If you don't pay before, and the train doesn't have a ticket machine on it (most...

immibis 4 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Germany's 49-euro ticket resulted in significant s...

If you don't pay before, and the train doesn't have a ticket machine on it (most don't, but some e.g. trams in Berlin do) you are riding illegally. That's how it works in Germany.