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Bavarian Regional Day Pass and Alex Die Landerbahn trains

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Greetings,
I have an upcoming trip to Munich and the surrounding areas. We are a group of 5 people, so the Regional Day Pass - Bavaria region sounded perfect for us. This should be good on all local and regional trains, excluding high speed ICE trains. I found an itinerary that works for us from Munich to Regensburg, but it is on an Alex Die Landerbahn train out of Munich Hauptbahnhof.

I understand this is a private train line that is operated on Deutsche Bahn tracks and ticketed through Deutsche Bahn. Thus, am I safe to assume that my DB Regional Day Pass ticket will work on an Alex train? Thank you,

Steve

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6643 posts

Yes.

The "Bayern Ticket" cannot be used on ICE OR on OTHER high-speed trains (IC, EC, RJ) that you might encounter in Bavaria.

To exclude all the high-speed trains when you do your search, click on the "only local transport" box at the DB itinerary page.

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4140 posts

The Alex train is covered . As an additional example , I have a Sachsen pass for a day this fall ( The Saxony version of a Bayern ticket ) and it covers the Trilex train I need , which is also operated by Landerbahn .

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1482 posts

We have ridden the reverse of this route on ALEX trains a few times. It is old rolling stock, divided into 6 passenger cabinets. The cars are inefficient space and we have had to stand a couple times. It might pay to be there early. The Bayern Ticket works fine.

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2333 posts

The Bayern ticket is valid on any local train independent of the actual carrier - so ALEX, Agilis, Bayerische Regionbahn, Bayerische Oberlandbahn, Meridian, Erfurter Bahn etc. etc. are all integrated in the DB fare system.

BTW. It's true that Alex trains are composed of refurbished old D-train cars. Nonthelesse I like them, the 6-people compartments give you some privacy. And they carry a snack bar and you can buy your ticket after boarding. Try that on a DB train...

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