Low-cost travel between Germany and Italy
Advantages
- Seven direct services every day
- Children up to 14 years of age travel free of charge in many cases with an accompanying person who is at least 15 years of age
- 25% discount on the German part of the route with BahnCard 25/50/100 (excluding City-Ticket)
- Tickets are available up to six months in advance
Frequently asked questions about the super saver fare Europe Italy
Super Sparpreis Europa
Tickets for a single journey start from EUR 19.90 in second class and EUR 46.90 in first class. Prices are subject to availability.
You will receive a 25% discount on the German section of the route with the BahnCard 25/50/100. The BahnCard 100 discount does not apply to the super saver fare Europe France.
- Children up to 5 years of age always travel free of charge and do not need to be indicated when booking.
- Children aged 6-14 travel free of charge when accompanied by a person aged 15 or over. However, they must be indicated in the booking. The ticket holder can bring up to four children per ticket.
- Exception: When using a City-Ticket, children aged 6-14 pay the children's fare for a single journey in the respective transport association.
- Children up to the age of 5 always travel for free on the German section of the route
- Children from up to the age of 3 always travel free of charge on the Italian section of the route.
- Children aged 6-14 pay half the adult fare on the German section of the route.
- Children aged 6-11 pay half the adult fare on the Italian section of the route.
You can book tickets up to six months before you travel until shortly before a train is due to depart. Please observe the timetable changeovers in June and December.
The City-Ticket is only available for the 130 participating towns and cities in Germany. City-Tickets are not issued for towns and cities in other European countries.
Therefore, always indicate the specific departure or destination stop in Germany when booking a saver fare Europe or super saver fare Europe ticket. The City-Ticket for flexible travel to and from the long-distance service is included in the total ticket price if the following conditions are met:
- The departure or destination stop is in one of the 130 City-Ticket towns and cities
- Your booking includes a journey to or from the long-distance service within the City-Ticket area using local transport
If you indicate in your booking enquiry that you only need long-distance trains (ICE, IC, EC, e.g. from Cologne Main Station to Amsterdam) and do not require a transfer within the City-Ticket area using local transport, the ticket will be issued without a City-Ticket.
You may only travel on the long-distance trains (ICE, IC/EC, ECE) and on the days indicated on the ticket.
If starting or completing your journey on regional or local trains (RE, RB, IRE, S-Bahn), you are not restricted to specific services or times. Your journey must be completed by 10:00 am the following day.
No. Super saver fare tickets are excluded from exchange and cancellation.
Instant cancellation
If you buy a ticket via int.bahn.de or the DB Navigator app, you can cancel it free of charge within a period of 12 hours (720 minutes) after purchase, regardless of the specific offer's terms and conditions. Payment will be refunded in full.
No. A super saver fare Europe ticket does not grant the holder access to a DB Lounge.
Every visitor to Venice must pay an access fee directly to the city government on certain days between 25 April and 14 July 2024. There are exemptions in certain cases. The specific days, terms of payment, exemptions and all other information can be found at https://cda.ve.it/en/.