Ruftaxis (Call Taxis)

If you are travelling in Germany by public transport you may come across Ruftaxis. These are taxis that travel on a fixed route and follow a timetable. The idea is to replace a little used bus. A trip costs 1€ or so in addition to a zone ticket,You need to ring a number given on the timetable to book a journey and if you don't do this the vehicle will not stop at your bus stop or even run at all. Our walking group intended to go walking North of Kaiserslautern today and ended up walking South of the city, because our leader did not warn the bus company we were coming. However in the sad case your bicycle bites the dust and you are out in the sticks, beyond the black stump or in the boonies you will need to ring for a normal taxi and they charge more than 1€ for a journey. Bikes on buses is probably a no no, but bikes on trams and trains is possible.