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Purchasing Train Tickets Now or Wait When There

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Hi! Please forgive me if this has been asked. I did peruse around a bit before posting. I'm a bit of a worrier when travelling, making sure all the Ts are crossed and Is are dotted.

Is it best to purchase train tickets now or wait until we get there? A few years ago, when traveling to Paris/Belgium, I purchased everything in advance and the ticket taker laughed at how much I paid. I didn't realize how easy the train system is there...but now it's a few years later and I'm having anxiety.

Flying in to Frankfurt and then moving around to other locations by train, such as:
• Frankfurt to Berlin
• Berlin to Potsdam
• Berlin to Dresden
• Dresden to Nuremberg
• Nuremberg to Bamberg
• Nuremberg to Munich

Thank you in advance for any and all replies.

CW

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For longer journeys on IC or ICE class trains, buy those tickets in advance at the German Railways. These can come with a huge discount (of 50 percent or more) when you don't mind being tied to a specific train (date and hour).

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Yes, fly out of Munich. Thank you so much for your previous response.

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Nuremberg and Bamberg are very close. If you plan to spend just a day in one or the other, you can do a day trip traveling by direct train at any hour of the day on any day you wish, on a VGN Tagesticket Plus , €19.10 for two adults, buy from ticket machine. This day pass is also valid on any buses, trams or subways you might use as well that day. Also, if you buy it on Saturday, it's valid on Sunday as well.

Of course, if you for sure wish to overnight in both cities, you can use the same ticket to travel just one way.

http://www.vgn.de/en/dayticket?&Edition=en&p=tagesticket-plus

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