eastwestdivide
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Previously, I was under the impression that DB's international Sparpreis/Spezial offers were only available if you crossed the German border in an IC/ICE.
Now, for example, they are offering a €39 Sparpreis from Brussels-Mainz via Liege-Luxembourg-Cochem-Koblenz, on which the only German IC is from Koblenz-Mainz. (I had to fill in Liege and Cochem as the intermediate stops to force it to use that route).
Starting that routing from London doesn't seem to offer for London-Spezial prices however.
Has there been a change - is this a new thing?
Does it only apply to certain border crossings?
Thanks.
Edit: you also get a Sparpreis for Bregenz (Austria)-Stuttgart, where the only IC/ICE is on the Ulm-Stuttgart stretch, but no Sparpreis for the same journey entirely on regional trains.
Now, for example, they are offering a €39 Sparpreis from Brussels-Mainz via Liege-Luxembourg-Cochem-Koblenz, on which the only German IC is from Koblenz-Mainz. (I had to fill in Liege and Cochem as the intermediate stops to force it to use that route).
Starting that routing from London doesn't seem to offer for London-Spezial prices however.
Has there been a change - is this a new thing?
Does it only apply to certain border crossings?
Thanks.
Edit: you also get a Sparpreis for Bregenz (Austria)-Stuttgart, where the only IC/ICE is on the Ulm-Stuttgart stretch, but no Sparpreis for the same journey entirely on regional trains.
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