"This year's winter timetable will bring more trains on certain high-traffic routes, a few faster connections and more direct cross-border journeys to destinations in neighbouring countries. With the timetable now in place through mid-October of next year, customers can purchase train tickets for future trips, up to 12 months in advance. So passengers who already know their travel plans for 2026 can secure their rail transport now to take advantage of cheaper prices."
"From December 14th, DB will operate high-speed connections that run approximately every 30 minutes between 21 cities. A couple of these ICE-Halbstundentakt routes include Hamburg to Hannover to Kassel or from Berlin to Halle to Erfurt. DB is also rolling out more sprinter services that will save passengers time on a few high-traffic connections. Travel time will be cut by an hour between Stuttgart and Berlin (via Nuremberg) with a journey time of around 4:45 hours."
Deutsche Bahn's 2025/26 winter timetable takes effect on December 14 and runs through mid-October of the following year. The schedule adds more trains on high-traffic routes, faster connections, and expanded direct cross-border journeys to neighbouring countries. High-speed services will operate approximately every 30 minutes between 21 cities, including ICE-Halbstundentakt routes such as Hamburg–Hannover–Kassel and Berlin–Halle–Erfurt. DB will increase sprinter services, cutting travel time by about an hour between Stuttgart and Berlin (via Nuremberg) to around 4:45 hours and offering four daily fast Hamburg–Frankfurt runs of about 3:30 hours. Around 40 new or extended daily cross-border trips will link Germany with Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Poland, and Switzerland. Tickets can be purchased up to 12 months in advance, enabling cheaper early bookings.
Read at www.thelocal.de
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