Overview

• On June 15, Deutsche Bahn ended its family reservation option for long-distance trains, requiring separate bookings for each passenger.
• Individual seat reservations now cost €5.50 in second class and €6.90 in first class, up from €5.20 and €6.50, doubling fees for a four-person family.
• A petition launched by the Verkehrsclub Deutschland has garnered over 66,000 signatures demanding that family reservations be reinstated.
• Politicians including Stefanie Hubig, Carsten Schneider and Tarek Al-Wazir publicly urged Deutsche Bahn to reconsider the decision.
• The change is part of a series of measures aimed at reducing losses after the company posted a €1.8 billion deficit in 2024.