Public transportation during World Cup

[jonam]

Sorry to start a new thread, but I think the info might be quite useful and not really everybody is yet informed.

Your match day tickets will be pure day passes for local transportation at each of the 12 venues.

Means from midnight to the next night (until services stop). So about 27 hours, I guess. The tariff area usually covers much more than the WC city itself. For example Dortmund match tickets are valid for journeys to Gelsenkirchen and Düsseldorf as all three cities lie in the the same tariff area (VRR).

So don't double-pay and use your match tickets as transportation passes.

[torontosports]

does that mean gelsenkirchen tix are valid for dortmund travel?

[jonam]

does that mean gelsenkirchen tix are valid for dortmund travel?

On match day, yes.


Also use this maps/guides:

- VRR tariff area: http://www.vrr.de/images/verbundgebiet-VRR_1200_6201.gif (this is the area where Gelsenkirchen AND Dortmund match tickets are valid as day passes)

- Dortmund guestguide: http://www.schwatzgelb.com/fanservice/guestguide.htm3 (three maps at the bottom)

[chilistrider]

I've been thinking about this. My tickets to the round of 16 match are conditionals, so if I understand correctly, I won't actually have my game ticket until I arrive at the city of my destination. Anybody understand how I can avoid double-paying? I guess as a worst-case scenario, I could buy a one-way ticket to the game and then use my ticket to get me back to my lodging...

[jonam]

I've been thinking about this. My tickets to the round of 16 match are conditionals, so if I understand correctly, I won't actually have my game ticket until I arrive at the city of my destination. Anybody understand how I can avoid double-paying? I guess as a worst-case scenario, I could buy a one-way ticket to the game and then use my ticket to get me back to my lodging...


What exactly is a conditional ticket? You only get it when your TST-team promotes?!?!? Or are you on a waiting list?

Anyway you would need a valid ticket at hand if you are controlled on the metro/S-Bahn/bus/train. Still you could try to convince the controller with your ticket voucher and save some bucks. Question is whether you are willing to go that risk.

[chilistrider]

What exactly is a conditional ticket? You only get it when your TST-team promotes?!?!? Or are you on a waiting list?

Anyway you would need a valid ticket at hand if you are controlled on the metro/S-Bahn/bus/train. Still you could try to convince the controller with your ticket voucher and save some bucks. Question is whether you are willing to go that risk.
In this case a conditional ticket means, if the US makes it to a round of 16 game, I have a ticket for that game. If the US fails to advance I don't go to any round of 16 games.

I am not too adventurous when it comes to gambling on whether or not a ticket controller is going to ask me for my ticket, so I'll probably buy the one-way ticket to the stadium.

[azwildcatsoccer]

Should i or should i not buy a full eurorail rail pass? traveling by myself seeing all us first round games plus through the semis. i also want to go to france or other of the neighboring countries between games.

http://www.eurail.com/

[meininki]

Should i or should i not buy a full eurorail rail pass? traveling by myself seeing all us first round games plus through the semis. i also want to go to france or other of the neighboring countries between games.

http://www.eurail.com/

I guess, it depends on how much travelling you want to do outside of Germany. If not too much, the Weltmeister Pass (http://www.bahn.de/-S:PtVOR9:eQbb4tNNPH@7JdNNNapM/p/view/home/wm2006/eng_wm-pass.shtml)might be a good choice.

[Substance]

i like the idea that public transport is covered by the world cup ticket...thats a good thing, means we can park our car somewhere secure and catch a train or bus....

does it cover taxis? :D

how good would that be! :cool:

thanks for the info.

we'll be driving to all the towns, hopefully we wont get lost :D

[Celtic1967]

German public transport is ultra-efficient and cheap, so even if you have to pay to get to the ticket centre, it won't cost much.

[jonam]

i like the idea that public transport is covered by the world cup ticket...thats a good thing, means we can park our car somewhere secure and catch a train or bus....


That is normal for most of Bundesliga stadia/clubs. And yes, not a bad idea to park your car outside (e.g. at a FREE park&ride service) and take the FREE metro/S-Bahn to the stadium.

[jonam]

Not really matching the topic but anyway I'll post the PM I send a BS user regarding his request:

Hi,
unleaded fuel is at the moment about 1.28 Euro/litre or 4.85 Euro/US gallon. Diesel at the moment 1.12 Euro/litre or 4.24 Euro/US gallon.

