Excellent question! The Deutschlandticket (€49 per month) is primarily for travel within Germany, but it does include some useful cross-border connections to neighboring countries.
Here’s where you can go with it:
1. Direct Cross-Border Routes (Included in the Ticket)
These are local transport services (RB, RE, S-Bahn) that happen to cross the border. You can travel to the last stop across the border without any additional ticket.
- To Austria:
- RE 5 from Munich: To Kufstein and Salzburg (Hbf).
- RB from Lindau: To Bregenz (Austria) and St. Margrethen (Switzerland).
- To Switzerland:
- S-Bahn Basel (S6): Covers the entire city network, including Swiss stations like Basel Bad Bf and Basel SBB.
- RB from Konstanz: To Kreuzlingen (Switzerland).
- To France:
- Saarbahn (S-Bahn Saarbrücken): To Sarreguemines (France).
- To Poland:
- RB/RE from Frankfurt (Oder): To Słubice (Poland) (the station is called “Frankfurt (Oder)-Kunowice Bahnhof, Słubice”).
- RE1 from Zittau: To Liberec (Czech Republic) – note this is a special case via