dutchflyer
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The new CEO has promised recently to make this railway better and cheaper.
Cheap fares: for this summer 2.000.000 19 eur single fares were offered for online sale only and as it was declared a success (I bought 4) another 250.000 were offered-now gone, untill 31/7. This also to counteract against the coaches (Fernbusse).
From 1/8 there are new offers:
Bahncards (Railcards) for 3 month as'' Probe=try-out'' though they turn into long time subscriptions If you do not notify them to cancel 6 weeks before ending. A BC25 (giving 25% off-also off low Sparpreise) is now only 19 eur=wich means that on a return of 2x49 eur it already offers 5,50 saving. F.e. the 2 hourly AMSterdam-Berlin IC-trains mostly cost 49 eur if booked beforehand. (many flights also-but no checked luggage and buses are cheaper). BC25 gives 5 eur off LOndon fares via Eurotunnel.
But there is now also a BC100: that means a network pass-for 3 month, 2nd cl. is 1249 and 1st is 2249. Thats lower as 2x a 14 day ATOC=All UK rover! Its valid on nearly all trains (notably not the narrow gauge and steamy east German branches) and also on over 125 Citynetworks on local bus/tram/metro-which the UK never has. BC100 on a yearly subscription costs 379 eur paid by the month. To compare: the swiss GeneralAbo (valid about anywhere-except high up the mountains in dangle-bahnen) cost CHF 330 a month=nearly 320 EUR. Here in NL its 299eur/month for train-only (you subscribe for at least a full year in both), or about 340/350 with bus/tram too.
I understand many of you are railwayworkers and qualify for FIP etc. but this may be a good buy for the real punters desiring to do all the lines in one go. I assume even 1 month is not enough for that (though now in summer there are 30-day DeutschlandPass network passes-train only!-that cost 349/449 for 2nd/1st class).
Cheap fares: for this summer 2.000.000 19 eur single fares were offered for online sale only and as it was declared a success (I bought 4) another 250.000 were offered-now gone, untill 31/7. This also to counteract against the coaches (Fernbusse).
From 1/8 there are new offers:
Bahncards (Railcards) for 3 month as'' Probe=try-out'' though they turn into long time subscriptions If you do not notify them to cancel 6 weeks before ending. A BC25 (giving 25% off-also off low Sparpreise) is now only 19 eur=wich means that on a return of 2x49 eur it already offers 5,50 saving. F.e. the 2 hourly AMSterdam-Berlin IC-trains mostly cost 49 eur if booked beforehand. (many flights also-but no checked luggage and buses are cheaper). BC25 gives 5 eur off LOndon fares via Eurotunnel.
But there is now also a BC100: that means a network pass-for 3 month, 2nd cl. is 1249 and 1st is 2249. Thats lower as 2x a 14 day ATOC=All UK rover! Its valid on nearly all trains (notably not the narrow gauge and steamy east German branches) and also on over 125 Citynetworks on local bus/tram/metro-which the UK never has. BC100 on a yearly subscription costs 379 eur paid by the month. To compare: the swiss GeneralAbo (valid about anywhere-except high up the mountains in dangle-bahnen) cost CHF 330 a month=nearly 320 EUR. Here in NL its 299eur/month for train-only (you subscribe for at least a full year in both), or about 340/350 with bus/tram too.
I understand many of you are railwayworkers and qualify for FIP etc. but this may be a good buy for the real punters desiring to do all the lines in one go. I assume even 1 month is not enough for that (though now in summer there are 30-day DeutschlandPass network passes-train only!-that cost 349/449 for 2nd/1st class).
