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On August 2nd,  important changes will take place in Rail&Fly e-ticketing:

These changes will affect only PNRs containing R&F RETURN journeys:

  1. One pick up number will be generated per direction, therefore two pick up numbers for return journeys; instead of previously assigned one pick up no.  Passengers will print 2 one way tickets form Bantix, instead of previous 1 return ticket.
  2. Each one way ticket will become available at the DB-vending machine only 72h before ticket departure.

AVAILABLE IN ABACUS, AMADEUS, APOLLO,  AXESS, GALILEO, SABRE  and WORLDSPAN

Rail & Fly can be issued world wide, including Europe on one of our interline partners.

The real alternative to domestic flights!
Deutsche Bahn will take you to the airport or directly to the city centres.
The new long-distance railway stations offer particularly favourable, direct connections to/from: Frankfurt airport (FRA), Düsseldorf airport (DUS), Leipzig/Halle airport (LEJ), Köln/Bonn airport (CGN), Basel (BSL), Berlin- Schönefeld (SXF), Berlin-Tegel (TXL), Bremen (BRE), Dortmund (DTM), Dresden (DRS), Hamburg (HAM), Hannover (HAJ), München (MUC), Münster-Osnabrück (FMO), Nürnberg (NUE), Stuttgart(STR)

How to book

  • It is very easy: display schedules from/ to any 16 airports to QYG:
  • Basel BSL
  • Berlin-Schönefeld SXF
  • Berlin-Tegel TXL
  • Bremen BRE
  • Dortmund DTM
  • Dresden DRS
  • Düsseldorf DUS
  • Frankfurt FRA
  • Hamburg HAM
  • Hannover HAJ
  • Leipzig-Halle LEJ
  • Köln-Bonn CGN
  • München MUC
  • Münster-Osnabrück FMO
  • Nürnberg NUE
  • Stuttgart STR


*QYG - means "Railway Germany" and it is IATA city code for any German Rail's railway station. If schedule for specific city is not provided through GDS, agents can book a ticketfrom/toFRA/DUS/CGN/LEJ/BSL/SXF/TXL/BRE/DTM/DRS/HAM/HAJ/MUC/FMO/NUE/STR to QYG and it will be valid on any train from the airports to any city in Germany, for the date of the segment. The whole schedule of German Rail is available on German Rail website www.bahn.de/international. For QYG a flat fee is charged.


Rail & Fly includes the rail journey

  • from/to any of the more than 6,000 railway stations in Germany
  • from/to 16 airport in Germany: to/from the entire DB rail network (approx. 34,000 kilometers of track)
  • on all trains (including ICE) except Thalys, DB Autozug, special trains and only to a limited extent on DB night trains (train rides within one transport association only in combination with long distance trains)
  • for ICE Sprinter trains, there is a compulsory reservation and a separate surcharge of 15 EUR for the 1st class and 10 EUR for the 2nd class. You can make the reservation/pay the surcharge in our DB travel centers (Reisezentrum) and at DB web
  • with only one ticket integrated in your booklet of airline tickets book



Rail&Fly period of validity:

If the flight traveller stamps Rail&Fly for a single journey, the ticket is valid for travel of 2 days. If he stamps Rail&Fly for a return journey, only 1 DB ticker is printed and it is valid for the outward and return journey for a period of 12 months.
Just as with the paper ticker, the rail journey may only be made on the day before the flight’s departure from Germany, the day of the flight’s departure, the day of the flight’s arrival in Germany and the following day.

How To Book It?


AVAILABLE IN ABACUS, AMADEUS, APOLLO, GALILEO, INFINI, SABRE, TRAVEL SKY and WORLDSPAN.

Electronic ticketing is available worldwide for German Rail products: Rail & Fly and German sector tickets.
Tickets must be issued on one of our interline partners.

 

 

How to book

  • It is very easy: display schedules from/ to any 16 airports to QYG:
  • Basel BSL
  • Berlin-Schönefeld SXF
  • Berlin-Tegel TXL
  • Bremen BRE
  • Dortmund DTM
  • Dresden DRS
  • Düsseldorf DUS
  • Frankfurt FRA
  • Hamburg HAM
  • Hannover HAJ
  • Leipzig-Halle LEJ
  • Köln-Bonn CGN
  • München MUC
  • Münster-Osnabrück FMO
  • Nürnberg NUE
  • Stuttgart STR


*QYG - means "Railway Germany" and it is IATA city code for any German Rail's railway station. If schedule for specific city is not provided through GDS, agents can book a ticketfrom/toFRA/DUS/CGN/LEJ/BSL/SXF/TXL/BRE/DTM/DRS/HAM/HAJ/MUC/FMO/NUE/STR to QYG and it will be valid on any train from the airports to any city in Germany, for the date of the segment. The whole schedule of German Rail is available on German Rail website www.bahn.de/international. For QYG a flat fee is charged.

