What do the parties in Bavaria say on transport?

The AfD wants to move transit freight off the roads and onto rail and waterways as far as possible, in order to relieve Bavaria's roads. At the same time, the railways are to be repaired and expanded, with local residents involved in the planning.

Many trucks only drive through Bavaria. The AfD wants trains and ships to carry these goods. This should make the roads less busy. Buses and trains should also run better. People living nearby should have a say in the planning.

The AfD wants to expand Bavaria's road network, close gaps in the highway system and improve connections in rural areas. It rejects policies that favor or disadvantage particular modes of transport and wants driving to remain affordable.

The AfD wants more and better roads in Bavaria. Missing parts of highways should be finished. Roads in the countryside should get better. Driving a car should stay affordable. Everyone should be free to choose how they travel.

The AfD wants to secure the future of Bavaria's airports and airfields and protect them from bans it attributes to the Greens. Munich and Nuremberg airports are to get long-distance rail connections.

The AfD wants to keep the airports in Bavaria. It does not want bans on air travel. Munich and Nuremberg airports should get stations for long-distance trains. People should be able to travel quickly between them.

The CSU wants to raise cycling's share of traffic significantly. A Bavarian bicycle law, 1,500 kilometers of new bike paths by 2030 and a seamless statewide network are meant to achieve this.

The CSU wants more people to ride bikes. There will be a new law for this. By 2030, Bavaria should build 1,500 kilometers of new bike paths. Taking a bike on a local train should cost only one euro.

The CSU rejects driving bans and a general EU ban on combustion engines from 2035, arguing it would harm Bavaria's industry and auto workers. Instead it backs a mix of electric, hydrogen and climate-neutral combustion engines.

The CSU wants to keep cars with combustion engines. The EU plans to ban new ones from 2035. The CSU is against that. It also rejects driving bans. Cars should run on man-made fuel that is climate-friendly. These fuels are called e-fuels.

The CSU wants to provide more money for state roads and stick to expanding the A 3 and A 94 highways. At the same time, major rail projects around Munich, electrification of lines and rail freight are to move forward.

The CSU wants to expand roads and rail lines. State roads should get more money. Munich should get its second S-Bahn line through the city. More goods should travel by train.

The CSU wants a discounted Deutschlandticket (nationwide transit pass) for schoolchildren, students and trainees. Bus service is to become fully emission-free, and regional trains are to run without diesel by 2040.

The CSU wants better buses and trains. School kids, students and trainees should get a cheaper nationwide ticket. Buses should no longer give off exhaust. Bavaria will fund 2,000 new buses for this. Trains should run without diesel by 2040.

The Free Voters want to greatly expand public transit in cities and rural areas and create a single fare for all of Bavaria. Students would ride to school free from the first kilometer, and apprentices would get much cheaper tickets.

The Free Voters want more buses and trains in Bavaria. There should be one fare for all of Bavaria. Students should ride to school for free. Apprentices should get much cheaper tickets. Everyone should be able to use buses and trains without barriers.

The Free Voters consider the car indispensable and reject a general speed limit on the Autobahn. At the same time, they want to build fast cycle routes, shift freight to rail and waterways, and keep blocking a third runway at Munich Airport.

The Free Voters say driving must stay affordable. They do not want a general speed limit on the Autobahn. They also want to build fast bike routes. More goods should travel by train and ship. Munich Airport should not get a third runway.

The Greens reject expanding roads or building new ones and want only to maintain and repair the existing network. The money saved is to go to public transit, state transit allocations to municipalities are to be doubled immediately, and the rail network modernized.

The Greens do not want to build new roads. Old roads should be repaired. The money saved should go to buses and trains. Towns should get twice as much money for buses and trains. Old rail lines should run again.

The Greens want to implement the Radentscheid Bayern (a citizens' cycling initiative), pass a cycling law and raise cycling's share of traffic from 11 to 25 percent by 2030. Municipalities are to get more freedom over 30 km/h zones, parking fees and pedestrian crossings; the program names Vision Zero, meaning no traffic deaths, as the goal.

The Greens want more and safer bike paths in Bavaria. There should be a cycling law for this. More people should ride bikes. Towns should be allowed to decide on 30 km/h zones themselves. No one should die in traffic anymore.

