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 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).
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??
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