Using a different regional train on a Super Sparpreis reservation
Jul 8, 2023 | 2:48 pm
#20
Join Date: Apr 2016
Posts: 776
For our super sparpreis tomorrow, we have an EC which was supposed to connect to an RE. That second leg is now a bus and gets us in an hour later.
Are we allowed to take an earlier train (IC) which connects to that bus replacement in this case?
Are we allowed to take an earlier train (IC) which connects to that bus replacement in this case?
Jul 8, 2023 | 3:23 pm
#21
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: BSL
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Posts: 2,663
- If the timetable changes and the train is rescheduled to depart at an earlier time
- If the timetable change means your train arrives at your transfer station with a delay of over 20 minutes
- If a train/stop is cancelled
- If the connection is disrupted between your starting point and transfer station
. Source:https://www.bahn.de/hilfe/view/pk/en/zugbindung.shtml
AFAIK, IC and EC are considered the same class of train so there should not be an additional supplement (there would be one for an ICE) .
I`d go to a service counter or ticket counter before travel and inquire about this
Jul 9, 2023 | 4:02 am
#22
Join Date: Apr 2016
Posts: 776
You should be able to. DB sets the delay threshold from which the train-specific requirements are waived to twenty minutes:Your ticket is no longer train-specific if timetable changes are made before your journey starts, If you originally bought a train-specific ticket, this restriction does not apply in the following situations:
. Source:https://www.bahn.de/hilfe/view/pk/en/zugbindung.shtml
AFAIK, IC and EC are considered the same class of train so there should not be an additional supplement (there would be one for an ICE) .
I`d go to a service counter or ticket counter before travel and inquire about this
- If the timetable changes and the train is rescheduled to depart at an earlier time
- If the timetable change means your train arrives at your transfer station with a delay of over 20 minutes
- If a train/stop is cancelled
- If the connection is disrupted between your starting point and transfer station
. Source:https://www.bahn.de/hilfe/view/pk/en/zugbindung.shtml
AFAIK, IC and EC are considered the same class of train so there should not be an additional supplement (there would be one for an ICE) .
I`d go to a service counter or ticket counter before travel and inquire about this
We went to the ticket counter and they seemed pretty adamant that it was a no-go, but I asked the conductor upon boarding if we could take the earlier train and they kindly said it doesnt matter take your seat. Im sure sometimes you could have a more picky conductor, but it was all good for us.
The bus replacement from Koblenz to Wittlich messed with our plans a bit but I think we were able to totally resolve now 👌🏼. Cheers!