Indeed we are going to make it to the other two Beckmann exhibits. I purchased a "BahnCard 25" from the Deutsche Bahn and then booked two trips, one to Leipzig and one to Basel. With the BahnCard 25, the round trip tickets are affordable enough to compete with travel by car. Given the unpleasantness of driving in the winter, I'm looking forward to travel by train. Now I'm thinking of all the other places we can visit this year to maximize the benefits of the BahnCard. This is when Frankfurt's central location in Europe, the high-speed train network, and the fact that we live within walking distance of the main train station come in handy. Here are a few examples of train travel times from Frankfurt am Main:
Strasbourg 2.5 hours, one change
Basel 3.0 hours, directStrasbourg 2.5 hours, one change
Munich 3.3 hours, direct
Brussels 3.4 hours, one change
Paris 3.9 hours, direct
Leipzig 4.0 hours, direct
Hamburg 4.0 hours, direct
Amsterdam 4.0 hours direct
Zürich 4.3 hours, direct
Metz 4.5 hours, one change
Dresden 4.75 hours, direct
Nancy 4.5 hours, one change
Berlin 4.8 hours, direct
Salzburg 5.3 hours, direct
Prague 6.0 hours, one change
Lyon 7.0 hours, one change
Vienna 7.0 hours, direct
Oh yeah, we paid EUR 108 for two round-trip tickets to Basel and EUR 127 for two round-trip tickets to Leipzig. That is comparable to what we would have had to pay for gas on each trip, and does not consider wear and tear on the car and the driving stress. The travel times also are competitive with driving.
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