Reserving train seats

I anticipate being in Germany for a few weeks, arriving over the German Labor Day Weekend April 29 to May 1. Is the holiday weekend like the US where many people are traveling? If so can I and should I purchase reserved seating for my second class train tickets, or is reserve seating only for 1st class? I plan to travel from the Frankfurt Airport to Rothenburg on the 29th and from Rothenburg to Fussen on the 1st and had not previously planned on reserved seats. Should I expect massive crowding and need the reserved seats for my group of 4 adults?

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I wouldn%26#39;t worrry about resereving seats.I doubt if some of the trains you will be taking will even have reserved seats, like Steinach to Rothenburg or Buchloe to Fuessen.

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You can reserve seats also in 2nd class as well, but only on far distance trains (IC/EC, ICE). On local trains (S-Bahn, RB, RE, IRE) seat reservations are not possible.

Seat reservation is EUR 3,00 per seat and leg. If you buy it online together with a ticket it is EUR 1,50.

http://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/e

If you want to save money stick to local trains.

As the 29.04.2006 is a Saturday you could use the Happy-Weekend-Ticket for Frankfurt Airport to Rothenburg. EUR 30,00 for 1-5 persons (thus with 4 persons just EUR 7,50 pp).

Frankfurt Airport to Rothenburg on local trains is 3:48 compared to 2:41/2:49 using ICE/IC (EUR 40,00/36,00 pp).

From Rothenburg to Füssen you can use the Bavaria Ticket, which covers all local public transport in Bavaria. EUR 25,00 for 2-5 persons. On weekdays (Mo-Fr) only valid past 9am - with the exception of public holidays, like the 01.05.2006

Rothenburg to Füssen needs mostly 4,75-5 hours. No difference if you stick to local trains or not.

You buy the Happy-Weekend-Ticket and the Bavaria-Ticket best from ticket machines. At the counter both tickets are EUR 2,00 more expensive.

DB timetable

http://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/en

From: FRA Airport

To: Rothenburg ob der Tauber

To: Fuessen

If you plan to use the Happy-Weekend-Ticket or the Bavaria-Ticket select as means of transport %26quot;only local transport%26quot;.

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