Deutsche Bahn has changed timing of some trains which I have booked. Do I need to update my mobile pass for the new timings or will this happen automatically? Train numbers are unchanged - only the timings.
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DB timetable changes
Best answer by BrendanDB
It’s always a good idea to double check the train times on the local operator’s app or website a day before departure.
The Rail Planner app is a bit slow to update, and not always 100% correct.
AFAIK Timings will not be automatically updated, you have to delete the journey and add it again,
But note that timetables changes are loaded into the Rail Planner app only with a new version, it may take 1-2 weeks.
+8It’s always a good idea to double check the train times on the local operator’s app or website a day before departure.
The Rail Planner app is a bit slow to update, and not always 100% correct.
But note that timetables changes are loaded into the Rail Planner app only with a new version, it may take 1-2 weeks.
That's for the offline timetable. The Rail Planner app now uses the online timetable by default, which IIRC is updated once a week.
I’m confused with DB’s schedule changes as well. What are your recommendations on this one:
I was planning to take ICE 517 from Hamburg to Köln on 7th July at 7.23 am, arriving 11.48 am. After that, I was planning to take ICE 314 at 13.42 from Köln to Brussels, and then change to Eurostar.
I have made all the seat reservations and I thought I had allowed plenty of time for delays, but a few days ago I got an email from DB telling that they are going to advance ICE 314 by almost one hour, still arriving to Brussels the same time. And when I look at DB’s website schedule for the same day, they have advanced it even more, without informing me. That leaves just 40 minutes to change from ICE 517 to ICE 314. Having read about DB’s punctuality problems, I’m not sure it’s enough.
Would it be safer to just leave Hamburg earlier? And what is your experience, is it common for DB to just make a simple train trip 1,5 hours longer than it was planned?
DB opens reservations for the whole timetable period until December, but they know that it will not be possible to respect it, because they have a lot of planned or unplanned engineering works. If you have saver tickets with train bindings and arrive 20 minutes late or more, you can take every other train, which is sometimes a good idea to bet on a delay. You buy a saver ticket but you have a flexible ticket. You can exchange the reservations free of charge if necessary.
Trenitalia, for example, have another system. They wait until the definitive timetables are known before they sell tickets in case of engineering works.
Delays are unpredictable, ICE may also run on time, the probability is 50%. It may still be possible to exchange your Eurostar reservations for a later train free of charge on the Eurostar site.
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