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Streifenkarten (strip tickets?)

Posted by Nick B. on 2010-07-30 09:35:38

These can also be a better deal than regular simple one-way tickets. For example, a Streifenkarte has 10 strips, and costs 9,20€. So, a strip is 0,92€. The trip from Hirschaid to Erlangen (for example, since I just took that train earlier) is a 5-zone journey. A single 5-zone ticket costs 4,60€, but 5 strips on the Streifenkarte costs 4,10€. The only catch is that you must use at least 2 strips per journey, i.e., there is no 1-strip journey with this particular kind of 10'r Streifenkarte. (There is a 5'r Streifenkarte for "Kurzstrecken", or short journeys though.) Irritatingly, the automat in Hirschaid failed to print me a 10'r today, so I had to buy a single ticket. The Hirschaid machine is new to the VGN system, so it still has a learning curve, I guess. But for two people, the TagesticketPlus is the obvious smart choice--and don't forget, a Tagesticket bought on Saturday is also good on the Sunday.

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Wait... by Nick B. on  2010-07-30 09:42:28

Wait... by TreinJan on  2010-07-30 10:47:39

Wait... by DonS on  2010-07-30 14:31:08

Wait... by Nick B. on  2010-07-31 00:06:17