DB IC from Amsterdam to Berlin in First Class!
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- A trip aboard one of DB's classic IC trains in first class between Amsterdam and Berlin!
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Date of Travel: 7 August 2020
Class of Travel: 1st class
Rolling Stock: NS Class 1700/DB Class 101 and Intercity 1 coaches
Cost of Ticket: €69.90 (£64.91, $83.08)*
Origin: Amsterdam Centraal, the Netherlands
Destination: Berlin Hauptbahnhof, Germany
*Currency conversions correct as of 14/09/2020
Menu (in German and English): db-bordgastron...
It was maybe 1996... bought an Eurailpass. At brazilian travel agency, I asked the agent who's selling the tickets, if he had heard about a train that aboard a ship... He started to laugh at me... for an instant I felt I had loosen an excelent opportunity of being quiet...
Months later, I took a train from Amsterdam to Stockolhm and the train boarded a ship!
Thanks for your videos, Dylan.
boa história! Obrigado :o)
This channel is amazing, no over the top talking, no obnoxious close up face when your talking. And overall showing the experience in a way that gives quality rather than some middle aged man taking a train with rock music in the background.
One of the few channels I have notifications on. Good job!
That depends on who you watch xD Sam Chu is a good example of over the top but simply Aviation is another channel I'd recommend.
But please have a bit of an open mind somethings are better said with audio then just subtitles
Dylan - Abteilwagen are fast becoming a rarity on DB, so you will get your wish. Grossraumwagen (open saloons) are becoming the norm.
Amsterdam with no tourists looks like a dream!! (and I say it as a tourist lol!)
My partner and I went between lockdowns in October 2020, and it was just strange, we walked in to everything we wanted to go and see, and did all we wanted to do. But we also saw a lot of small businesses closing down due to lack of patrons, including one of our favourite food places. Very sad indeed.
Great video from an Australians perspective. Gives me a great impression of what the trip is going to involve.
I did the opposite of your journey in Mid July. Berlin to Amsterdam, I also took the 1st class compartment and was alone. It was a lovely ride and I'd do it again without hesitation. Glad to see you enjoyed it!
Hey Dylan, I have a suggestion. When you reach the destination, could you film the destination station as an outro?
Maybe although I tend to include it in the trip report filmed after this one (in this case Flixtrain.)
@@DylansTravelReports ha, that's just what I thought :-D
@Benson Andrew You say this all the time on all of Dylans Videos? What do you want like do you want a Medal??
@@aaronarshad2903 i dont think a medal. Think he just wants it to happen already cos it annoys him
@@marioluigi9599 I agree 100%.
I have also traveled with this train. I was in the 1st class from Amsterdam Centraal to Amersfoort Centraal and those seats are super comfy!
This train was my introduction into long-distance train travel!
The year was 2014, and I was going to the InnoTrans trade fair (mentioned in another comment of mine). It was part of a minor university study in Railway Engineering that I was doing back then. (Anyone else here from the HU Railtechniek minor? :-D ) Me being a railway enthusiast, I was rather stoked for this "field trip"!
My class occupied about a quarter of the second class coach we were in. I remember everyone being rather exited about the journey! We were chatting, playing card games, exploring the train, marveling at what a relaxed way of travel it is, wandering about the platforms at longer stops, looking at the locomotive swap, looking out the back of the train, visiting the bistro car... lots of fun was had!
After that journey, I was surprised I had never made such a journey before, especially being the railway enthusiast that I am. I have made several journeys since: a couple of journeys on Eurostar (my introduction into proper high-speed train travel) and Virgin Trains East Coast to Yorkshire in England, and one with Thalys to Paris. The latter one was another exiting group outing, where me and my colleagues from our Dutch office occupied a whole coach on the way to a company conference at Disneyland, Paris! Lots of fun was had, again!
HU railtechniek classmate present, DJ
@@bartpetat nice! :-D
Amsterdam Centraal station is in fact built on an artificial island in the harbour area. Thus, the houses you see on your left hand once were quais (if they were already built in 1889). For this type of train, the maximum allowed speed on NS tracks is 140 km/h. Only in Germany there are sections for faster trains. This footage may well be historical, since locomotive hauled trains will be history soon. Multi-voltage emu's are due to take over.
Another good video to brighten up a dull Monday. I like the idea of having a compartment to yourself especially during this pandemic. The second class on this could probably beat most first class here in the uk. keep up the good work and safe travels. Edit: That wifi speed was incredible as well.
