Scoreboard: Travel

25/07/2011,  4 star - Very good service with many plus points and very few negatives

Departure

Arrival

From: [ZWS/ts] - Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof  
Delay?: +0:05

At: [rh] - Heidelberg Hauptbahnhof  
Delay?: +0:02

Five minutes late leaving Stuttgart because of problems with the signalling equipment 2 minutes late into Heidelberg

Journey

Service

A comfortable journey No on-board service

27/07/2011,  3 star - Average service with more positives than negatives

Departure

Arrival

From: [rh] - Heidelberg Hauptbahnhof  
Delay?: +0:05

At: [fmz] - Mainz Hauptbahnhof  
Delay?: +0:15

Five minutes late into Heidelberg 15 minutes late into Mainz

Journey

Service

A comfortable, if quite slow journey. At one point the train came to a sudden juddering halt due to a "defekt", which added to the delay Did not use the on-board services

29/07/2011,  2 star - Below average. Some plus points but there are several negatives

Departure

Arrival

From: [fmz] - Mainz Hauptbahnhof  
Delay?: ±0:00

At: [kko] - Koblenz Hauptbahnhof  
Delay?: ±0:00

On time from Mainz On time into Mainz

Journey

Service

Train was absolutely heaving and really uncomfortable No on-board service

01/08/2011,  3 star - Average service with more positives than negatives

Departure

Arrival

From: [kko] - Koblenz Hauptbahnhof  
Delay?: ±0:00

At: [str] - Trier Hauptbahnhof  
Delay?: -0:04

On time from Koblenz Four minutes early into Trier

Journey

Service

Train was a bit elderly and uncomfortable, but the views made up for that No on-board service

04/08/2011,  2 star - Below average. Some plus points but there are several negatives

Departure

Arrival

From: [str] - Trier Hauptbahnhof  
Delay?: ±0:00

At: [QKL/kk] - Köln Hauptbahnhof  
Delay?: +0:05

On time from Trier Five minutes late into Cologne

Journey

Service

Train was very slow and stopped for long periods, despite being an "Express" No on-board facilities and a pretty uncomfortable seat for a 3 hour journey

12/04/2012,  4 star - Very good service with many plus points and very few negatives

Departure

Arrival

From: [ZMB/ah] - Hamburg Hauptbahnhof  
Delay?: ±0:00

At: [al] - Lübeck Hauptbahnhof  
Delay?: ±0:00

On time from Hamburg On time into Lübeck

Journey

Service

A comfortable journey No on-board service

16/04/2012,  4 star - Very good service with many plus points and very few negatives

Departure

Arrival

From: [al] - Lübeck Hauptbahnhof  
Delay?: ±0:00

At: [ZMB/ah] - Hamburg Hauptbahnhof  
Delay?: ±0:00

On time from Lübeck On time into Hamburg

Journey

Service

A comfortable journey No on-board service

21/07/2012,  3 star - Average service with more positives than negatives

Departure

Arrival

From: [bgs] - Berlin Gesundbrunnen  
Delay?: ±0:00

At: [???] - Szczecin Glowny  
Delay?: ±0:00

On time from Berlin On time into Szczecin

Journey

Service

A slow and noisy journey (there were a couple of families letting their kids run up and down the train screaming their heads off!) No On-board service

24/07/2012,  2 star - Below average. Some plus points but there are several negatives

Departure

Arrival

From: [???] - Szczecin Glowny  
Delay?: ±0:00

At: [wr] - Rostock Hauptbahnhof  
Delay?: ±0:00

On time from Szczecin. On time into Güstrow and then the S-Bahn was on time into Rostock itself

Journey

Service

A slow journey on an incredibly stuffy (and at times smelly) train as far as Güstrow where I had to change onto the S-Bahn into Rostock, which itself was a pretty elderly and slow train No on-board service on either train

27/07/2012,  4 star - Very good service with many plus points and very few negatives

Departure

Arrival

From: [wr] - Rostock Hauptbahnhof  
Delay?: ±0:00

At: [ws] - Schwerin Hauptbahnhof  
Delay?: ±0:00

On time from Rostock On time into Schwerin

Journey

Service

A speedy and comfortable journey in a modern train No on-board service

29/07/2012,  5 star - Outstanding. Any negative points corrected by plus points

Departure

Arrival

From: [ws] - Schwerin Hauptbahnhof  
Delay?: ±0:00

At: [lm] - Magdeburg Hauptbahnhof  
Delay?: ±0:00

On time from Schwerin On time into Magdeburg

Journey

Service

A comfortable and smooth journey. Good on-board service, if a little pricey

31/07/2012,  4 star - Very good service with many plus points and very few negatives

