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* Get the best price with their {{AffLink|Best price finder|bahn.best-price-finder}}. | * Get the best price with their {{AffLink|Best price finder|bahn.best-price-finder}}. | ||
** Ticket prices start from €17.90, even for very long connections. | ** Ticket prices start from €17.90, even for very long connections. | ||
| + | * With a {{AffLink|Bahncard|bahn.bahncard}}, you can get a 25% or 50% discount on nearly any ticket. | ||
| + | ** A Bahncard 25 costs €56,90, a Bahncard 50 €234 per year (2nd class). | ||
| + | ** There is a 3-month trial version for €17.90 / €72,90. | ||
=== Flixtrain === | === Flixtrain === | ||
Revision as of 23:40, 24 May 2022
The most popular travel means of travel between cities in Germany are:
- trains: fastest on mid-distance, cheap if bought early
- on roads:
- car rental: expensive but most flexible
- carpools: cheap but reliability varies
- long-distance buses: cheapest but slowest
- plane: expensive but fastest for distances over ~400km
Trains
- The vast majority of trains is operated by Deutsche Bahn, Germany's national railway company.
- Their biggest private competitor is Flixtrain.
Fast trains (ICE, IC, EC)
- These long-distance trains by Deutsche Bahn connect all larger Germany cities with frequent connections.
- Find a connection with their Connection search[1].
- Get the best price with their Best price finder[1].
- Ticket prices start from €17.90, even for very long connections.
- With a Bahncard[1], you can get a 25% or 50% discount on nearly any ticket.
- A Bahncard 25 costs €56,90, a Bahncard 50 €234 per year (2nd class).
- There is a 3-month trial version for €17.90 / €72,90.
Flixtrain
- Flixtrain is a brand of Flixbus, Germany's biggest operator of long-distance buses.
- Their network connects many cities, but trains run only 1 to 4 times a day
- Prices are very cheap, starting from €3.
- Trips can be booked together with Flixbus busses, so you can get one ticket for the whole trip (bus & train).
- The Flixtrain connection search[1] shows both Flixtrain and Flixbus connections.
Regional trains (IRE, RE, RB)
- Regional / local trains are mostly operated by Deutsche Bahn.
- They connect close cities or cross / go around big cities.
- It is possible (but slow) to travel long-distances by using many regional trains in a row.
- In June, July and August 2022, a special ticket will be offered: the 9-Euro-Ticket:
- a flatrate pass for €9 / month for unlimited travel in all regional trains.
Notes