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I couldn't imagine why not. You just to to a ticket machine and buy it, no need for a passport or anything. Enjoy - Sylt is waiting for you, and you'll be there

I couldn't imagine why not. You just to to a ticket machine and buy it, no need for a passport or anything. Enjoy - Sylt is waiting for you, and you'll be there along with a million like-minded people!

Bayart 4y ago
> I couldn't imagine why not. The single market. Refusing to sell to other EU citizens is very illegal.
- GuB-42 4y ago
  Not illegal as far as I know. These are almost certainly subsidized tickets, financed with taxpayer money, it is common to restrict the sales to those who pay taxes in the covered area. And I don't see how it could be illegal, it is like forcing Germany to provide health care for the French and vice versa.
  - Bayart 4y ago
    > it is like forcing Germany to provide health care for the French and vice versa That's literally how it works [1]. EU citizens are treated the same as local citizens in every country. [1]: https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/europe-travel-insurance/ehic/ https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/europe-travel-insurance/ehi...
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    - oynqr 4y ago
      Maybe in some dream world. Hospital visits are usually covered, but going to a GP often involves paying in cash and only getting reimbursed later at home.
      - distances 4y ago
        In which country? My experience has been that the European health insurance card works very well and you get the same service as locals do.
  - p_l 4y ago
    AFAIK the legal way to limit subsidized tickets is that the specific "membership" required to get the subsidized fare is available to all EU citizens - for example in Warsaw we can get lower fare based holographic stamp available from the city on the basis of paying taxes in the city - i.e. it doesn't matter what passport you hold, it matters that your tax residency is in Warsaw. And healthcare operates by your local health system reimbursing the system in country you were visiting - you need to have European Health Insurance Card on you, from your healthcare provider, which helps route the payments appropriately.
RGamma 4y ago
Pack the Schultenbräu! Sylt, it's on!
riidom 4y ago
Invade bavaria instead. As "thank you" for their threat of blocking the ticket :)
GuB-42 4y ago
It is still a good question, because there are often special conditions to these kinds of offer. For example, in Paris, some "all zones" tickets are only available to residents (pass Navigo). The Japanese "Japan Rail Pass" is only available to tourists, and the "Interrail" pass is complicated: you have to reside in Europe but you can only use it in your own country for a single round trip.

Bayart 4y ago

> I couldn't imagine why not. The single market. Refusing to sell to other EU citizens is very illegal.

GuB-42 4y ago
Not illegal as far as I know. These are almost certainly subsidized tickets, financed with taxpayer money, it is common to restrict the sales to those who pay taxes in the covered area. And I don't see how it could be illegal, it is like forcing Germany to provide health care for the French and vice versa.
- Bayart 4y ago
  > it is like forcing Germany to provide health care for the French and vice versa That's literally how it works [1]. EU citizens are treated the same as local citizens in every country. [1]: https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/europe-travel-insurance/ehic/ https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/europe-travel-insurance/ehi...
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  - oynqr 4y ago
    Maybe in some dream world. Hospital visits are usually covered, but going to a GP often involves paying in cash and only getting reimbursed later at home.
    - distances 4y ago
      In which country? My experience has been that the European health insurance card works very well and you get the same service as locals do.
- p_l 4y ago
  AFAIK the legal way to limit subsidized tickets is that the specific "membership" required to get the subsidized fare is available to all EU citizens - for example in Warsaw we can get lower fare based holographic stamp available from the city on the basis of paying taxes in the city - i.e. it doesn't matter what passport you hold, it matters that your tax residency is in Warsaw. And healthcare operates by your local health system reimbursing the system in country you were visiting - you need to have European Health Insurance Card on you, from your healthcare provider, which helps route the payments appropriately.

RGamma 4y ago

Pack the Schultenbräu! Sylt, it's on!

riidom 4y ago

Invade bavaria instead. As "thank you" for their threat of blocking the ticket :)

GuB-42 4y ago

It is still a good question, because there are often special conditions to these kinds of offer. For example, in Paris, some "all zones" tickets are only available to residents (pass Navigo). The Japanese "Japan Rail Pass" is only available to tourists, and the "Interrail" pass is complicated: you have to reside in Europe but you can only use it in your own country for a single round trip.