DB Navigator review

DB Navigator is Deutsche Bahn's own app, and for travel inside Germany it does more than any reseller. Its App Store listing covers booking local and long-distance tickets, including ICE and IC trains, and subscribing to the Deutschland-Ticket for local public transport. On long-distance trains, Komfort Check-in lets you check yourself in, coach sequence information shows where your car stops on the platform, and a demand indicator helps you pick a less crowded train. A travel companion feature saves your connections and pushes changes as soon as they happen, and travel updates can go to a smartwatch. The app can also book e-scooters and bikes for the last mile. Because you buy directly from the railway, there is no reseller between you and DB if plans change. The downsides are scope and size: it is built around Germany, it lists only English and one other language, and it takes 318.1 MB on an iPhone.

Who it is for

travelers spending most of their trip in Germany

Price

Free app; tickets sold directly by Deutsche Bahn.

DB Navigator Tickets, Timetables & Booking Free
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 12, 2026.

Key features

• Books local and long-distance tickets, including ICE and IC trains
• Subscribe to and manage the Deutschland-Ticket in the app
• Komfort Check-in on long-distance trains
• Coach sequence information and a demand indicator for many trains
• Rent e-scooters and bikes for the first or last mile

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Sold directly by the railway, so no reseller sits between you and DB
• Strength: Real-time platform and coach sequence details
• Strength: Travel updates on Apple Watch
• Weakness: Built around Germany, with limited value for other countries
• Weakness: Large app at 318.1 MB on iPhone
• Weakness: English is one of only two listed languages

Key facts

• Operator: Deutsche Bahn
• US App Store rating: 4.6 (17K ratings)
• Platforms: iPhone, Apple Watch
• App price: Free

Where it ranks

DB Navigator is No. 4 in our Best Train Booking Apps verdict.