FIP Fares Help

[Tom C]

Evening All

Having used FIP several times, I am still unsure of how to work out the appropriate FIP fare.

I am looking at travelling from London to Vienna via Cologne using First Class:-

London to Brussels is £76 return
Brussels to Cologne is €46 Standard, €73.10 First so if I have this right it would be €50.10 single so €100.20 return.(50% Std + Difference between Std and 1st)
Cologne to Vienna is €154.20 Standard, €253.20 First so using the same method would come to €176.10 which again doubled for the return is €352.20

Meaning the whole trip using FIP would be €452.40 (£397.05) plus £76 giving a grand total of £473.05.

If I have this right then frankly its FAR cheaper to use public fares on the continent, even in First.

I am hoping I have this badly wrong, if I am what is the formula to work out FIP fares?

Cheers for any help

Tom C

 

[toerist]

are you travelling on Thalys or ICE between Brussels and Cologne?

 

[reb0118]

Q? - Do you qualify for 1st or 2nd travel facilities? Assuming 2nd?

Regardless of facilities held you can purchase special 1st or 2nd class tickets on Eurostar & Thalys.

On DB services you pay 50% of the standard fare + the FULL difference between the public first fare minus the public standard fare.

Do you not have any International free coupons left? Have you thought of using the overnight CNL service from Koeln Hbf to Wien Wbf?

 

[EWS 58038]

What I do is order country coupons for DB and OBB 2nd class, When it comes to ICE you will only have to pay the supplement if required. Much much cheaper. Okay it is second class... but you learned to talk, and if you ask politely you might end up in 1st class.

Well, at least in my train you will. And supplements are "officially" required, but I never charged an international colleague a tenner for not having the supplement.