Validating Train Ticket In Germany

[Dietemann]

We plan to buy a train ticket from a kiosk at the Hamburg airport train station in Germany. I believe you will have to validate it on the platform? Our trip will also necessitate changing trains - do we have to validate again before entering the second train?

 

I do not want to pre-purchase this time since I'm not sure of which train we will be able to get after arriving from London at the Hamburg airport.

[Hartsfreeway]

Hi,

You will just buy the ticket and you are fine. At Hamburg there is no validating of tickets. They show a time and date on the print out.

 

If there are controlls you will be requested to show it, if you then fail there will be a 60€ penalty.

 

If you stay at Hamburg you can prebook a day ticked, valid for all HVV trains at Ham.

The S-Bahn trains from the airport will run every 10 minutes.

 

Chris

 

 

 

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[Dietemann]

Thank you, Chris. We will take the S-Bahn from the airport and change at Hbf to our ongoing train, don't plan to stay in Hamburg. So it sounds as if we'll be fine without having to find a machine for validating the ticket. I left Germany in 1964, just go back for visits now. So much has changed, lots new stuff to learn each time.