What is the etiquette for public transport in Germany?


What is the etiquette for public transport in Germany? What are some public transport etiquette in Germany? The etiquette is to be ready very early. If you have to shove someone aside at a stop, say the “Entschuldigung!” effusively, like you really mean it. They're usually helpful, and will tell you when a stop is coming, if you name the stop or show it on a map.


What does S-Bahn stand for?

The name S-Bahn is an abbreviation of the German Stadtschnellbahn (city rapid railway) and was introduced in December 1930 in Berlin.


Do buses in Germany take credit cards?

Credit Cards At first this only applied to the S-Bahn, but in August 2017 the BVG (Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe, Berlin Transport Co.), which runs Berlin's buses, trams and U-Bahn lines, also began accepting credit card payments for tickets bought on BVG's 680 ticket machines (Ticketautomaten).