How can I tell a Deutsche Bahn train has a supplementary charge?
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- Aparna Patel
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- 3 Aug, 2023
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For most purposes, German train tickets have three price categories: local and regional trains (branded S, RB or RE), ‘regular’ long-distance trains (IC or EC) and ‘express’ long-distance trains (ICE).
Your ticket is only valid for transport in the cheapest train categories (S, RB or RE). The easiest option to find only these trains in the DB route planner is to tick the check-box for ‘local transport’. You can also select ‘further search options’ and under ‘connections / less means of transport’ select exactly which train category to search for.
“Supplementary charge” might not be the best way to put it but the text as a whole is reasonably clear. Basically, that ticket (like many other tickets in Germany) is not valid on long-distance trains. On the DB timetable search results, you can find out whether a train is a long-distance train by looking at the “Products” column. All ICE and IC trains are off-limits (you are unlikely to come across these in this case but CNL and EC would also be excluded), S and RE are OK (RB too, but I haven’t seen one when checking that particular route).
You can look for these trains specifically by checking the “Local transport” option on the search form.
Credit:stackoverflow.com‘
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