Deutsche Bahn and Edeka are working together
The Germans love the 9 euro ticket. The inexpensive monthly ticket for local and regional transport has been sold more than 21 million times to date. However, success also arouses the desires of the competition. Deutsche Bahn has now also announced a cheap ticket and has teamed up with a surprising partner: Edeka.
Germany is car country. In hardly any other country is the population so proud of the domestic automotive industry. The fact that the 9-euro ticket was such a success in Germany and has meanwhile been sold more than 21 million times was not at all foreseeable. According to Chancellor Scholz, the cheap saver ticket will expire at the end of August as planned. After all, rail travelers will soon have an alternative with the DB no matter where ticket.
No matter where ticket instead of 9-euro ticket
The ticket with the catchy name is offered by Deutsche Bahn in cooperation with Edeka. With a Price of 39.90 euros is by far not as cheap as the popular 9-euro ticket and Includes one-way journey onlybut it also has some advantages.
The no-matter-where ticket is valid nationwide in All long-distance trains (ICE, IC/EC) and local trains (IRE, RE, RB, S-Bahn) of Deutsche Bahn in 2nd class, as well as in local trains of the non-federally owned railways (NE). As is well known, the 9-euro ticket is only valid for local and regional transport. And travelers are also more flexible when it comes to trips: The Egal-Wohin ticket can be redeemed between July 4, 2022 and June 30, 2023, the travel period is from July 6, 2022 to December 9, 2023. In addition, a seat reservation can be booked during the booking process for a surcharge.
Everything you need to know about the 9-euro ticket:
Available nationwide from Edeka
The biggest advantages of the no-matter-wohin ticket are the flexibility of the travel period, which allows travel until the end of next year, as well as the possibility of using long-distance DB transport and not having to change trains several times. In all Edeka branches, the no matter where ticket is sold for 39.90 euros. Deutsche Bahn provides further details of the ticket on a special page (source: Deutsche Bahn).