Saturday, January 28, 2023

49-Euro Monthly Bahn Ticket A Done Deal?

 Well....NO.

So virtually everyone in the German federal gov't has come to an agreement on the railway/bus ticket....now going to a 49-Euro a month deal.  It would start on 1 May.

The general argument existing now?  Whether it'll be solely in digital form, or in some paper print-out.

The deal?  You could buy the ticket, then ride any non-high-speed rail situation in the country.  No mileage limit.  

Only thing hindering this whole 'dream'?  The EU?  There's some speculation that the massive amount of federal money poured into the Bahn system to make it 49-Euro.....will be seen as illegal.  Odds of this?  Well....I'd put it near 50-50.  

A great deal?  If you live in a highly urbanized area....yeah.  If you live in a town of 100,000 or less.....you had a very limited public transport situation and this cheap deal doesn't really improve your life.

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