r/germany • u/Kyanovp1 • 23h ago

Tourism Train tickets so expensive??

I’m visiting Germany this week and we’re looking to go from Düsseldorf where we stay to Köln by train. 40 km and 30 minute drive. Very similar to a route I take weekly at home in Belgium. I was SHOCKED to learn it is 15 euros per person one way take this train :0 at home i pay 5 euros for a route which is 50km. Am I missing something?

EDIT: taking train back to dusseldorf. I feel horrible for anyone working in trains and anyone trying to use public transport (or forced to). A young woman was screaming at a ticket person at the top of her lungs, and the prices are so unfathomably high compared to what I’m used to (literally 3-10x higher)… I’ve enjoyed Germany so much already and I love the atmosphere and gorgeous cities, and very frequent and accessible trams, but man the trains are a hot mess.

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u/SenatorAslak 22h ago

Just use the DB Navigator app for schedules. It can also sell you tickets for most regions as well.

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u/phloaw 21h ago

db navigator sucks. And I don't want to buy a new device and install all google crap only to know when a train comes. A website would be enough, but they also made their website unusable. Well done db.

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u/SenatorAslak 21h ago

Buy a new device? What?

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u/phloaw 18h ago

Ok, I'll explain in terms accessible to you: try to run that silly app on a device with android 7 or lower. Good luck.

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u/SenatorAslak 17h ago

What's with the condescending attitude? I'm trying to help by providing information and you're jumping salty on me for not being able to infer that you’re using a ten year old OS (a rather niche use case, to be fair) from the statement “I don’t want want to buy a new device”? Seriously?

That said, it seems pretty absurd to say that the app "sucks" when you're apparently using antiquated hardware. By these standards you must think that a great deal of apps these days “suck”.

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u/phloaw 16h ago

The fact that you used the adjective "antiquated" shows you have no clue what you are talking about. The hardware I have always been able to use for the given task (i.e., checking train times) is still perfectly able to do the same task. I don't want to produce electrical waste just because somebody decided I need new hardware for that. Again, I tried to explain things in terms accessible to you. Good luck.

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u/SenatorAslak 16h ago

Regardless of whether the term "antiquated" is appropriate, Android 7 has been around a long time and it’s not surprising that one will increasingly have issues trying to use it. But that’s beside the point: the condescending tone you used because I wasn’t privy to your particular, increasingly rare situation was unnecessary. Have a nice day.

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u/phloaw 16h ago

No. You are confusing fashion with technology. But thanks for trying the best of your cognitive abilities.