Standing-room only for a €104 ticket We paid €104 for a 55-minute train from Frankfurt Airport to Cologne. At that price, we reasonably expected to have seats. Instead, the train was oversold, and there was nowhere to sit. We spent the trip standing in the aisle like cattle. I expect this kind of overcrowding on very inexpensive trains in developing countries, not on a premium-priced train in Germany. If you're going to charge €104 for a 55-minute journey, don't oversell the train to the point where paying passengers can't even get a seat. This experience was extremely disappointing. read more

DB lived up to their expectations. NEVER on time, they cancel some stops WHILE YOU ARE ON THE TRAIN, they change plateforms last minute, you can reserve and book a seat in advance but STILL have no seat once you finally get in. The staff is mad at you for standing in between cars, which is ironic. Terrible experience that will encourage people to fly instead. Carbon print is the better evil, I'm sorry. read more

In addition to the pathetic and zoo like train services offered for a length of time by the deutsch bahn, what is also happening now is that if one buys something from the shops inside the train stations, chances are if the customer doesnt check properly, the shops could give 10-20 cents less in return money/change. Ive experienced this a couple of times and wondered if this was a new strategy of Bahn to recover the losses theyve been having! A real pathetic company not capable of running a zoo! read more

My trip from Amsterdam to Prague was supposed to take 13 hours and ended up being 22 hours due to multiple late arrivals causing me to miss trains. I got stuck in Berlin for 8 hours and had to pay an extra 65 euros for a night train, which 1) I can only get a 25% refund for and 2) I can't even figure out how to do that because the online process is frustrating and difficult to deal with. Order another way if you can. read more

I have had the supreme DISpleasure of taking three trains with DB and ALL three have had an issue. My train from Paris to Stuttgart was delayed, and then they cancelled because of a WW2 bomb. No big deal, not your fault...but do you know what is your fault, telling us for over TWO hours that busses are coming and then telling us, nope, they are not, good luck finding a way to Your city. I had a 3 hour trip turn into a 10 hour trip. Then I had a train from Stuttgart and that train was over 25 minuets late getting to Zurich. Then my train back from Zurich to Stuttgart was cancelled and then changed. I was told to take train A and switch. But guess what?!?! That train was also cancelled! I had to then wait for another hour! You need to do EVERYTHING BETTER!! In my mind, your company is trash, and I cannot wait to NEVER use your services again. And save the, you can have a partial refund crap for the tourists. You will NEVER refund anything, because you purposely make it so complicated that most people give up. But I will make sure that tell EVERY. SINGLE. PERSON. TO NEVER USE DB. You failed, and as a company, you should feel like a failure. read more

Deutsche Bahn - Train delay - Public Transportation Near Me - Berlin, BW

terrible service. bought first class ticket but has no seat. ask for help but staffs don't bother. wrote in but no one reply. this most stupid trains system. will never use their service again read more

Wenn es 0 Sterne gebe wäre das immernoch nicht schlecht genug bewertet. Pünktlichkeit wird dabei überhaupt nicht ernst genommen und es wirkt so als ob die Organisation von Umleitungen bis zum letzten Drücker aufgeschoben wird. Wenn man denkt man könnte in Berlin mal schnell die Bahn nehmen, um an das gewünschte Ziel zu kommen ist das eine Fehlentscheidung. Denn entweder fällt der Zug aus oder hat so viel Verspätung, dass der Anschluss nicht mehr zu kriegen ist. read more

One poor experience and it clears out all the good experiences. Yep, that's what happened here, though it was technically TWO poor experiences. The first was the complete failure of the S-Bahn from the Munich airport to the Hauptbahnhof. A total collapse of everything and I have no idea how long it lasted because I managed to get a taxi about 30 minutes into the situation. https://www.yelp.com/biz/s-bahnhof-flughafen-m%C3%BCnchen-oberding-2?hrid=pI6vMttXmr0dO7j5vQcvXQ So now it's time to leave Munich and we're headed to Hamburg on an ICE train. Printed our tickets at the kiosk, no problem. And just to confirm the track number, we installed the DB app which said... "Your train has been cancelled." UH, WHAT? Yes, without providing any real notification to anyone in the Munich Hauptbahnhof, the train from Munich to Hamburg was due to be taken out of service at Berlin. WHAT!!! So we asked for some help and the customer service woman says, "Just take the train on track four." Uh, okay. So we stood on that track (which wasn't posted as the train to Hamburg) where THAT train was delayed by nearly an hour. Yes, that's the famed German efficiency at work here. Two stars. We arrived safely but late. I've experienced better. [Review 12046 overall, 1829 of 2019.] read more

