Transport from Berlin to Szczecin
Based on what I read, there are 2 options to go from Berlin to Szczecin, with train or shared ride. The train costs around 30 euro if booked online, while shared ride is only around 7 euro. I have some questions regarding this:
I am wondering if it will be cheaper to buy the train ticket on spot?
Is there another better option to go to Szczecin, for example by public bus?
Does any of you have experience taking a shared ride (from blablacar.com), is it comfortable?
Best Answer
Train tickets are never cheaper on the spot, usually they are more expensive, sometimes much more so, although on this route the price should not change very much so if you are comfortable with paying €33, you don't need to worry. As @neo explained, there are also some special tickets that might allow you to save some money, especially if travelling with a group (although it might not be evident at first, this regional ticket is valid all the way to Poland and in local buses and tramways from ZDiTM Szczecin, see this page for details).
Regarding ride-sharing, it's a bit more work to organise and you need some flexibility. For example, if you catch a ride with someone coming from far away and driving through Berlin, you need to agree on a meeting point, they might be running late, etc.
In practice, you are simply riding in someone's car so it's as (un)comfortable as car travel generally is. On blablacar in particular, you can see the car make and model and how many seats are offered by the driver (more often than not, the middle seat in the back of a 5-seater will be left empty) or check the reviews to have a more precise idea of the level of comfort you can expect with a particular driver.
Beside the low price, another advantage is that you often have interesting discussions but if that's not something you are looking forward to, then ride-sharing is probably not a very good option.
I don't know anything about buses.
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It takes an average of 2h 51m to travel from Berlin to Szczecin Central by train, over a distance of around 79 miles (127 km). There are normally 18 trains per day travelling from Berlin to Szczecin Central and tickets for this journey start from \u20ac35 when you book in advance.How do I get from Warsaw to Szczecin?
Warsaw to Szczecin train services, operated by PKP Intercity, depart from Warszawa Centralna station. Train or bus from Warsaw to Szczecin? The best way to get from Warsaw to Szczecin is to train which takes 6h 6m and costs 55 z\u0142 - 110 z\u0142. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 120 z\u0142 - 150 z\u0142 and takes 11h 11m.in the train from Berlin to Szczecin
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