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Deutsche Bahn

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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 Saturday '''''or''''' sunday 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 from 9am till 3am the next day in a certain Federal State.
== Blackriding ==
On some regional trains, there is a ticket machine. This varies from region to region, so you should check it before.
If there is, you could try checking if there actually is a conductor on the train before buying a ticket. Multi-waggon wagon trains and conductors joining the train at a later stop make this quite risky though. You're obligated to posess posses a valid ticket as soon as you join the train so you can get fined even in the process of buying if you're considered a blackrider.
=== Getting caught ===
* if they get your ID, it means you'll be donating from 40 EUR to the full ticket price to the DBs DB's shareholders (mostly the German state, if that makes you feel better)
* You don't have to pay instantly, but usually by bank transfer within 10 days
* As a last line of defense, conductors can call the police and legally keep you from leaving to prevent you from "illegally obtaining a service"
[[Category:Germany]]
[[Category:Public transport]]
[[Category:Trains]]

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