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Post by Bob on Aug 18, 2003 11:51:45 GMT -5
I'll be in Munich for the first week of Oktoberfest and need some advice on train tickets. We (2 adults, 1 youth) will be primarily traveling within Germany and will buy a PTP ticket to St. Gallen, Switzerland. Our original plan was to buy a German 4 day flexi-pass which should be around $130 for each of us. My traveling companion heard somewhere that there were tickets available that were much cheaper. The deal is you must travel between the hours of 9am and 5am. There is also a rather confusing chart that shows a series of rings (zones) that generate from the center of Munich. There are a total of 16 or 17 of these rings. Has anyone ever heard of this option?
Thanks in advance,
Bob
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Post by jennifer on Aug 18, 2003 18:10:58 GMT -5
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Post by Mike C on Aug 19, 2003 7:34:24 GMT -5
I understand your confusion. The Munich MVV rail service describes the “Bayern” ticket (see www.mvv-muenchen.de/de/mvv-info-service/ticketspreise/tickets/bayern-ticketssundssswt/index.html), but only in German! The Web site English translation does not describe this ticket option. Perhaps they don't want "tourists" to be aware of it. I don’t read German, but it looks like this one day pass will allow 5 people to travel throughout Bravaria for only 21 euros (total for all). A similar round trip ticket from DB might cost an average of 50 euros per person. This deal seems too good to be true. Maybe someone who can read German can confirm this. |
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Post by Cat on Aug 19, 2003 14:15:01 GMT -5
I've read the site and try to shed some light. Mind you, German isn't my first language  . The ticket costs €21,- in total for up to five people. The ticket is valid for one day, starting at 9 am and ending 3 am the next day. It can only be used in weekdays. On some public holidays (easter, christmas etc.) the ticket is valid from midnight till 3 am the next day. You can use it on trains, buses and metro as well. Some trains (ICE, EC, IC) are excluded. Sounds like a good deal. You can order the card in advance or just buy it from the machine at the station/busstop/metro etc. When you buy it from a machine, you'll have to use the card the same day. Buying it in advance or at the train station means you can pick a day to use it. The only confusing bit is that they state that up to five people can use it, no age restrictions. Later they state that parents or grandparents can use it when travelling with children under age 14. (no restrictions in number of people mentioned) I can't figure out if you are able to travel when three of you are over 14.  But maybe someone else can help? Cat |
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Post by jennifer on Aug 19, 2003 15:16:57 GMT -5
Hi!
When I was in Germany, I used it.
You can be up to 5 adults, and children under 14 count as half an adult.
Which means you can have 3 adults and 4 children!
Anyways that is how it worked when I was there!
xoxo
Jen
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