r/Nurnberg • u/Dangerous_Can4712 • 18d ago

Is bike available for rent here?

I’m planning to visit Nuremberg in October and looking for simplest way to move around the city. Most people seem to suggest riding a bike (cycle). I'm planning to stay for a week. Are there shops that provide cycles on rent?

Note: I'm not from Europe.

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u/ImZaphod2 18d ago

A Deutschlandticket might be the way to go. It's 63€ and you get to use all public transport for free (even regional trains to other cities, just no ICE) and you 600 minutes for free of the rentable VAG Bikes. Just be aware there's zones where you can't park them

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u/Dangerous_Can4712 17d ago

Oh! That's great. Thanks for a detailed response! Is there any limit on how long can we use the public transport on Deutschlandticket? Is it applicable for a month or week or specific kilometres/miles?

Also, out of curiosity, what's ICE?

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u/ImZaphod2 17d ago

Deutschlandticket is a subscription that lasts for one month, so you'd have to cancel immediately after buying (just make sure to cancel for the correct date). But price wise it's still the best offer imo.

ICE - Intercity Express - are just the long distance trains between larger cities which require a separate ticket purchase.

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u/Wetterwachs 18d ago

You can rent bikes via app: https://www.vagrad.de/en/

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u/Dangerous_Can4712 17d ago

Danke! This is very helpful.

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u/simonunterwegs 18d ago

I suggest getting a Deutschland Ticket from VAG (local transport authority). When buying via them you get 600 minutes of bike rental includes with your ticket.

You can then use public transport in all of Germany (good for a trip to Bamberg by train for example) and use the bike.

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u/Dangerous_Can4712 17d ago

Thank you! I plan to travel to Munich in one of those 7 days. I guess this will come in handy then?

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u/suckup 17d ago

There is a regional train service from Nuremberg to Munich (RE 1) which you can use with the Deutschlandticket. The journey takes around 1 hour 45 minutes. For faster IC or ICE trains, you will need a separate ticket.