We have detailed information for you on how to change or cancel journeys. Simply select your ticket or reservation type in the list displayed below.
With a "My Bahn" customer account
If you are a registered customer, your most recently booked tickets are listed in your "My Bahn" customer account.
Without a "My Bahn" customer account
Did you book a ticket without logging in? Then use the Order search feature (make sure you have the order number of your ticket to hand).
Booking on international-bahn.de
You have booked a journey on international-bahn.de. The order number begins with "MCP-".
Instant cancellation
If you buy a ticket via bahn.com or DB Navigator, you can cancel it free of charge within a period of 12 hours (720 minutes) after purchase regardless of the specific offer's term and conditions. You will receive a full refund of what you paid.
Instant cancellations are available for the following online purchases:
- Super saver fares (normal, young people, Europe)
- Saver fares (normal, young people, Europe)
- Flexible fares (normal, plus, business, Europe)
- Group super saver fares (normal, Europe)
- Group saver fares (normal, Europe)
An instant cancellation includes all of the additional services you book when buying your ticket, such as a seat reservation, a bicycle ticket for long-distance trains, City mobil and ticket insurance.
It is not possible to cancel individual components of a larger reservation.
You cannot use the instant cancellation option for tickets that we send by post.
- E-coupons are discount vouchers issued during marketing and promotional campaigns (click here for further information). You can use the instant cancellation option for bookings made with e-coupons.However, we do not refund the face value of a voucher.
- E-tokens are codes that can be used for booking special offers in a separate feature. You cannot use the instant cancellation option for these offerings.
- You can use the instant cancellation option for bookings made with vouchers. There is one restriction: instant cancellations are not available if some of the voucher's value remains following payment and you want to receive a second voucher for this leftover sum.
Offers booked via www.international-bahn.de are excluded from instant cancellation.
Instant cancellations are available to everyone travelling for business or personal reasons.
Instant cancellations are not available for BahnCards.
This does not affect the right of cancellation that applies our BahnCard 25 and 50 offerings.
We will transfer the full payment to the means of payment that you originally used. Any vouchers you used for the booking will remain valid. It is not possible to issue refunds for e-coupons.
- Via your customer account on bahn.com
Go to "My bookings" and open the relevant ticket's details. - Via your customer account in DB Navigator
Go to "My tickets", select the relevant ticket and tap the edit view option. - If you do not have an account
Go to the search function and enter the order number you received when you booked your ticket.
You can use the instant cancellation option within a period of 720 minutes or 12 hours after you book a ticket online.
Instant cancellation is possible only before a ticket's first day of validity.
Regular cancellation of Tickets
Refunds for delays or train cancellations are possible in accordance with the terms and conditions of the respective offers.
- Continue your journey at the next possible opportunity using either the same route or a different one
- Continue your journey at a later point in time if this reduces the delay in arriving at your destination station
- Use a different train that does not require a reservation.
This does not apply to trains which require mandatory reservations, e.g. night trains.
Using a more expensive train
If you have a ticket for use on a local transport service (RE, RB, IRE, S-Bahn) but want to use a more expensive service (e.g. long-distance train such as an IC/EC or ICE), you can do so if you buy the necessary ticket or pay the difference/surcharge. You can then use the passenger rights formto apply for a refund of the price.
This option is not available for tickets with substantial discounts (e.g. a weekend ticket for Germany, a regional day ticket).
Refunds
Simply download, complete and sign the passenger rights form, then send it to the address provided on it.
Important: Make sure you include your original ticket or a copy of your subscription ticket/BahnCard 100 with the passenger rights form. We regret that we are otherwise unable to pay any compensation.
You can cancel the Deutschland-Ticket by the 10th of a month to the end of the calendar month.
- Cancellation form for subscriptions
Super saver fare tickets are excluded from exchange and cancellation.
You can cancel your saver fare ticket (with or without BahnCard discount) online or via the DB Navigator app if you booked it via bahn.de or the app.
The value of the ticket, minus a processing fee, will be refunded in the form of an e-mail voucher that you can use to buy another DB product.
Please note: In the case of saver fare tickets for return trips, the first day of validity refers to the outbound journey.