Deutsche Bahn - Munich Hauptbahnhof - Public Transportation Near Me - Berlin, BW

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Late trains, cancelled trains, overcrowded trains along with last minute cancellations leading to more confusion and overcrowding. I had a First Class reservation going from Frankfurt to Munich which was the most pleasant of my ICE experiences but my Munich to Frankfurt was my worst experience with a cancelled train. At first when I was told the train was cancelled I was told the incorrect location of where the next train would be and that I would need to get a stamp on my printed out ticket and that I would be refunded the difference between my First Class ticket and the finding any available seat downgrade chaos that would ensue. I never received any refund so it just seems you gamble with a First Class reservation if the train is cancelled you lose most of your money. I just don't understand this as I have never have had such problems witth the TGV in France amd clearly Germans have better reputations as engineers than the French so I'm not sure what the issue is? read more

We left a bag on a train and have gotten zero help from Deutsche Bahn. Yes it's our fault for leaving it on the train. We fortunately have it airtagged. It's been sitting in their train depot for three days now. We've done what they have asked and filed a report however they can not tell us when we can get the bag yet. There is no phone number for the depot, they don't know anyone who works in the depot, they just drop off the bags randomly. There is no one taking initiative or helping us in any sort of way. We can't be the first person to leave their bag on a train, there should be a system. At this point it feels like they have stolen our bag and the items in it for themselves. I don't have anything good to say about the company nor the people that work there. read more

these people assume that the whole world speak their language, ICE train employees are careless, just don't care, don't get me wrong , lady sold me a ticket from Frankfurt to Prague obviously without telling me the type of ticket she was selling me found out at the boarding, when without any info we boarded the train and we were moved to 2nd class, I was willing to upgrade the tickets they didn't allow me, willing to purchase another 2 tickets for 1st class and I couldn't either, my wife is deseable and nobody cares so Omio that I've used in Spain and France is a lot better than this people, so if you want to enjoy your trip and no hassles try to avoid this line. Also when I came from Amsterdam I bought 1st class and I have to come in 2nd class the 1st class was locked and unattended, Lost my money!! just like that read more

If there was a zero possible I wouldnt even give them that. I have travelled with Deutsche Bahn for 4 years and they are hands down the worst in Europe. Always late, I mean ALWAYS. Never reliable. AVOID THIS JUNKYARD OF A TRAIN AT ALL COST!! read more

