Originally Posted by
Villavic
Does anybody know how is the border check nowadays, if I enter Germany by train? I'll take a train from Salzburg Hbf to Munich Hauptbahnhof on april 5 (thursday) 10am, expected to arrive at 12:30pm. Is there a check before entering the train, or a stop and check at the border? (I'll be entering the Schengen área thru Madrid then flying to Vienna).
Btw, I'm peruvian, don't need a Schengen visa anymore; I've been in France and Italy in 2016 and didn't have any problem crossing both countries by plane, but I guess Austria and Germany could have additional checks.
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No Bordercheck at all. You enter the train at Salzburg like any domestic train as that is exactly what the Schengen agreement is about. Austria and Germany both signed the Schengen treaty similar to Italy and France.
The only thing that may or may not happen is a random passport/ID check usually on the train while it´s running.
But I´d think that´s a rather remote possibility only.
These sort of checks are normaly only done on certain occasions e.g. hunting for criminals etc. and as long you´re legally in the Schengen area (that Spain is part of) you´ll just be fine anyway.