Charges:
- Saver fare tickets
- Until 1 day before the first day of validity: Cancellation fee of EUR 10, refund issued in the form of a voucher
- On and after the 1st day of validity: Cancellation is no longer possible
- Saver fare Europe tickets
- Until 1 day before the first day of validity: Cancellation fee of EUR 10, refund issued in the form of a voucher
- On and after the 1st day of validity: Cancellation is no longer possible
Instructions:
How to exchance tickets
How to cancel tickets
How to redeem vouchers
Information regarding seat reservations:
Make sure that your ticket and seat reservation have the same travel class (first or second class). You can change your seat reservation once for free if your travel plans change.
Passenger rights:
Even if you have a train-specific ticket, you are entitled to the following if the train is expected to arrive at your destination with a delay of at least 20 minutes:
- Continue your journey at the next possible opportunity using either the same route or a different one
- Continue your journey at a later point in time if this reduces the delay in arriving at your destination station
- Use a different train that does not require a reservation.
Further information is listed under Passenger rights
Did you buy your saver fare ticket online or with your mobile phone but chose to have it delivered by post? You can use our dedicated form to exchange or cancel it. Please fill in this form and send it with your tickets to the address specified on the form, or drop it off at a DB Reisezentrum (DB Travel Centre). If your ticket includes products that require reservations, for example a seat reservation, please include the corresponding receipts.
The value of the ticket, minus a processing fee, will be refunded in the form of a voucher that you can use to buy another DB product.
In the case of saver fare tickets for return trips, the first day of validity refers to the outbound journey.
Charges:
- Saver fare tickets
- Until 1 day before the 1st day of validity: Cancellation fee of EUR 10, refund issued in the form of a voucher
- On and after the 1st day of validity: Cancellation is no longer possible
- Saver fare Europe tickets
- Until 1 day before the 1st day of validity: Cancellation fee of EUR 10, refund issued in the form of a voucher
- On and after the 1st day of validity: Cancellation is no longer possible
Postage cannot be refunded.
Instructions:
Redeeming cancellation vouchers - how it works
Information regarding seat reservations:
Make sure that your ticket and seat reservation have the same travel class (first or second class).
Passenger rights:
Even if you have a train-specific ticket, you are entitled to the following if the train is expected to arrive at your destination with a delay of at least 20 minutes:
- Continue your journey at the next possible opportunity using either the same route or a different one
- Continue your journey at a later point in time if this reduces the delay in arriving at your destination station
- Use a different train that does not require a reservation.
Further information is listed under Passenger rights.
Did you purchase your ticket from a ticket machine, by calling the travel service, at a DB Reisezentrum (DB Travel Centre) or DB agency? Please present your ticket at a DB Reisezentrum (DB Travel Centre) if you want to cancel it.
If your booking includes products that require reservations, you will need to present both the ticket itself and the seat reservation.
Online bookings
- Cancellation for the entire group is possible up to 7 days before departure; EUR 19 fee per group ticket.
- No cancellation/exchange for individual travellers in the group.
Bookings made via your local DB sales point or by phone
Cancellation for the entire group:
- 14 or more days before the selected day of travel: free cancellation/exchange. No exchange afterwards.
- Between 13 days and 1 day before departure: cancellation for the entire group is possible for a fee of EUR 5 per person and ticket.
Cancellation for individual passengers:
- 14 or more days before the selected day of travel: free cancellation.
- Between 13 days and 1 day before departure: cancellation is possible for a fee of EUR 5 per person. The remaining group must consist of at least 6 people.
Group super saver fare tickets are excluded from exchange and cancellation.
You can exchange or cancel your flexible fare ticket (with or without BahnCard discount) online or via the DB Navigator app if you booked it via bahn.de or the app.
The value of the ticket, minus a processing fee, will be refunded to the means of payment you used to buy the ticket.
Charges:
- Before the 1st day of validity. Exchange and refund free of charge
- On and after the 1st day of validity:
- Exchange or cancellation of flexible fare tickets for long-distance travel (ICE, IC/EC) incurs a fee of EUR 19
- Exchange or cancellation of flexible fare tickets for local transport (DB Regio, transport associations, NE/SEE) incurs a fee of EUR 19
The fee is EUR 19 for any connection that involves at least one long-distance train
- You can submit flexible fare tickets for reimbursement within these deadlines:
- For journeys within Germany up to 6 months after expiry of your ticket's validity period
- For cross-border journeys up to 1 month after expiry of the ticket's validity period
The validity period is printed on your ticket.
