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4 year old on German ICE train - ticket needed?

Ok- long story short, I am printing off my tickets for my upcomming trip - Frankfurt to Nuremburg on ICE 627. I swear I purchased 3 2nd class tickets with seat reservations, but I am looking at my tickets and I have 2 first class tickets for myself and my wife. We will also have our 4 year old with us - I don't specifically remember changing it, (but I obvously did- must have been the same $$ or about the same bc I normally wouldn't have paid extra for it). My question - with our daughter - do I need to have a ticket for her, I am 99% sure they are free, but didn't know if I needed a specific ticket for her when checked? There are no seat reservations - correct? so we just need to find open seats and sit down, right?

edit- I am looking at one of our other trips I booked (2nd class), and it also just noticed it lists two adults and no child - now I am certain I wouldn't have accidentally left her off the ticket twice, so is this normal? just making sure I don't mess things up!

thanks

Posted by
2480 posts

To get the missing 1%, just have a look at the FAQ:
Children up to 5 years of age always travel free of charge and do not need to be specified when booking. Children aged 6-14 travel free when accompanied by someone aged 15 or over. However, they must be specified at the time of booking. The ticket holder can bring up to 4 children per ticket.

However ...

Children up to 5 years of age travel free of charge on Deutsche Bahn long-distance trains and do not need to be indicated on the ticket. We recommend that you indicate children regardless of age, however, as this allows you to reserve a seat in the family compartment or toddler area.

Posted by
110 posts

great- thanks- yes - I originally reserved three seats in the family area, I really feel like I am losing my mind - lol - but I see the changes i made a couple of months ago. That makes me feel better about the little one not showing up on the actual ticket

appreciate it