Hi all,
I just booked train tickets from Berlin to Hamburg, where my husband and I will spend the day before returning to Berlin that evening. It's been a couple of years since I last ordered tickets on DB, but apparently they now offer mobile tickets! This is great in terms of not having to carry and possibly lose printed tickets, so I downloaded the DB app and opted for the mobile tickets. There's a QR code that the conductor will read on the train, so all that is straightforward.
I decided to also go with the option of adding a day pass for public transit in Hamburg to make life a bit easier. Has anyone used this option before? I don't think I've ever even encountered a fare checker on the U- or S-Bahn in Germany, but in the event that I do, I hope they're familiar with this mobile add-on scheme, because I don't trust my rusty German skills to explain it, haha.