Glen Scotia Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Apologies if this has been mentioned elsewhere. Having a match ticket entitles you to free travel for 36hrs, this much I get. To get the free train travel you need to show your Match ticket on the app, so far so good. UEFA are saying train tickets are available to book from 17th of January. This is the part I'm struggling with. We are based in Cologne and have Match tickets for a game in Dortmund. If I go to book my train ticket tomorrow how do I use my Match ticket to get the free train travel?? Am I missing something simple? Any help/advice would be grand 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 (edited) 10 minutes ago, Glen Scotia said: Apologies if this has been mentioned elsewhere. Having a match ticket entitles you to free travel for 36hrs, this much I get. To get the free train travel you need to show your Match ticket on the app, so far so good. UEFA are saying train tickets are available to book from 17th of January. This is the part I'm struggling with. We are based in Cologne and have Match tickets for a game in Dortmund. If I go to book my train ticket tomorrow how do I use my Match ticket to get the free train travel?? Am I missing something simple? Any help/advice would be grand You won't have to book local trains like Cologne to Dortmund that the 36 hour pass covers, you'll get a fans pass on the same UEFA app that will hold your match tickets to flash at the train inspectors. The thing tomorrow is for long distance trains, like Berlin to Munich. The €29.90 tickets being issued tomorrow aren't necessarily a bargain anyway, for example you can book Berlin to Cologne on a direct train with Flix for €9.99. Edited January 16 by welshbairn 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juan Mata Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 I'd much rather pay the extra for ICE over Flix though in most cases. 29.90 is an absolute bargain for an ICE train especially when travelling more than 3 hours you really feel the difference. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen Scotia Posted January 16 Author Share Posted January 16 2 hours ago, welshbairn said: You won't have to book local trains like Cologne to Dortmund that the 36 hour pass covers, you'll get a fans pass on the same UEFA app that will hold your match tickets to flash at the train inspectors. The thing tomorrow is for long distance trains, like Berlin to Munich. The €29.90 tickets being issued tomorrow aren't necessarily a bargain anyway, for example you can book Berlin to Cologne on a direct train with Flix for €9.99. Appreciate this Bairn, I was thinking about trains being fully booked if I waited until the day but I guess there are plenty of trains running, cheers again 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pie Of The Month Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 10 hours ago, Juan Mata said: I'd much rather pay the extra for ICE over Flix though in most cases. 29.90 is an absolute bargain for an ICE train especially when travelling more than 3 hours you really feel the difference. This plus with Flix running only a couple of services a day on most lines (and only one on others) if you really need to be somewhere by a certain time like a game at the Euros then I'd avoid Flix like the plague. It's fine if everything goes right, you're properly fucked if it doesn't. At least with Deutsche Bahn not being the most reliable there's enough trains that if one is cancelled you aren't stranded for the day. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
betting competition Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 9 hours ago, Glen Scotia said: Appreciate this Bairn, I was thinking about trains being fully booked if I waited until the day but I guess there are plenty of trains running, cheers again There are not many trains available after 11 pm. Hopefully, DB adds a few more. According to someone in TAMB, some trains are already sold out. I booked my trains as soon as I could, and it wasn't more expensive than the current deal they're offering. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 The €29.90 tickets appear as one of the DB ticket options in the normal way if available. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezz Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 Sorted my Euro ticket trains this morning for a couple of our journeys (Nuremberg to Cologne and Nuremberg to Stuttgart). All pretty straight forward and definitely saved a few quid compared to the prices that were showing the other day. A few of the post match trains were already showing as unavailable though (presumably sold out), so our return train from Stuttgart isn't until 6am! I'm sure it'll be absolutely fine if we win and have just qualified, but if we've just been knocked out and I need to kill 7 hours after the match it might be a bit grim! