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How do you ask for 'A ticket to Berlin, please' in German?

Eine Fahrkarte nach Berlin, bitte buys a ticket.

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  1. Eine Speisekarte nach Berlin, bitte.
  2. Eine Fahrkarte nach Berlin, bitte. ✔
  3. Einen Fahrplan nach Berlin, bitte.

Why: Fahrkarte is a travel ticket and nach means to. A Speisekarte is a menu and a Fahrplan is a timetable. In Switzerland a ticket is usually called a Billett.

Huh, didn't know that: Wiktionary lists Fahrschein and Ticket as synonyms for Fahrkarte.

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Answer: Eine Fahrkarte nach Berlin, bitte.. Fahrkarte is a travel ticket and nach means to. A Speisekarte is a menu and a Fahrplan is a timetable. In Switzerland a ticket is usually called a Billett.

  1. Wiktionary: Fahrkarte en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Fahrkarte
    fare ticket Synonyms: Fahrausweis, Fahrschein, Fahrticket, Ticket
    Checked 2026-10-10.
  2. Duden: Fahrplan www.duden.de/rechtschreibung/Fahrplan
    Zeitfolge der [Ankunft und] Abfahrt eines Zuges
    Checked 2026-10-10.
  3. Duden: Billett www.duden.de/rechtschreibung/Billett
    Fahrkarte Gebrauch schweizerisch, sonst veraltend
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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