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Discounts in Germany
Discounts in Germany
As standard fares are relatively expensive, there is a sometimes confusing set of special promotions and prices the rail company offers at various times (tests showed that even many railway employees at ticket counters failed to find the best bargain). Your best course of action is to check their website or to ask at a train station or their telephone hotline for current details. If you search a connection with , it offers you automatically a most favorable discount for desired journey. Try several departure times as discount tickets are limited and may be sold out for your initial choice. If you plan to travel a bit more extensively, a BahnCard or rail pass may be the better choice.
Sparpreis are a low-cost one-way tickets, that cost from €19 for journeys up to 250 km, or from €29 for longer journeys. The actual price vary according to the demand on various days and relations. You should puchase it online at least three days in advance. Use a Preis Finder (in German) to find a cheapest Sparpreis variant for you journey.
Europa-Spezial is a Sparpreis variant for international relations. At Germany is available for all trains, but at foreign territory it's valid only for long-distance trains (IC, EC and high-speed trains).
Sparpreis 25/50 If you buy a return ticket at least three days in advance you can get discounts of 25%. If you spend the night from Saturday to Sunday at the destination, the discount grows to 50%. However, the discounted tickets are usually sold-out on peak days (Friday and Sunday), so book tickets as soon as possible. Check also that there are discounted first class tickets still avaliable, if discounted second class tickets are sold out, which may be cheaper than standard second class tickets.
Gruppe&Spar is a discount for groups of six or more people. Depending on the demand you can get 50-70% discount. For short journeys, the network tickets can be cheaper.
Children up to fourteen years travel free when accompanied by at least one of their parents or grandparents.
Unlike standard tickets, Sparpreis, Sparpreis 25/50 and Europa-Spezial tickets are valid only on the train booked so you cannot use them on an earlier or later train. If your train is delayed and you miss the follow-up train connection, go to ReiseCenter at station and ask for re-booking the ticket, the staff usually make it without any fee.
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