Departure

Arrival

From: [lm] - Magdeburg Hauptbahnhof  
Delay?: ±0:00

At: [ue] - Erfurt Hauptbahnhof  
Delay?: ±0:00

On time from Magdeburg On time into Erfurt

Journey

Service

A comfortable, if at times slow journey No on-board service

02/08/2012,  4 star - Very good service with many plus points and very few negatives

Departure

Arrival

From: [ue] - Erfurt Hauptbahnhof  
Delay?: +0:10

At: [QPP/bl] - Berlin Hauptbahnhof  
Delay?: +0:15

10 minutes late arriving at Erfurt 15 minutes late into Berlin

Journey

Service

A comfortable if slow journey Good on-board service

20/07/2013,  2 star - Below average. Some plus points but there are several negatives

Departure

Arrival

From: [QPP/bl] - Berlin Hauptbahnhof  
Delay?: +0:25

At: [dh] - Dresden Hauptbahnhof  
Delay?: +0:05

25 minutes late leaving Berlin for no given reason 5 minutes late into Dresden

Journey

Service

Had a very tight connection in Leipzig that I should have missed, but that train was running late as well. Both trains were comfortable No onboard service and poor communication about delays

23/07/2013,  2 star - Below average. Some plus points but there are several negatives

Departure

Arrival

From: [dh] - Dresden Hauptbahnhof  
Delay?: ±0:00

At: [XYG] - Praha hlavní nádrazí  
Delay?: +0:25

On time from Dresden 25 minutes late into Prague

Journey

Service

A not particularly comfortable and slow journey in a hot train. Train ran slow for most of the way for no given reason No onboard service

04/04/2014,  5 star - Outstanding. Any negative points corrected by plus points

Departure

Arrival

From: [QPP/bl] - Berlin Hauptbahnhof  
Delay?: ±0:00

At: [XIT/ll] - Leipzig Hauptbhanhof  
Delay?: ±0:00

On time from Berlin On time into Leipzig

Journey

Service

A smooth journey Excellent on-board service

07/04/2014,  5 star - Outstanding. Any negative points corrected by plus points

Departure

Arrival

From: [XIT/ll] - Leipzig Hauptbhanhof  
Delay?: ±0:00

At: [QPP/bl] - Berlin Hauptbahnhof  
Delay?: ±0:00

On time from Leipzig On time into Berlin

Journey

Service

Smooth journey Excellent on-board service

27/03/2015,  3 star - Average service with more positives than negatives

Departure

Arrival

From: [bzoo] - Berlin Zoologischer Garten  
Delay?: ±0:00

At: [bpd] - Potsdam Hauptbahnhof  
Delay?: ±0:00

On time from Berlin On time into Potsdam

Journey

Service

Very busy train, only just managed to get a seat and then only by paying to upgrade to 1st No onboard service

29/03/2015,  3 star - Average service with more positives than negatives

Departure

Arrival

From: [bpd] - Potsdam Hauptbahnhof  
Delay?: ±0:00

At: [QPP/bl] - Berlin Hauptbahnhof  
Delay?: ±0:00

On time from Potsdam On time into Berlin

Journey

Service

A busy train, but comfortable No onboard service

29/08/2016,  4 star - Very good service with many plus points and very few negatives

Departure

Arrival

From: [???] - Freiburg ZOB  
Delay?: ±0:00

At: [???] - Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg EuroAirport  
Delay?: ±0:00

On time from Freiburg On time into the airport

Journey

Service

Comfortable journey No on-board service

11/11/2016,  4 star - Very good service with many plus points and very few negatives

Departure

Arrival

From: [ZMB/ah] - Hamburg Hauptbahnhof  
Delay?: ±0:00

At: [ak] - Kiel Hauptbahnhof  
Delay?: ±0:00

On time from Hamburg On time into Kiel

Journey

Service

Smooth and comfortable journey No on-board service

13/11/2016,  2 star - Below average. Some plus points but there are several negatives

