Why booking international train tickets in Germany is set to get easier
Briefly

The rise in cross-border train travel in Europe has prompted Germany's Deutsche Bahn (DB) to enhance ticket purchasing for international journeys. By 2026, DB aims to implement a system that allows customers to buy tickets for all major neighboring railways via its website and app, contributing to a pan-European effort sponsored by the EU Transport Commission. While current ticket options exist, they often require separate purchases from multiple operators, leading to complexity. Industry experts highlight DB's strengths but acknowledge limitations in pricing and accessibility for certain routes.
"DB is one of the best operators when it comes to offering through tickets to/from or across Germany, including connections from Amsterdam to Prague or Zurich to Copenhagen."
"DB's current ticket selling portal falls short on a lot of trans-European routes. Annoyingly it can't do cross-Germany tickets to/from Paris, at least not at sensible prices."
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