Thanks 😁
@@DylansTravelReports where did the NS loco go when you switched to a DB loco
@@collareddovepigeon5621 to a seperate track to wait for the train from berlin to take it back to Amsterdam
I'm glad you were able to get a compartment to yourself; my heart sank when I saw there were four more passengers booked in your compartment from Osnabrück. I'm surprised that is allowed with social distancing rules and it would definitely make me feel uncomfortable now. I have done the journey to Hamburg in a compartment and it was okay but more open plan would definitely be good as you say. Thanks for the video!
That's what I thought. Too close for comfort. Plus you close the door and there's no ventilation. You're all breathing the same air. Never used to bother me.
That's what's put me off compartments, you end being stuck in one with other people, open coaches are better. I think if you were a group the compartments are good,
Yeah because breathing the mixed air from 120 people in an open plan is better than 5 others in the compartment....
Meanwhile in Asia we were probably questioning whether one should even travel out of one's city
@Traveladdictive guy this was well within the law.
I loved the video. There is nothing more than looking out the window and enjoying the countryside and relaxing.
Thank you, Dylan, for another wonderful video. I wait eagerly every week for them to come up. Be safe and keep well.
Me, too.
3:57 You are a brave man for crossing that bicycle lane without looking. Cyclists in Amsterdam don't stop for anything.
Well even if the camera didn't turn around, his head may have. I do appreciate the comment, though :-)
Everywhere cyclists are new kind of "Herrenmenschen" because they "safe the world" and are the better humans. :D - Greetings, Heinz
Tbh, I must have nearly been ran over by a cyclist a dozen or more times during my short stay in the Netherlands 😂
@@DylansTravelReports Did they yell at you to f*ck off? That makes the experience complete. ua-cam.com/video/CLurEnjOeMo/v-deo.html
Reminds me that in my country we're taught to wait for vehicles to stop completely before crossing a zebra crossing. However in Europe I found out that if one waits like that, the vehicles will never stop. One has to be already crossing a zebra crossing before the vehicles arrive for them to stop.
The "BordBistro" car is a refurbished "InterRegio" car. I used the IR in the 1990ies often on the Offenburg - Konstanz Line.
Later that all became IC with new colors.
You see that by the different seat arrangements compared to an IC coach car.
I used that IR train to travel to the university where I studied (Konstanz) from my parents house when I visited them. Was nice to get a fresh cold beer at those "BordBistro" cars on Sunday evening travelling back to Konstanz ;-)
Thanks, Dylan! Thanks to you, we travel well and a lot. What wonderful videos you offer us! I too have taken several trains these days and they were not of this quality. A big thank you to you obviously and I think the same as you.
Very odd to see almost no one around a major rail station in a major city around 9 in the morning.
yeah that's covid restrictions for ya
Bram van der Helm 😠
we had covid for like a third of the year, its to be expected. Edit: 2/3 of the year
Netherland isnt really a train city
@@andrejpulsar6196 haha what?
Much prefer compartments particularly as you can often get one all to yourself. The changeover from 1700 to 101 at Bad Bentheim is no longer necessary as the Vectron loco now works throughout. Excellent video.
I won't be surprised when the Vectron locos will be postponed.
In my opinion this is the train journey that is the most beautiful; that's how I imagine it. Of all the European trains, the DB IC, of course 1st class, is truly the top in every sense. That doesn’t mean I would have anything to object to any of the HST: ICE, Le Frecce italiane, TGV, AVE or other really fantastic trains. Right next to the DB IC, I would also classify OBB RJ, which in its 1 class or not so hard-to-reach business class brings true enjoyment in traveling by rail.
After these observations, I would like to especially thank Dylan for this recorded trip from Amsterdam to Berlin, which I noticed in the celebratory video in which the topic was Q&A. If there is a train on a route in any country that resembles DB IC or OBB RJ in its simplicity and beauty, I believe that Dylan will discover it, record the trip and give it to us in one of his future videos. Thanks again.
(4:55) The InterCity trains replaced the former long distance express trains known as "D-Zug". IC train abroad are called EuroCity (EC) and mainly replaced former TEE. IC and EC were planned to built a net and were introduced with slogan "jede Stunde, jede Klasse" (each hour, each class; means IC trains have both seat classes 1 and 2). - Cheers, Heinz
Amsterdam Centraal - Berlin Hauptbahnhof :) This is a historical IC and it's called IC Berlin, because is going to Berlin Ostbahnhof.
