Questions tagged [deutsche-bahn]
Deutsche Bahn, often just "DB", the main German railway company.
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What does it mean if Deutsche Bahn say that a train is cancelled between two instances of the same stop?
I'm looking into booking a journey from Hannover Hbf to Hamburg Hbf. I found a connection that looks nice and fits my schedule, but it says that it's "cancelled between Hamburg Hbf and Hamburg ...
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Deutsche Bahn replacement bus compensation
I was traveling on a Deutsche Bahn ICE with a 1st class ticket. Part of the route was operated by a replacement bus that had not been announced when I had booked my ticket a few weeks earlier.
The bus ...
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Can I get a refund for ICE due to cancelled regional bus service?
I booked an ICE (sparpreis ticket) from Oldenburg till Berlin. I could get to Oldenburg Hbf by using a regional bus service (I use the D-ticket), which got canceled. However, the DBahn app did not ...
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Landing at Frankfurt (FRA) airport I need a train to Dusseldorf as well as the reverse back to (FRA) from Dusseldorf. Which station do I use? [duplicate]
I am flying in from Prague to Frankfurt (FRA). I need to get to Dusseldorf and thought train would be quicker than a second flight. I'm seeing there are two separate train stations, one basically in ...
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Accessible public transportation travel information query form
Deutѕchе Βahn has revamped their travel information system, rendering it effectively inaccessible. 😠
How do I find:
without ECMAScript (except for entirely optional convenience functions),
without ...
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DB: Can I still use the return journey if I miss the outbound train?
I recently purchased a train ticket for a journey, and I noticed some conditions regarding the ticket's usage. It states that the ticket constitutes a continuous contract of carriage in each direction ...
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DB Super Sparpreis Europa cancellation help
I have a trip this coming Friday and the original itinerary was:
However looking into the DB navigator I see that the trip has been cancelled. When I click to search alternatives, it gives me a ...
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How can I reserve a TGV seat on a Germany-Switzerland ticket purchased via Deutsche Bahn?
I booked a ticket via DB for a journey that starts in Germany and ends in Switzerland.
One leg is operated by TGV Lyria (Paris-Zürich).
Now I learned (by accident) that TGV requires a seat reservation ...
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Railteam/HOTNAT when the next train is the following morning - can I claim for hotel costs?
I was recently stuck in Brussels overnight when my DB ICE train from Germany was cancelled. DB did eventually get me to Brussels, but it wasn't in time to make my Eurostar connection to London. This ...
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If my 00:22 Deutsche Bahn train is cancelled and the following train is inconvenient, can I leave earlier?
Our DB ICE train was cancelled. It was already after midnight; the next available leaves at 1:30 AM and is inconvenient for us. My question is, since we can use other trains, can we take a train the ...
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Confused by Deutsche Bahn Legoland ticket and bus
According to LegoLand Getting here page, the bus ticket is included in the train ticket if I select LEGOLAND Park or LEGOLAND Feriendorf as a destination. I booked the following ticket on bahn.de (the ...
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Confused About Deutsche Bahn Train Ticket
This is my first time traveling in Europe and I'm a little confused about my Deutsche Bahn train ticket. Here is what happened:
I bought a train ticket on April 21st from Amsterdam Centraal to Berlin ...
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Does an ICE ticket apply to the S-Bahn?
I will arrive Munich Airport next month. On the same day, I'll travel to Nuremberg from Munich Hbf. I'll take the S-Bahn from Munich Airport to Munich Hbf. Can I use the ICE ticket that I purchased ...
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Why do some German ICE trains have one final destination in the Navigator, but another destination in real life?
Example of what I mean:
Here is ICE519 in the DB Navigator app:
It's shown as Hamburg to Köln. However on the platform, and in the train itself, it's shown as Hamburg to München, and Köln is just one ...
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Do Deutsche Bahn ICE trains to Belgium require a reservation?
I booked a trip from Hamburg Hbf to Brussels/Bruxelles Midi, entirely with Deutsche Bahn trains. Later, I got an email from Deutsche Bahn stating the following:
Due to a timetable change, your ...