Well as I explained, it'll be around 8:30 pm at night. The Cathedral is closed. Maybe I can walk around with night-vision goggles.

Punctuality of German trains would generally be low on my list also. But since I'm trying to catch the last train back to Paris, I think it deserves more thought. I mean there's a non-negligible chance that the German train will be more than 15 minutes late.

In other words, I try to be careful but not unreasonable. I do think it's a legitimate concern -- at least based on my own experiences with German trains.

There's still the river. And things look different at night. I haven't been to Strasbourg, but surely there'd be something to see.

I guess I can walk around Strasbourg. But then I've to rush out of the 17-step spa experience!

Part of the problem is that I'm doing the trip this Sunday. The train connections are generally poorer.

I guess I'm considering several scenarios, including pushing B-B to February. But that has its share of problems because to max out the time at that time my flight to Frankfurt needs to be on time.

I'm trying to do too much.

The Deutsche Bahn website allows you to check the punctuality of trains currently en route. If you wanted the average punctuality, you would have to track a particular train each day for a period of time (and you don't have time to do this if your trip is this Sunday).

Thanks! How do you track a particular train on the website? I'll take a look later myself also. I can at least track it for a day or two and see how it goes.

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Like it would help in any way.

Hi I think the link to use is this one:

http://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/bhftafel.exe/en?

I can't check from Baden-Baden, but I can check from Munich. Right now the train is about half way through. And there're green check marks for the next couple of stops. Is the interpretation that the train is projected to run on time?

Thanks again.

Yes, you have the correct URL.

The train EC 60 has this route:

München Hbf (16.42)—München-Pasing—Augsburg Hbf—Ulm Hbf—Göppingen—
Plochingen—Stuttgart Hbf—Bruchsal—Karlsruhe Hbf—Baden-Baden—Kehl—Strasbourg (21.01)

So while the train is en route, you can check one of the stations ahead of the train's current position. The indication "pünktlich" means the train is on time.

Thanks. I didn't see the punktlich designation, but so far I've seen the green check marks when I click on the train.

I'm thinking that this means the train was on time on both days I checked.

Anyway, I'm at the airport and flying soon. Thanks again for your help!

This worked out well. I took the later train and I made my connection. The train arrived in Baden Baden on time. But there was a slight delay at the border crossing at Kehl. Still I was on the TGV at 9:05 pm and was ordering dinner even before the train left at 9:15 pm.

I was glad that I bought my ticket from the DB office before I went to town. The office closed at 7 pm on Sunday, I think. Before I bought my ticket I asked if I could make my connection, and the guy said yes, so I went ahead.