This train won't have more 1st class seating anytime soon. Their is simply not enough business demand on the route, except for Hannover-Wolfsburg-Berlin. But on this stretch their are plenty of ICE's covering the 1st class. Business demand between between Amsterdam and Berlin will just fly because of the time. 2nd class is usually very busy during the summer (except for 2020). A lot of backpackers use this train on a interrailticket.
No catering on the route now
Another great journey! Amsterdam Centraal ist a superb station, and the train looked very comfortable. Love these long continental train journeys. I'll never forget my first visit to Frankfurt-am-Main Hbf, as a student, and seeing the Moscow train about to depart.
In 2016 my daughter and I took a DB sleeper car train overnight from Munich to Amsterdam at the end of a tour of the Alps region to include Amsterdam on our trip to Europe. I read the sleeper car overnight train was discontinued soon after our trip. It was great seeing Amsterdam and its rail station again. It is so odd seeig very few people nd mask wearig due to the virus. I enjoyed the video. From St. Louis Thanks!
At 14:34 I see a windmill ! Very Netherlandish. Nice review of a clean, refurbished older train. I liked the looks better of the yellow/blue train on the other platform of the station in Amsterdam. I agree with you that compartments are not for me; I seldom travel in a group and prefer open seating. The price for first class did not seem to be worth the difference unless you like the compartment. Nice trip, fantastic stations worth a visit several of them we saw from the train.
Awesome Dylan's for your train traveler video 🙌🙌👍👍👏👏👏👏
Thanks for video. You are so fortunate. I took this same route in 01/20. Lovely!
I have an aunt, who lives in Florida, that’s originally from Germany. She met her husband, whose my mom’s brother, when he was in the military, somewhere there in Germany.
I just started a new city in Cities Skylines and have used Amsterdam Centraal as my main station. Nice to see it in context. I agree with your assessment, I'd probably just purchase a second class ticket for this trip
Super coverage Dylan ! Thanks for taking us on a trip !
Thanks for coming along!
The Amsterdam Central station can not only be reached by bike or tram, there is a large busstation at the back entrance of the station (the IJ-side) and a large metrostation under the train station.
Really good video on train 17 in Germany train into the magic radio good job thank you❤😊
Thanks Dylan, look forward to another Adventure soon. Happy New Year ! Hoping for a Better 2021 !
Thanks! Happy new year 😁
Maybe you could perform these wifi speed checks twice in future videos if your train is crossing borders. I just ask because i traveled this precise train multiple times and i found the wifi to be much faster in the netherlands than in germany. This is largely because LTE infrastructure in germany is pretty bad to be honest. But this could also be interesting for other border crossings.
Also just a little fun fact: Those ICs on this particular route are going to be replaced by the new ECx in 2023 which will be faster (230km/h) and adress the "compartment problem" you adressed at the end of your video.
Yeah, 4G coverage can be pretty shitty here in Germany (but at least it has improved over the last years), especially along the road tracks. But not only there, there are still many smaller towns where you're stuck with Edge...or, if you're unlucky, where you can't even make a phone call, because there is no cell signal whatsoever. Welcome to the technologically most advanced country in Europe. :/
I guess DB recently installed Wi-fi antennas on its coaches. But within the EU I prefer using my own 4G+ internet connection as this is usually faster.
That's the type of train I take to work most often. Main advantage of first class for me is that I can usually get a compartment of my own, especially relevant this year. There's usually 2 cars of first class on my route though.
Lots of love from France ;)
🤍 🤍 🤍 from 🇩🇪 🙂
@@e1woqf 🇫🇷❤️🇩🇪
A minor correction: the loc that hauls the IC from Amsterdam upto Bad Bentheim could technically reach 180 km/h (113 mph). But no speeds over 140 km/h (87 mph) are allowed within the Netherlands on conventional tracks because of the restrictive signalling system. On this particular stretch from Amsterdam heading east speed is limited to 130 km/h (81 mph).
That coach is making an eerie creaking sound. So much for first class.
I enjoyed your video Dylan! I always remember Amsterdam Centraal being beautiful! Looks a lovely journey to watch the world go by!
Love your videos! It’s very like traveling the journey myself but with loads of interesting info and sites, thanks for sharing your experiences with us :)
Glad you like them!