Streets in Germany are normally high-quality and generally free. There are very, very few bridges and tunnels that extra-charge, but I guess you won't even see one of them. Just keep in mind that we have NO general speed limit so you might see Porsches, BMWs, Mercedes going at 150+ mph on the left lane. Btw, we have a "drive on right(est) lane"-police over here. So you have to move to the right lane unless it is blocked or you want to overtake somebody. Not like in the USA, where you are free to use every lane.

If you are not used to speed like 150mph, keep it real for the first day at least. Normal average speed might be something between 75 and 100 mph. Still there are many highway parts that have speed limits (curves etc.). So watch out for traffic signs.

[Bv3000]

I've been thinking about this. My tickets to the round of 16 match are conditionals, so if I understand correctly, I won't actually have my game ticket until I arrive at the city of my destination. Anybody understand how I can avoid double-paying? I guess as a worst-case scenario, I could buy a one-way ticket to the game and then use my ticket to get me back to my lodging...

I think that for conditional tickets you will receive a voucher and then if your team advances you use the voucher and your I.D. to get your match ticket at the stadium box office. Hopefully, the voucher will be enough to get you free transportation to the statium. Of course, this is just speculation so we'll have to wait and see.

[chilistrider]

That would be great if I could use the voucher. Thanks for keeping me optimistic!

[bwiorly]

I have a question on what a ticket to a game on a given day allows you to do in terms of public transportation. Does it just entitle you to a free round-trip to the stadium and back or can you really use your ticket as a defacto public transportation pass for the whole day?

Case in point: my wife and I are going to the France-Switzerland game in Stuttgart. Will arrive in Stuttgart in the morning, will do a bit of sightseeing in town, then will take public transportation to our hotel (about 15 km out of town in a direction opposite to the stadium),will drop off our things, go back into town, go to the game and head back to the hotel after the game.

Just wondering whether our noon-time trip from the center of town to our hotel is really covered... The game will still be six hours away and we'll be travelling in a direction opposite to the stadium. Are we really safe with our match tix or should we get a public transportation ticket for that specific trip?

Thanks for any info anyone might have.

[96Squig]

I have a question on what a ticket to a game on a given day allows you to do in terms of public transportation. Does it just entitle you to a free round-trip to the stadium and back or can you really use your ticket as a defacto public transportation pass for the whole day?
As far as I know it allows you to use publicc transport 3 hours before the game starts untill the day is over (for the tram/bus/subway drivers, in Hanover this means at 4 AM!). And yoiu are free to use it during that time in any matter you want: doing sightseeing and all that stuff.

[Bv3000]

See this page:

http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/050317/1/3aij.html

Here is the important part:

"This combination ticket not only enables people to get to the stadium free of charge, but allows them to travel around the region surrounding the venue for a whole day."

[bwiorly]

See this page:

http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com/06/en/050317/1/3aij.html

Here is the important part:

"This combination ticket not only enables people to get to the stadium free of charge, but allows them to travel around the region surrounding the venue for a whole day."

Thanks a lot for digging this up. Two other paragraphs of interest:

<<<
The FIFA World Cup match ticket is valid as a daily travelcard for the day of the game for journeys on buses and trains within the transport networks of the 12 venues, from the start of services in the morning until late at night.

This means that visitors from Germany and abroad can use the mornings before matches to visit the attractions of the region without having to pay an additional fare. After the match fans can attend the many events in the area and afterwards use the available night buses to be sure of getting home or to their destinations.
>>>

That's fantastic! For people flying in on the day of the match, it also means your trip from the airport into town is covered... Well done German organizers on this one!

[96Squig]

That's fantastic! For people flying in on the day of the match, it also means your trip from the airport into town is covered... Well done German organizers on this one!
Actually that agreement is common though for German cultural and sport events in that price category (=Hockeyx games, soccer games in the first 4 leagues, concerts...)

[bwiorly]

Actually that agreement is common though for German cultural and sport events in that price category (=Hockeyx games, soccer games in the first 4 leagues, concerts...)

This WC deal seems to be even better than the regular deal for cultural and sporting events, since you say yourself that usually, public transportation is free only 3 hours prior to the event with your event ticket.

Having free transportation for the whole day will make a big difference for those of us who will get into town on the morning of the game. Not to mention that it will make an even bigger difference for people going to games in Gelsenkirchen and Dortmund, since if I'm not mistaken, they'll be able to use public transportation throughout the whole region (i.e Essen, Düsseldorf, etc.) for the whole day.