The Inselbahn is the only motorised transport on Langeoog, connecting the ferry landing to the village in about seven minutes. It is not merely a utility — riding it is part of the Langeoog experience, the first and last act of any island visit. The small locomotives haul open-sided carriages in summer, with passengers and luggage loaded together.
The railway runs along the island's eastern edge through low dunes and past salt marshes, giving views of the mudflat channels on the sheltered south side. Departure times are coordinated with ferry arrivals and departures, so the platform at the landing stage fills up twice a day with the whole shuffling choreography of a holiday island: arrivals with bicycles and dogs, departures weighed down with sandy equipment.