This service is an absolute joke. Not only do German people deserve MUCH better service from their transportation services - any human living in or travelling through Germany deserves better - we pay taxes on every purchase, and this company is failing in its service. You pay for a service, and then they deliver, that is the capitalist deal. They are neglecting us. We must demand improvements. Every time I have used this service in the past 2 years I have been shocked by the lack of seating provided _for paying customers_ - usually I have noted that approximately 50-80 people are crammed into the walkways in each carriage, sometimes for many hours - keep in mind there are usually at least 5 carriages, so that's potentially up to 400 paying customers who don't even have the space to sit on the floor, let alone a seat, for every journey - how many journeys operate daily? Does this mean that thousands or paying customers are travelling like this every day? Are we really settling for this 19th century transportation solution? Also, in 35 degree heat there is often no air conditioning. I was literally on a train that stopped in some tiny town 2 weeks ago because a child had to be taken away by an Ambulance because of heat related issues. Yes, that is right, these services are so lacking that children are literally cooking. Can you really say this is okay? Why are the elected representatives of the Federal Republic of Germany not providing a solution for the thousands of people that are being left behind with these public services? (I know they're private, this is likely the problem, classic privatisation of PUBLIC services. Derp.) This is not good enough, and anyone who tells you it is good enough doesn't use it. Yet again the working class is being left behind. For the 'leading' country of the European Union, this is a sad joke - I do not care about national reputations though, I care about the families who can't even travel in safe ways with their children, or the many people who have health problems who have to deal with this industrial era transportation. It is a joke, and any paying customer deserves significantly better. This is the 21st century, not the 19th. I am currently being harassed by DB because they sent me an invoice for a bahn card that I was not using, for a renewal service that I didn't agree to, and then they continued to add interest payments on top of this because I did not receive the mail because most companies in Germany are unable to send an email. I am not exaggerating, I am baffled that Germans put up with these terrible terrible services. Luckily I have experience in standing up for myself against big companies and I will not bow to their threats. Sadly, I know that most people are panicked by these threats and just pay. This is literally bullying. This 'service' DB offers is a sad joke. People deserve better. We must talk about this otherwise these disgraceful companies will only get worse. I am truly sorry to everyone who has ever had to interact with this terrible organisation. You should be annoyed that your transportation services have been neglected almost as bad as your bureaucratic services. I am not from this country, and I am happy to provide my honest thoughts when I can, but I believe changes for these terrible systems need to come from the German people. I do not know the solution, but we must talk about it otherwise it will only get worse. read more

Because of DB, I was 90 minutes late for work this morning (three trains cancelled with no warning)...and now I am already waiting more than an hour to go home (train says it's delayed right now, but I expect it will be cancelled since it's already more than 45 minutes late). This will sound like an exaggeration, but something like this happens at LEAST once a week. DB is probably the worst company I have ever had the displeasure of using (and I am from the States so I have experienced some truly terrible ones). I'll never understand where DB employees find the audacity to strike so often; They should all be unemployed. read more

I normally review my trips in TripAdvisor under SVRyder but there is no place I could find to review DB Trains but I wanted to share my experience in Yelp so others can be informed of what could happen and a tip to protect yourself in case something goes wrong. Two stars because when it works, it's great. I completed a 10 day trip to Germany with mixed reviews of the DB train system and wanted to share my experience so others can be ready for what could happen. The good is the trains are modern and fast when it moves but are often late. Despite it being a popular form of transport my german colleagues complain about it. My trip from Frankfurt to Hanover experienced a less than 10 min delay and was moving at 200km/hr at some points. My next ride on DB from Berlin to Frankfurt was canceled and I found out 3hrs before departure. I found another way to get Frankfurt and tried to get a refund. The DB customer service person at Frankfurt airport was helpful. You can mail it in but I'm glad I tried to get a refund in person as he helped explain some of the info they wanted and called his supervisors to help. Eventually, I found out DB can refund you if you have a european bank or offer a voucher of same value that expires in a year. Cannot refund my american credit card. Other than that, you lose your money. My advice is to download their app so you are informed of any changes via notifications and pay with a credit card company that will work with you to refund your money. US credit companies are good at that. I hope this review helps other travelers who are looking to use the DB trains. read more

Deutsche Bahn - Multiple stops were cancelled from Berlin to Frankfurt. Offered a bus to take you the next available stop which is 200 miles from Berlin - Public Transportation Near Me - Berlin, BW

It was our first time traveling around Germany. We bought in Munich our metro tickets as expected, but it turns out they still needed to be validated, we didn't know about that. When we were leaving for the airport, the ticket inspectors came up to us and rudely started to pester and shout that we had violated the rules and hadn't validated our tickets and couldn't explain what had happened, even though we had paid for the tickets and showed receipts and dates, that everything was fine except for the validation. And the ticket inspectors didn't want to help us or explain how to do it, and in the end they wrote us a fine of 60 euros each and also the money we spent on the tickets. It was just robbery out of thin air or a way to make money - it was just disgusting. After that, we were simply disgusted by such service, unfriendly employees who didn't want to help, and overall a spoiled impression of Germany thanks to this situation and the rude metro employees. read more

