Originally Posted by newflyer530

I have to agree unfortunately and so sorry to hear that you missed the flight. Having lived in both Switzerland and Germany, I have to say that German public transport in no goddamn measure could ever compare to that of Switzerland... I would never count on Deutsche Bahn to be on time. This level of reliability sadly goes for a lot of other stuff, especially public services, in Germany. I know saying that infrastructure in Germany (especially the former West) is crumbling is probably an exaggeration but it is really getting closer to that state if investment continues to lag behind. Having said that, I too would personally not take the last possible train just to give it some buffer should things go wrong... I even do this in Switzerland where trains are generally on time.