Fun fact: The ICE train you took was no DB ICE but a Dutch NS ICE (the Dutch national carrier NS operates some ICE 3 MF units. They only differ in details from their German siblings, e.g. in having an "ICE Bistro" instead of a "Bordrestaurant" and of course carrying NS logos instead of DB logos.
Yeah, these will be replaced soon though and NS will not have any ICE trains after 2025/2026 as far as I know. They apparently don't plan to purchase any ICE3neo from Db.
This seems to be a very interesting place, I hope I can visit sometime in the future. Seeing and sharing places like this is why I love traveling and make videos so much! And please keep up the great job! Subscribed!!
Awesome video guys! Thanks so much! We are Kiwi's living in Singapore and we have just booked a trip to Germany for Christmas and were wondering whether hiring a car or using trains was going to be cheaper. Seems like with the Bahn card, it could work out cheaper.
Wow that's awesome, hope you are enjoying Singapore? Yes the Bahn card is great or you can use the flex trains if it's just a one time experience on the German trains. Germany has some beautiful Christmas markets, you're going to have an awesome time! :)
Hello! Could you help me with my doubt: Do those trains (ICD, IC, ICE) accept large suitcases (22kg) in second class? In my ticket does not appear if they allow large luggage :(
Hello! We both had a big backpack each (about 15kg each) and some other bags and were allowed on all transport, they just had bag storage on the train carriage either above the seat or near the doors we stored it in that :)
I want to go from Munich to Poland and I’m thinking about getting a flight since I have so much trouble sitting for hours. But I’ll be leaving Valeria. Am I supposed to go to a bus station and take that to the HBF? And then when I want to go from Stuttgart and fly to Poland, Emma can have to go to the Hbf First and does it take me straight to pull in or will it drop me somewhere and then I have to catch a bus to the location I want to go? It’s scary
Pricey train travel? You can literally take a train with the whole family from Cologne to Munich for 50€. Even if you book 3 weeks in advance. Pricey compared to India maybe.
@@hgworldtour Well, which company is cheaper? I think the prices are compareble with RENFE and SNCF, and they are the most similar to DB. DB is a system similar to airlines where prices get more expensive the more tickets are sold for one train, meaning it is cheaper to take an IC instead of an ICE, or travelling overnight. That is important to know. I know SNCB and NS might be cheaper, but the countries they are operating in are 6-7 times smaller compared to the size Germany.
You know what DB stands for? ... Don't Bother. When Germans are really punctual their trains are not. Not at all. Lost flights, lost train connections, lost my nerves.
Germany USED to have the finest train system in all of Europe. Today, most don't realize that this statement is true. Now, trains are delayed, not on time. What were once imacculate train stations where you wouldn't see one piece of trash or a weed are totally TRASHED... I just returned from riding trains from Amsterdam to Frankfurt and then to Heidelberg and was SHOCKED compared to 10 years ago... Recent Immigrants just walking into 1st class trains with conductors afraid to ask them for tickets or passes, train stations littered with garbage and people using the trains that aren't paying for transport... The Third World was taken in by Germany and now Germany is part of the Third World...
@@Marcus_Oelschlegel If you want to generalize me as such, go ahead. I speak the truth. Germany is not the fine running country it once was... Train stations are shit holes, conductors are non-existant and afraid. I feel fortunate to have seen how good Germany WAS and it will NEVER be again.
I am a German teacher in the States. Thank you for your video. It is great supplementary material for our travel unit.
Loving you guys!! Thanks for the tips!!
Thanks for watching! :)
Fun fact: The ICE train you took was no DB ICE but a Dutch NS ICE (the Dutch national carrier NS operates some ICE 3 MF units. They only differ in details from their German siblings, e.g. in having an "ICE Bistro" instead of a "Bordrestaurant" and of course carrying NS logos instead of DB logos.
Yeah, these will be replaced soon though and NS will not have any ICE trains after 2025/2026 as far as I know. They apparently don't plan to purchase any ICE3neo from Db.
Nice vlog! Great presentation. I am a new subscriber to your channel. Greetings from Plano, Texas, United States. Very informative and interesting.
Thanks for sharing the tips and advice .
Good to see
Thanks for watching! Really appreciate it! :)
Thank you for this! I live in the U.S. and don’t have trains like this so it’s nice to know what to expect.
Thanks for sharing for the tour 👏😊
Thank you for watching :)
Big fan of the vlog. You guys always have so much info delivered ina fun way.