After way too much effort on my part, I got my seat reservation fee refunded... except 10% of it. Got 4.5 of those 5 Euros back. It'd be so easy for companies to just return the entire amount instead of making customers feel uneasy by helping themselves to customers' money for doing literally nothing. read more

Die schlimmste Zugerfahrung in der ersten Klasse meines Lebens. Geldverschwendung und unfreundliche Dienste/Controller. Verzögert von morgens bis Mitternacht. Es war katastrophal. The worst first class train experience in my life. Wasted money and unfriendly services/controllers. Delayed from morning to midnight. It was catastrophic. read more

One star is generous. I have taken 10-15 Deutsche Bahn trains in the past 6 months and literally *every single one* has had a major issue. There is a deep systemic problem here and you cannot rely on these trains for anything except frustration, missed appointments, and missed connections and flights. If you have an alternative, take it. read more

I purchased a ticket from the window in Duren for Karlsruhe. On.the train from Kohn to Mains the conductor told me my ticket wasn't good on this route, that I needed to take the red trains. My misunderstanding. He said I needed to purchase another ticket for this train. No problem. Then, he got angry and very short with me. This is completely unnecessary! No reason to be rude to passengers. I made a mistake and I paid for it without argument and was polite to him. Why did he have to be rude? I may never know. read more

Where do I begin... on Sunday the December 10th, my train stops due to few inches of snow, and the DB's entire international train services grinds to a halt. Okay that's somewhat understandable, but what gets me is the appalling lack of service and the 5 hours of delays that ensued. The DB staff basically told me either I can get on a local train going to the nearest destination or stay where I am stuck. If I was rude or entitled, I can see where they were coming from, but when a customer politely asks how he can get to his destination, such rudeness is just uncalled for. Fast forward to today (Wednesday), I am stuck in a disabled high speed international train facing yet another 4 or more hours in a train going back home, and once I get to my next stop I will be stranded yet again to fend for myself. I mean, multiple major failures in the span of 4 days is just ridiculous by any standards, let alone Western European standards that many Europeans seem to pride themselves in. I hope DB marketing team cares enough to read some of these reviews and try to make amends for their staffs' egregious behavior. A solid ZERO stars from a person who spends a lot of time on the road. read more

Deutsche Bahn - Public Transportation Near Me - Berlin, BW

DB train and ICE have to be the worst quality/price train service at least in Europe. Unreliable, constant delays, expensive and won't take responsibility for it. If you want to claim up to 25% of the ticket for a long delay you need to fill in a form print it and send it by post or hand it over to their offices, making it complicated and annoying read more

DB trains are bad and several of their staff are as well. My train was running late enough I knew I wasn't going to make my connection... But the conductor in Osnabrück refused to let me on the earlier train that would have let me make my connection. So I'm 2 hours later getting in... Well after midnight. The guy in the restaurant car from Amersfoort to Osnabrück wasn't very friendly. And many others were quite gruff. The power outlets didn't work on the train from Amersfoort to Osnabrück and they didn't work from Osnabrück to Hamburg either. The customer service guy in Hamburg told they only had pay toilets... When my first class ticket allowed me into a lounge with free ones (but I didn't find out in time). The lines at the ticket area in Hamburg were very long. Ugh! I didn't realize Germany was such a cluster and I certainly expected much better from DB. :-( read more

Worst experience ever. Trains delayed,dirty and staff did not show up at all. Many 5 and 10 minutes stops in the middle of nowhere. We had booked a non stop journey with the EC from Munich to Venice and the final result: with 2 different trains to the italian boarders, then a 180km busdrive and then they left us without any further informations or support in a small italian village train station. From where we had to take without valid tickets another 2 local trains (no internet,dirty and very old). We arrived exhausted and with a 3 hours delay. I had booked online and DB or trainline did never ever send us an email,that there could be delays,etc. Because in this case we would not have taken the journey! Worst journey ever! I will never ever use the Deutsche Bahn or trainline! read more

