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  • Philipppb@chaos.social
    Aug 10, 2026, 11:53 AM

    @jon @to_lnr Am I doing something wrong or are DB Lounges nearly impossible to get into for occasional travellers? The only way seems to be a first-class Flexpreis, but that costs more than a hotel room.

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  • Philipppb@chaos.social
    Aug 10, 2026, 11:57 AM

    @jon @to_lnr It’s a shame because (I don’t know if people know this) their trains occasionally get disrupted and it would be really nice to have a quiet place to just sit and have a coffee.

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  • Jan Eckhoff 💉⁸ 🐘janeckhoff@chaos.social
    Aug 10, 2026, 12:38 PM

    @pb @jon @to_lnr BahnBonus status will get you in with any valid 1st class Fernverkehr ticket.
    Silver = 10(?) entry passes a year (works similar to the „free drink“ vouchers), from Gold onwards there‘s no cap anymore.
    Standard lounge only though, self-service & no free food…

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  • Philipppb@chaos.social
    Aug 10, 2026, 12:49 PM

    @janeckhoff I know, but as an *occasional* traveller and not living anywhere near Germany, even the lowest status level is unattainable. I’d be happy to pay extra for lounge access on long trips with dodgy connections, but not five hundred euros extra (and I wish I was exaggerating).

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  • Jan Eckhoff 💉⁸ 🐘janeckhoff@chaos.social
    Aug 10, 2026, 1:09 PM

    @pb just thinking aloud here — what about buying the cheapest possible Flexpreis-Fernverkehr-Ticket just for Lounge access? I don’t think they check whether the lounge is on the actual route.
    You might even be able to cancel that ticket afterwards…

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  • Philipppb@chaos.social
    Aug 10, 2026, 1:20 PM

    @janeckhoff It has crossed my mind. Frankfurt Flughafen–Hbf is €35. I’m not sure it’s worth quite that much, but if it’s essentially a day pass for all lounges, mayybeee?

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  • Jan Eckhoff 💉⁸ 🐘janeckhoff@chaos.social
    Aug 10, 2026, 1:34 PM

    @pb not sure if a ticket within the same city counts as Fernverkehr — my gut says in Hamburg it doesn’t.
    But this might be something @jon knows — or even something more trivia-like such as „shortest possible Fernverkehr ticket in Germany“ feels right down his alley 😄

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  • Jon Worthjon@gruene.social
    Aug 10, 2026, 1:36 PM

    @janeckhoff @pb There is a way to get a ICE ticket from Harburg to Hbf, I think on some start and end of the day ICEs. And yes, theoretically you could trick your way into the lounge with that. But @Lenny_du_Nord is more your person for that than me!

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  • Lennart FahnenmüllerLenny_du_Nord@norden.social
    Aug 10, 2026, 1:39 PM

    @jon @janeckhoff @pb

    Fernverkehr Tickets Harburg to Hbf are sold for all trains that have stops both north and south of Hamburg (Köln-Rostock etc.)
    Currently very limited because of construction, but in September 6,99 €

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