Alighting in Berlin

[HST43257]

I am travelling from Dresden to Berlin in the Summer. Specifically Berlin Bornholmer Str or maybe Gesundbrunnen. So I plan to get off the EC at Berlin Südkreuz then get the S Bahn to Bornholmer, but I want to leave the option open of travelling onto Berlin Hbf and getting a different train round to Gesundbrunnen. I’ll get a Sparpreis ticket with a Berlin City-Ticket, but if I get my Sparpreis ticket to Berlin Hbf, can I still alight at Südkreuz and start my City-Ticket there?

Side questions:
Is the City-Ticket for a certain route or just any journeys required within 120 minutes?
Also, can FIP be used on Berlin S-Bahn single tickets? I could just get the sparpreis then save a couple quid through to Bornholmer Str.

 

[duesselmartin]

city ticket is not route bound but it should be a logical route to or from the mainline station where you alight or join your train.

 

[HST43257]

city ticket is not route bound but it should be a logical route to or from the mainline station where you alight or join your train.

So does it know I need to end up at Bornholmer Str, or can I have it to either there or Gesundbrunnen?

 

[duesselmartin]

City ticket is not bound to a certain station. It just needs to be a stop in Berlin, be it rail, tram, underground or bus. So either is fine.

 

[HST43257]

And I’ll be ok alighting at Südkreuz with a Hbf ticket?

 

[poffle]

There are no ticket checks at stations in Germany. So no issues with getting off early at Südkreuz instead of Hbf.

 

[30907]

DB is a different animal, and as far as train-specific tickets are concerned, there is no problem with stopping (or starting) short so long as you are on your booked train.
(For completeness' sake, but not immediately relevant, DB are also pretty flexible when it comes to delays.)

 

[HST43257]

Ok thank you all

 

[rf_ioliver]

but not immediately relevant, DB are also pretty flexible when it comes to delays.)

They have to be!! From personal experience....

 

[blueberry11]

There are no ticket checks at stations in Germany. So no issues with getting off early at Südkreuz instead of Hbf.

In other words, Deutsche Bahn allows a break of journey, like what Network Rail states?

 

[rvdborgt]

In other words, Deutsche Bahn allows a break of journey, like what Network Rail states?

For flexible tickets yes, for advance-type (Sparpreis etc.) not for the part where you have to use a certain train. You are always allowed to stop short of your destination though. There's no relation with gates or ticket checks at stations though.

 

[Tester]

For flexible tickets yes, for advance-type (Sparpreis etc.) not for the part where you have to use a certain train. You are always allowed to stop short of your destination though. There's no relation with gates or ticket checks at stations though.

And indeed you can start short if you choose.

It's the starting and stopping short which are the contentious points. DB do not, as a policy, put the effort into rinsing passengers for the highest possible amount of money which is sadly the norm in GB.

Leaving stations at connections between booked trains is therefore not an issue, because there is no starting or stopping short to be concerned about.

It's a mess, but important to let people know that some of the stupidities we have to take for granted simply don't apply elsewhere

 

[Cloud Strife]

About the above, it's the same story in Poland. As long as your ticket covers your journey and you're on the right route for the ticket bought, it really doesn't matter where you start and end your journey. The absurdity in the UK that you can be punished for starting and stopping short is really quite strange by European standards.