Group saver fare - for 6 and more people travelling together
Travel for groups of 6 and more people within Germany
Advantages
- Includes free seat reservation
- Available up to 6 months in advance and until shortly before travel from all sales points.
- Children aged 6 and over pay half price.
Compare our ticket types
Group super saver fare |
Group saver fare |
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Second class, from EUR 8.90 | Second class, from EUR 9.90 | |
No deposit | You can pay a deposit | |
No cancellation | You can make a cancellation | |
No non-committal booking | You can make a non-committal booking | |
Terms and conditions: Group super saver fare
Super Sparpreis Gruppe
Second class, incl. seat reservation: from EUR 8.90
Single journey, subject to availability
Where you can buy a ticket for group travel:
- bahn.com (max. 30 people)
- DB ticket machine (max. 30 people)
- DB Travel Centre or DB agency
- Phone service at +49 (0) 30 2970 (costs depend on provider)
Subject to availability.
Available from all sales points up to 6 months in advance and up until shortly before departure.
You may only travel on the long-distance trains (ICE, IC/EC) and on the days indicated on the ticket.
When starting or completing your journey on regional or local trains (RE, RB, IRE, S-Bahn), you are not restricted to specific services or times.
Children aged 5 and under always travel for free. They do not need their own ticket or seat reservation.
Children aged 6-14 pay half the adult fare. The ticket includes a free seat reservation.
It is not possible to reserve a super group saver fare ticket.
It is not possible to pay a deposit for a super group saver fare ticket.
It is not possible to cancel a super group saver fare ticket.
It is not possible to make a cancellation for an individual passenger.
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Terms and conditions: Group saver fare
Sparpreis Gruppe
Second class, incl. seat reservation: from EUR 9.90
First class, incl. seat reservation: from EUR 27.90
Single journey, subject to availability
Where you can buy a ticket for group travel:
- bahn.com (max. 30 people)
- DB ticket machine (max. 30 people)
- DB Travel Centre or DB agency
- Phone service at +49 (0) 30 2970 (costs depend on provider)
Subject to availability.
Online and from DB ticket machines:
From 6 months in advance until shortly before travel
DB Travel Centre, DB agency or by phone:
From 12 months in advance until shortly before travel
You may only travel on the long-distance trains (ICE, IC/EC) and on the days indicated on the ticket.
When starting or completing your journey on regional or local trains (RE, RB, IRE, S-Bahn), you are not restricted to specific services or times.
Children aged 5 and under always travel for free. They do not need their own ticket or seat reservation.
Children aged 6-14 pay half the adult fare. The ticket includes a free seat reservation.
Starting 2 months before travel, you can reserve your preferred group travel option for 21 days and without any obligation to buy it.
This option is available from the following:
- DB Travel Centre or DB agency
- Phone service at +49 (0) 30 2970 (costs depend on provider)
You can make a deposit on your ticket at a DB Travel Centre or DB Agency. A deposit of EUR 50 is required. The remaining figure must be paid 7 days or more before travel.
When booking online, you must pay price in full.
Online bookings
- Cancellation for the entire group is possible up to 7 days before departure; EUR 19 fee per group ticket.
- No cancellation/exchange for individual travellers in the group.
Bookings made via your local DB sales point or by phone
Cancellation for the entire group:
- 14 or more days before the selected day of travel: free cancellation/exchange. No exchange afterwards.
- Between 13 days and 1 day before departure: cancellation for the entire group is possible for a fee of EUR 5 per person and ticket.
Cancellation for individual passengers:
- 14 or more days before the selected day of travel: free cancellation.
- Between 13 days and 1 day before departure: cancellation is possible for a fee of EUR 5 per person. The remaining group must consist of at least 6 people.
If you buy a ticket via bahn.com or DB Navigator, you can cancel it free of charge within a period of 12 hours (720 minutes) after purchase regardless of the specific offer's term and conditions. You will receive a full refund of what you paid.
Further information about instant cancellations
If you book your ticket at a DB Travel Centre, DB agency or by phone, you can cancel an individual passenger's journey 7 days or more before travel for a fee of EUR 19. This is the case regardless of how many passengers are included in the cancellation.
If you buy your ticket on bahn.com or from a DB ticket machine, it is not possible to cancel an individual passenger's journey.
If you cancel several individual passengers' journeys, each cancellation costs a fee of EUR 19.
If you have booked separate tickets for your outbound and return journeys, the fee applies to each ticket and journey.
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If you want to travel in a group between Germany and other European countries, the Group saver fare Europe is the ticket for you.
FAQs
Yes. You can use bahn.com to book a ticket online for group travel (max. 30 people). Tickets can be booked from 6 months in advance until shortly before travel.
Our website also displays the prices and availability of tickets for groups of over 30 people. Simply select the option that interests you most. If it is not possible to book a ticket online, you are automatically offered a form you can use to submit a non-binding request for a ticket. A customer agent will contact you within 24 hours.
You can also contact a DB Travel Centre, DB agency or our hotline.
Tickets for group travel are also available from the following:
- DB ticket machine (max. 30 people)
- DB Travel Centre or DB agency (up to 12 months in advance)
- Phone service (up to 12 months in advance) at +49 (0) 30 2970 (costs depend on provider)
The offer is available only if a train contains enough seats that can be booked free of charge.
