Availability of DSB Orange Fri tickets in August
I'm currently planning a family train trip in Sweden and Denmark for next August. I see that there's a 50% discount if I can travel with "Orange Fri" tickets within Denmark: e.g., return trip to Helsingør is about 105 euros with standard ticket, vs 59 with Orange Fri.
- Are Orange Fri tickets likely to be available easily when booking on the day before in August?
- If not, will it be convenient to travel with InterRail pass, or am I likely to need a booking (which will be 16 € for the 4 of us afaik) ?
Thanks!
PS: Further details if needed: I consider buying an InterRail pass, but it's only worth if my trains in Denmark cost about 80 euros each day I travel there (2 adults, 2 youth 14 & 17 y.o.) or 96 euros if I need to book. EDIT: Actually, I now see that my break-even fare in Denmark is more like 50 euros per day trip, once I count all savings done on long distance tickets. So that'd make InterRailing better even compared to the discounted Orange Fri tickets.
Best Answer
It seems you may be misinterpreting something as I see prices such as DKK 298 (~EUR 40) when searching for DSB Orange Fri return tickets København(Copenhagen)-Helsingør(Elsinore) for two adults, 1 14yo and 1 17yo. in the middle of next week. It can even be slightly cheaper at DKK 284 if you go in the middle of the night, but I guess that is not relevant.
If you already know which days and times you expect to travel you may want to book the tickets between 1 and two months befor your trip, at which time there should still be plenty of Orange Fri tickets available outside of the rush hours. And if you in the end need to change your plans, remember that you can may cancel the tickets until 30 minutes before.
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What is a DSB Orange Fri ticket?
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