Combine a travel notice and a partner’s needs
Da die Verbindung ausfällt, müssen wir einen anderen Weg vereinbaren.
Choose a viable alternative using time, route and accessibility details, then communicate the changed plan without unsupported promises.
When travel changes, the best alternative is the one that meets the actual constraints, not necessarily the first option listed. Check the deadline, arrival point and any stated access need. A notice may describe a bus stop while a partner describes how much time they need from that stop. Combine both sources and preserve uncertainty: an unmentioned lift is not a confirmed lift. Tell the partner what changed, why the chosen option works and what still needs checking. If a later announcement changes departure time, recalculate arrival rather than copying the old result. Your message should be useful for someone who has not read every source.
Da die Verbindung ausfällt, müssen wir einen anderen Weg vereinbaren.
As the connection is cancelled, we need to agree on another route.
Vom Ersatzhalt bis zum Gebäude benötigen wir noch zehn Minuten.
We still need ten minutes from the replacement stop to the building.
Diese Verbindung würde rechtzeitig ankommen, sofern sie pünktlich fährt.
This connection would arrive in time provided it runs punctually.
Für den anderen Weg fehlen uns Angaben zum stufenfreien Zugang.
For the other route, we lack information about step-free access.
Ich schlage deshalb die bestätigte Alternative vor.
I therefore suggest the confirmed alternative.
Sollte sich die Abfahrtszeit ändern, rechne ich die Ankunft neu aus.
If the departure time changes, I will recalculate the arrival.
When travel changes, the best alternative is the one that meets the actual constraints, not necessarily the first option listed. Check the deadline, arrival point and any stated access need. A notice may describe a bus stop while a partner describes how much time they need from that stop. Combine both sources and preserve uncertainty: an unmentioned lift is not a confirmed lift. Tell the partner what changed, why the chosen option works and what still needs checking. If a later announcement changes departure time, recalculate arrival rather than copying the old result. Your message should be useful for someone who has not read every source.
Choose a viable alternative using time, route and accessibility details, then communicate the changed plan without unsupported promises.
Do not compare arrival at a station with a deadline at a building without adding the transfer. Unstated accessibility cannot be assumed.
Disruption → relevant constraints → compare complete journeys → confirmed choice → clear update and unresolved detail.
Write a 140-word message to a travel partner after a fictional cancellation. Explain two alternatives, choose one with a reason and identify one detail that still needs confirmation.