Misc
Especially when moving countries, many things are new: The language. The people. The city. We can totally understand that this situation can be a bit overwhelming. Therefore, we have collected some helpful tips that should support you during your first weeks and months in your new home. We hope you like tips as much as we do :)
Mobility
In this section, we would like to give you some tipps and hints about mobility in Germany, Srarting from general information until frequently used mobility Apps of other employees of Eurowings Digital, we got you covered!
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Cars & Vans
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Share Now/Free2Move
This is a car-sharing service for short-term rentals of different car sizes in Cologne, Düsseldorf, and other bigger German cities. Please note that you need to have a valid driver's license in order to make use of Share Now. Moreover, a registration with them is needed
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MILES
Miles is a mobility provider as well. They are convinced that, if mobility is shared, it should be sustainable and available to everyone.
Their goal is to become part of the everybody's mobility mix and to improve urban live. To achieve this, they aim for availability, reliability, flexibility and comfort with their vehicles as well as cooperations and partnerships with cities and other mobility providers.
They offer their MILES riders a rate and vehicle suitable for every situation. Either based on a km rate or as a daily rate. Please note that you need to have a valid driver's license in order to make use of Share Now. Moreover, a registration with them is needed.
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Bikes & E-Scooter
TIER
TIER is a mobility provider that offers you a wide range of bikes (including eBikes) and E-Scooter in larger cities (like Cologne, Düsseldorf, and Berlin). If you need to get from A to B quickly, TIER might have the right E-Sccoter or Bike for you.
Lime
Lime is also a mobility provider that offers you E-Scooter and E-Bikes in larger cities like Cologne, Düsseldorf, and Berlin. They are (more or less) identical to TIER.
VOI
A thrid mobility provider for E-Scooter is VOI. They are one of the fastest growing mobility companies in Europe.
Trains & Busses
DB Navigator (APP)
The DB Navigator is an App offered by Deutsche Bahn (DB). The App is your digital travel assistant and helps you to buy tickets for local public transport, long-distance train rides, as well as information on train schedules, and train delays. It is a very helpful App as it is applicable for whole Germany!
Deutschlandticket
The Deutschlandticket is a montly ticket for local public transport. This tcket allows you to travel through entire Germany with busses, trains, trams, etc. at a very low price. The current Deutschlandticket costs 49 Euro per month. Please note that the usage of high speed trains (IC, ICE, EC) are not included in this ticket. Moreover, please note that you can get this Deutschlandticket via Eurowings Digital at an even lower rate. With our mobility App offered by NAVIT, we co-finance the JobTicket with a monthly value of 15 Euro!
For some first information on the Deutschlandticket, please click here.
Filing your Taxes in Germany
Filing your taxes in Germany is important. Therefore, in this section, we would like to give you some tips and hints about how you could file your taxes in Germany easily! Please note that we are not allowed to give any tax advises or do proper tax consultation. Tax consultancy can only be done in Germany (by law ) from a trained tax consultant or tax advisor.
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Recommended Apps for tax filing your taxes
Recommended Tax Consultants in Cologne/Düsseldorf
Getting a doctors appointment in Germay
Sometimes it is neccessary to see a doctor. Here, we would like to give you some tips on how to get an appointment with the doctors quickly
Ways to get an appointment at the doctors in Germany
Calling
Most of the German residents call the doctor to arrange an appointment. Especially if you need to see the doctor on short notice this might be the fastest an easiest way to get an appointment, When calling the doctor, you can already explain your situation as well as potential symptoms. Most of the doctors will allow you to come by on the same day. However, it might be neccessary to bring some waiting time
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Many doctors (but by far not all) use the App called "Doctolib" for appointment scheduling. Just download the App on your smartphone, create your personal account and you are ready to go. Via the App you can book appointments for all kind of doctors. Moreover, after scheduling an appointment, you can also postpone it later on. Even a cancellation is possible. Futhermore, you can also upload certain documents that might be relevant for the doctor.
However, please keep in mind that some doctors that are listed on Doctolib only treat privately insured people or people that are willing to pay for the medical treatment with their own money (so no coverage from a public health insurance like TK, AOK, DAK or BARMER). If in doubt, please call the doctor to check upfront if they will accept your insurance!