Deutsche Bahn
Please take the customer number valid for the University of Paderborn from your business travel authorisation, as publication of the customer number is only permitted within the university. According to the state travel costs law, DB tickets for business trips must be purchased with the corporate customer discount.
The corporate customer discount has been 5% since 01.01.2014.
Online booking via PC:
You can book your ticket online and print it out yourself directly on any PC with an internet connection and printer, i.e. not just on your workplace PC. This "online desk" is available 24 hours a day. Payment is made by credit card. Further advantages of online booking are:
- Creation of online tickets/reservations up to 10 minutes before departure with immediate printout.
- Free online cancellation possible up to before the 1st day of validity.
- Identification on the train with BahnCard Business, credit card or EC card/Maestro.
- Seat reservation is currently € 4.90 per journey in 2nd class.
Before your first online booking, you only need to register. To do so, please send an e-mail with your surname, first name to the travel department. The travel department will record this data and arrange for your registration with Deutsche Bahn. Once you have registered, you will receive an e-mail with a link that you can use to log in to Deutsche Bahn AG and create your personal corporate customer account. For more information, see: Bahn: Information on the online ticket
Purchase at the station counter:
You can purchase your rail ticket as usual at the station counter, e.g. at the travel centre in Paderborn main station. Just tell the sales staff there that you would like to book the journey using the university's FKR number and have it ready. You can find the FKR number on page 3 of the application form for business trips.
By the way, this can be done at any staffed station in Germany.
Purchasing a ticket from a ticket machine:
The purchase of a ticket with a corporate customer discount on the normal price in combination with the BahnCard discount is only permitted if you have a BahnCard Business that has previously been purchased in the Bahn's corporate customer portal.
If you do not have a BahnCard, the corporate customer discount on the normal price can be taken into account.
Online booking by mobile phone:
How exactly to proceed: Rail: Information on the online ticket
Purchase of a Business/BahnCard or BahnCard:
The costs of purchasing a Business/BahnCard or BahnCard are reimbursable. Please contact the travel department!