Comments on: Happy weekends on German trains – only 35 euro for 5 passengers

By: Karen Bryan

Karen Bryan — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 09:25:26 +0000

MJ – I’m sorry but the author of this post Jacinta, no longer writes for the Europe a la Carte Blog and I don’t know anything about the German train network. Perhaps you can find the answer to your query of this link:
http://www.bahn.com/i/view/GBR/en/index.shtml

By: MJ AKHTAR

MJ AKHTAR — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 23:03:24 +0000

Also if the Happy Weekend ticket can take me from Sarrebruck to Dusseldorf if yes, how much time it takes about?
thanks

By: Joyce Chen

Joyce Chen — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 01:21:21 +0000

Do you know if the Happy Weekend ticket can take me from Frankfurt to Munich? (I’m arriving at the Frankfurt airport).

By: Karen Bryan

Karen Bryan — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:58:16 +0000

Lita – thanks for your comment. I think that the Happy Weekend Ticket is only valid on regional trains but you should confirm this with D Bahn.

By: Lita

Lita — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:32:16 +0000

Hi, I need to know one thing. With this ticket I cant take an ICE but what about IC?
I guess taking a IC is also not allowed !! Please let me know.

By: Karen Bryan

Karen Bryan — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 09:07:40 +0000

Classy Lady – Thanks for your comment. The Happy Weekend Ticket is really good value. I agree that it’s better to take the slow train to see more of the country which you are visiting. I prefer to see more of a smaller region that to whizz around a few countries in a week.

By: Classy Lady

Classy Lady — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 04:13:26 +0000

I never really used much of the Deutsche Bahn because the only 2 times I was in Germany was for business. I would fly in and immediately have a hired car waiting to take me to the hotel. Whenever I would go to the job site, they would have a car waiting for me in the morning; another one to take me back at night. If my clients ever took me out, it would always be in a car already provided. In essence, it’s good to see other methods of travel because to me that’s the real reason to travel to countries like Germany. I read up on the link for the happy weekend ticket and It’s really a great bargain. You can go pretty much everywhere the train goes: Hopping on and off different trains so you can explore different parts of the country. I really want to try this: It looks like a great way to spend lazy days during your holiday. I would definitely go on the slow train though: What’s the use of taking the Express if you want to see the small towns? Excellent information here: I’ve bookmarked this entire blog because it’s extremely useful to us to travel abroad from time to time. Thank you.

By: Save on extended travel in Germany with a BahnCard « Europe a la Carte Blog

Save on extended travel in Germany with a BahnCard « Europe a la Carte Blog — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:30:44 +0000

[...] your needs aren’t that extensive, there are other discount offers on the German rail network: Happy Weekend Tickets and Länder-tickets (~27€ for five people for one day in a single German state) offer cheap group [...]

By: Karen Bryan

Karen Bryan — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 07:47:59 +0000

Thank for the tip, poetloverrebelspy.

By: poetloverrebelspy

poetloverrebelspy — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 07:19:32 +0000

The cheaper Länder Tickets may offer a better value for small groups making local rather than interregional trips. It pays to compare DB offers before purchase. I've outlined the best ways to save on German train travel in my post Getting Across Germany Cheaply, Part One.