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Reddit-runner t1_iuxltii wrote

Reply to comment by dc456 in Germany to introduce 49 EUR/month travel ticket for short-and-medium-distance public transportation nationwide by nebendachs

>€49 for just travelling around a local city for a couple of days is a lot.

Well buddy, how much do you think it costs today?

Including getting from your home to this city and then back home again?

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dc456 t1_iuxy52n wrote

> Well buddy, how much do you think it costs today?

Well it depends on how local, doesn’t it? Like a trip from Bad Nauheim to Frankfurt followed by six short singles over the weekend is around €28.

That’s my point about what ‘medium’ means - if you can travel a few hours to a city for €49, then it makes more sense.

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Reddit-runner t1_iuy6qnx wrote

Try going from Öhringen to Stuttgart. About 70km. That's 12.80€ one way. And then you still have to buy your day ticket for Stuttgart. That's an other 6-13€ a day depending on how many zones you plan to travel in.

How do you determine the number of zones? Well, good luck trying to find that out.

And if you don't live in walking distance from Öhringen train station? That's up to an other 7€ per trip.

So for a 3 day trip to Stuttgart you are already looking at well over 50€ even if you stay within the more inner zones of Stuttgart.

But maybe you could combine some of those tickets so it gets cheaper? Well, again good luck finding out how. Report back please.

As you see even ignoring your other monthly costs within the area of Öhringen the 49€ is well justified.

Not only is it likely to be cheaper than a weekend trip currently, it also completely eliminates the ticket confusion. It just makes travelling easier. More attractive.

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