Public Transport (Öffentliche Verkehrsmittel)

Germany, Austria, and Switzerland have some of the best public transport networks in the world. From the punctual ICE high-speed trains to efficient U-Bahn (underground) and S-Bahn (suburban rail) systems, getting around is straightforward — once you know the vocabulary. This lesson covers trains, buses, trams, and taxis.

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Types of Public Transport

German	English
die öffentlichen Verkehrsmittel	public transport
die U-Bahn (Untergrundbahn)	the underground / metro
die S-Bahn (Stadtschnellbahn)	the suburban rail
die Straßenbahn / die Tram	the tram
der Bus	the bus
der Zug	the train
der ICE (Intercity-Express)	high-speed train
der IC (Intercity)	intercity train
der Regionalzug / die Regionalbahn (RB)	regional train
das Taxi	the taxi
die Fähre	the ferry
das Fahrrad	the bicycle
der E-Scooter	the e-scooter

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Ticket Vocabulary