r/aachen • u/Prash-Bit • 6h ago
Which is more reliable to travel to Dusseldorf/Koln, RE4 or RE1/RE9?
Hi, I probably need to travel from Aachen/Herzogenrath to Dusseldorf or Koln a few times in October/November. I live in the Parkstad region, so for me both trains are fine, though I think distance wise the RE4 would be shorter since I could get in in Herzogenrath instead of Aachen, though I don't think it saves that much time in the end. I noticed both trains take about an hour to get there, so it becomes a question about reliability. I have seen some posts here talking about how the RE1 is really unreliable and gets canceled often, and I am wondering if it is the same with the RE4, or if that train is more reliable.
I have only taken each of these trains on one journey, and I found that the RE4 was delayed by more then an hour (probably one was cancelled tbh), whereas the RE1 was only late by 5 minutes and they changed the platform at the last moment, which was kind of stressful. But even so, I would say the better experience was with the RE1. Though I will say, both of the journeys were taken in the afternoon (around 14:00) on a weekday, whereas this time it seems I would be traveling (in the morning) in the weekend. I am not sure if this is the right subreddit to ask, but I hope it is. Thanks in advance for any replies!