This is the WORST train system! We had tickets for the ICE 602 from Munich to Berlin on August 4th. We were stranded on this train all along the route, spending up to 3.5 hours sitting on the tracks in one place alone. Our train took on passengers from another train, people were standing in the aisles, and the dining car ran out of food and drinks. There were many babies and children on board who were exhausted. We are still on this train from hell, have NOT made it to Berlin yet and we are over 6 hours late! Shame on you, DB and ICE! Your customers deserve better. read more

Sensitivity training for people working on the trains would also be important. Just had a discussion with one of the employees abord the train that forced me to clean something someone else left behind under threat that I would be forced to leave the train on the next station. I know that doing public service is difficult, but it is also difficult to feel confortable on a long distance train being treated like that. I'm am not the cleaning lady for previous passangers nor am I the foreign punching bag for unsatisfied work forces. read more

A trip from Dortmund Hbf to Bamberg was somewhat uneventful, but there are areas for improvement: 1. Make it simple and obvious to riders where the appropriate car is for them to find a seat. Every time the train stops, people spend more time than they ought to need, looking for the right car & seat. 2. For those who are/were unable to reserve a specific seat, once they're on, ask them if they would like staff to reserve a seat that is available all the way to their destination. I had to change seats THREE TIMES because others had reserved this or that seat for a small portion of my long trip. Don't greedily charge for this! 3. Provide clear and concise information about how riders can access the wireless internet that is "included" with their ride. I say "included" because all that is included, even for first class riders, is an option to _buy_ wireless, if you can figure out how to do it. 4. The seat I ended up in was reclined, way back, and I had to get up and walk all around looking at it before I finally figured out how to return it to an upright position, as my back ached. 5. Slow the roll on the announcements!! For anyone riding the train who is not a native speaker of German, you have a lot better chance of understanding the announcement if it is not done at 80 miles per hour. (for the metric, that's about 130 kph) Especially if the announcer is from the south, it can be a challenge to understand the announcements, and the quality of the speaker system and speed of the talking can be real impediments to the message getting through. 6. Identify a passenger who has been checked for proof he's paid and in the right section. I should not have been checked seven times on the same train in the same car, between Dortmund and Würzburg. 7. Earn that reputation for being on time, by actually being on time. I saw multiple excuses for late trains, and more than 50% of mine were NOT on time. The best excuse was Bauarbeiten; what? You didn't know that some kind of construction was going on? Um, it is 2016, we've got phone, cellphones, Internet, radio, probably other means of communicating that governments know about but not citizens, and you can't keep the trains on MAJOR routes running on time? Cost me a connection at my final destination, and an expensive taxi ride. If I paid what Germans pay for my ride, I'd have been angry and disappointed. As it is, I got a discount for paying in advance in the U.S.A. Thanks, Rick Steves. _______________________________ Now, on a separate note, let's talk a bit about the food. For one thing, it is SUBSTANTIALLY OVER-priced. But, hey, you're a captive on a train, and if the airlines can "do it to you," then why not the trains, too? The thing that miffs me, though, is how proudly Deutsche Bahn speaks of their excellent food, when, in my well-experienced palate, it isn't anything more than okay. You claim: "Deutsche Bahn restaurant cars and catering on board are revolutionizing the quality and variety of cuisine available on high-speed networks. We also recognize how important it is to maintain a healthy lifestyle while traveling, and Deutsche Bahn restaurant cars offer a selection of organic products, marked in menus on board. Whether you order a snack or sit down for dinner, our cuisine is sure to satisfy the palate of any customer." I've eaten Maultaschen (essentially a German SWABIAN version of ravioli, made of minced meat meat, spinach, bread crumbs and onions and flavored with various herbs and spices) that was frozen, which was as good as the two I had on the train. Their version of "Kalbsgeschnetzeltes Zürcher Art" (Swiss styled veal in a creamy mushroom sauce with spaetzli) was a real disappointment, and cost a whopping €25.40. It was certainly good enough to eat, but it was worth perhaps €9.50. The little forks they use seem better designed for use by children, except for the long handles they have. They're very difficult to keep little bits of pasta and meat balanced on while en route to the mouth on a moving train. I should've asked for a spoon. The beer selection is, well, LAME LAME LAME. Of the eight beers offered in the restaurant car, SIX are from Switzerland and two of those are non-alcoholic. A seventh is from Denmark, and the eighth is a wheat beer from Bavaria. The Swiss beers come in CANS. Ugh. My waiter described Feldschlössen Braufrisch as an amber or red ale; so I ordered one. It is a WHEAT BEER. When I told him this, he said I was mistaken, the Schneider Weisse is their wheat beer. The label on the can lists ingredients, two of which are Gerstenmalz (malted barley), and Weizenmalz (malted wheat). I rest my case. See my pic of the can with this review, and the meal, and lame bread, too. Deutsche Bahn, you could certainly do better, and how about more than one in eight beers being GERMAN BEER on the trains?? So eine Schande! read more