Thanks for the kind words! :)
I LOVE THIS!!!
yess I feel that train rides let me think and really enjoy everything more. It's just nice to sit back and relax 👏
Thank you for the kind words Joanna! I agree, love travelling around by train, it's very chill! :)
This seems to be a very interesting place, I hope I can visit sometime in the future. Seeing and sharing places like this is why I love traveling and make videos so much! And please keep up the great job! Subscribed!!
Awesome video guys! Thanks so much! We are Kiwi's living in Singapore and we have just booked a trip to Germany for Christmas and were wondering whether hiring a car or using trains was going to be cheaper. Seems like with the Bahn card, it could work out cheaper.
Wow that's awesome, hope you are enjoying Singapore? Yes the Bahn card is great or you can use the flex trains if it's just a one time experience on the German trains. Germany has some beautiful Christmas markets, you're going to have an awesome time! :)
Wooow very nice video,perfect😀😀
Thanks for watching our videos! We really appreciate it! :)
Hello! Could you help me with my doubt:
Do those trains (ICD, IC, ICE) accept large suitcases (22kg) in second class? In my ticket does not appear if they allow large luggage :(
Hello! We both had a big backpack each (about 15kg each) and some other bags and were allowed on all transport, they just had bag storage on the train carriage either above the seat or near the doors we stored it in that :)
No luggage limitation, it's not organized like a plane
the limit is what you are able to carry yourself (up some stairs)
nice hopefully by this year I can Visit Poland to work and tour in Germany then
Hope you can too! Poland is great, very easy to travel around. Already missing it! :)
@@hgworldtour my papers are already in processed. if I will be there please allowme to meet you personally. send my regards from UAE and Philippines
Nice one, fingers crossed! Hope to catch ya somewhere around the world! :)
I would love to travel to Germany...but not knowing German it's kind of intimidating lol
Most Germans can talk in English. So no worry. You will not get lost!
@@kermitfrosch6559 Thank you! My great grandparents came from Germany to the US...I wish they had kept speaking German!
I want to go from Munich to Poland and I’m thinking about getting a flight since I have so much trouble sitting for hours. But I’ll be leaving Valeria. Am I supposed to go to a bus station and take that to the HBF? And then when I want to go from Stuttgart and fly to Poland, Emma can have to go to the Hbf First and does it take me straight to pull in or will it drop me somewhere and then I have to catch a bus to the location I want to go? It’s scary
please rephrase that
Living alone like me
Thanks for watching
Pricey train travel? You can literally take a train with the whole family from Cologne to Munich for 50€. Even if you book 3 weeks in advance. Pricey compared to India maybe.
Everything is cheaper when you book in advance, Germany has some of the most expensive trains in Europe.
@@hgworldtour Well, which company is cheaper? I think the prices are compareble with RENFE and SNCF, and they are the most similar to DB. DB is a system similar to airlines where prices get more expensive the more tickets are sold for one train, meaning it is cheaper to take an IC instead of an ICE, or travelling overnight. That is important to know. I know SNCB and NS might be cheaper, but the countries they are operating in are 6-7 times smaller compared to the size Germany.
How do you know if the seat is reserved or not?
Look to the display next to the seat number. If nothing is written there, it is free
@@lequack6373 thanks a lot.
You know what DB stands for? ... Don't Bother. When Germans are really punctual their trains are not. Not at all. Lost flights, lost train connections, lost my nerves.
Haha thanks for letting us know, have you had some trouble with their transport before?
@@hgworldtour Not before I moved to Germany;)
Hahahaha!! :)
Germany USED to have the finest train system in all of Europe. Today, most don't realize that this statement is true. Now, trains are delayed, not on time. What were once imacculate train stations where you wouldn't see one piece of trash or a weed are totally TRASHED... I just returned from riding trains from Amsterdam to Frankfurt and then to Heidelberg and was SHOCKED compared to 10 years ago... Recent Immigrants just walking into 1st class trains with conductors afraid to ask them for tickets or passes, train stations littered with garbage and people using the trains that aren't paying for transport... The Third World was taken in by Germany and now Germany is part of the Third World...
i found the nazi
Are you kind of racist?
@@Marcus_Oelschlegel If you want to generalize me as such, go ahead. I speak the truth. Germany is not the fine running country it once was... Train stations are shit holes, conductors are non-existant and afraid. I feel fortunate to have seen how good Germany WAS and it will NEVER be again.
@@hankgs You are VERY wrong with that!
@@Marcus_Oelschlegel yeah, right... LOL