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vampyresheep ([personal profile] vampyresheep) wrote2009-02-25 10:35 am
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Leipzig train


Its officially getting closer, I've just booked my outbound train ticket from Berlin to Leipzig!

As we were not able to take advantage of the "Sparpreis" offers, which come with standard return bookings, I figured at least that I would be able to take advantage of getting the outbound ticket earlier ie not having to wait until 89 days before the return journey.

However, I checked the website out of interest today, getting my dates muddled and thinking that tomorrow would have been 89 days and found that not only could I book my outbound trip but there was already no "Germany-special" tickets for our train of choice!  Instead have had to go for the 5pm train and a long wait at Berlin Hauptbahnhof.

Will just have to buy the biggest ice cream sundae that Eiscafe Zanetti have, just to while away the hours! :-)


anyway, anyone else in a similar position and purchasing single tickets.  I'd recommend checking asap. Also, best to do it online.  I did originally enquire at Deutsche Bahn's UK office and not only did they say the tickets would be £35 each (instead of 31 euro online), there would be an additional charge for credit card use.  They even insisted that this was the same price as available on the website, trying to explain the extra cost was for seat reservation, which is included in the lower ticket cost of my online purchase.

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[identity profile] spidosaur.livejournal.com 2009-02-25 11:00 am (UTC)(link)
Argh!... I'd not even thought about this. I was just going to turn up and buy a ticket on the day. Rookie mistake, perhaps?.

Don't suppose you're going out on a Wednesday, are you?

[identity profile] giggly-teapot.livejournal.com 2009-02-26 01:09 am (UTC)(link)
As we go the day after you I had to wait until midnight before I could book our train. Unfortunately I left it until just after midnight, I was watching a Johnny Depp film, so it was already gone 1am German time, and all the cheap tickets for the train I wanted had been bought! We did manage to get a cheap fare on 14.40, which does involve one change but was about 15 euros per person cheaper!

I have to wait until Sunday to book the ticket to Paris, I have got a cheap Eurostar ticket for the journey from Paris to London.
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