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Sunday, August 16, 2009

Bavarian trains

To rail pass or not?

For those interested, the German DB Rail Pass is a good investment if we travel alot by train... and can be used for S-Bahn (but not U-Bahn?)

A "twin" pass for 4 days is $390 in second class (two people together)
A Single pass for 4 days is $260 in second class

Train fares are:

Day Ticket: 10 Euro, 18 Euro twin

Single fare (all zones - U-Bahn, S-Bahn aka the subway): 9.20 euro (each trip)

Sample D Bahn (train) trip: 10.30 Euro from Munich to Tegernsee

So, barring a big trip, I don't think the DB Twin pass is worth it. However, Paulaner girl and I will probably each get Day Tickets (Tageskarte) for the U/S-Bahn and individual tickets for any rail that we do!

3 comments:

Chugger said...

I believe that train passes are not necessary this time. We are currently not taking any "real" trains (Paris to Munchen exempted), and not only are the Tageskarte a good deal, but so is the Partner Tageskarte.

BarleyMan said...

Chugger,

Isn't Tegernsee a DB route?

Chugger said...

Tegernsee is actually somewhat in between... It's the B.O.B.

Bayerische Oberland Bahn

http://www.bayerische-oberlandbahn.de/tmpl/XStartPage.aspx?id=16153&epslanguage=ML