Pedal travel simulator (100) for a motor vehicle brake, comprising a simulator piston (1) that is received in a simulator cylinder bore so as to be movable along a central longitudinal axis (8), an elastic element (2) that makes direct contact with the simulator piston (1), and a damping element (4), wherein, in a first portion (23a, 23b) of a simulator force-travel curve (200), a simulator piston force is provided by the elastic element (2), wherein,
- in a second portion (24a, 24b) of the simulator force-travel curve (200), the simulator piston force is provided by the elastic element (2) and the damping element (4) in parallel.