On Sat, 13 Sep 2008 00:26:46 +0300, Markku Grönroos
wrote:
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>"Hatunen"
cox.net> kirjoitti
>viestissä:s7llc4lprmvmsust7buijhfe9euo3bptaa@4ax.com...>> On Fri, 12 Sep 2008 21:25:13 +0300, Markku Grönroos
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>"Hatunen"
cox.net> kirjoitti
>>>viestissä:nm3lc494cep23fpuj9rg4o0v4vmi5mq77v@4ax.com...>>>>
>>>> I find that rather surprising. I've tried on several occasions to
>>>> justify the cost of adult passes compared to single
>>>> point-to-point fares. The only way I've been able to do it is by
>>>> using those high fares shown on sites like Eurailpass, and then
>>>> only if I plan to spend most of my time on trains.
>>>>
>>>For instance an interrail pass valid for a month costs 599 euros in the
>>>second class and 809 euros in the first class. Many shipping companies
>>>offer
>>>discounts in European routes. Also one can utilize the pass in commuter
>>>train networks in several countries. At least in the past the pass gave
>>>free
>>>rides in the German S-Bahn networks. All in all I find the product
>>>reasonable. I have made several trips by interrail passes.
>>
>> I really can't speak to interrail passes. They're not available
>> to us North American residents so I've never really looked into
>> them.
>>
>A Eurail pass for thirty days seems to cost 810 euros. One way ride between
>Hamburg and Munich costs 122 euros.......
I accidentally sent a post...
I'll try again.
DeutscheBahn shows 122 euros to be the full second class fare for
Hamburg-Munich, but it shows saver fares from 29 euros. Pulling a
date out of the air, 15 October, I see that although the 29 euro
fare is no longer available, 49 and 59 euro fares still are. Like
the airlines, bargain fares tend to disappear as the departure
date nears, but with judicious planning one should be able to
save a bundle on German rail travel compared to Eurail pass
The 810 euros is for the pass good for thirty days. If a
tracveler is going to be going all over Europe for thirty days,
it might work out to be a good deal. Maybe.
You can also get a flexipass good for any ten days in two months
for 594 euros. I suspect that for most people this would be the
better deal. Notice, though, that this means one must travel an
average of 59.4 euros worth of travel on each of ten days. If you
are making many long trips it could be quite a deal, but you will
still want to buy individual tickets for the short trips; no
point in using up a day to do 15 euros worth of traveling.
For local trips in Germany one can buy one-day laender tickets
which cover your entire party on a variety of transit modes.
Under some circumstances. a BahnCard 25 or a BahnCard50, giving
discounts of 25%% and 50%% respectively might be better than a
pass, depending on how much time you will spend traveling around
Germany. They cost 55 and 220 euros. Unless you are a senior;
then you can by the BahnCard50 for 110 euros. Importanly, if you
will be returning to Germany in the not distant future, the
BahnCards are good for a year.
A pass might make sense, but not obviously so; it would be well
to do some hard thinking about the many options first.
Usw.
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