In Germany, can you take a non-stop train if you have tickets for individual stations on a train that stops?
Let's say I have 2 trains:
Train X stops at A, B and C
Train Y stops at A and C
and there is a zone:
Zone 1 includes station A and B
Now, I have a monthly pass which allows me to travel within Zone 1 all day.
I realize it is cheaper to buy a long distance ticket from station B to C, than it is from station A to C. So, I buy the one from station B to C.
Can I go on the non-stop train from A to C or do I have to go on the stopping one.
Also, as a followup question, what if the non-stop train used a different route than the stopping one?
Or what if it had a stop but it was not the same as B.
Would it matter if that station was in zone 1?
By the way, usage case is Deutsche Bahn but it would interesting to hear about other train providers as well. By the way, when I say long distance, I mean RE/RB.
My example:
I live near Cottbus. I have a monthly pass in Cottbus AB.
I want to go to Calau (NL). If I buy the ticket from Kollwitz-Sud to Calau, can I go on the RE10 or do I have to go on the RB10?
and yes, I know the ticket prices are the same.
Can I take the RE10 there or do I have to use the RB43?
Best Answer
I don't there is a general answer to this question and it would depend on the specifics (operators, agreements, ticket types, etc.). Most local "zone" tickets in Germany explicitly exclude ICE and IC trains anyway. The regional trains do make most stops so it would be tricky to find an example like the one you mention.
One of my sons had a free ticket for all of North Rhine Westfalia so he would only buy tickets from the last city in NRW to his final destination. That always worked but I don't know whether there was ever a case where the train or bus didn't actually stop in that city.
In Boston (where I live), that's perfectly fine. If you want to go from zone 1 to zone 8 and you have a zone 1-5 monthly pass, you only need to buy an "interzone 5-8" ticket. Doesn't matter where the train stops or not.
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