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Flix Expands Easter Travel Offering With More Flixtrain Trips and a 26% Larger Flixbus Network

The rollout intensifies competition with Deutsche Bahn by touting ICE-level journey times on several routes.

Overview

  • Additional rail services begin over Easter on long-distance corridors including Cologne–Hamburg, FrankfurtBerlin and StuttgartBerlin.
  • Flixbus starts its summer timetable at Easter, increasing connections by about 26% across Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
  • Company schedules list LeipzigBerlin in about 1h15 and HannoverBerlin in about 1h36, with reporting noting DB timetables show only small differences between providers.
  • Berlin–Hamburg journeys are scheduled at roughly 2h30 on Flixtrain, comparable to ICE times.
  • Entry fares start at €4.99, though availability is limited, and a Pro Bahn representative questions how long such low prices can last.