How early before departure can I reserve train tickets in Germany?
I'm trying to book a train journey in Germany for September. We are currently in May and the DB Bahn website does not allow me to reserve tickets such a long time (4 months) in advance.
So here is the question: how early can I reserve train tickets in Germany?
Best Answer
According to this resource (in German) you can book max. 3 months in advance. The online booking system internally regards that as 92 days:
Frühestmögliche Buchung
Fahrkarten können frühestens drei Monate vor dem Reisetag gekauft werden, im Onlineverkauf ist die 3-Monats-Frist mit 92 Tagen festgelegt. Hierbei wird der aktuelle Tag mitgezählt, d.h. die Buchung ist für 91 Tage in die Zukunft möglich. Es gelten Kalendertage, jeweils um Mitternacht wird ein neuer Tag zur Buchung freigegeben.
Beispiel: am 01.01.2014 sind Fahrkarten + 91 Tage bis einschließlich 02.04.2014 buchbar.Earliest possible booking
Tickets can be bought 3 months prior to the travel date at the earliest, for online-sale this 3-month-period is defined as 92 days. However, the current day is taken into consideration, meaning that you can book 91 days in advance. A new day starts at midnight.
Example: on the 01.01.14 you can book tickets +91 days until (and including) 02.04.14 . (date format: dd.mm.yy)
So to book a trip in the beginning of September you will have to wait for approx. 2 more weeks.
For future trips please also regard that DB is usually changing the timetable every year on the second Saturday in December and you usually have to wait until mid-end October to book trips that fall in the new timetable. This is described in more detail here (in German).
Have a nice time in Germany. ;)
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Railway tickets by Deutsche Bahn can be booked up to 180 days in advance (approximately six months). However, when a timetable change is upcoming – usually in mid-December –, bookings for trains after the change may be disabled until the new timetable is finalized.
(The booking period was extended in 2016; it used to be 91 days before. Source in German.)
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