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I am on the train to Berlin on DB train. It has bee the worst experience I have ever had. Starting from booking the tickets online to the train itself. I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT THAT THE AC HASN'T NEEN WORKING FOR THE ENTIRE TRIP 4:30 hours. It is unbelievable and of course the crew is awful and trying to convince all the passengers that it is working fine. Don't even think about it. Worst train experience read more

If on the first day, God created man-- then on the last day, at the last moment, just before His deadline... He created Deutsche Bahn. This is the crayola kid drawing version of what a reasonable travel experience looks like. It's aspirational, but just... sucks. If you're waiting at the station, blink once and you'll see a DB coming. If you blink twice, you'll see the chariots of hell screaming towards you in an unreliable, reckless, careless fury. I imagine every time it stops, the train just thinks, "Ya, I just can't be bothered with customers. Hate them. But can't live without em. Hop on board." I imagine the business meetings at this company going something like, "I know these successful companies put the "customer first," but let's Think Different. How about we do absolutely everything to put the customer LAST. I feel there's a lot of Blue Sky, market potential, for the company that takes that niche." ***Malevelonet strategist twiddles fingers, everyone applauds**. "How about a train that never runs on time?" Board cheers, Let's go for it. "How about we make the customer feel stupid, and then make them pay double, when they can't decipher our cryptic instructions? Genius. And then the best idea of all... "How about we have a thing called "customer service" and instead of that being real and realiable, it is in fact just a pitless cave and echo chamber with a microphone and amp notched to 11 with reverb, so you really just feel like you're talking to yourself." Really, if you have any other transportation, take it. ANY. On the back of a horse, in a wicker basket tied to the talons of a migrating bird, maybe even convince yourself to start training for an ultramarathon. Take it. Do not ride this train if you can avoid it. I am an open-minded, easy going, and experienced frequent traveler. In other words, totally not the target demo. I'm also not someone who vents. But DB... you made me. Oh.. and also trying to post this from your well-advertised but totally busted WiFi. read more

Bad, uncomfortable and frequently late trains. The company has also a poor communication with their clients. I advice you to NEVER pay for the BahnCard if you are not willing to use weekly. The discounts are bad and if you forget to cancel it, they will charge you for the renewal (the only communication they send is a late email with the billing after you cannot cancel it anymore). Most of the time the Flixbus makes a similar time to same destinations, with comfort and much cheaper than DB. read more

I'm running to get the train, phone falls out of pocket on to tracks, I jump down takes me like 10 seconds to get my phone and get back up I then run to get the train, piece of fecal matter, waits the 10 seconds so they don't run me over but can't wait the 3 seconds more for me to hop on the train. I hope more and more people start pissing in the trash cans on your trains, you deserve it. America has much better public transportation. read more

I have never experienced a service as bad as in the Deutsche Bahn. Not only are they late almost on a regular basis, but also they try to trick you and steal from you with their cards. Avoid getting their discount cards as much as possible unless you want to be charged exhorbitant amounts in the future. read more

Not a good experience on several IC, ICE and regional trains at all! Trains LATE (20 min yesterday, 70+ today), unacceptable!! Missing connections, including international connections. The connecting train, could have waited for us, btw, but no, they departed on time - never mind the previous one arrived late! No one official on ANY platform to ask questions. Customer service could not reissue a booked seat, as the next train had all seats reserved/sold out - risking standing the whole trip!. No Air Con at all or barely working. Seats with tables on ICE cramped,like airline ones, not what you expect. They also sold 2 tickets on the same journey for the same seat (my seat). How is it possible with the computers?! No wifi on most trains or hardly working on ICE. WHAT A MESS! Didn't expect this at all, will avoid in the future. If you have to travel, avoid booking tight connections (less than 1 hour). Not to mention, the routes are not convenient, you have to change several times, even between some major German cities. read more

