We advise you to take out travel cancellation insurance

As a bus trip booked with us (with or without a festival ticket) can no longer be cancelled under German travel law once it has been paid for, we recommend that you take out travel cancellation insurance, as there can always be unplanned events that prevent you from taking the bus trip and attending the festival.

We have decided to recommend Hanse-Merkur Reiseversicherung AG as a provider of travel cancellation insurance for our customers residing in Germany and offer you the opportunity to take out this insurance directly here (Wackenbus.com receives a small commission for this, the price for you remains the same):

VERY IMPORTANT: German travel cancellation insurance does not necessarily apply to citizens of other countries, so we recommend that you check carefully whether the insurance we recommend is also available in your country (will be checked when you order). Otherwise, you should consider taking out local travel cancellation insurance in your country:

Go to the Hanse Merkur insurance pages and take out travel cancellation insurance immediately. To Hanse Merkur travel cancellation insurance

  • You can also take out travel cancellation insurance after placing your order, but no later than one month before the day of departure.
  • Any festival tickets booked at the same time will of course also be insured. So please state the total travel price as per the order confirmation when taking out the insurance.

Important: Wackenbus.com is only an intermediary for this insurance. If you have any questions, please contact Hanse Merkur website or the Hanse Merkur Service Hotline +49(0)40 4119 1919.

If you travel a lot throughout the year apart from our bus trip, the following insurances may also be suitable for you:

(But be careful: Depending on the country in which you live or of which you are a citizen, the insurance may be bookable, but may not cover you according to the terms and conditions. Please check this beforehand, ask us or book similar insurance in your home country)

Extract from the insurance conditions of Hanse Merkur:

When does an insured event occur?

  • An insured event occurs when an insured event occurs after the start of the insurance cover. The insured event affects you or a person at risk and
    • You therefore do not start the trip.
    • You therefore do not start the trip on time.
    • You therefore rebook the trip.

 

An insured event exists

  • in the event of an unexpected serious illness. Please refer to our explanations in Part D.
  • in the event of death.
  • in the event of a serious accidental injury.
  • in the event of pregnancy or complications during pregnancy.
  • in the event of broken prostheses.
  • in the case of loosened implanted joints.
  • if you cannot tolerate or cannot tolerate a vaccination.
  • if you donate or receive organs or tissue (living donation) under the Transplantation Act.
  • in the event of substantial damage of at least EUR 2,500 to your property as a result of
    • Fire,
    • Water damage,
    • Natural hazards or
    • criminal offences committed by third parties (e.g. burglary).
  • in the event of an unexpected court summons. This applies if the competent court does not accept your travel booking as a reason for postponing the summons.
  • in the event of the adoption of a minor child, provided your presence to finalise the adoption falls within the travel period.
  • in the event of unexpected termination of employment by your employer for operational reasons.
  • if you take up employment subject to social insurance contributions for at least one year after becoming unemployed. The insurance also covers work with additional expense allowance (1-EUR job).
  • in the event of short-time working due to the economic situation with a reduction in your income of at least one regular monthly net wage.
  • if you change employer. This applies if
    • the travelling period falls within the probationary period.
    • the travelling period falls within the first 6 months of the new professional activity.
    • the insurance was taken out before the change was recognised.
  • in the event of a check that you
    • at a school,
    • at a university
    • at a university of applied sciences
    • at a college
      do not pass and want to repeat. This applies if the repetition
      • falls within the insured period of travel or
      • takes place up to 14 days after the trip.
  • if you are not promoted as a pupil or are not admitted to an examination if it is a school or class trip.
  • in the event of an unexpected start
    • Your federal voluntary service,
    • Your voluntary social year,
    • Your voluntary ecological year.
      This applies if the costs of cancellation are not covered by a funding body.
  • if you miss your insured means of transport due to
    • a delay of more than 2 hours or cancellation of a German public transport service. Public means of transport are all aircraft, land vehicles or watercraft authorised for the public transport of persons. The following are not considered public transport
      • Means of transport that operate as part of round trips/round flights,
      • Hire cars,
      • Taxis,
      • Cruise ships.
    • a traffic accident during your journey in which you are involved as a driver or vehicle passenger.
  • if the dog or cat registered for the journey
    • unexpectedly and seriously falls ill.
    • suffers a serious accidental injury.
    • does not tolerate a vaccination.
    • dies.