Yet another enjoyable video from you Dylan.
Another nice train and trip. The Amsterdam station is wonderful. Thanks! 🍂
Love the IC trains, especially when being hauled by a DB BR 101. you have a noisy bogie below that compartment and that AC clicking would have driven me mad! TIP: Turn the AC knob 2cm to the left or right and it usually stop! I'm not a fan of compartments, unless my whole family is taking one (with no strangers). I'd have moved to the open 1st area, to get away from that noisy compartment! :o) Great video, as always! Austieg in fahrtrichtung rechts! Greetings from Newcastle / The Toon.
Thanks!
Another great review Dylan, when you said "sunny Amsterdam" I waited for the clouds to arrive and rain to start based on your recent London review - got to admit, you got me!
Yes, I wasn't sarcastic about sunny for once 😅
Interesting video as usual. Hope to make a similar trip relatively soon. As for the price differential between 1st & 2nd class and your recommendation of 2nd, I'm assuming that post-covid19 (if that ever happens ;) ) coach occupancy will return to more normal, and higher, levels in all classes, but specially those lower than 1st, so I'd probably still book 1st as you did.
Great vid! I took the night train from Centraal to Berlin Hbf in 2012. It was a rattletrap affair consisting of old Polish, Czech and possibly Bangladeshi coaches, what a mess! The staff looked and acted like they were retired Stasi and KGB agents. When we stopped at Bad Bentheim the police boarded with dogs. They dragged off some poor slob who probably had a backpack full of weed. I had some small amounts on me and the Argentinian I was drinking with was petrified when the dogs passed, you should have seen his face! Good time.
Thanks! Sounds like a bit of an adventure 😅
Thanks Dylan, as always very informative and entertaining, stay safe.😷
I (or rather my family) used to take this train quite often when it still ran all the way to Szczecin. Nice to see it still look mostly as i remember.
Thank you for putting out the video.
Love to do this route. Bet it’s cool. Can’t wait for all this to be over so can’t travel again. Last train route done was from Berlin to Nuremberg. Loved both cities. Historical
Very nice train altogether! We just got back from a lovely Coast Starlight trip. Now everytime I'm in a bathroom on a train I wonder how you would rate it LOL.
Fantastic 😀 tks for the ride !
Nice video! Amsterdam Centraal Station is one of my, if not my favorite train-station in Amsterdam. There are others too such as Amsterdam Sloterdijk and Amsterdam Lelylaan and Amsterdam Zuid and etc. Overall, very nice video and beautiful train.
Do you live in Amsterdam, by any chance? :-)
Apart from Amsterdam Centraal I only really like Amstel with its beautiful murals about the history of thet train. And maybe Muiderpoort. The others are highly underwhelming.
DJB NL I live in the Netherlands.
Amsterdam seems like such a well planned city. Environmentally friendly with lots of bikes and less cars. And the architecture is beautiful. Maybe I should move there.
I noticed the bricks used there seem to be of darker colour too than elsewhere
I lived there, it was wonderful, but it's very crowded now.. normally.
na bro dont do it unless you wanna pay 1000€ a month for 10m2
Wonderful Compilation. Throughly Enjoyed
Thanks 😁
Wow, your train stopped in Wolfsburg? What a surprise!
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For those who don't know, Wolfsburg is a meme because on several occasions, ICE trains forgot to stop there.
Lol
Thank you , fantastic trips 🏆
Thanks for this video. I made the same journey almost 30 years ago, and I must say, 2nd class really has improved in comfort. I agree with you that 2nd will be good enough for most people, except you absolutely need electricity, but you can charge your devices before departure, so that should be no problem. Besides, I don't understand people who work on a train. Can't they just relax and enjoy?
In my opinion a splendid decision of DB to refurbish the interior of these coaches. I found the 2nd class seats to be really outdated when I sometimes used this train for inland trips within the Netherlands. And the comfort was really dreadfull.
I was fortunate enough to travel in Europe for 5 years and the trains is amazing went from Zurich to Amsterdam and Amsterdam to nice it's just so cool I really miss the Nederlands such friendly people
Another great video, sad to see Amsterdam Harbor without any cruise ships. When this pandemic is all over I'm going to buy another Eurail Pass!
Great video again Dylan. Keep up the good work.
Thanks!
