What are the facilities on the ice train?

Air conditioning comes as standard in ICE trains, seats in both classes recline and there is plenty of space for luggage. ICEs have power sockets in both classes around seats with tables and, in recent models, between each pair of seats. There is free wifi on board ICE trains in both First and Standard Class.



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Food & drink ICE1, ICE2, ICE3 class 407, & 7-car ICE-T trains have a proper restaurant car with a restaurant at one end and a bistro-bar area at the other. ICE3 class 403 & 406 and 5-car ICE-T trains have a bistro car with a cafe-bar area and small 12-seat restaurant area.

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Since September 2020, Deutsche Bahn's customers have been able to buy sustainable mineral water bottles from share in the on-board bistros of our ICE and IC/EC trains, thereby financing projects to build drinking water wells around the world.

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All ICE trains have: (1) A bistro bar serving drinks, snacks and hot/cold light meals. (3) 'Quiet' and 'Phone' zones within the train.

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Reservations for ICE trains Reservations on regular ICE high-speed trains are optional. Reservations are compulsory on the ICE from Frankfurt to Paris and Stuttgart to Paris.

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Class of travel and seating: ICE trains have first- and second-class cars. All cars are air-conditioned, and the main difference between the two classes is in the seating: First-class carriages usually have 2 + 1 seats across the width of the car. Second-class cars usually have 2 + 2 seats.

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Bringing Your Food Aboard You may bring your own food and beverages onboard for consumption at your seat or private Sleeping Car accommodations. However, you can only consume food and beverages purchased in Dining and Lounge Cars in those cars.

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That means you can always buy a full-price ticket and get on the next train, ICE trains can never sell out.

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Depends on the locomotive, and railroad. New locomotives (mostly) have heated and air conditioned cabs, a cooler (usually still ice cooled), and a toilet in the nose. Some locomotives, (usually Canadian ones) have a hot plate and tea kettle.

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(1) ICE trains – all of which travel on a high speed line for at least part of a journey. There are now five different types of ICE train which operate on different routes within Germany. (2) IC trains – long distance express trains that tend to be slower than ICE trains because they rarely use the high speed lines.

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