Deutsche Bahn offers discounted (Super) Saver fares. Prices for ICE and IC trains start at just €6.99 on short routes. For up to €14.99 per trip, you’ll find a much wider selection, including routes with travel times of up to 3 hours.
Unlike previous promotions, Deutsche Bahn has not specified an exact end date for this Super Saver promotion. According to the terms and conditions, these tickets will be offered “until further notice.”
As always, the general rule applies: the longer you wait to book, the higher the prices. Unfortunately, this discount does not apply to first-class tickets, which still start at €23.99 per trip.
Routes for €6.99
We found €6.99 tickets available on the following routes, among others:
- Cologne ↔ Dortmund (1h23)
- Düsseldorf ↔ Dortmund (59′)
- Frankfurt am Main ↔ Mannheim (51′)
- Frankfurt am Main ↔ Heidelberg (50′)
- Essen ↔ Dortmund (31′)
- Düsseldorf ↔ Essen (24′)
- Cologne ↔ Düsseldorf (23′)
Routes for €9.99
More routes are available for €9.99, such as:
- Hamburg ↔ Kiel (1h06)
- Regensburg ↔ Nuremberg (59′)
- Hamburg ↔ Bremen (55′)
- Düsseldorf ↔ Bonn (46′)
Routes for €12.99
There are also some routes for €12.99, such as:
- Hamburg ↔ Hanover (1h14)
- Cologne ↔ Essen (47′)
Routes for €14.99
For €14.99 per trip, you can book tickets on the following routes:
- Berlin ↔ Hanover (2h47)
- Düsseldorf ↔ Frankfurt (2h45)
- Munich ↔ Stuttgart (2h18)
- Frankfurt am Main ↔ Nuremberg (2h05)
- Cologne ↔ Mainz (1h46)
- Freiburg ↔ Mannheim (1h34)
- Frankfurt ↔ Stuttgart (1h33)
- Munich ↔ Nuremberg (1h23)
- Cologne ↔ Frankfurt Airport (1h06)
Conditions
The following conditions apply:
- Booking period: Until further notice
- Travel period: Until mid-December 2025 (end of the current timetable)
- Pricing (based on sample searches):
- €6.99 for trips up to 90 minutes, often within the same region
- €9.99 for trips up to 90 minutes over a larger distance
- €14.99 for trips up to 150 minutes
- We don’t really know what differentiates the €9.99 routes from the €12.99 routes. Probably availability.
- The offer applies only to long-distance domestic travel (ICE, ECE, IC, EC).
- Adding regional trains (S-Bahn, RE, or other local services) significantly increases the price.
- It is recommended to book regional train tickets separately (or use the Deutschland ticket).
For booking, you can use the form below, which will redirect you to Deutsche Bahn’s website. There, you can also activate the best price search, showing the cheapest connections for your selected route throughout the entire day.
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