120-160 kph, especially for longer distances. It takes a lot of both, concentration and fuel to drive in a car with 200 kph^^

[@ainonainpg3d799]

The gönergy bottle 😂

[@NonstopEurotrip]

😂😂😂

[@c0027]

Honestly, the ICE4 as well as the ICE3neo and the ICE 1 are my favourite german Highspeed trains :D cant find anything bad in them

[@NonstopEurotrip]

3neo for me, definitely!

[@p.r.4226]

Nice video! Only a train fan could do it! I hope you'll do this challenge with another country 🚄

[@NonstopEurotrip]

That's the plan! 😀

[@mariadelmarjimenezarroyo]

Hi Nonstop, have you reviewed the Alvia S730 to Extremadura? I ask you because on X, you said that you've ridden onboard a Media Distancia S599, not onboard an Alvia S730 (Patito made by Talgo). Have you tried the Alvia to Extremadura?

[@NonstopEurotrip]

I have before, but not on this trip. Have they/are they going to be refurbished inside like the 130s?

[@mariadelmarjimenezarroyo]

@@NonstopEurotrip i think no, so you should do the review of the S730 and then, another review of the refurbished S130

[@ulle3781]

6:23 „local beer“ but you show an Augustiner from Munich. Is this a joke I don’t get? I am so confused; was it on purpose or an accident? Good video though

[@NonstopEurotrip]

At least I didn't show fosters eh

[@shirleythurston4213]

Excellent video .. thank you!! I really thought you would miss that connection .. if it had been me, I would have .. lol 😊

[@NonstopEurotrip]

I wasn't so sure at one point 😂

[@TCPUDPATM]

I’m in Regensburg doing a version of this in 10 days and I thought that was hard lol

[@NonstopEurotrip]

😂😂😂

[@gamiyoyo7828]

Actually if you want to get on an ICE 2 Train, try to go from Hannover to Bremen. You're most likely find them there

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Thanks for the gen!

[@Schradinho]

Fantastic video, thank you!

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Glad you liked it!

[@backroomserklärt]

Respect

[@Fin_the_guy_from_somewhere]

Amazing video!❤

[@NonstopEurotrip]

You are so kind 😍

[@aleksandarbrzic8351]

Berlin Hbf is a real marvel, indeed!

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Absolutely!

[@JackJackProductions]

Try driving from London and Berlin. I can drive it faster than the Eurostar plus sleeper combo. I'll happily drive through the night, and my car will happily cruise at 150mph

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Already done it 20+ times and I cruise at 180mph

[@lbrookesahm465]

Can you do this same journey, but using only Regional trains. (not in 24 hours obviously), or in order by city size?

[@NonstopEurotrip]

That sounds like hell 😂😂😂