Questions tagged [deutsche-bahn]
Deutsche Bahn, often just "DB", the main German railway company.
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Is arriving at FRA by train 3 hours before my flight early enough?
I am arriving Frankfurt(M)Flughafen by a DB bahn train from Hannover, which reaches at 11:17. My flight is from the Frankfurt airport terminal 2 at 14:15. Do I have sufficient time to reach the ...
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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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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 ...
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Can friends use my DB online ticket if I hand them my credit card?
I booked a Deutsche Bahn online ticket for friends and me. I paid with my credit card, so the ticket lists my name and credit card number.
Now, I can’t make it to the tour, and another friend of mine ...
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Where does the 20min rule (where you can use any train) come from in German passenger rights?
Where does the 20-minutes passenger rights rule come from? (In other words, the rule for free choice of train after 20 minutes delay expected at the end of your journey). This is a condition that can ...
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DB Flex Tickets when there are multiple pragmatic routes between the origin and destination
The DB website says the following about Flexible tickets:
What trains can I take if I have a flexible ticket?
With the flexible fare you are not bound to a specific train. With a ticket for an ICE or ...
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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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Do I need to validate train tickets that were purchased online?
I have purchased an online ticket to go from Cologne to Dusseldorf; the ticket is from Brussels to Dusseldorf with changeover at Cologne.
I heard that in German cities train tickets need to be ...
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What photo ID to use for the Deutschland Ticket?
I am going to be visiting Germany for three months for an internship. I have been advised to purchase and use the € 49 Deutschland-Ticket for transport. The ticket however requires a photo ID to be ...
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If my train is cancelled and replaced, must I take the indicated replacement train when I have a Sparpreis ticket?
My train is cancelled but replace by a train with the same timetable but a different number; identical to the scenario in this question.
Under those circumstances, does the Sparpreis ticket have ...
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How to buy BahnCard online with a debit card that is not "mine"?
I'm going to be in Germany for a year and getting a BahnCard is a no-brainer. I was about to purchase it online, when someone advised me that I'd later need to show the credit/debit card I use as ...
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How to reach Hängeseilbrücke Geierlay by using a Schönes Wochenende pass?
I would like to have a one day visit of the Geierlay Footbridge (Fußgängerseilbrücke, don't know the English word for it).
We are a group of 5 people who would like to visit it on a weekend using ...
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Can we carry luggage on all trains covered by Deutschland ticket?
To save money I will be travelling between German states using Deutschland ticket trains rather than ICE ones. So, I would like to ask, do all of them have some baggage allowance?
I want to carry ...
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Can I use a "Gutschein" from Deutsche Bahn more than once?
I cancelled a trip with Deutsche Bahn and they gave me a "Gutschein" (German word for coupon or voucher) with the value of the trip. If I use this Gutschein to buy something of less value, ...
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German Bahn "Sparpreis": can I use a local train (S-Bahn) instead of ICE?
I'm going by train to Frankfurt airport. Everything is regional trains except for the last leg from Frankfurt Main Station to the airport. This last leg can be done on a local train (S-Bahn, RE) or on ...
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