Looks like a great route. Thanks for sharing ☺️
The futuristic buildings next to the factory are the "Autostadt" ("car city"), a VW-run amusement park of sorts, themed around cars/Volkswagen's brands.
There is a train from Oberhausen to Heidelberg with fantastic scenery. I travelled the reverse route once because the high-speed ICE via Arnhem was cancelled. Heidelberg Germany is a lovely university town.
I actually live along the track just before you cross the river IJssel near Deventer. I used to take this train to London a lot, switching trains in Amersfoort for the train to Rotterdam. Overnight Ferry from Hook of Holland to Harwich. I can really recommend that ferry.
IJ is pronounced a bit like "ay". the digraph "ei" sounds the same and is also the word for egg.
Thanks for sharing your journey with us 😋
You're welcome 😁
which locomotive does the voltage changeover happen with if there is any, is it the NS when entering Germany or does the german locomotive do it later on down the line?
Thank you for the video.
I have done that trip but not all at the same time
Living in Bielefeld
to get to Amsterdam I travel west to Bad Bentheim and onward
at go to Berlin
sometimes rather than the ICE I take a local train to Minden
and catch the IC to Berlin.
Last time I did that we were going to Poland
and changed at Berlin-Spandau
to catch a train to Cracow.
Excellent as usual!
Thanks!
Minimum second class ticket price, including reservation, is EUR 34.50 from Amsterdam to Berlin. Split tickets may sometimes be cheaper, if you can find a nice discount for the Dutch part (Hengelo -> Berlin is sometimes available from 24EUR including reservation)
Its good you put the date of travel and the weather looked beautiful.Did you ever have to do quaramtine as that was one factor that discouraged me from travelling abroad last year.I like the fact you allow your audience to hear the whole experience which gives you a sense of the atmosphere in stations etc.I like your films i find them informative and interesting.Wish you'd shown the bike space so as to see the layout and no of spaces which the Europeans are talking of increasing.
I had to quarantine after one of my three trips but I was largely able to avoid countries not on the UK's travel corridor list.
Just catching up with your European Summer Travels. I'm very impressed with the standard of these loco hauled German Intercity Coaches as refurbished. The mix of compartment and saloon interior layouts is interesting. Downunder we are expecting great things from the next iteration of the Bombardier V/Locity for long distance services in Victoria. Plans for the Melbourne to Albury trains reveal a family friendly cafe style area in the proposed centre car of the 3 car set (being built on a budget). I suspect that the 3 cars may require expansion to 4 or 5 as popularity overcomes austerity on behalf of the service planners.
Love the wave!
Amsterdam centraal is beautiful!
isn't this where you did your Q/A?
Yes
Whats the building in the forest background (16:37)?
I live in Hengelo! Thanks for passing our beautiful town! (hallo Nederlanders als sit ziet :))
Great video....I did the exact trip about 5 years ago
I prefer to second class to sit an open seat than in a compartment with others in the first class.
Nothing beats an old fasioned compartment if there are not more than 3 people in it. Much quieter and much more individuell space. I take a compartment seat anytime against an open seat.
I agree. Don’t like compartments at all. 3 of us sat in a compartment from katowice to vienna for 5 hours last summer with 3 strangers and it was just uncomfortable. Never again.
It's nice if you are in a group. Imagine a team of professionals who needs a quick meeting before arriving at their next destination.
first class always has open seat areas. I always take the first class and never use the compartment. You can even choose to sit a a are were its not allowed to use the phone and be loud.
I like to sit in compartments with people. It was always a great moment of chatting.
Last year I did a short trip to Amsterdam on ferry, I got bus to ferry at exact spot you started vid lol
Great video as usual Dylan. Shame you didn't have lunch in the BordBistro and show us the food and drink that they serve!
I love to see what food they offer.
Awesome, id love to do the, I have travelled along on my own, but not filmed, question, what do you do next, hotel, another train, do you travel all the time or go in stints, id love to know how you organise where to go, where to stay etc, thanks Lee
In this case, a hostel then Flixtrain to Dortmund.
Thanks
Yet another great vid.
Thanks!
You forgot one of the biggest train stations in Germany, where this train stops: Hanover central station. But you shows at 17:02 a part of the track between the Hanover and Lehrte...
Nice to see familiar territory for me here 😊
If you ever get back to Amsterdam, take a look at Amstel station too. The platforms there are nothing special, but go down the stairs, walk into the station hall and you're in for a surprise.
