I am never taking the train in Germany or through Germany again (or through Belgium, for that matter). The experience is consistently bad. NS, DB, and NMBS all perform poorly. Train travel itself has become unreliable and frustrating. Ever since I got my car, the difference in freedom is obvious.

I do support having basic public transport and solid bike infrastructure for young people, but once you’re 25 or older, there’s little justification for relying on such low-quality public transport.

I’ll be going to Prague next year, and I’m fully willing to drive for hours rather than sit on a train that keeps getting delayed, is unpleasant to be on, and costs far too much.

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adammarples 9 hours ago | parent [-]

I thought in Germany you got unlimited train travel for €58?

	▲	accountofthaha 9 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Not for ICE, the only train worth getting for me. Also I don't live in Germany, in the Netherlands. Trains are expensive. Even though I live in the Randstad, near big cities, I don't have any good public transport here. It's just not worth it for me.
	▲	mschild 9 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		Yes, but not for the IC and ICE which are long distsnce trains. Those are still separate tickets as usual.
	▲	barrkel 9 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Local trains, not ICE or IC.