Frequently asked questions about "Super saver fare Europe"
No. Super saver fare tickets are excluded from exchange and cancellation.
Instant cancellation
If you buy a ticket via int.bahn.de or the DB Navigator app, you can cancel it free of charge within a period of 3 hours (180 minutes) after purchase, regardless of the specific offer's terms and conditions. Payment will be refunded in full.
Every visitor to Venice must pay an access fee directly to the city government on certain days between 3 April and 26 July 2026. There are exemptions in certain cases. The specific days, terms of payment, exemptions and all other information can be found at https://cda.ve.it/en/.
For Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Switzerland:
You can book tickets up to 12 months in advance and until shortly before departure.
For Denmark, Italy, Croatia, Austria, Poland, Sweden, Slovakia, Slovenia, the Czech Republic, Hungary:
You can book tickets up to 6 months in advance and until shortly before departure.
For France:
You can book tickets up to 6 months in advance and up to one day before departure.
If the travel information does not show any connections, the date you selected is outside the current timetable period. The next timetable is usually released in mid-October, you can book your tickets after the release.
Reservations are compulsory on some international services. If so, the reservation will already be included free of charge in the ticket price. Reservations are required in the following trains:
- France: high-speed trains (ICE and TGV) to Paris and Marseille (including all stopovers)
- Italy: Trains to Milan via Basel Bad Bf
- Poland: All long distance trains to Poland
Please note that you cannot travel on trains requiring reservations without a reservation.
You will receive a 25% discount on the German section of the route with the BahnCard 25/50/100. The BahnCard 100 discount does not apply to the (super) saver fare Europe France.
The City-Ticket is only available for the 130 participating towns and cities in Germany. City-Tickets are not issued for towns and cities in other European countries.
Therefore, always indicate the specific departure or destination stop in Germany when booking a saver fare Europe or super saver fare Europe ticket. The City-Ticket for flexible travel to and from the long-distance service is included in the total ticket price if the following conditions are met:
- The departure or destination stop is in one of the 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 long-distance trains (ICE, IC, EC, e.g. from Cologne Main Station to Amsterdam) and do not require a transfer within the City-Ticket area using local transport, the ticket will be issued without a City-Ticket.
No. A (super) saver fare Europe ticket does not grant the holder access to a DB Lounge.
In Belgium, there may be security checks at the railway station. Please have your passport or identity card ready and be at the platform in good time before the train departs.
A dog may be taken in second class on journeys to Denmark. Only guide dogs and assistance dogs are permitted in first class.
- Children up to the age of 5 travel free of charge (incl. free seat reservation for trains requiring reservations, no ticket required) Children up to the age of 3 are only allowed to travel in France if accompanied.
- The following applies to children aged 6 to 14, who are accompanied by at least one passenger aged 15 or older and who are entered on that person's ticket,
- Travel free of charge on the DB section of the route
- Pay half of the adult fare on the SNCF section of the route.
- Exception: When using a City-Ticket, children aged 6-14 pay the children's fare for a single journey in the respective transport association.
- Children up to the age of 5 always travel free of charge. Children up to the age of 3 are only allowed to travel in France if accompanied.
- Children aged 6-14 pay half the adult fare.
- Children up to 5 years of age always travel free of charge and do not need to be indicated when booking.
- Children aged 6-14 travel free of charge when accompanied by a person aged 15 or over. However, they must be indicated in the booking. The ticket holder can bring up to four children per ticket.
- Exception: When using a City-Ticket, children aged 6-14 pay the children's fare for a single journey in the respective transport association.
- Children up to the age of 5 always travel for free on the German section of the route.
- Children from up to the age of 3 always travel free of charge on the Italian section of the route.
- Children aged 6-14 pay half the adult fare on the German section of the route.
- Children aged 6-11 pay half the adult fare on the Italian section of the route.
You may carry a maximum of three pieces of luggage on DB-ÖBB trains as long as they can be carried by one person on their own.
The maximum dimensions of 90 x 60 x 40 cm per item of luggage must not be exceeded.
- Children up to 5 years of age always travel free of charge and do not need to be indicated when booking.
- Children aged 6-14 travel free of charge when accompanied by a person aged 15 or over. However, they must be indicated in the booking. The ticket holder can bring up to four children per ticket.
- Children up to the age of 11 may only travel in the Netherlands when accompanied by a person who is at least 18 years old.
- Exception: When using a City-Ticket, children aged 6-14 pay the children's fare for a single journey in the respective transport association.
If you want to enter or leave a station platform but the gates are closed, use the large square barcode at the top right of your online ticket to open them. Simply hold the barcode up to the scanner (illuminated section). The gate will open immediately. If you show your online ticket on a mobile device and have saved your credit card on this device, we recommend deactivating NFC to avoid an unintentional debit.
- Children up to 5 years of age always travel free of charge and do not need to be indicated when booking.
- Children aged 6-14 travel free of charge when accompanied by a person aged 15 or over. However, they must be indicated in the booking. The ticket holder can bring up to four children per ticket.
- Exception: When using a City-Ticket, children aged 6-14 pay the children's fare for a single journey in the respective transport association.
- Children up to the age of 5 always travel free of charge.
- Children up to the age of 5 may only travel in Austria if accompanied.
- Children aged 6-14 pay half the adult fare.
- Children up to 5 years of age always travel free of charge and do not need to be indicated when booking.
- Children aged 6-14 travel free of charge when accompanied by a person aged 15 or over. However, they must be indicated in the booking. The ticket holder can bring up to four children per ticket.
- Exception: When using a City-Ticket, children aged 6-14 pay the children's fare for a single journey in the respective transport association.
- Children up to 5 years of age always travel free of charge and do not need to be indicated when booking.
- Children aged 6-14 travel free of charge when accompanied by a person aged 15 or over. However, they must be indicated in the booking. The ticket holder can bring up to four children per ticket.
- Exception: When using a City-Ticket, children aged 6-14 pay the children's fare for a single journey in the respective transport association.
- Children up to 5 years of age always travel free of charge and do not need to be indicated when booking.
- Children aged 6-14 travel free of charge when accompanied by a person aged 15 or over. However, they must be indicated in the booking. The ticket holder can bring up to four children per ticket.
- Exception: When using a City-Ticket, children aged 6-14 pay the children's fare for a single journey in the respective transport association.
- Children up to the age of 5 always travel free of charge. Children under the age of 6 must be accompanied when travelling in Switzerland.
- Children aged 6-14 pay half the adult fare on the German section of the route.
- Children aged 6-15 pay half the adult fare on the Swiss section of the route.
First and second-class saver fare Europe and super saver fare Europe tickets to destinations in Ukraine can only be purchased as paper tickets from DB sales offices (DB Travel Centre, DB agency). Online sales are not offered.
Here you can select a station and see under "Beratung und Unterstützung" (advice and support) whether a DB Travel Center or a DB agency is available at the selected station: