Train time + cost from Bonn - Frankfurt

Hi there,

Just wondered if anybody could answer my question. I%26#39;ve checked Bahn.de and it%26#39;s quoting 50 EUROS 1 way. Surely that can%26#39;t be right?!

Looking forward to your reply.

Regards,

Mark

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For a normal flexible ticket with an ICE high speed train the price is in this range.

Bonn - Frankfurt by

IC 1:59 EUR 32,00

RE 2:50-3:06 EUR 26,60

One nice side effect of the IC/RE trains - they use the much more scenic route through the Middle Rhine Valley.

http://www.talderloreley.de/index.en.php

If you plan more trips in Germany check out the Euro Domino offer

http://www.bahn.co.uk

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Well British Rail single tickets aren%26#39;t exactly cheap either!

We%26#39;ve just come back from Germany and travelling at the weekends there got a real bargain with die Bahn, using the Schoenes Wochenende-Karte at 30€ for up to 5 people on regional trains (not IC/ICE).

For 90€ on 3 days we(3 or 4 of us) travelled: Cologne to Giessen; Giessen-Kassel-Giessen; Giessen-Koblenz (wonderfully scenic along Lahn valley) then Koblenz-Cologne.

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Well, 50 Euro one way isn%26#39;t cheap indeed, but bear in mind that if you use the ICEs you are travelling (Frankfurt - Bonn) about 200 km in a 3/4 hour. If you don%26#39;t mind taking a slower train it is half as expensive, as Abalada wrote.

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Thanks to all those who have replied.

Lynda, how can I buy the ticket you described?

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Sorry, I%26#39;m not Lynda but...

to buy a Schönes-Wochenende-Ticket you walk up to the ticket machine or to the counter and ask, or press the button which is marked accordingly (possibly also %26quot;Wochenendticket%26quot;). I don%26#39;t think it is possible at all to buy it online, and it is definitely unnecessary to do so.

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I%26#39;m just wondering, can we get the ticket any cheaper than 25EUROS? In England (one of the most expensive countries in the world to live in - where prices are on average 25% higher) it only costs 30 EUROS return to travel between Leeds and London (250 miles return).

Please reply soonest.

Regards,

Mark

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Mark,

the Schönes-Wochenende-Ticket is valid for up to 5 persons traveling together. If you are traveling alone it isn%26#39;t very cheap but even for two it beats your London-Leeds example.

Also I have some experiences concerning rail travel in UK and know that if you want to get a ticket cheap as you described you should have booked it sometime during the Roman occupation of Britain. Otherwise the flexible ticket prices (especially Midland Mainline) are outrageous.

In the same way you can try to get SparPreis 50 - pre-booking the train, return journey over the WE, etc. Then you would get 50% discount, but this booking should also have been done before the Roman empure fell.

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Another thing: most people who travel by train in Germany buy a BahnCard (25 or 50) which gives you a discount of 25% resp. 50% on all tickets, without daytime or other restrictions. But it doesn%26#39;t make sense for an one-time journey.

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I found your reply very humourous. Our train network was privatised many years ago - hence the extortortinate prices. I am looking for a return ticket because I will be flying both in and out of Bonn/Cologne airport.

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Yep, I just managed to get a Sparpreis 50. Thanks so much for the information.

Regards,

Mark