No. You can use our website to see prices and availability, but it is not possible to book the following kinds of tickets online:
- For groups larger than 30 people
- For journeys more than 6 months in the future
- For journeys that use local transport services only
- For certain routes outside of Germany
If it is not possible to book a ticket online, you are automatically offered a form you can use to submit a non-binding request for a ticket. A customer agent will contact you within 24 hours.
You can print your online ticket out or display it in the DB Navigator app. This option is not available for all international tickets.
When using ICE/IC/EC trains and IC Bus services, you are restricted to the services indicated on the group ticket (number of service is included).
When using IRE/RE/RB/S-Bahn services, you can take any train you want (i.e. travel is not train-specific).
Yes. Prices and availability are the same on bahn.com, from DB ticket machines, at DB Travel Centres, at DB agencies and via our service hotline.
- Cancellation for the entire group:
Group saver fare
You can cancel your group ticket 7 days or more before travel regardless of where you buy your ticket. The cancellation fee is EUR 36. If you have booked separate tickets for your outbound and return journeys, a cancellation fee applies to each ticket and journey.
Group super saver fare
It is not possible to cancel a super group saver fare ticket. - Cancellations for individual passengers:
Group saver fare
If you book your ticket at a DB Travel Centre, DB agency or by phone, you can cancel an individual passenger's journey 7 days or more before travel for a fee of EUR 19. This is the case regardless of how many passengers are included in the cancellation. If you cancel several individual passengers' journeys, each cancellation costs a fee of EUR 19. If you have booked separate tickets for your outbound and return journeys, the fee applies to each ticket and journey.
Please note: If you buy your ticket on bahn.com or from a DB ticket machine, it is not possible to cancel an individual passenger's journey.
Group super saver fare
It is not possible to make a cancellation for an individual passenger. - Exchanging a group ticket:
Group saver fare
If you book your ticket at a DB Travel Centre, DB agency or by phone, you can exchange the group ticket 7 days or more before travel for a fee of EUR 19. If you have booked separate tickets for your outbound and return journeys, the fee applies to each ticket and journey.
Please note: If you buy your ticket on bahn.com or from a DB ticket machine, it is not possible to exchange it.
Group super saver fare
It is not possible to exchange a super group saver fare ticket.
Whenever possible, our system reserves seats so that a group sits together. If you use bahn.com or a DB ticket machine, our system allocates seats automatically. Their location is printed on the ticket.
No. One collective ticket is issued for the entire group.
If a group contains 31 or more people, everyone gets their own personal pass for travelling.
In the case of international groups, personal passes are issued for groups of 6 people and more. This does not apply to tickets booked online. Travellers must always be able to present their tickets when travelling.
Yes. However, group tickets booked on bahn.com are person-specific. This means that, during the booking process, one person must be selected and their name and address must be included on the ticket. On board the train, the attendant then compares the details on the ticket against the details on this person's ID document.
Tickets booked in a DB Travel Centre, DB agency or by phone are not person-specific.
Yes. If the person named on the group ticket is not travelling, it is possible to add someone else's name to the ticket.
Only the person who books and pays for the ticket can change the details on it. It is possible to change the name on the ticket until shortly before travel.
How to change the details on the ticket:
- Call our phone service at +49 (0)180 6 10 11 11 (prices vary by provider). This hotline is staffed around the clock.
- Tell the customer agent that you have a group ticket and that it was booked online. It might be helpful to tell the customer agent the German name of the ticket - "Sparpreis Gruppe".
- Say the order number. This is printed on the online ticket, and it is also included in the e-mail you received as booking confirmation.
- Then state the name (first name and surname) and address of the person who you are transferring the ticket to.
- The customer agent changes the relevant details and issues a new ticket by e-mail. You can also use the ticket overview in our website's My Bahn section to call up a ticket.
- Please make sure you only use the new online ticket with the new name when travelling. Our system automatically cancels the original ticket, making it invalid.
Children aged 5 and under always travel for free. They do not need their own ticket or seat reservation. You have the option of reserving a seat for a fee when making your booking.
Children aged 6-14 pay half the adult fare. The ticket includes a free seat reservation.
Children aged 0-5 travel for free. They do not have their own tickets and therefore do not have their own seats. You can book seats for young children (prices: EUR 4 in second class, EUR 5.30 in first class).
This is a free and non-binding option to reserve a ticket for 21 days. It is possible to reserve a price up to 2 months before travel. You can make changes to your journey during the reservation period, which automatically expires after 21 days.
This option is available from the following:
- DB Travel Centre or DB agency
- Phone service at +49 (0) 30 2970 (costs depend on provider)
It is not possible to reserve a price when buying tickets online or from DB ticket machines.
Face-to-face advice is available at a DB Travel Centre or agency.
You can also call our phone service at +49 (0) 30 2970 (costs depend on provider).
If you booked your ticket online and have questions about it, you can call +49 (0)180 6 10 11 11 (costs depend on provider).
Our Contact page contains the contact details of DB agencies in the section "Find a DB agency in your area". Simply check if there is one near you.