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Deutchland-ticket in praktice
The Deutschland-Ticket is a sufficient reason to stay permanently in Germany.
As long as the Deutschland-Ticket remains permanent, which is by no means certain. Introducing the ticket was more of a Polish-style move than a German order. And still, it doesn’t work as it theoretically should.
Theoretically, for example, the D-t. renews itself automatically. In practice, it doesn’t work that way for me. The ticket cannot be printed. No! Every time you purchase a ticket, you have to enter the same data, including your shoe size and your great-grandmother’s maiden name.
But definitely yes. There’s less crowding than last year, and there aren’t as many significant delays or train cancellations either.
The Heidebahn, the Hanover-Buchholz line, and further to Hamburg regularly experience delays of around 10 minutes. But it’s still running. It was quite different last year. Very different. And very bad
In Hamburg itself, it’s more about planned renovation work, changes in the S-Bahn routes, so it’s worth checking the boards on the platforms and the route not on Google Maps but in the HVV app. I think it’s similar in other cities. It’s worth installing the app of the local transport association. For Hamburg, it’s HVV, and for Berlin and Lower Saxony, it’s FahrPlaner.”