| > travel through whole Germany theoretically yes but outside of going to close by cities it's very unpractical the moment you travel a longer distance it's not just "usually slower", it's most times way slower and you don't have the comfort of e.g. seat reservations and you tend to have to switch trains way more often meaning the chance of unexpected delays increases exponentially. E.g. Berlin => Munich with ICE 4 hours but with RE+RB 12 hours. (RE,RB are included in the Germany wide ticket but IC,ICE are not) Basically the ticket includes all metro transportation train networks across Germany as well as the trains which connect "regional" places (e.g. small cities, villages) with each other and the bigger hubs. This still can be a major money saving, especially for people which live slightly outside the transportation network of a metro area (which helps because housing prices have been kinda high in many metro areas in recent years). Or saves money e.g. in summer when taking a day trip to a lake or nice hiking place outside of the reach of the metro area (which also can be a big help for day trips for people earning just a bit about the limit under which you get social support). I.e. it will help the most people which are currently affect the most by the current inflation and other post-covid effects, while it still is a really convenient thing for everyone else. |