Scoreboard: Travel

25/07/2011,

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,

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,

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,

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,

Departure	Arrival
From: [str] - Trier Hauptbahnhof Delay?: �0:00	At: [QKL/kk] - K�ln 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,

Departure	Arrival
From: [ZMB/ah] - Hamburg Hauptbahnhof Delay?: �0:00	At: [al] - L�beck Hauptbahnhof Delay?: �0:00
On time from Hamburg	On time into L�beck
Journey	Service
A comfortable journey	No on-board service

16/04/2012,

Departure	Arrival
From: [al] - L�beck Hauptbahnhof Delay?: �0:00	At: [ZMB/ah] - Hamburg Hauptbahnhof Delay?: �0:00
On time from L�beck	On time into Hamburg
Journey	Service
A comfortable journey	No on-board service

21/07/2012,

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,

Departure	Arrival
From: [???] - Szczecin Glowny Delay?: �0:00	At: [wr] - Rostock Hauptbahnhof Delay?: �0:00
On time from Szczecin.	On time into G�strow 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 G�strow 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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

Departure	Arrival
From: [dh] - Dresden Hauptbahnhof Delay?: �0:00	At: [XYG] - Praha hlavn� n�draz� 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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

Departure	Arrival
From: [DUS/kdff] - D�sseldorf Flughafen Fernbahnhof Delay?: +0:25	At: [QKL/kk] - K�ln 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,

Departure	Arrival
From: [QKL/kk] - K�ln Hauptbahnhof Delay?: �0:00	At: [DUS/kdff] - D�sseldorf 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,

Departure	Arrival
From: [ee] - Essen Hauptbahnhof Delay?: �0:00	At: [DUS/kdff] - D�sseldorf Flughafen Fernbahnhof Delay?: �0:00
On time from Essen	On time into D�ssedorf 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,

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,

Departure	Arrival
From: [mh] - M�nchen Hauptbahnhof Delay?: �0:00	At: [nn] - N�rnberg 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,

Departure	Arrival
From: [nn] - N�rnberg Hauptbahnhof Delay?: �0:00	At: [mh] - M�nchen 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,

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,

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,

Departure	Arrival
From: [fflf] - Frankfurt Flughafen Fernbahnhof Delay?: �0:00	At: [nwh] - W�rzburg Hauptbahnhof Delay?: �0:00
On time from Frankfurt	On time into W�rzburg
Journey	Service
A comfortable journey	Very good on-board service

11/12/2022,

Departure	Arrival
From: [nwh] - W�rzburg Hauptbahnof Delay?: �0:00	At: [ff] - Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof Delay?: �0:00
On time from W�rzburg	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,

Departure	Arrival
From: [ff] - Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof Delay?: �0:00	At: [nwh] - W�rzburg 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 W�rzburg at exactly the same time my connecting train departed, meaning I ended up having an hours wait in W�rzburg	No onboard service on a very full train

15/12/2023,

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,

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,

Departure	Arrival
From: [nwh] - W�rzburg Hauptbahnof Delay?: �0:00	At: [ffs] - Frankfurt (Main) S�dbahnof Delay?: �0:00
On time from W�rzburg	On time into Frankfurt
Journey	Service
A busy train, but it managed to keep to time	There was no onboard service

25/05/2024,

Departure	Arrival
From: [ZMB/ah] - Hamburg Hauptbahnhof Delay?: �0:00	At: [ak] - Kiel Hauptbahnhof Delay?: +0:05
On time from Hamburg	5 minutes late into Kiel
Journey	Service
A comfortable if very full train	No on-board service

13/12/2024,

Departure	Arrival
From: [bzoo] - Berlin Zoologischer Garten Delay?: �0:00	At: [bbra] - Brand Tropical Islands Delay?: �0:00
On time from Berlin	On time into Brand
Journey	Service
A comfortable journey on a very full train	No on-board service

15/12/2024,

Departure	Arrival
From: [bbra] - Brand Tropical Islands Delay?: �0:00	At: [bok] - Berlin Ostkreuz Delay?: �0:00
On time from Bran	On time into Berlin
Journey	Service
A generally comfortable service on a very busy train (That DB said would be quiet!)	No on-board service

20/12/2024,

Departure	Arrival
From: [DUS/kdff] - D�sseldorf Flughafen Fernbahnhof Delay?: +0:15	At: [emst] - M�nster Hauptbahnhof Delay?: +0:20
15 minutes late departing due to the late arrival of the inbound train	20 minutes late into M�nster
Journey	Service
The train was full and standing virtually the whole way - nearly 2 hour journey!	No on-board service

