DB: Is this allowed?

[MCR247]

Basically, I'm wondering if this would this be valid on one DB 'Europa-Spezial Frankreich' ticket from Berlin - Paris

Berlin - Frankfurt on Monday morning.
Staying in Frankfurt for 2 nights, before continuing:
Frankfurt - Paris by TGV

Now, I am aware that this is valid on two seperate tickets, but if I put a 42:00 hour break (or something ridiculous) in Frankfurt into the DB journey planner this comes up:



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So I just want to confirm that this would be perfectly valid, as I don't want to turn up and be confronted by some sort of german RPI!

Any help is appreciated

Thanks for any help

 

[WestCoast]

Well, on the DB tickets they print your connections so there can be little quibbling over validity. The TGV also has a compulsory reservation - so you'll have a further seat reservation on that!

DB doesn't use auto-barriers anywhere and on-station are RPIs are virtually non-existent in my experience. Both the TGV and ICE train managers tend to be rather friendly and if your times are printed are the ticket I can't imagine any issues arising.

In my experience whatever it says on the ticket WILL be valid. DB are very good at that.

 

[Railjet]

You can build in two stopovers of up to 48 hours each on these tickets.

If you do build in stopovers, of course the pricing may differ (either way) depending on the popularity of the trains that you want to travel on.

 

[MCR247]

Well its cheaper than buying separate tickets

 

[Railjet]

Well its cheaper than buying separate tickets

Of course, I'm sure it is.

 

[valedave]

48-hour stopovers are 100% OK. If they issue you with a ticket after you put in the details (such as a stopover), then it's valid almost without exception.

It's a great little detail I find, especially for longer journeys which you don't want to do all in one go.



EDIT:You could also theoretically do a little tour of Germany using cheap London Spezial tickets, route options are attached. A bargain at €138 return (forgot to take off my BC discount)

 

[LouJ]

Can you book this special fare on line. I have tried to do it but without success.

Is there a page giving general informal about this special London fare?

 

[MCR247]

48-hour stopovers are 100% OK. If they issue you with a ticket after you put in the details (such as a stopover), then it's valid almost without exception.

It's a great little detail I find, especially for longer journeys which you don't want to do all in one go.



EDIT:You could also theoretically do a little tour of Germany using cheap London Spezial tickets, route options are attached. A bargain at €138 return (forgot to take off my BC discount)

The only problem with that is finding money for the hotels!

 

[valedave]

Can you book this special fare on line. I have tried to do it but without success.

Is there a page giving general informal about this special London fare?

http://www.bahn.de/i/view/GBR/en/prices/europe/london-cologne-special.shtml

Quick tip for finding the fare:

In the "Via" boxes, enter Bruxelles-Nord and Cologne. Then click on "Advanced selection of means of transport further down to the right-hand side and select "direct connections". This rules out the system giving you a Thalys connection.

It doesn't matter where you end of travelling, the fare stays the same. Put in London - Cologne and then try London - Basel Bad, London - Passau or London - Zittau: the price should stay the same (and then look up where those places are on the map!)

 

[Railjet]

Can you book this special fare on line. I have tried to do it but without success.

Is there a page giving general informal about this special London fare?

Once you find the train/fare you want, this is actually one of the easiest-to-use on-line booking sites (with e-ticketing). A great thing is that you can cancel these tickets up to the day before you travel (also can be done on-line) and get a refund (less €15 administration charge) direct to your credit card (within 1 or 2 days). I've never had a problem with it.

It doesn't matter where you end of travelling, the fare stays the same. Put in London - Cologne and then try London - Basel Bad, London - Passau or London - Zittau: the price should stay the same (and then look up where those places are on the map!)

This isn't always the case, by any means. It all depends which onward service you take from Cologne. Quite often the price can increase quite markedly, especially in the direction of Frankfurt and beyond.

 

[gordonthemoron]

I've certainly seen instances where London-Cologne was available but London-Munich wasn't due to lack of seats/berths from Cologne to Munich

 

[valedave]

Ah, I thought that was the case. Never mind. Even the ticket costs an extra €20 to Munich, it's still good value I suppose.