And the German government in charge of the ticket already voiced their interest in making both tickets compatible so that people can use the traffic in either country with the ticket of the other one
Could lead to a pseudo-standard that could result in an eu-wide ticket of such type in the long run
Interrail or eurail has been around for decades
Having public transport available without having to worry about buying a ticket just because of the subscription you already have anyway is far better than interrail
This ticket is not for long distance travel but for shorter distances - it will be an extension to interrail and not a replacement
Could lead to a pseudo-standard that could result in an eu-wide ticket of such type in the long run
and that’s contradicting my point how?
In Germany the ticket is only for regional trains - if you want to go from Berlin to Munich you’ll have to pay money to get there in 4 hours or spend the whole day travelling in 12+ hours
how would that be an alternative to interrail?
What did you mean by an EU wide ticket?
EU wide for regional transport
That’s for member states to implement, not the EU then. EU wide would mean freedom of movement, and if you couldn’t get over a border with an EU wide ticket, it’d be shit.
So what? It’s for young people only. The kind that find your username “funny”. Just a meme bro!
Well, thankfully for other young people too. Leaves out the other part of the population. So this is welcome.
EDIT: I stand corrected, adults can also buy. Starting at 194€ for the right to travel four days a month in more than a single country.
There’s no age limit to interrail
But did you know that the German minister in charge of the railways, a liberal*, has already questioned the costs of the ticket and announced he’d not participate in any additional funding?
Cries in american. I wish we could have public transportation.
Don’t worry, it’s still pretty sucky in europe
Very good start, but as a French I fear that it may not be complete until it starts to include the high speed lines (TGV) that are the most expensive but also the most competitive when trying to divert traffic from cars or planes
Really wish the US has functional public transportation. I guess that’s “CoMmuNiSm.”
Finally, SNCF is bothering to compete with Ryanair.
Oh it’s Intercity and not a TGV/ICE fare? Fuck that noise.
The German pass looks really cool as it includes all rail transport in and between cities. The French pass seems really underwhelming compared to the German one. It only includes TER and inter cities but you still have to pay additional fees to travel locally and it can be very expensive in Paris.
Yes. The price of a subscription for unlimited public transport in Paris and the surrounding areas is more than 80€/month. So if such a pass were to actually offer all public transport it would be a huge net loss since all Parisian would switch to it and start paying much less.
On the other hand public transportation subscriptions in smaller cities is much much less expensive, so for non Parisians this may not be worth that much.
Not sure how that would play out regarding redistribution of wealth.
Maybe I missed it in the article but what is the duration of the ticket? Is it a one time ticket, monthly or something else?
I think it’s monthly, otherwise it’s just a regular ticket, no?
monthly
You order the ticket as a subscription service with monthly cancellation - the ticket runs month after month until you cancel the contract.
that’s crazy! that’s like 1.5 weeks of my train costs just to get to and from.work here. what a deal
Have I read that correctly that only French people shall benefit from this offer? That would really suck to see this discrimination between European nationalities
Lool Dude. Who tf cares, it’s for TER only. During my 20 years in France, i think I used TER like, 3 times. compared to a hundred trips in TGV.
That’s a cheap knock - off for publicity lol I would be surprised if they manage to sell 1000 tickets
I know people who have used the TER everyday for commute. There are also people using it every weekend to see family.
I would certainly enjoy it to be able to go bicycling on weekends too.
The benefit at least in Germany is for commuters. My monthly pass went from costing over 150€ to 49€ as I had to pass through two transit agencies to get from my home to work. The fact that every transit company sets their own fares and doesn’t cooperate with neighbouring companies is fully irrelevant now to the joys of many.
I don’t know if France is structured the same way, or if the plan of this is also to include local transport, but the Deutschlandticket is saving me a lot of money and headache.
The German pass does not include ICE (InterCity Express, the TGV equivalent). It would make no sense economically.
Ok didn’t know that
There is already an unlimited subscription for TGV, which costs more than 800€ per month.
PuBlIIC TrANSpoTaION is the FutuRe!!!
Cars are so lame, they get you where you want to go quicker and cheaper. Hur-dur.
I don’t think cars are cheaper.
Depends what value you place on your time.
