New
Highlights
Journeys on the 2026 annual timetable available to book from 15 October, with trains every half hour, new Sprinters and new international connections
ICE trains will now run every half hour between 21 cities: approximately every 30 minutes on routes like Hamburg – Hanover – Kassel and Berlin – Halle – Erfurt
New Sprinters: 14 additional extra-fast ICE connections. Over one hour faster in the new Sprinter from Stuttgart to Berlin via Nuremberg, for example, with a journey time of around 4:45 hours, along with four connections every day linking Hamburg and Frankfurt in 3:30 hours
New direct international services: around 40 new or extended cross-border connections every day, including to Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Poland and Switzerland
New direct services at regular intervals: including trains every two hours from Kiel to Stuttgart in 6:20 hours, and every two hours from Stralsund to Frankfurt in 6:45 hours
New trains: new ICE L trains on routes like Berlin to Cologne, Berlin to Westerland, or Cologne to Oberstdorf, along with modern Swiss Giruno and Danish Talgo trains to Hamburg, and Czech ComfortJets to Copenhagen
Easier booking for international journeys. In addition to SBB and ÖBB tickets, you can now also book SNCF and Eurostar tickets directly on bahn.de or in the DB Navigator app.
All offers on the new timetable, including for travel during the Christmas holiday season, will be available to book from 15 October.
Long-distance transport fares to remain stable
Super saver and saver fares will still be available for as little as EUR 17.99 and EUR 21.99 respectively
The super saver fare special offer for short journeys will still be available from just EUR 6.99 in second class, subject to availability
Flexible fares for long-distance transport will remain stable
The flexible fare ticket for young people, which gives everyone under the age of 27 a 20% discount on flexible fare tickets, will still be available until 14 October
Prices for commuters will remain stable (season tickets, 10/20-trip tickets)
Prices for the BahnCards 25, 50 and 100 will remain stable. The My BahnCard 50, 2nd class will still be available for EUR 49.99 until 13 December (previously EUR 79.90)
Local public transport
Local public transport timetables for the coming year 2026 will be added towards the end of November.