Comment by Tainnor

> And the worst is that you have no recourse. You get 25% of your ticket after ONE HOUR! It makes me so angry.

Unfortunately, it's not as if airlines were any better. Less than 3h of delay and you get nothing.

At least, with DB you can get the money for your reservation back if they cancelled your original connection. Still sucks to be in an overcrowded train without a reservation, though.

Direct connections are definitely better, as you say.