The ones I took in Germany were Ok, 5 min late max. I really like that you don’t need to show your tickets on the entrance of the trains and the ticket guy was really cool, there was a girl without ticket close to us and he told her that she needs a ticket and please go down the nest station and didn’t made a fuss around that.
I’m a foreigner and the last time I was in Germany it ended up being a nightmare of delays and me running across stations desperately trying to get out of Germany.
You might as well take a bike, that’s the distance I do twice a day with my trusty electrified LPP. With a good motor you won’t even feel the distance (I personally use a 85 Nm Virvolt motor).
I usually do take my road bike.
But the distance by bike is 22km, there’s a hill at the end, and temperatures were forecast to be 36°C when I get off work.
Normally it takes me an hour by bike, an hour by train and bus, or an hour by car (due to traffic, construction and looking for parking).
You were lucky.
Last time I took a train in Germany, after a 20 minute delay there was announcement that they have found the train at a different depot that where it was supposed to be, in the completely other side of Hamburg. Took another hour for the train to arrive at the station. Plus another hour or so delay in transit, since once your late you have to sometimes wait for other trains that aren’t late, or are stuck behind a regional train that’s much slower than the Inter City ones . The trip was nearly 6hrs total and was only supposed to be 3.5 hrs. (ok the return trip was on time, but still)
The last time I was in the UK a train left 2 minutes early. I was already on, but found this shocking. I can hardly imagine my white hot rage if I was running for the train and it left early.
I had that happen a few times. Get on the platform 10 minutes before departure, get on the train going to your destination, find out they run a train every like 8 minutes and this wasn’t the one I was supposed to be on.
I took an ICE in Germany and spent half the trip standing; even though I’d booked a seat, some ass was in it and pretended not to speak English until the conductor heard out my complaint.
It always depends to what you compare. I visited Germany twice for a total of about 15 days, taking trains mostly every day, and I don’t recall any major issues. I read online since my first visit in 2016 that it got much worse so I expected at least some issues when I went back in 2024, but it went well, either in RE trains or in ICE. Of course, it’s a very small sample and I’m Canadian, so anything more than five trains a day and not yielding to freight is just magical to me.
Try Germany if you want shitty train service.
The ones I took in Germany were Ok, 5 min late max. I really like that you don’t need to show your tickets on the entrance of the trains and the ticket guy was really cool, there was a girl without ticket close to us and he told her that she needs a ticket and please go down the nest station and didn’t made a fuss around that.
They must have realized that you are a foreigner and put you on the one punctual train they had to leave a good impression.
I wish. My train home literally just got canceled. Gotta love summer time construction…
I’m a foreigner and the last time I was in Germany it ended up being a nightmare of delays and me running across stations desperately trying to get out of Germany.
Welcome to Germany!
Yesterday it took me 2h to get home from work by train.
The distance is 16km.
You might as well take a bike, that’s the distance I do twice a day with my trusty electrified LPP. With a good motor you won’t even feel the distance (I personally use a 85 Nm Virvolt motor).
I usually do take my road bike.
But the distance by bike is 22km, there’s a hill at the end, and temperatures were forecast to be 36°C when I get off work.
Normally it takes me an hour by bike, an hour by train and bus, or an hour by car (due to traffic, construction and looking for parking).
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You were lucky. Last time I took a train in Germany, after a 20 minute delay there was announcement that they have found the train at a different depot that where it was supposed to be, in the completely other side of Hamburg. Took another hour for the train to arrive at the station. Plus another hour or so delay in transit, since once your late you have to sometimes wait for other trains that aren’t late, or are stuck behind a regional train that’s much slower than the Inter City ones . The trip was nearly 6hrs total and was only supposed to be 3.5 hrs. (ok the return trip was on time, but still)
How the fuck do you lose a train??
The UK makes German trains look good
The last time I was in the UK a train left 2 minutes early. I was already on, but found this shocking. I can hardly imagine my white hot rage if I was running for the train and it left early.
Can you be sure it wasn’t the prior train arriving and leaving so late that it appeared to be leaving early?
I had that happen a few times. Get on the platform 10 minutes before departure, get on the train going to your destination, find out they run a train every like 8 minutes and this wasn’t the one I was supposed to be on.
I took an ICE in Germany and spent half the trip standing; even though I’d booked a seat, some ass was in it and pretended not to speak English until the conductor heard out my complaint.
I have had that happen in China and Japan, but it was honest mistakes quickly resolved. What did they do after you showed your ticket?
Or Poland.
Either the train is or time, or just late by checks last few times 45 minutes to 3 hours.
It always depends to what you compare. I visited Germany twice for a total of about 15 days, taking trains mostly every day, and I don’t recall any major issues. I read online since my first visit in 2016 that it got much worse so I expected at least some issues when I went back in 2024, but it went well, either in RE trains or in ICE. Of course, it’s a very small sample and I’m Canadian, so anything more than five trains a day and not yielding to freight is just magical to me.