The Schnabelwaid–Bayreuth railway is an 18.2 km long single-track main line from Schnabelwaid via Creußen to Bayreuth in the German state of Bavaria.

Just south of Bayreuth station the line crosses the valley of the Red Main on a 1.5 km-long embankment.

The route is single track for its entire length and has passing places for trains at Creußen and Neuenreuth stations.

Regional-Express services run every two hours, using class 612 diesel multiple units (DMUs) (RegioSwingers), from Nuremberg via Pegnitz, Bayreuth, Münchberg to Hof.

Since December 2013, there has also been a direct service operated with class 612 sets from Lichtenfels to Nuremberg via Kulmbach, Neuenmarkt-Wirsberg and Bayreuth.