Are DB prices fixed or do they change depending on the booking date?
Hello
I need a train ticket to get home from the airport.
This route is quite long, but within Germany.
I looked online at DB and found a ticket that was a great fit for me financially.
However, since I'm currently on vacation, I can't book it from here.
Can I buy the ticket from the machine on the day I land?
or will the price change then?
Flight prices are constantly changing, so you have to book very early to get a cheap flight.
Is this also the case with the DB or trains in general?
Or is this a fixed price that does not change on the day of travel?
Thanks in advance
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Hello,
ticket prices of the train are subject to availability.
The more expensive the ticket will be.
There are so-called normal tickets and offers, which are usually quite expensive.
You can also buy your ticket directly before starting your trip, but it will probably be significantly more expensive than currently displayed offers.
Ideally, you should have bought your ticket with the ticket.
Welcome,
RayAnderson
The railway naturally has a fixedly calculated price structure.
In addition, there are plenty of special offers. This often overwhelms employees in passenger centres.
If you know exactly what train you can take (must), you don’t have to pay anything else than the required price.
However, you can gain an advantage with the booking period.
Generally speaking, the sooner you book, the sooner you have the possibility of a special offer.
But if you’re on a certain train, you’re in danger of having to buy a new ticket on a flight delay.
There are prices that are fixed, and
there are prices that change.
Flex price = fixed prices. This price is fixed, whether you buy your ticket directly on the day of travel or 3 months before.
Spare price = (limited) flexible prices. The earlier you book, the higher the probability of getting a cheap ticket. The number of savings prices is limited. The disadvantage is that a specific connection is established.
Both ticket types are also available at the vending machine, but it can be that there are no savings tickets on the day of the trip or no longer at the price you have seen today.
https://www.bahn.de/p/view/angebot/flexpreis.shtml?dbkanal_007=L01_S01_D001_KIN0001_top-navi-flyout_angebote-flexpreis_LZ01
https://www.bahn.de/p/view/provide/sparpreis/spartickets.shtml?dbkanal_007=L01_S01_D001_KIN0001_top-navi-flyout_angebote-sparpreis_LZ01
Prices change occasionally, but not daily, but usually with a new schedule.
Within the next few days it is very unlikely that the price will change.
This applies only to so-called “normal prices”.
In addition, there are also discounted tickets… these are often only to be booked in advance and by train. There are no tickets at the vending machine.
Spare prices are also available at the vending machine.
If they are still available…
I had already experienced this painfully at DB.
Wanted from Cologne to Usedom by train. I was informed in advance. I’ll take 67 euros.
But didn’t want to order it before, but to move at the station.
Then the surprise on the day itself. I left 139 euros for it.
Well, you learn from mistakes.