 


 

Rail & Fly and German Rail point to points e -ticketing


  • German Rail is e-ticketable worldwide, including Europe on interline partners.
  • Travel agent issues the e-ticket and receives the German Rail order code (Ticket pickup number used at the DB ‘BahnTix’ vending machine) via SSR.

Example:

RP/BERAE2101/BERAE2101 CR/AR 16JUN10/1804Z Z7RHX5
1.SMITH/JOHN
2.SMITH/ANNA
3 9B3001 Y 20AUG 5 FRAQYG HK2 TN 0400 0500 E*
4 9B3021 Y 22AUG 7 QYGFRA HK2 0400 0500 E*
5 AP BER 0900-1116777 - AERTICKET AG - A
6 TK OK16JUN/BERAE2101
7 SSR MAAS 9B KK1 TKT PICKUP NBR 176669442 OBTAIN TICKET PRIOR BOARDING TRAIN FROM SELF SERVICE MACHINE/S3/P1
8 SSR MAAS 9B KK1 TKT PICKUP NBR 455601023 OBTAIN TICKET PRIOR BOARDING TRAIN FROM SELF SERVICE MACHINE/S4/P1
9 SSR MAAS 9B KK1 TKT PICKUP NBR 734532604 OBTAIN TICKET PRIOR BOARDING TRAIN FROM SELF SERVICE MACHINE/S3/P2
10 SSR MAAS 9B KK1 TKT PICKUP NBR 292395866 OBTAIN TICKET PRIOR BOARDING TRAIN FROM SELF SERVICE MACHINE/S4/P2
11 SSR OTHS 9B HK/ PSGR INFO TO PRINTOUT SEE WWW.BAHN.DE/RAILANDFLY
12 SSR OTHS 9B HK/ TICKETS CAN ONLY BE PRINTED 72 HOURS PRIOR TO EACH DEPARTURE

 

  • Please link to the above URL for information about procedure.
  • E-ticket must be issued by Travel Agent.
  • Passenger must obtain train ticket at a DB vending machine.
  • Passenger does not pay at the vending machine.




Pickup of Rail & Fly and Point to Point ticket at the train station in Germany

  • Ticket should be printed from Bantix Machine only within 72 hours prior to departure
  • Without NVS number passenger will not be able to print his ticket
  • Once the e-ticket including DB segment is issued, the DB Rail & Fly or point to point ticket is available for pickup at all DB vending machines by entering the ticket pickup number
    (Example: 637631133)
  • When the DB ticket is picked up, the status of the DB coupons in the electronic ticket will be changed from 'open' to 'flown'.
  • If the DB ticket is not picked up, the railway coupon(s) remain 'open' and can be refunded and cancelled by the travel agent.
  • One pickup number per direction
  • per direction availability of ticket = 72 hours before departure
  • per direction and person: one Pickup Number
  • the return journey is not in relation with use of the onward journey




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How to book 9b/German Rail groups:

Please note that 9b segments should be booked only when passenger names are final, and never before.

How to successfully book groups for 9b/German Rail in Amadeus:

In order to confirm 9b segments we must receive all individual names at the same time when 9b PNR is being created, and not after.  The passenger will not be able travel when segments are not confirmed and pick up numbers not assigned.

For bookings done more than 30 days in advance, Amadeus will not transmit automatically individual names; therefore “NT” comment must be used.

Protocol for booking 9b groups more than 30 days in advance:

  • Sell 9b segment
  • Enter all individual pax names (final)
  • Transmit individual names via ”NT” (ensure that your comment was accepted by 1A)
  • Only when names where successfully transmitted via “NT”, ER the PNR for the first time.

Protocol for booking 9b groups less 30 days in advance:
  • Sell 9b segment
  • Enter all individual pax names (final)
  • Only when all names where successfully entered ER the PNR for the first time.
 

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