The Greens see the car as remaining part of mobility, especially in rural areas, but electric in the future. They want to build out public charging everywhere, bring electric car sharing to every municipality and push at the federal level for a speed limit on highways.

Many people in the countryside need a car. The Greens want cars to run on electricity in the future. There should be charging stations everywhere. People should be able to share electric cars in every town. There should be a speed limit on highways.

The Greens want to align air and ship traffic with climate neutrality. They reject a third runway in Munich as well as subsidies for and expansion of regional airports, and want to gradually replace short-haul flights with trains.

Flying harms the climate a lot. The Greens do not want a third runway at Munich Airport. Small airports should get no more subsidies. There should be no flights at night. Ships should run without diesel.

The Greens want a 30 km/h speed limit to become the rule on busy county, state and federal roads inside towns. The platform justifies this with greater road safety, cleaner air and less noise.

The Greens want a speed limit of 30 km/h in towns. This should be normal on roads with a lot of traffic. Traffic becomes safer, above all for children and old people. The air gets cleaner. There is less noise.

The Greens want vacations and day trips in Bavaria to be possible without a car. The state would provide more trains and buses to tourist regions. This is meant to make travel less stressful, cut car traffic and protect nature.

The Greens want more trains and buses to vacation areas. Guests should be able to arrive without a car. Nobody should need a car at the vacation spot either. This is meant to avoid traffic jams and protect nature.

The Greens want more play streets and a 30 km/h speed limit in town and city centers so children can get around safely. They also want to expand public transit and make it free for children, teenagers, apprentices and students.

Children should get to school and to friends safely. The Greens want more play streets and a 30 km/h limit in town centers. Buses and trains should run more often. Young people should ride for free.

In addition to the nationwide 49-euro ticket, the Greens want to introduce a 29-euro Klimaticket (climate ticket) valid on all local public transport in Bavaria. It would be cheaper as a social ticket for people on low incomes and free for children, teenagers and people in training up to age 28. The platform says the state must make sure everyone can afford to get around.

The Greens want a new ticket for buses and trains in Bavaria. It should cost 29 euros. People with little money should pay less. Children and teenagers should ride for free. So should everyone in training up to age 28.

The Greens promise a mobility guarantee under which every locality in Bavaria is served at least hourly by bus, on-demand bus or train from 5 a.m. to midnight. To that end, transit associations are to be created statewide and all suitable rail lines reopened.

The Greens want a mobility guarantee. This means a bus or train runs every hour in every town. It applies from 5 in the morning until midnight. Old rail lines should be used again. Buses, trains, bikes and shared cars should fit together well.

The Greens want to make a denser European night train network with hubs in Bavaria, along with the expansion and full electrification of rail lines, a political priority. Cross-border mobility should become environmentally friendly and climate-neutral.

The Greens want more night trains across Europe. Munich and Nuremberg should become important stops. All rail lines should get electric power. More goods should cross the Alps by train instead of by truck.

The SPD wants a mobility guarantee: every town in Bavaria should be served hourly by bus, train, or on-call taxi. To achieve this, rural services would be expanded, funding for local transit sharply increased, and the rail network enlarged.

The SPD wants a bus or train in every town every hour. It calls this a mobility guarantee. There should be more buses and trains in rural areas. Towns should get much more money for this. Old rail lines should run again.

The SPD wants to introduce a Bavaria-wide local transit pass for 29 euros that lets holders take their own children along for free. School students, university students, and trainees would ride for free, and there would be a senior pass and a reduced-fare social pass. In the long run, the party aims for free local transit.

The SPD wants a 29-euro ticket for all of Bavaria. Parents can take their children along for free. School students, university students, and trainees should ride for free. Older and poorer people should get their own tickets. Later, buses and trains should be free for everyone.

The SPD wants to promote zero-emission mobility, above all electric cars and cycling, and to push for a speed limit at the federal level. It rejects a third runway at Munich Airport and wants to remove it from the state development program.

The SPD wants more electric cars and more charging stations. Bavaria should get a cycling law and fast bike routes. The SPD supports a speed limit in Germany. Munich Airport should not get a third runway.