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Information on St. Nicholas' Day Trips

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Rides in 2014

On the weekends 29th/30th of November 2014 and 6th/7th of December 2014 as well as on 5th of December 2014 our meanwhile traditional St. Nicholas Day trips take place. Please see table below for departure times. Please take a note that starting in 2011' season all tickets has to be obtained directly from Dampfbahn Fränkische Schweiz directly e. g. there are no more ticket agencies.

Departure times of St. Nicholas Day trips
Slashed out departure times / dates of operation are no longer bookable from DFS.

Reservations and bookings are made on a first come first served basis. This website is not updated daily, therefore a non slashed departure time / date of operation is not a promise to the availabilty of seats. If you would like to get a covenant on this issue before booking, please contact us by phone +49(9194)-794541 or +49(9194)-725175.
11/29/14 10.00 am  1.00 pm  4.00 am
11/30/14 10.00 am  1.00 pm  4.00 pm
12/05/14      5.00 pm
12/06/14 10.00 am  1.00 pm  4.00 pm
12/07/14 10.00 am  1.00 pm  4.00 pm

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St. Nicholas Day trip ...Obligatory registration

All St. Nicholas Day trips are with no exeption obligatory to advance booking. If you and your kids plan to attend a ride please take into consideration to register very early. Based on our experience St. Nicholas Day trips are booked up soon.

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Tariff / Payment

For these rides a special tariff apply. The fare is 14,-- EUR per adult and 7,-- EUR per child (aged 4-11) in a standard passenger car.

For our comfort class carriage (railroad cars with upholstered seats) we charge you 18,-- EUR per adult and 9,-- EUR per child (aged 4-11). The fare for a seat in our diner is 17,-- EUR per adult and 8,50 EUR per child (aged 4-11).

Toddlers (from 0-3 years) ride for free when accompanied by an adult but cannot claim for a seat. For a gift pack we charge you 6,-- EUR. For each order transaction an additonal handling fee (bank charges, postal charges) of 2,50 EUR will be added.

Payment is solely made via bank transfer after you have been billed by Dampfbahn Fränkische Schweiz. Exception: Cash sales at our ticket booth at Ebermannstadt Station (open from May to October on days where trains are operated by a steam engine).

Early Bird Offer!

Save money by simply booking your St. Nichlos Day Trip early. Dampfbahn Fränkische Schweiz grants a discount for all orders received until 07/31/2014. The following tariff-list apply:

Early bird discounts - booked before 07/31/2014
)The gift pack is not discounted - we charge you 5,-- EUR per package. For each order transaction an additonal handling fee (bank charges, postal charges) of 2,50 EUR will be added.
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  Children Adults
Standard Passenger Car 6,50 EUR 13,-- EUR
Comfort Class Carriage 8,50 EUR 17,-- EUR
Diner 8,--  EUR 16,-- EUR

Please note that there is a limited contingent on early bird offer tickets. The early bird offer does not cover the gift package - it wil be charged 6,-- EUR per package. For each order transaction an additonal handling fee (bank charges, postal charges) of 2,50 EUR will be added.

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Booking

Advance booking can be done by phone, calling +49(9194)-794541 or +49(9194)-725175, by fax, using +49(9194)-725555 or personally at our ticket booth at Ebermannstadt Station from May to October on days where trains are operated by a steam engine (see timetable). For fax orders please use the order form (available in German only) down below.

Postal shipment of the train tickets starts end of September 2014. Please note that there will be no ticket shipment prior to a receipt of payment. Imperfect order forms will not be processed. Dampfbahn Fränkische Schweiz reserves the right to rescind orders whith an account not settled in due time.

DownloadAcrobat DocumentOrder form (German)
     (PDF/A 1.4 Format, 186kB)

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Last modified 04/05/2014
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