By the way, at Utrecht Centraal station there's something else spectacular: the world's biggest bicycle parking facility that has a capacity of 12,000 bicycles 🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲
Wow, although considering it's the Netherlands, I can't say I'm too surprised.
Do you have a link to the English menu? I could not find it in English?
Hi Dylan,
I like your reports very much, always very informative and the subtitles give accurate explanation.
Are you planning to do a trip to Belgium in the future ?
Thanks a lot for the great videos !
Thanks! I have a trip with SNCB filmed so I should have that out in the coming months.
I agree with you when discussing the layout if you are not traveling in a group. There should be more seats for individual passengers. I am surprised that even traveling in first class no meal service isn't provided. A nice snack with beverage would of been a nice touch. Stay safe and healthy buddy!
DB is going to replace the ICs on this route with the new faster ECx in 2023 which won't have any compartments. But i understand that they are not serving food because you sometimes can get 1st class tickets for a very cheap price (about 40 euros was the lowest i have ever experienced). Including food would probably be a bit much from DBs perspective. Paying full price for 1st oder 2nd class only has the advantage that you can take any train traveling your booked route for the day.
Did you see his Czech train trip? The food was so cheap and looked good. The ticket was also reasonable. So far it's my favorite train.
I took this exact train from Amsterdam to Berlin in late August of 2018, also in first class. The air conditioning wasn’t working well in the heat (a common problem in Germany I found - for some reason Germans just can’t build air conditioners as well as the French, Spanish or especially Americans), and it got even worse after we switched engines at the border.
Ironically it was much cooler in 2nd class and in the cafe car, where I ended up spending much of the trip. I’m older and didn’t find the seat particularly comfortable, tho it’s not awful. Still, I’m not sure I’d bother paying extra for 1st class - didn’t seem worth $25 more, although most of my cabin mates were friendly (for much of the trip it was an older family on their way back to Hamburg).
One thing I really enjoyed which I didn’t see here was the change in the look of the towns as we passed from West to the former East Germany. It was quite striking.
It was a long hot trip and I’m not sure I’d do it again. I’m not usually a fan of flying and Berlin’s airports are somewhat difficult to get to, but this is definitely a trip where I’d consider taking the plane. Kind of surprising there isn’t an ICE route yet between Berlin and Amsterdam - I don’t even think one is proposed yet. 🤷♂️
sunspot42 It isn’t that Germans can’t build air conditioners. It is that DB can’t be relied upon to service them regularly, like they did a long time ago. They don’t maintain their equipment properly any more because they are too cheap. If you prefer the ICE you can easily take one to Koln or to Hannover and then make a connection to Berlin. Personally, I enjoy the IC much more than the ICE, and would never fly such short distances because flying generates a lot of carbon emissions.
jeb bush It wasn’t just this train where I ran into dodgy German air conditioning. I hit it on busses in Potsdam, boats in Berlin, our offices on Ku’damm, grocery stores, everywhere. German engineering prowess pretty clearly doesn’t extend to air conditioning. They should send people to Detroit or Tokyo to learn how to make good air conditioners.
I did consider going to Koln and hopping an ICE train from there to Berlin and might do that if I go thru Amsterdam again to Berlin. Which I’ll probably do next time I travel to Berlin since I find it much easier - and cheaper - to fly to London from San Francisco and stay a few days with a friend there, getting over jet lag without blowing money on hotels, before taking the Eurostar to Amsterdam (I could do Paris as well I suppose - maybe I’ll go through Lyon next time and do a little culinary tour).
Dylan is the type of guy to sit in his assigned seat even when the train is empty 😁
He didnt though. His seat was facing backwards ;)
@@CommandoG331 Well spotted, now this comment dropped a like grrr
By the way: The coach you travelled in is a Eurofima coach with 160 km/h FIAT bogies from 1976/77 which was 100% identical to the SNCF A9M corail coach upon delivery. In contrast to SNCF, DB modified the bogies for 200 km/h almost immedeately after delivery fo the coaches. Fun fact: The leather seats we both like so much were designed by BMW designworks. I think, it was a good idea to ask a car manufacturer to design such seats. Unfortunately those seats were replaced by objects even the toughest fakirs would hardly be able to endure on for more than 30 minutes in ICE 4, Velaro D and some ICE3 (Class 403 / 406).
