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Question concerning inbound / outbound travels

  • August 5, 2025
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Hello,

We're still learning about the inbound/outbound travel concept and would appreciate clarification. We're located in Northern Germany and want to visit Trieste as first stage, which would involve a very long journey.

Would it be possible to break up our trip by taking the night train from Northern Germany to Augsburg (which is still within Germany), spending a day there, and then continuing to Trieste on a separate day?

For our return journey, we'd like to do the same thing in reverse - travel to Augsburg, stay there briefly, and then complete the final trip back to Northern Germany on another day, since this would also be quite a long single journey.

Is this type of multi-stage itinerary allowed under the in- and outbound travel rules?

Thanks and best regards,
Thorsten

 

Best answer by ralderton

No you can't do that on the pass. You have to board all trains in your home country in a single day.

You can, of course, buy a ticket from Augsburg to the border if you wish. Or use a Deutschland ticket is you have one

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However you can easily get to the Alps if you take a sleeper train. I don't know where you are in northern Germany, but the Nightjet goes from Hamburg/ Hanover to Innsbruck. 

 

You could also travel during the day to Southern Germany, then take a night train to Venice.

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  • August 5, 2025

No you can't do that on the pass. You have to board all trains in your home country in a single day.

You can, of course, buy a ticket from Augsburg to the border if you wish. Or use a Deutschland ticket is you have one

--

However you can easily get to the Alps if you take a sleeper train. I don't know where you are in northern Germany, but the Nightjet goes from Hamburg/ Hanover to Innsbruck. 

 

You could also travel during the day to Southern Germany, then take a night train to Venice.


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  • August 5, 2025

Thank you!