> If the train number begins with RE or RB, you’re good, but of course, those are the slow ones that stop in every village along the way.
Well, that is not exactly true now, is it. REs do actually skip the vast majority of "villages" and are far from being the slow ones, comparatively.
Anyway, for comparisons sake here is some Hamburg -> Berlin options:
- By car (with low traffic, according to GMaps): 3h20
- Regional Trains (the ones you can use with 9-eur-ticket): 4h10, including 1-3 train changes depending on connection
- All trains: 1h50 with no change
Given that going by car will be considerably more expensive than a regional ticket (even the none-9-eur version) I would say that +1h might be a reasonable trade-off for a lot of people.
Well, that is not exactly true now, is it. REs do actually skip the vast majority of "villages" and are far from being the slow ones, comparatively.
Anyway, for comparisons sake here is some Hamburg -> Berlin options:
- By car (with low traffic, according to GMaps): 3h20
- Regional Trains (the ones you can use with 9-eur-ticket): 4h10, including 1-3 train changes depending on connection
- All trains: 1h50 with no change
Given that going by car will be considerably more expensive than a regional ticket (even the none-9-eur version) I would say that +1h might be a reasonable trade-off for a lot of people.