Vacationers who hope to manage a flexible schedule on a fixed budget can purchase vouchers for the total number of nights for which they require accommodations. Vouchers are accepted at more than 180 hotels. The price includes breakfast and, in some places, dinner. Country inns and historic castle hotels are romantic choices, and there is an extensive network of youth hostels. Nonstop flights also connect the U.S. to Berlin, Munich, D sseldorf, Stuttgart and Hamburg.
Ferries connect to British, Scandinavian and Baltic ports.
Local S-bahn trains connect airports to the centers of Frankfurt, Munich, D sseldorf and Stuttgart. German Rail also offers direct train service from Frankfurt Airport to Cologne, Bonn and Nuremberg. City Cards provide free public transit and free or reduced-price admission for tours, museums and many attractions. They are available for Berlin, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Heidelberg and other major cities. Buy them at hotels and tourist information centers.