frankfurt to munich?
Sep 16, 2014, 10:27 am
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frankfurt to munich?
flying to germany for the first time and I need to travel between frankfurt and munich. What is the best way to go? I'm leaning towards taking the rail so I can see the countryside during the ride. I don't know which rail line or website to even go to though.
Sep 16, 2014, 10:55 am
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Trains are operated by Deutsche Bahn, and their website will show train times and sell tickets (which you can print at home - unlike airline tickets, you actually need to take the print-out with you).
You presumably want to go from 'Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf' (Frankfurt Airport long-distance train station) to 'München Hbf' (Munich main station).
Full fare one-way is €101. However, if you book in advance, you should be able to get a SparPreis fare for somewhat less than that - although that then commits you to travel on a specific train (so leave sufficient leeway after the ETA of your flight).
More general information on rail travel in Germany is available at Seat61
You presumably want to go from 'Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf' (Frankfurt Airport long-distance train station) to 'München Hbf' (Munich main station).
Full fare one-way is €101. However, if you book in advance, you should be able to get a SparPreis fare for somewhat less than that - although that then commits you to travel on a specific train (so leave sufficient leeway after the ETA of your flight).
More general information on rail travel in Germany is available at Seat61
Sep 16, 2014, 10:52 pm
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Slightly off-topic, but noticed a quirk I haven't seen before while doing a dummy search: a full-fare ticket on the EC trains for this route is €19 cheaper than one for ICE service. Are you obligated to travel on an EC service when booking such a ticket, or could OP theoretically hop on an ICE and still save a few bucks? I would suspect the latter, but I can't remember the last time I traveled long-distance on anything other than a Spar-Ticket.
Sep 17, 2014, 12:29 am
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As far as I know, full fare tickets are only valid for the booked type of service (plus anything lower). So, an IC/EC ticket would also be valid on RE trains, but not ICEs. In the left-hand side of the ticket, it has printed 'IC/EC' (or 'ICE' or whatever) to show what category it is valid on.
Sep 17, 2014, 6:56 am
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if the ticket is a "Sparpreis" in 99% you must take this Train (like an Airline Ticket).
And the Germans have different Fares:
ICE -> EC/ IC -> IRE, RE, REX, R,... -> Local "Verbund" Tickets (Please Note you need an aditional Ticket für Local Transport in the city!)
And the Germans have different Fares:
ICE -> EC/ IC -> IRE, RE, REX, R,... -> Local "Verbund" Tickets (Please Note you need an aditional Ticket für Local Transport in the city!)
Sep 17, 2014, 7:25 am
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You can also see if your airline participates in the Rail+Fly scheme:
http://www.bahn.com/i/view/GBR/en/pr..._and_fly.shtml
The price is significantly cheaper than the full fare, and gives you the flexibility to travel on any train (except the ICE Sprinter services) in a given direction.
http://www.bahn.com/i/view/GBR/en/pr..._and_fly.shtml
The price is significantly cheaper than the full fare, and gives you the flexibility to travel on any train (except the ICE Sprinter services) in a given direction.
Sep 17, 2014, 11:03 am
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As far as I know, full fare tickets are only valid for the booked type of service (plus anything lower). So, an IC/EC ticket would also be valid on RE trains, but not ICEs. In the left-hand side of the ticket, it has printed 'IC/EC' (or 'ICE' or whatever) to show what category it is valid on.