I have registred with the Deutsche Bahn and bought an online ticket and
printed it out. I now find that I may need to travel the return leg at a
different time, but I don't know until the day. Can I just get on a
different train and get the conductor to change it?

T.

On Mon, 18 Dec 2006 16:05:59 +0100, Tom Peel <[email protected]>
wrote:

    >Deutsche Bahn

Send an email to the DB! You can find the adresses at:
http://www.bahn.de/-S:PtVOSN:eloOttN..._kontakt.shtml

Jacqueline

    >I have registred with the Deutsche Bahn and bought an online ticket and
    >printed it out. I now find that I may need to travel the return leg at a
    >different time, but I don't know until the day. Can I just get on a
    >different train and get the conductor to change it?

It depends on the tariff. If it is a "normal" ticket it is valid on any
train until the expiry date. It it printed on the ticket.

If you have a ticket that has been booked more than a week in advance you
got it somewhat cheaper, but it is "valid only on dates and trains shown",
like in a charter airline.

Jacqueline is right: ask Deutsche Bahn, they ought to know.

Turan

Turan Fettahoglu schrieb:
    >> I have registred with the Deutsche Bahn and bought an online ticket
    >> and printed it out. I now find that I may need to travel the return
    >> leg at a different time, but I don't know until the day. Can I just
    >> get on a different train and get the conductor to change it?
    >
    > It depends on the tariff. If it is a "normal" ticket it is valid on any
    > train until the expiry date. It it printed on the ticket.
    >
    > If you have a ticket that has been booked more than a week in advance
    > you got it somewhat cheaper, but it is "valid only on dates and trains
    > shown", like in a charter airline.
    >
    > Jacqueline is right: ask Deutsche Bahn, they ought to know.
    >
    > Turan
When I look at it carefully, it says:
Gültigkeit: 20.12.2006 - 19.01.2007 Hinfahrt bis 21.12.2006
Rückfahrt an 2 aufeinander folgenden Tagen innerhalb der Gültigkeit

I think that means it's valid for travel on other dates.

T.

Tom Peel wrote:

    > When I look at it carefully, it says:
    > Gültigkeit: 20.12.2006 - 19.01.2007 Hinfahrt bis 21.12.2006
    > Rückfahrt an 2 aufeinander folgenden Tagen innerhalb der Gültigkeit
    > I think that means it's valid for travel on other dates.

You are correct.

What the text above means is:

- Valid: 20.12.2006 -19.01.2007.
- Valid for outward journay until 21.12.2006.
- Return journay on two consecutive days within the period of validity.

On Mon, 18 Dec 2006 19:34:47 +0100, Tom Peel <[email protected]> wrote:

    >Turan Fettahoglu schrieb:
    >>> I have registred with the Deutsche Bahn and bought an online ticket
    >>> and printed it out. I now find that I may need to travel the return
    >>> leg at a different time, but I don't know until the day. Can I just
    >>> get on a different train and get the conductor to change it?
    >>
    >> It depends on the tariff. If it is a "normal" ticket it is valid on any
    >> train until the expiry date. It it printed on the ticket.
    >>
    >> If you have a ticket that has been booked more than a week in advance
    >> you got it somewhat cheaper, but it is "valid only on dates and trains
    >> shown", like in a charter airline.
    >>
    >> Jacqueline is right: ask Deutsche Bahn, they ought to know.
    >>
    >> Turan
    >When I look at it carefully, it says:
    >Gültigkeit: 20.12.2006 - 19.01.2007 Hinfahrt bis 21.12.2006
    >Rückfahrt an 2 aufeinander folgenden Tagen innerhalb der Gültigkeit
    >I think that means it's valid for travel on other dates.

The ticket is valid from 20-12-2006 -19-01-2007

You have to start by 21-12-2006

You have to return on 2 consecutive following days within the validity of the
ticket. ????

--

Martin

On 18 Dec 2006 10:39:38 -0800, "K" <[email protected]> wrote:

    >Tom Peel wrote:
    >> When I look at it carefully, it says:
    >> Gültigkeit: 20.12.2006 - 19.01.2007 Hinfahrt bis 21.12.2006
    >> Rückfahrt an 2 aufeinander folgenden Tagen innerhalb der Gültigkeit
    >> I think that means it's valid for travel on other dates.
    >You are correct.
    >What the text above means is:
    >- Valid: 20.12.2006 -19.01.2007.
    >- Valid for outward journay until 21.12.2006.
    >- Return journay on two consecutive days within the period of validity.