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 5 hours ago, dezz said: A few of the post match trains were already showing as unavailable though (presumably sold out), so our return train from Stuttgart isn't until 6am! I'm sure it'll be absolutely fine if we win and have just qualified, but if we've just been knocked out and I need to kill 7 hours after the match it might be a bit grim! It's Germany,there's a big train station ,close to station there will be a dodgy pub open 24 hrs there always is and you will have a cracking night with the jakeys and other folk stranded waiting on there own train Some of the finest nights I've had are being too tight to get a hotel for a few hours and relying on a 24hr jakey pub to see me through to my booked early morning train/flight 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen Scotia Posted January 17 Author Share Posted January 17 12 hours ago, betting competition said: There are not many trains available after 11 pm. Hopefully, DB adds a few more. According to someone in TAMB, some trains are already sold out. I booked my trains as soon as I could, and it wasn't more expensive than the current deal they're offering. This was my initial point, if you have a match ticket (entitled to free travel) there isn't a way to book a seat on a train just now. So if we wait until the day the trains might be sold out 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurkst Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 20 hours ago, Glen Scotia said: This was my initial point, if you have a match ticket (entitled to free travel) there isn't a way to book a seat on a train just now. So if we wait until the day the trains might be sold out Free travel entitlement is only within the local areas. No need to book a seat on those trains, if it's busy you stand. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 21 hours ago, Glen Scotia said: This was my initial point, if you have a match ticket (entitled to free travel) there isn't a way to book a seat on a train just now. So if we wait until the day the trains might be sold out The "free travel" is only available on local/regional trains which do not offer seat reservations. Therefore they cannot "sell out". In the unlikely event that a local train has no seats or standing, get the next one. In contrast, the special fares (€29.90/€39.90) are for ICE/IC/EC long-distance trains which can be reserved and therefore can sell out. The €39.90 is a 1st class ticket and includes a seat reservation, the €29.90 fare is 2nd class and does not reserve you a seat. That costs €4.90 extra. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen Scotia Posted January 18 Author Share Posted January 18 Cheers guys, ended booking and paying for tickets last night. Peace of mind all that 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamntg Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 (edited) Do you reckon Cologne to Bonn will be covered by the local free trains? Edited January 30 by adamntg 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pie Of The Month Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 4 minutes ago, adamntg said: Do you reckon Cologne to Bonn will be covered by the local free trains? Both are in the VRS network so will be covered. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamntg Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Cushtie 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamntg Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 I’ve got another train question. I’m booked on Eurostar back from Brussels on the day after the Hungary - to get there I’ve to travel from Stuttgart to Frankfurt on the ICE which requires a seat reservation. I assume those reservations are not yet available to buy yet cos there seem to be none available…. Anyone any ideas? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pie Of The Month Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 (edited) 2 hours ago, adamntg said: I’ve got another train question. I’m booked on Eurostar back from Brussels on the day after the Hungary - to get there I’ve to travel from Stuttgart to Frankfurt on the ICE which requires a seat reservation. I assume those reservations are not yet available to buy yet cos there seem to be none available…. Anyone any ideas? https://int.bahn.de/en Select 'Book seat only' You'll get a seat reservation for 4.90 euro. To use ICE trains you don't need a seat reservation unless it's some condition of your Eurostar ticket but I imagine most trains from Stuttgart the day after the game will be mobbed so it might be worth it. Edited January 30 by Pie Of The Month 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamntg Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 1 hour ago, Pie Of The Month said: https://int.bahn.de/en Select 'Book seat only' You'll get a seat reservation for 4.90 euro. To ICE trains you don't need a seat reservation unless it's some condition of your Eurostar ticket but I imagine most trains from Stuttgart the day after the game will be mobbed so it might be worth it. Apparently I do need a reservation for this one. Will check out your link, cheers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamntg Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 2 hours ago, Pie Of The Month said: https://int.bahn.de/en Select 'Book seat only' You'll get a seat reservation for 4.90 euro. To ICE trains you don't need a seat reservation unless it's some condition of your Eurostar ticket but I imagine most trains from Stuttgart the day after the game will be mobbed so it might be worth it. That link was the very dab by the way, all sorted. Cheers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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