22/12/2024,

Departure	Arrival
From: [emst] - M�nster Hauptbahnhof Delay?: �0:00	At: [DUS/kdff] - D�sseldorf Flughafen Fernbahnhof Delay?: �0:00
On time from M�nster	On time into D�sseldorf Flughafen
Journey	Service
A very busy but at least punctual train	No on-board service

21/09/2025,

Departure	Arrival
From: [tt] - T�bingen Hauptbhanhof Delay?: �0:00	At: [STR] - Stuttgart Flughafen Delay?: +0:15
On time from T�bingen	15 minutes late into Stuttgart Airport
Journey	Service
A very full bus, delayed heading out of town due to the race that had taken place during the day and the diversions from that, then delayed on route by both a tractor and then cyclists	Just a bog standard bus service so nothing on board (and quite a few people had to stand the whole way!)

05/12/2025,

Departure	Arrival
From: [mfht] - M�nchen Flughafen Terminal Delay?: �0:00	At: [mfr] - Freising Delay?: �0:00
On time	On time to Freising
Journey	Service
Actually used the bus rather than the train as it was a shorter walk from the hotel	No on-board service

05/12/2025,

Departure	Arrival
From: [mfr] - Freising Delay?: +0:05	At: [npa] - Passau Hauptbahnhof Delay?: +0:10
5 minutes late from Freising as we had to wait on a delayed inbound train	The train made up all of the lost time until one stop before Passau where we had to wait in the station to allow an ICE service to overtake so we ended up being 10 minutes late into Passau
Journey	Service
A comfortable if slow journey	No on-board service

07/12/2025,

Departure	Arrival
From: [npa] - Passau Hauptbahnhof Delay?: �0:00	At: [mfr] - Freising Delay?: +0:20
On time leaving Passau	The train came to a halt at the penultimate station and then waited there for more than 15 minutes for no obvious reason
Journey	Service
A comfortable journey on a mostly empty train	No on-board service

07/12/2025,

Departure	Arrival
From: [mfr] - Freising Delay?: �0:00	At: [mfht] - M�nchen Flughafen Terminal Delay?: �0:00
On time from Freising	On time into the airport
Journey	Service
A comfortable short journey	No on-board service

12/12/2025,

Departure	Arrival
From: [ff] - Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof Delay?: �0:00	At: [fk] - Kassel Hauptbahnhof Delay?: �0:00
On time from Frankfurt	On time into Kassel
Journey	Service
A comfortable journey	A small trolley service passed through the train once during the journey.

14/12/2025,

Departure	Arrival
From: [fk] - Kassel Hauptbahnhof Delay?: +0:05	At: [ff] - Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof Delay?: �0:00
5 minutes late departing Kassel for no known reason	On time into Frankfurt
Journey	Service
A very full train even from Kassel	A small trolley service passed through the train once during the journey.

19/12/2025,

Departure	Arrival
From: [aai] - Hamburg Airport (Flughafen) Delay?: �0:00	At: [ast] - Stade Delay?: +0:05
On time from Hamburg Airport	Along the way the S5 lost some time and was 5 minutes late into Stade
Journey	Service
A quick change at Hamburg Hauptbahnhof from the S1 to the S5 line	S-Bahn service so no onboard facilities (not even a toilet)

21/12/2025,

Departure	Arrival
From: [ast] - Stade Delay?: �0:00	At: [aai] - Hamburg Airport (Flughafen) Delay?: �0:00
On time from Stade	On time into Hamburg following a change at the Hauptbahnhof
Journey	Service
A comfotable journey	No on-board service as it was just a regional express train

11/12/2026,

Departure	Arrival
From: [ff] - Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof Delay?:	At: [nba] - Bamberg Hauptbahnhof Delay?:

Journey	Service

13/12/2026,

Departure	Arrival
From: [nba] - Bamberg Hauptbahnhof Delay?:	At: [nn] - N�rnberg Hauptbahnhof Delay?:

Journey	Service

18/12/2026,

Departure	Arrival
From: [mfht] - M�nchen Flughafen Terminal Delay?:	At: [nrh] - Regensurg Delay?:

Journey	Service

20/12/2026,

Departure	Arrival
From: [nrh] - Regensurg Delay?:	At: [mfht] - M�nchen Flughafen Terminal Delay?:

Journey	Service