Deutsche Bahn doesn't work at all. Shitty connections, it's almost always late, there are never enough seats for everyone and the prices are certainly too high for what you get. Fix your shit DB. read more

I have just spent ten days in Germany, a lot of it on the trains. I go to Germany every few years, and sad ti say, the rail service between major cities gets worse each visit. If you want to experience German efficiency, it won't be on the trains. Thet run randomly late, get cancelled, are not clean, are out of date and the service is really expensive. Next trip it will be buses and planes for me. Die Bahn is not worth it anymore, and I regret to say this because the other choices are less environmentally friendly, and long-term, its the rail systrm that should be Germany"s prime people mover. What is going on Deutsche Bahn? There are third world countries that run a better rail service. read more

Wish zero stars were an option. First class tickets round trip from Frankfurt. Outbound leg, seat was in a "compartment" with three seats per side facing each other. Very crowded - more cramped than economy on an airplane. Inbound keg, mediocre seat, late. Waste of money, bus would be better. read more

Clean trains on a timely schedule with online booking, kiosk service or in station service. There's plenty of comfortable seating available. The routes can be confusing. The staff is friendly and helpful. Announcements are in several languages including English. read more

Awful. In one word - awful. Offal - a word that comes from pig's intestines, describes the status and nature of one of the world's worst, and most expensive train systems. Why buy a ticket to a tropical island when one can spend as much for a pass from a terrible climate such as Berlin, to a nearby city 200km away like Dresden? You can sit in decades-old trains; and in the heat of the summer, sit in unventilated, un-airconditionedb car, and listen to locals tell you how much an improvement this is over having... what? Nothing? Cambodia has naturally air-conditioned cars; there, the trains are made out of bamboo! And they don't obsess about order and paperwork to the point of being incompetent about nearly everything else. This is sad to see, and witness. A service that feels like some group of people are collectively taking-turns at stabbing a knife in my back, purely for the sadistic release of making sure other people are having as bad a day as they are. It's not the price which causes people to avoid rail alone, it's the completely confused decisions made behind closed doors, that have no basis in reality. I'm sure it must also cause the clerks and drivers to pull their hair out - or, turn that same knife-edge on the users. We just left a station completely shut-down, with no notice as to why, with tiny round-about and poorly-documented methods to access the tracks. It had been completely updated within the last two years - the brand-new escalators were sitting behind gate, unusable from both directions. Oh, and the stairs. Blocked too. I guess they think this incompetency will ruin enough holiday traveller's plans enough to score them the extra points they'll need to live eternally in a hot place. read more

While the ticket machine in the train station not accepting money, the ticket controller can't sell tickets you are geting fined for not having a ticket with 60 Euro. The ticket controller who gave me the fine was so gross cause i am an "auslander". Trains in the winter always have delay. read more

I wish I could give them 0 stars. First, our train was canceled just at our stop where we were getting on, so a different train took us to the second stop to transfer onto the right train. This was now 20 minutes late which was fine. Then after an hour the train immediately stops in the middle of nowhere and the person overhead only said what was happening in German so we had no idea what was going on. We had to have a passenger translate. Two hours later and we have missed our flight from Baden-Baden. We told an attendant and explained we now had to buy a new flight and there was only one from Berlin tomorrow. We asked if we could continue on to Berlin on the train and she said it was fine and apologized for the inconvenience. Now 2 hours later a new attendant freaks out saying we don't have a ticket to berlin. My boyfriend typed out a translation and she's still freaking out saying we need to pay. A new attendant came and explained they switched staff and don't have this information. So after arguing he finally says it's fine. Still on the train hoping new staff don't come on to say we need to pay more! Absolutely the worst service I've ever received. read more