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When can I expect taxi costs to be reimbursed when trains are badly disrupted and no replacement buses have been announced?
In case of severe train disruptions, under what circumstances do I have the right to get taxi costs reimbursed, and under what restrictions?
Example: I'm on a regional train operated by DB Regio AG ...
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How can I search for special excursion trains (Zug des Sonder- und Charterverkehrs)?
On bahn.expert I found an unusual train DZ 5259 from Rüdesheim to Hanau:
This train does not appear in regular customer-oriented train search engines such as HAFAS. According to Fernbahn.de, DZ ...
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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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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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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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Is there a way to see if there will be wifi on a given German Intercity train connection?
On Deutsche Bahn's site about their train fleet, it's noted that wifi is available on all ICE trains and "some" Intercity trains. For ICE connections, I can therefore assume there’ll be ...
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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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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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What is the best way to go from Leipzig/Halle airport to the Leipzig city?
What public transportation is available to go from Leipzig/Halle (LEJ) Airport to Grimmaischer Steinweg 1, 04103 Leipzig?
It is written on their website that the hotel is a 10-minute walk via the ...
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Deutschlandticket – when can I switch to fast ICE/IC trains?
Deutsche Bahn's FAQ on the Deutschlandticket states:
Can I use an ICE/IC train with the Deutschland-Ticket if I know I will reach the destination with a considerable delay?
Yes, you have the right to ...
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Deutsche Bahn: Boarding train at an earlier stop than what’s stated in the itinerary?
I bought a Super Sparpreis ticket from Konstanz-Petershausen to Nuremberg. The first leg is an RE train while the next is an IC.
There’s a possibility I might have to board the RE train at Konstanz ...
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How can I find out how long a German regional train will be?
For regional trains in Germany, how can I find out how long the train will be?
Background:
A train I take regularly usually has six carriages in two trainsets, but sometimes it only has three ...
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Booked Lufthansa Flight + Train, where do I go for baggage reclaim?
I am a graduate Ph.D student. I am traveling to Germany for the first time. My travel itinerary is (booked through Lufthansa)
Delhi to Frankfurt (Flight)
1 Change at Airport Terminal to Airport Train ...