Very interesting 😁
I have purchased online ticket for 2nd class, do I need to reserve my seat before boarding train
This video it’s usefull for trains from Berlín to Ámsterdam??
Looks a good ride, I'm looking at doing this. Don't fancy a compartment though , bit awkward facing someone haha.
A very enjoyable train ride, thanks.
Glad you enjoyed 😁
Is there proper meals on board, both IC and ICE? Or do I need to buy food beforehand?
Hey! Is Coach 11, 1st class a good one as well?Is it better to travel in a compartment or on open saloon seats?
How relaxed and quiet it is in the morning, You would not think this is a capital city. And the canal looks so nice and clean, when I was there in 2013 there was sadly lots of rubbish in there. But great city to visit that I can recommend. I liked it.
And regarding the IC - I know people are always on on the speeds an ICE train can make -that is permitting the suitable infrastructure is in place. My hometown is lserved by an ICE line, yet the infrastructure isn't really there to make up top speeds, a curvy track, so it can only go as fast as an IC would do ;-) But I also enjoy train travel, very relaxed to get from A to B, you don't have to drive, can relax and look out or walk around. Night trains are cool too. Maybe try that some time, it is an adventure
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I personally don't think the €25 1st class upgrade is worth it on this particular service, unless you're set on sitting in a compartment. I was practically forced to buy a ticket from Berlin to the Netherlands two days before departure, around the time the corona situation first started and suspension of international train services was impending (I was studying in Berlin at the time but my family lives in the Netherlands). Long story short, the difference between 2nd and 1st class was like €4, so obviously I went for the 1st class product. While the seats were definitely a little nicer and having a private compartment (in my case) was cool, it definitely wouldn't have been worth the additional €25. DB's 2nd class product is more than adequate; in fact, I think it's more comfortable than 1st class in most NS trains. Leg room is absolutely amazing and the seats are really comfy. Not all types of carriages have power outlets, but then again, the outlets in my 1st class compartment didn't really work either.
You reliably have a Seat in First Class at all Times. Seat Reservation in Second Class may be cheaper but it still is very likely that you have to stand; e.g. if the Reservation System fails or someone else has reserved the same Seat, the Car where your Seat should be is missing (IC) or a different Type of Train than usual serves the Route (ICE). Plus you can choose to reserve a Seat in the Family Compartments but if you choose not to you might end up there anyway. It happened to me more than once that some Parents wanted me out because I'm 24 and don't have Kids. In my Experience, spending 4€ on 2nd Class Seat Reservation is a total Waste of Money and If I got the Chance to ride 1st Class for an additional 25€ I'd take it right away. Even if you can sit, an extremely crowded Train is a very unpleasant Experience but perfectly normal on Weekends in Germany.
@@Genius_at_Work Ah, thanks for your input. I only ever took this train outside of peak hours, so it wasn't worth the extra money for me personally, as it was pretty empty most of the time and I've never had any issues finding a seat. As a "poor college student," €25 on top of my €40-€45 Sparpreis ticket is pretty hefty. Had I chosen to travel during peak hours, I might have considered it, though.
@@MoViesDProductions I mostly travel from Hamburg to Basel. When the Trains are empty, like Monday-Thursday, only a few People have to stand but on the Weekend you can't even move inside. And on the Long Weekends like Ascension Day it's perfectly normal that the Train has too Stop because there are more than four People standing per Square Meter so the Police has to remove a few hundred Passengers before the Train is allowed to continue.
@@Genius_at_Work Darn, I'm lucky I never had that. I always traveled Berlin-Amersfoort and back on the IC service shown in the video and like I said, I've never experienced it jam-packed like that--I don't have any experience with DB Fernverkehr apart from this particular service.
@@MoViesDProductions That explains it. The Deutsche Bahn is hideously unreliable and generally a dreadful Experience. Germany has one of the lowest Railway Budgets per Capita of all Industrialised Countries. If BMW started to build Trains, our Bavarian Secretary of Transport would be busting his Balls to improve the German Railway System (except he is an incompetent and corrupt Joke who wasted half a Billion of Taxpayer Money on a Road Toll that didn't come. You can google that insane Story). The biggest Problem in Germany is the Rail Network itself which has been drastically reduced in the 2000s to save Money. Problem is that Infrastructure Projects take 20-50 Years today, if they get built at all.
The ic seats have two types of recline one of the part that you sit on and one for the back part