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Most regions of Germany offer some kind of transportation network, local DB trains are usually included and tickets from both of them are valid, although the pricing might be very different.
The normal fares are pretty expensive and usually not used by locals. There is a wide range of special offers and rebate systems, but they are rather difficult to use for single spontaneous trips. Some exceptions are the ''Wochenendticket'' (Weekend ticket) which is valid for a whole saturday '''''or ''''' sunday for up to 5 persons in all regional trains in whole Germany. They are 35 EUR. This means, you can actually get i.e. from [[Munich]] to [[Hamburg]] for 7 EUR, but it will take you about 12 hours. On weekdays you can use the ''Länderticket'', which is about 30 EUR and is valid 5 persons in all regional trains for one from 9am till 3am the next day in a certain Federal State.
== Blackriding ==
On long distance trains (IC and ICE) you can buy a ticket from the conductor, which makes blackriding almost impossible. The fair will be 10% higher though. If you fall asleep (or pretend to), there is a chance that the conductor doesn't want to wake you up. Wearing headphones might help. Check the fares beforehand anyway, because they are pretty high.
In regional trains (''S-Bahn'', ''RegionalBahn'' or ''RegionalExpress'') blackriding mostly doesn't make much sense, because chances that you reach your destination without getting into some kind of trouble are rather low.Try [[hitchhiking]] instead ;)
On some regional trains, there is a ticket machine. This varies from region to region, so you should check it before.
If there is one, you could try to check if there actually is a conductor on the train before buying a ticket. Multi-waggon trains and conductors joining the train at a later stop make this quite risky, though. You're obligated to have a valid ticket as soon as you join the train so being in the process of buying does not help if you're considered a blackrider by the conductor.
=== Getting caught ===
