Three days of riding the metro here in Düsseldorf. Subways, trams and even a bus!…read more The Rheinbahn here in the city is great. The trains ran smoothly. They trains were clean. Tickets and passes can be purchased on board. The kiosks I encountered were easy to operate with instant translations to English and they allowed me to drain my pockets of small coins. Yes, I paid for one token with all 10c and 20c coins! Why not? The system is honor based and there are validation machines. I did not see any enforcement officers despite a dozen or so rides. For the trains that serve both above ground platforms and underground platforms, there was a pretty clever collapsible stairs arrangement that you can see in one picture. When you need to climb up a bunch of steps, it collapses to make the steps available. When you don't, it remains in place like a bridge. Neat! Most of the trains I rode were not full so I could see that the seats were clean. That's probably because eating and drinking is not allowed on board. In 2021, masks are required on all modes of public transportation. [Review 16393 overall - 198 in Germany - round number 1900 of 2021.]

Though I'm not sure the best place to rate the Rheinbahn app, I am sure that it was a very valuable…read moreaddition to my summer 2023 travel plan. One year ago, we were amazed with the value provided by the 9-Euro Deutschland Ticket. This year, the price rose to 49 Euros, available by subscription only, and only purchasable via credit card from certain service providers, of which Rheinbahn was one. Easy to purchase, easy to unsubscribe, welcome everywhere we traveled in Deutschland. The only problem was the following month renewed on the 5th (rather than the 10th, as expected) so a second month was purchased before we could unsubscribe. Oh well, still a great value, considering the extent of our travels.