Hi guys,
I%26#39;ll be travelling through Germany mainly via the ICE train in mid December this year. Looking at the DB BAHN site, when i put the dates i want in it always says %26quot;Your input is not inside the timetable period between 14.12.08 and 12.12.09.%26quot;
And as a result it doesnt allow me to purchase tickets, find out how much they will be, or even give me train times. I%26#39;m finding the exact same problem with trains in late Decemeber in Austria as well: http://www.oebb.at/en/index.jsp - the exact same message when i try to get times/prices %26quot;..input not in timetable period..%26quot;
So a couple of questions,:
1) based on other peoples experiences do i have to wait until Dec 12th to be able to view times/prices for trains after this period? Or should a preview of the new timetable come on soon?
2) do trains as normal on christmas eve and on christmas day?
Thanks.
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They don%26#39;t post prices, etc until 90 days before if I am not mistaken. I am sure Abalada will know though.
Trains run on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, but they will be on a special holiday schedule, so not so many or so often, especially the 24th, which is the really big day in Germany. Public transportation in the city will also be on special holiday schedules. For example. A subway that would normally run every 20 min. will drop down to just once an hour.
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The new schedule will come out between mid-October and early november. Don%26#39;t expect any large changes compared with today%26#39;s schedule. The schedule change is Europe-wide.
%26gt;And as a result it doesnt allow me to purchase tickets, find out how much they will be, or even give me train times.
You can find out how much the ticket will be by entering any day before 12th December as a date. And as already said, don%26#39;t expect any significant changes in the schedule either.
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1) the new timetable will be published in Mid October or so. Latest early November. Than you can also start booking.
2) Christmas Day is on a Sunday schedule. Christmas Eve on a %26quot;limited%26quot; Saturday schedule.
You can still check out the timetable for 24. and 25. Dec. 2008 to get an idea. To get an idea about prices and schedule try the same weekday before 12. Dec. 2009. There won%26#39;t be big changes - if at all.
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Thankyou for all the great replies.
Like many of you suggested, i have put in earlier dates to get a good idea of what times/prices there are. So yeah thanks for that.
I guess what i was worried about was not being able to book cheaper %26quot;saving fares%26quot; because i wasnt able to book ahead (because of the lack of new timetable).
Thanks for clearing it up.
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Hi, I%26#39;ve been having the same problem and also worried about not getting the cheap savers tickets and a bit confused about the timetable coming out in mid-October. I thought tickets were available from 90 days before travel and we%26#39;re already beyond this? By mid-October it will be more like 60 days? Thanks, F
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%26gt; Hi, I%26#39;ve been having the same problem and also worried about not getting the cheap savers tickets
Also the others - this includes also buying at a ticket counter - can%26#39;t book before the new timetable is out.
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I had exactly the same question and was about to ask it here until I decided to take a look to see if it had been asked already. Thanks folks for the information. I was trying to book for December 16th. Guess I%26#39;ll have to keep watching.
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I just checked and it looks like it is now open for reservations.
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The new timetable went online tonight, 00:00.
Around Christmas the cheap savers tickets were already sold out on some main routes one hour later. So if you want them, hurry.
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