Postage cannot be refunded.
Instructions:
How to exchance tickets
How to cancel tickets
Information regarding seat reservations:
If you have reserved a seat, this reservation is linked to your ticket. If you cancel your ticket, your seat reservation is also cancelled.
Make sure that your ticket and seat reservation have the same travel class (first or second class).
Changes to your travel plans?
Flexible fare tickets are not restricted to specific trains. This means you can take whatever train suits you best on the day you are scheduled to travel.
Did you buy your flexible fare ticket online or with your mobile phone but chose to have it delivered by post? You can use our dedicated form to exchange or cancel it. Please fill in this form and send it with your tickets to the address specified on the form, or drop it off at a DB Reisezentrum (DB Travel Centre).
If your ticket includes products that require reservations, for example a seat reservation, please include the corresponding receipts.
Charges:
- Before the 1st day of validity. Exchange and refund free of charge
- On and after the 1st day of validity:
- Exchange or cancellation of flexible fare tickets for long-distance travel (ICE, IC/EC) incurs a fee of EUR 19
- Exchange or cancellation of flexible fare tickets for local transport (DB Regio, transport associations, NE/SEE) incurs a fee of EUR 19
The fee is EUR 19 for any connection that involves at least one long-distance train.
- You can submit flexible fare tickets for reimbursement within these deadlines:
- For journeys within Germany up to 6 months after expiry of your ticket's validity period
- For cross-border journeys up to 1 month after expiry of the ticket's validity period
The validity period is printed on your ticket.
Instructions:
How to exchance tickets
Information regarding seat reservations:
If you have reserved a seat, this reservation is linked to your ticket. If you cancel your ticket, your seat reservation is also cancelled.
Make sure that your ticket and seat reservation have the same travel class (first or second class).
Changes to your travel plans?
Flexible fare tickets are not restricted to specific trains. This means you can take whatever train suits you best on the day you are scheduled to travel.
Did you purchase your ticket from a ticket machine, by calling the travel service, at a DB Reisezentrum (DB Travel Centre) or DB agency? Please present your ticket at a DB Reisezentrum (DB Travel Centre) if you want to exchange or cancel it.
If your booking includes products that require reservations, you will need to present both the ticket itself and the seat reservation.
You can submit flexible fare tickets for reimbursement within these deadlines:
- For journeys within Germany up to 6 months after expiry of your ticket's validity period
- For cross-border journeys up to 1 month after expiry of the ticket's validity period
The validity period is printed on your ticket.
These tickets are excluded from exchanges and cancellations.
The general terms and conditions of the individual offers apply. Most special offers are excluded from exchange and cancellation.
If you booked a ticket on www.international-bahn.de and want to call it up again or cancel your booking in line with the applicable terms and conditions, simply go to www.international-bahn.de/en/ordersearch.
If you want to change a booking in line with the applicable terms and conditions, please contact the relevant service centre and have your order number (must begin with "MCP-") to hand. You can find this number in the e-mail confirming your booking.
The service centre phone number is +49 6172 7613210 (costs depend on provider)
E-mail: service-international@bahn.de
Times:
08:00-20:00 on Monday-Friday; 10:00-17:00 on Saturday, Sunday and public holidays.
Information regarding day of validity:
The 1st day of validity is printed on your ticket.
Seat reservations
Rebooking seats on long-distance journeys will no longer be possible for this fare as of 13 December 2020.
Exception: If you were not able to use your seat reservation for reasons attributable to Deutsche Bahn, the reservation fee will be refunded. Possible reasons attributable to Deutsche Bahn: Your coach was not available. Your reserved seats were not available or not usable. You were not able to use your reserved seat due to a delay and missed connection.
Refunds
Refunds are available only for the entire booklet. Simply submit all vouchers at a DB Reisezentrum (DB Travel Centre) or DB agency.
- Before the first day of validity: free of charge
- On or after the first day of validity: subject to a fee of EUR 19
Other services and offers
Tickets can be exchanged or cancelled only if the corresponding train tickets are exchanged or cancelled as well.
Charges:
- Before the 1st day of validity: Exchange and refund free of charge
- On and after the 1st day of validity: Exchange or refund not possible.
Instructions:
How to exchance tickets
How to cancel tickets