Not familiar with German train system…would I be able to make this 6 min transfer?
UPDATE: There’s a train leaving 2 hours earlier that’s direct. Really didn’t want to leave that early, but it’s better than risking getting to Strasbourg hours later than planned. Don’t need that stress
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You would, if the ICE is on time. Offenburg station is not very big, and you would easily make it from platform 1 to platform 4. However, ICE through Frankfurt are frequently not on time.
Only have to switch 3 platforms over. Not familiar with this station but usually not a problem. I managed to twitch 4 platforms in under 5 so all good.
Is the second a RE/RB train? If yes, doesn’t really matter, you can grab any non-long distance train that cover that route
If the train is on time, it’s fine. If there is a delay, it could be a problem. You can increase the time between trains in the DB App if you want to plan better. Or you can just take the next train if you miss your connection.
I’ve spent a night in Offenburg due to delayed trains. Didn’t make my transfer but my transfer was also cancelled. Nice little town though.
The screenshot only shows the departure time (10:35 AM) and the travel time (28 min) for the second train. So I assume you want to continue on to Strasbourg.
Just in case, if you miss your connecting train at 10:35 AM, the DB Navigator app and Google Maps will only show you the next _RS4_ train starting at 12:35 PM.
However, you can also take the _RS4_ train to Kehl at 11:35 AM (without having to buy a new train ticket) and continue from there to Strasbourg by tram (with an additional [CTS](https://cts-strasbourg.eu/en/move/search-route/) tram ticket):
You can even buy a one-day tram pass for Strasbourg right away at the ticket machine in Kehl for €4.80, something you probably would have bought in Strasbourg anyway.