Departure

Arrival

From: [ak] - Kiel Hauptbahnhof  
Delay?: ±0:00

At: [ZMB/ah] - Hamburg Hauptbahnhof  
Delay?: +0:55

On time from Kiel By the time I finally reached the Hauptbahnhof it was 55 minutes after the original scheduled arrival time

Journey

Service

Smooth journey until the outskirts of Hamburg where major infrastructure problems led to the train being heavily delayed and then terminated short at a different station (Hamburg Altona rather than Hauptbahnhof) No on-board service, though the onboard crew did keep us updated about the delay and diversion

31/03/2017,  5 star - Outstanding. Any negative points corrected by plus points

Departure

Arrival

From: [fflf] - Frankfurt Flughafen Fernbahnhof  
Delay?: ±0:00

At: [rm] - Mannheim Hauptbahnhof  
Delay?: -0:20

On time from Frankfurt Due to a delayed train at Frankfurt I managed to catch a train that I should have missed by a long way, so I ended up in Mannheim 20 minutes before I was due

Journey

Service

Had to change in Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof as this was quicker than waiting for a direct train. Comfortable journey No on-board service

02/04/2017,  5 star - Outstanding. Any negative points corrected by plus points

Departure

Arrival

From: [rm] - Mannheim Hauptbahnhof  
Delay?: ±0:00

At: [fflf] - Frankfurt Flughafen Fernbahnhof  
Delay?: ±0:00

On time from Mannheim (after a retiming due to engineering works) On time into Frankfurt airport

Journey

Service

Comfortable, smooth and fast journey Excellent on-board service

15/06/2018,  1 star - Very bad service, few plus points which are outweighed by many negatives

Departure

Arrival

From: [DUS/kdff] - Düsseldorf Flughafen Fernbahnhof  
Delay?: +0:25

At: [QKL/kk] - Köln Hauptbahnhof  
Delay?: +0:25

25 minutes late from Dusseldorf airport due to an earlier signal failure 25 minutes late into Cologne

Journey

Service

Once on board the journey was comfortable No on-board service, and very little information about the delay

17/06/2018,  3 star - Average service with more positives than negatives

Departure

Arrival

From: [QKL/kk] - Köln Hauptbahnhof  
Delay?: ±0:00

At: [DUS/kdff] - Düsseldorf Flughafen Fernbahnhof  
Delay?: ±0:00

On time from Colonge On time into Dusseldorf Airport

Journey

Service

Comfortable journey No on-board service

12/01/2020,  5 star - Outstanding. Any negative points corrected by plus points

Departure

Arrival

From: [ee] - Essen Hauptbahnhof  
Delay?: ±0:00

At: [DUS/kdff] - Düsseldorf Flughafen Fernbahnhof  
Delay?: ±0:00

On time from Essen On time into Düssedorf Airport

Journey

Service

Comfortable, if slow journey - but reliable, unlike the cancelled RRX service As it was a local S-Bahn train there was no on-board service

15/10/2020,  3 star - Average service with more positives than negatives

Departure

Arrival

From: [FRA/fflf] - Frankfurt (Main) Flughafen Fernbahnhof  
Delay?: ±0:00

At: [fmz] - Mainz Hauptbahnhof  
Delay?: ±0:00

On time from Frankfurt Airport On time into Mainz

Journey

Service

A smooth journey on the Frankfurt S-Bahn over to Maiz. The train was relatively busy as it was the end of the evening rushhour No onboard service

01/04/2022,  No Data

Departure

Arrival

From: [mh] - München Hauptbahnhof  
Delay?: ±0:00

At: [nn] - Nürnberg Hauptbahnhof  
Delay?: ±0:00

Train was on time from Munich, but I wasn't on it as BA had cancelled my flight the night before On time into Nuremberg

Journey

Service

Unable to Comment Unable to comment on service

03/04/2022,  4 star - Very good service with many plus points and very few negatives

Departure

Arrival

From: [nn] - Nürnberg Hauptbahnhof  
Delay?: ±0:00

At: [mh] - München Hauptbahnhof  
Delay?: ±0:00

On time from Nuremberg On time into Munich

Journey

Service

Comfortable and smooth journey on a very full train No on-board service

23/09/2022,  No star - Appalling service, unable to rate

Departure

Arrival

From: [fflf] - Frankfurt Flughafen Fernbahnhof  
Delay?:

At: [fw] - Wiesbaden Hauptbahnhof  
Delay?:

Train services were suspended due to engineering works on the line, so I took a taxi instead Thanks to the taxi I arrived at the hotel 30 minutes after leaving the airport, rather than 45

Journey

Service


25/09/2022,  No star - Appalling service, unable to rate

Departure

Arrival

From: [fw] - Wiesbaden Hauptbahnhof  
Delay?:

At: [fflf] - Frankfurt Flughafen Fernbahnhof  
Delay?:

Train services were suspended due to engineering works on the line, so I took a taxi instead

Journey

Service


09/12/2022,  5 star - Outstanding. Any negative points corrected by plus points

Departure

Arrival

From: [fflf] - Frankfurt Flughafen Fernbahnhof  
Delay?: ±0:00

At: [nwh] - Würzburg Hauptbahnhof  
Delay?: ±0:00

On time from Frankfurt On time into Würzburg

Journey

Service

A comfortable journey Very good on-board service

11/12/2022,  5 star - Outstanding. Any negative points corrected by plus points

Departure

Arrival

From: [nwh] - Würzburg Hauptbahnof  
Delay?: ±0:00

At: [ff] - Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof  
Delay?: ±0:00

On time from Würzburg On time into Frankfurt despite grinding to a halt outside Hanau for 5 minutes for no given reason

Journey

Service

A comfortable and smooth journey Excellent on-board service

15/12/2023,  1 star - Very bad service, few plus points which are outweighed by many negatives

Departure

Arrival

From: [ff] - Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof  
Delay?: ±0:00

At: [nwh] - Würzburg Hauptbahnof  
Delay?: +0:20

On time from Frankfurt 20 minutes late

Journey

Service

A couple of minutes outside of Frankfurt the train ground to a halt for 10 minutes and then managed to lose further time at every stop along the line, arriving into Würzburg at exactly the same time my connecting train departed, meaning I ended up having an hours wait in Würzburg No onboard service on a very full train

15/12/2023,  3 star - Average service with more positives than negatives

Departure

Arrival

From: [nstn] - Steinach  
Delay?: ±0:00

At: [nrot] - Rothenburg ob der Tauber  
Delay?: ±0:00

On time from Steinach On time into Rothenburg

Journey

Service

A relatively comfortable if slow journey This was a small regional bahn service so there were no facilities other than a toilet on board

17/12/2023,  3 star - Average service with more positives than negatives

Departure

Arrival

From: [nrot] - Rothenburg ob der Tauber  
Delay?: ±0:00

At: [nstn] - Steinach  
Delay?: ±0:00

On time from Rothenburg On time into Steinach

Journey

Service

A comfortable journey on a pretty busy small train This was a small regional bahn service so there were no facilities other than a toilet on board

17/12/2023,  3 star - Average service with more positives than negatives

Departure

Arrival

From: [nwh] - Würzburg Hauptbahnof  
Delay?: ±0:00

At: [ffs] - Frankfurt (Main) Südbahnof  
Delay?: ±0:00

On time from Würzburg On time into Frankfurt

Journey

Service

A busy train, but it managed to keep to time There was no onboard service

25/05/2024,  No Data

Departure

Arrival

From: [ZMB/ah] - Hamburg Hauptbahnhof  
Delay?:

At: [ak] - Kiel Hauptbahnhof  
Delay?:

Journey

Service


13/12/2024,  No Data

Departure

Arrival

From: [bzoo] - Berlin Zoologischer Garten  
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At: [bbra] - Brand Tropical Islands  
Delay?:

Journey

Service


15/12/2024,  No Data

Departure

Arrival

From: [bbra] - Brand Tropical Islands  
Delay?:

At: [bok] - Berlin Ostkreuz  
Delay?:

Journey

Service


20/12/2024,  No Data

Departure

Arrival

From: [ee] - Essen Hauptbahnhof  
Delay?:

At: [emst] - Münster Hauptbahnhof  
Delay?:

Journey

Service


22/12/2024,  No Data

Departure

Arrival

From: [emst] - Münster Hauptbahnhof  
Delay?:

At: [ee] - Essen Hauptbahnhof  
Delay?:

Journey

Service