Originally Posted by
Flying Lawyer
Everybody opting for the ultra cheap Super Spar Preis needs to be aware that the ticket is limited to train services not including any local public transport (unless you opt for the City option and pay an extra 2.60 EUR).
Actually, the „SuperSparpreis“ is not that „ultra cheap“ - from what I‘ve seen so far, there is (very much like on Lufthansa Group) a flat 20 EUR fare difference (for one-way travel) between „SuperSparpreis“ and „Sparpreis“. The only actual difference between the two fares is the inclusion of a CityTicket and the option to cancel the ticket for a fee for „Sparpreis“. So, if you are unlikely to cancel (everybody else will probably opt for a Flexpreis ticket anyway), it practically never pays off to buy „Sparpreis“ instead of „SuperSparpreis“ - even if you use the CityTicket on both departure and arrival, a one-way walk-up fare for the bus/tram/etc. would have to be at least 10 EUR in order to make the „Sparpreis“ worth it (usually, you will never have to pay more than 3 to 4 EUR for a ticket covering thr entire area of validity of the CityTicket). Hence, you should definitely do the calculations before choosing Sparpreis over SuperSparpreis.