No, the flexible fare always includes the City-Ticket free of charge if the start and/or destination stop is in a City-Ticket area.

When booking a saver or super saver fare, the City-Ticket is issued for a fee at the time of booking depending on the specific departure or destination stop:

• The departure or destination stop is in one of the approximately 130 City-Ticket towns and cities
• Your booking includes a journey to or from the long-distance service within the City-Ticket area using local transport

If you indicate in your booking enquiry that you only need DB long-distance trains (ICE, IC, EC, e.g. from Cologne Main Station to Frankfurt Central) and do not require a transfer within the City-Ticket area using local transport, the ticket will be issued without a City-Ticket.