How can I tell a Deutsche Bahn train has a supplementary charge?
My tickets for Gamescom came with free public transport tickets. While the Gamescom website reasonably clearly explains where they can be used, I failed to find if the train I have to take is of the type that has a supplementary charge or not. It is an ICE train, which the Gamescom website says should have this charge, but the Deutsche Bahn website shows nothing like it when trying to book a ticket.
The train I'm particularly interested interested in is the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz (ICE 723, says Google maps).
Best Answer
"Supplementary charge" might not be the best way to put it but the text as a whole is reasonably clear. Basically, that ticket (like many other tickets in Germany) is not valid on long-distance trains. On the DB timetable search results, you can find out whether a train is a long-distance train by looking at the "Products" column. All ICE and IC trains are off-limits (you are unlikely to come across these in this case but CNL and EC would also be excluded), S and RE are OK (RB too, but I haven't seen one when checking that particular route).
You can look for these trains specifically by checking the "Local transport" option on the search form.
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