2010-08-20

誤打誤撞購超便宜德國火車票

(這是一篇我貼在背包客棧的誤打誤撞文。貼出以後才知道早有一篇高手教學文。早點讀那篇,就不用浪費時間自己傻傻的誤打誤撞了)

我算得上自助旅遊老手,歐洲也去過近10次。
但對購買火車票素無研究。
(從前用Eurail Pass,近年常飛廉航,坐火車也經常到達後才買幾天後離開的票)
且德國我只去過Frankfurt一帶和Berlin。
所以對購買便宜快捷德國火車票的法門幾近無知。

9月歐遊,第1站Amsterdam,第2站Berlin。
早知道車程6小時多一點,雖長,可以接受。
上星期覺得是時候提早購票,於是認真想想,
Berlin地大,到達Hauptbahnhof後還要轉車才到酒店,總車程要7小時。
何不考慮中途在某地玩幾小時打發時間?
結果選擇了Cologne。

初時還以為,Amsterdam-Cologne,在荷蘭國鐵網站買
Cologne-Berlin,在德國國鐵網站買。
兩段車費提早買都不算貴,OK。
(但Cologne去Berlin,有些便宜班次車程其實也要6小時以上!不理想)

再在其他地方找資料,方知道原來在Bahn.de網站
就可以直接買Amsterdam-Berlin,中途停Cologne的票。
而且最便宜的只要39歐羅。
(你看我多無知!)

不過,我這Bahn.de新手只知道可指定出發時間,
但不能指定第2程的出發時間,
只能通過指定在中途站停留時間來改動。
(其實到底有沒有更聰明的方法?)
笨笨的慢慢的更改,就可找出某天不同時間從Amsterdam出發,
在Cologne停留某段時間,再乘某班車往Berlin的票價和總車程。

知道這法門後,不禁想想,中途停兩站又如何?
(我喜歡定點放射遊,本打算在Berlin去Leipzig和Dresden各玩一天daytrip)
於是一個Amsterdam-Cologne-Leipzig-Berlin的行程誕生了。

長話短說,最後購票:
清早從Amsterdam出發,
在Cologne停4小時左右離開。
Leipzig住兩晚,即停約40小時(第2天打算用邦票來回Dresden玩),
第3天近中午往Berlin。
全程坐ICE,Cologne-Leipzig一段更是坐經Frankfurt機場的最快車,不用5小時。
全程票價?
39歐羅!

最後強調,我是網上訂火車票新手,
只希望跟大家分享我的誤打誤撞經驗,
喜歡高手跳出來提供更聰明買更便宜多段車票的辦法。

6 則留言:

  1. u should have asked me...

    Did you make any seat reservation?

    Cathy

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  2. well i never thought there's such a great way to purchase german rail tickets!

    no i didn't reserve seats, thinking that trains don't usually get full. is my assumption wrong? can/should i reserve seats now?

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  3. trains can be quite full if it's during business hours or trade fair period. if it's not so costly try to reserve seats for long trips (several hours) and u can relax on the train. If it's too costly then try your luck la! When you get on board the train you should check the top of the seats whether they have been reserved and from which stop to which stop. You can take any non-reserved seats. And you can go to the train restaurant if there were no seats(of cos u'll hv to consume sth there...)

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  4. thanks, i'll check whether it is possible to lon on to the system and reserve seats. if not, shall follow your advice whilst on the train.

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  5. i think both bradlee and i had experienced standing for hours in train... :P

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  6. tell me it's only because of the world cup!

    anyway, shall take your advice and reserve seats.

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