Trains in germany whats the difference between?

Question

http://www.bahn.co.uk/db_uk/view/products/dauer-spezial.shtml

germany special

and

http://www.bahn.co.uk/db_uk/view/products/interrail.shtml

inter rail one country pass

flying into germany and wish to travel from city to city with no prearanged dates

Answer 1

Important: InterRail is only available for EU residents:

"InterRail Passes are meant for European residents. You are considered to be a European resident if you have been staying in Europe for more than 6 months on the first day of validity of your InterRail Pass. Your Passport, travel ID or residency card should show this. Train staff will check your ID for confirmation, so we recommend that you bring this on your trip.

The number of the passport or ID card that you carry on your trip, should be identical to the one that you use when booking (the number will be printed on your pass). For non-European residents, there is the Eurail Pass. You can check out www.eurail.com for more information."

Answer 2

Germany Special is a special promotional offer that works similar to a 0,01 EUR ticket fare + plus taxes for an airline ticket. You need to book it in advance and availability is limited. It is tied to a specific train on a fixed date, if you miss the train - tough luck.

For your plans it is better to either use a true rail pass or buy point-to-point:

http://www.bahn.co.uk/db_uk/view/product...

http://www.bahn.co.uk/db_uk/view/product...

Cheapest way for long-distance travel by train in Germany:

http://www.bahn.co.uk/db_uk/view/product...

http://www.bahn.co.uk/db_uk/view/product...

For some routes it is also possible to use the bus. Bus is usually cheaper than train.

http://berlinlinienbus.de/

http://touring.de/index.php?id=14&L=1

http://touring.de/Romantic-Road-Coach.53...

If you already got an idea what you want to see I strongly suggest you compare the prices of point-to-point with the price of the railpass.

Answer 3

The interrail ticket is a real country pass; the Germany special is valid for one single connection on a fast train only (which only connect larger cities), and each of them has to be booked three days in advance, so that's nothing for travellers. If you want to be flexible, choose the interrail.

Answer 4

very easy to do, check the website of the german railway called Deutsche Bundesbahn or DB

http://www.db.de/site/bahn/de/start.html

available in english

you can find all the schedules and pricing as well as available railway passes