
Do you have one of the coveted tickets for the final in Berlin and would like to travel by train? Then take a look at our online shop and secure up to four seats on our special train. Tickets go on sale on Friday 3 May at 12:00 CEST.
Important note: tickets for the special train can only be purchased if you have a valid ticket for the DFB Cup final. Fans without a valid final ticket are not entitled to book. It is not sufficient to be a Bayer 04 member to be able to buy a ticket for the special train.
The journey starts on Saturday 25 May at 6:53 CEST at the train station in Leverkusen-Opladen. To ensure that we can start on time, we ask all fellow travellers to arrive at the station in Leverkusen-Opladen at 6:00 CEST. After arriving in Berlin, travellers will have the opportunity to spend the rest of the day sightseeing or doing similar activities.
The train journey home will begin shortly after the final whistle (departing 00:40 CEST), so that you arrive back in Leverkusen on the morning after the game. The meeting point is at Berlin-Spandau station at 00:00 CEST.
More information on Bayer 04's special fans' train can be found HERE (German only).

With seven points, Mainz 05 are currently joint seventh, level on points with sixth-placed Bayer 04. In today’s head-to-head clash (kick-off: 15:30 CEST), the Werkself must be particularly wary of the clinical Mainz strike duo. For Leverkusen fans who have left it to the last minute, there are still a few tickets available from the matchday ticket office. Those following the Black and Reds from home, on the other hand, have a choice: RTL is broadcasting the match on free-to-air TV, and Werkself Radio is also offering the expert commentary of former Bayer 04 player Falko Götz. Today’s matchday news.
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FSV Mainz 05 went into the international break on the back of an away win at Borussia Mönchengladbach. Currently sixth in the table, the Rheinhessen side – who have been impressive on the road – now aim to continue their good start to the Bundesliga campaign at home when they face the Werkself on Saturday, 10 October (kick-off: 15:30 CEST). In terms of squad selection, Urs Fischer once again has more options at his disposal. Up front, the Mainz coach is likely to continue relying on what is currently the league’s most successful strike partnership. The lowdown on our next opponents.
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Together with his family, friends and close associates, Bayer 04 Leverkusen bid farewell to Peter Hermann. The club’s long-serving assistant manager passed away on 19 September following a serious illness. Today, Thursday 8 October, Bayer 04 held an event attended by around 200 invited guests to commemorate Peter Hermann’s legacy. Representatives from the DFB and the other professional clubs where Hermann worked paid their respects to him at the BayArena.
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