Activating German rail pass in Prague

John,

I believe you can have the Railpass activated at any station. Hopefully Laura will spot this Thread as I'm sure she will be able to provide a definite answer.

I see three options:

Your German Rail Pass covers the whole distance of the direct, DB-operated bus from Prague to Munich, so I'd choose that departure, instead of the Czech train. The bus needs a €4 seat reservation, which you can make at the Prague train station, and they should be able to activate the pass at the same time.

I assume you're planning on the traditional, flexi-style of German Pass. This year, they also sell a consecutive-day version, which might be pre-validated, if you bought it online from DB.

It is also possible to activate passes onboard a train, but you're supposed to look for the conductor, not let him find you sitting onboard without a valid/validated ticket or pass. If you had a separate ticket for the Czech leg of a train ride and still needed the German Pass to be activated, the Czech conductor might just pass that info on to a German conductor who boards later.

Thanks Laura

Also, When buying point to point tickets, are children under fifteen free when they are with parents?

thanks