I'm going to be traveling by train in Germany from August 23 to August 28. I will need train tickets between Salzburg, Austria to Heidelburg, Heidelburg and Baden-Baden, and Baden-Baden to Zurich, Switzerland. Would it be better to get some type of rail pass or just buy individual tickets? I'm a 75 year old senior trying to navigate the train system and could greatly use some advice.
Thank you for your assistance.
Posted by
Guelph ON
45 posts
Im pretty sure Germany has a 9 euro train ticket on for right now
Posted by
Vernon, Canada
32201 posts
I normally just by P-P individual tickets, especially for so few trips. Tickets in Germany seem to be quite reasonably priced. I haven't looked but doubt that you'd save any money with a rail pass for those few trips.
As I recall, you'll need to take a taxi from the station in Baden-Baden into town, as it's some distance. The taxis are able to get past the bollards and drop passengers right at their hotels.
Posted by
Paradise
6633 posts
The 9-euro ticket is useless for the high-speed trains you will want to use for the long train journey from Salzburg to Heidelberg. For savings you should pre-purchase a point-to-point ticket for that trip. Same for B-B > Zurich. Note that saver fares come with unpleasant consequences if you don't use the ticket as scheduled.
For Heidelberg > Baden-Baden, the 9-euro ticket will work as long as you use the local/regional trains only. Buy it at the station. You can find journeys for these trains at the DB site by clicking on "only local transport" when you do your search.