Why does the return journey have to be on two consecutive days?
--

Martin

"Martin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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    > On 18 Dec 2006 10:39:38 -0800, "K" <[email protected]> wrote:
    >>Tom Peel wrote:
    >>> When I look at it carefully, it says:
    >>> Gültigkeit: 20.12.2006 - 19.01.2007 Hinfahrt bis 21.12.2006
    >>> Rückfahrt an 2 aufeinander folgenden Tagen innerhalb der Gültigkeit
    >>> I think that means it's valid for travel on other dates.
    >>You are correct.
    >>What the text above means is:
    >>- Valid: 20.12.2006 -19.01.2007.
    >>- Valid for outward journay until 21.12.2006.
    >>- Return journay on two consecutive days within the period of validity.
    > Why does the return journey have to be on two consecutive days?


Martin,

It means up to ....

tim

it means you may have stopovers in the return,
but the journey should not exceed 2 days

"Martin" <[email protected]> a écrit dans le message de news:
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    > On Mon, 18 Dec 2006 19:34:47 +0100, Tom Peel <[email protected]> wrote:
    >>Turan Fettahoglu schrieb:
    >>>> I have registred with the Deutsche Bahn and bought an online ticket
    >>>> and printed it out. I now find that I may need to travel the return
    >>>> leg at a different time, but I don't know until the day. Can I just
    >>>> get on a different train and get the conductor to change it?
    >>> It depends on the tariff. If it is a "normal" ticket it is valid on any
    >>> train until the expiry date. It it printed on the ticket.
    >>> If you have a ticket that has been booked more than a week in advance
    >>> you got it somewhat cheaper, but it is "valid only on dates and trains
    >>> shown", like in a charter airline.
    >>> Jacqueline is right: ask Deutsche Bahn, they ought to know.
    >>> Turan
    >>When I look at it carefully, it says:
    >>Gültigkeit: 20.12.2006 - 19.01.2007 Hinfahrt bis 21.12.2006
    >>Rückfahrt an 2 aufeinander folgenden Tagen innerhalb der Gültigkeit
    >>I think that means it's valid for travel on other dates.
    > The ticket is valid from 20-12-2006 -19-01-2007
    > You have to start by 21-12-2006
    > You have to return on 2 consecutive following days within the validity of
    > the
    > ticket. ????
    > --
    > Martin
    >

On Mon, 18 Dec 2006 20:59:02 -0000, "tim....." <[email protected]>
wrote:

    >"Martin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    >news:[email protected].. .
    >> On 18 Dec 2006 10:39:38 -0800, "K" <[email protected]> wrote:
    >>>Tom Peel wrote:
    >>>> When I look at it carefully, it says:
    >>>> Gültigkeit: 20.12.2006 - 19.01.2007 Hinfahrt bis 21.12.2006
    >>>> Rückfahrt an 2 aufeinander folgenden Tagen innerhalb der Gültigkeit
    >>>> I think that means it's valid for travel on other dates.
    >>>You are correct.
    >>>What the text above means is:
    >>>- Valid: 20.12.2006 -19.01.2007.
    >>>- Valid for outward journay until 21.12.2006.
    >>>- Return journay on two consecutive days within the period of validity.
    >> Why does the return journey have to be on two consecutive days?
    >Martin,
    >It means up to ....

It still doesn't make sense. Why qualify the return and not the outgoing leg?
--

Martin

On Mon, 18 Dec 2006 22:43:32 +0100, "trallala" <[email protected]> wrote:

    >it means you may have stopovers in the return,
    >but the journey should not exceed 2 days

the return journey should not exceed 2 days.

but no stopovers allowed going?
--

Martin

Tom Peel <[email protected]> writes:

    >I have registred with the Deutsche Bahn and bought an online ticket and
    >printed it out. I now find that I may need to travel the return leg at a
    >different time, but I don't know until the day. Can I just get on a
    >different train and get the conductor to change it?

depends on the ticket, i.e. whether the tariff is bound to a specific train
or not. In the latter case you don't need any changes.
If your ticket includes a reservation it will be for the original time only,
of course.

"Turan Fettahoglu" <[email protected]> writes:

    >If you have a ticket that has been booked more than a week in advance you
    >got it somewhat cheaper, but it is "valid only on dates and trains shown",
    >like in a charter airline.

not necessarily true, as you can also buy in advance regular tariff trickets
(which for some connections might be your only choice when the available
amount of cheaper non-flexible tickets has already been sold off).
So, look at your ticket, whether it says that it's for the specific connection
and time only or not.

Martin <[email protected]> writes:

    >Why does the return journey have to be on two consecutive days?

It has to be *at most* on two consecutive days. If it takes you less, e.g.
one day only, that's also fine :-)

Martin <[email protected]> writes:

    >It still doesn't make sense. Why qualify the return and not the outgoing leg?

that one's also limited to two consecutive days.