Public transport ticket reimbursment

Public transport tickets-  digital reimbursment.
No admin. All digital.

Go beyond the Deutschlandticket. Employers can subsidize flexible public-transport use, letting employees benefit from a tax-free salary extra
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Support Flexiblity
Employees decide for themselves which tickets they upload for reimbursement and thus have flexibility when traveling by public transport.
Minimal Admin Effort
The administrative effort is minimal thanks to completely digital and integrated processes, and the benefit can be set up in just a few clicks.
Tax Free Benefit
Employers can use the public transport subsidy according to Section 3 No. 15 of the Income Tax Act to benefit from the tax exemption.

How PT ticket reimbursement work

Get a flexible public transport subsidy for employees in just a few steps.
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Employers set the amount; NAVIT handles the rest.
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Submit tickets: Employees ride any transit. Snap their ticket. Upload via our NAVIT app.
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Automated processing: Monthly payroll feed—data in, refunds out, all on autopilot.
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Full cost control: employees can view their trips and mobility expenses at a glance in the app.
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Thanks to NAVIT, we’ve cut 90 % of our benefits-admin workload. Integrating it with our HR system slashed the annual effort from 112 person-days to just 9.

Britta Ludowig, Projektleiterin

Boost commuting.
Subsidize flexible public-transport

Why NAVIT PT- Reimbursment is a no-brainer
Automated and tax-optimized processing - one payroll report
Secure data export to payroll accounting
via 100 available integrations
Intuitive app makes using public transport
easy for employees
The public transport subsidy can be easily combined with other NAVIT products

FAQ about NAVIT public transport reimbursements

Which public transport tickets are eligible for reimbursement?

All tickets that can be assigned to public transport, i.e. tickets for public city and regional transport, such as single tickets, day tickets, monthly tickets, job tickets and subsidies for tickets, both for trips to the office and for private trips.Your employees buy the tickets, scan the ticket and upload it to the NAVIT app. Your employees use it to document their travel costs and you reimburse them via the mobility budget.

How do employees track the cost of their public transport tickets in the NAVIT app?

Your employees buy the tickets at the counter or ticket machine, scan the ticket and upload it to the NAVIT app.

NAVIT checks the provider of the ticket, the ticket price, as well as the date, time and validity period of the ticket.

As far as the tickets can be assigned under public transport, the tickets are approved and saved by NAVIT.

Your employees use them to document their travel costs and you reimburse them directly via the mobility budget. Your employees can then view their new credit balance in the NAVIT app.

What is the company's tax advantage using the reimbursement feature?

If you grant the mobility benefit as a travel allowance in addition to the agreed salary, the reimbursements can be made tax-free via payroll.

Alternatively, you can also grant the tickets and reimbursements instead of salary. For companies, this is not only more cost-effective than a company car, but also encourages employees to make climate-friendly and healthier journeys to work.

This pays off for companies in many ways. They can offer their employees additional benefits and at the same time promote sustainable mobility.

How can employees use the mobility budget for public transport journeys?

If employees receive a mobility budget as a travel allowance from their company, they have three options with NAVIT to book and pay for public transport tickets with their credit.



1. Mobility Budget Card. Book and pay with the NAVIT Mobility Budget Card in the apps of the public transport companies.

2. Job ticket. Book and pay for a job ticket in the NAVIT app.

3. Public transport reimbursement. Buy the ticket at the counter or ticket machine and get reimbursed via the NAVIT app.

When will my ticket get approved?

It takes about 6 business days for your ticket to be approved. The current status is displayed in the app on the "History" tab.

How do I get refunded for my uploaded public transport tickets?

You will get reimbursed with next month’s payslip.E.g. If you upload a ticket in August you will get reimbursed with your September salary.
(You will see the details on your payslip)

Interested? Ask away!

See how NAVIT makes mobility management painless. In our quick demo you get straight answer and how:

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mobility solutions that move your employee and your company.

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your team can cut 90 % of admin time.

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More freedom with public transport ticket reimbursement

NAVIT offers you and your employees the possibility to refund tickets that were not paid digitally with the Mobility Budget Card, but e.g. purchased at the ticket counter or at ticket machines.

With the NAVIT reimbursement function, your employees have flexible access to all means of public transport everywhere.

Whether bus, tram, suburban train or underground. Employees simply scan the purchased ticket and upload it to the NAVIT app.

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How does the reimbursement feature work in practice?

1. Employees can use all or part of the mobility budget credit you provide each month for public transport reimbursements. The budget can be individually divided between the NAVIT mobility modules you offer in the NAVIT app.

2. Employees can upload their tickets for public transport on a monthly basis and claim the amount back up to their allocated budget.

3. You as a company receive the information in your monthly mobility report that your payroll department needs for the reimbursement to the employees.

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Offer flexible mobility with our
reimbursement feature

Full cost control

Decide for yourself what type of mobility your employee's use and how much they can spend. Our feature can be used with any feature module you decide to use.

Empower your teams with efficient mobility.

No more admin hassle. Your team member upload the tickets and that is all the upkeep that needs to be done. HR avoids spending time approving all the receipts and tickets.

Make sustainability a core priority

Offset your company's mobility and contribute to a CO2-free environment. Measure, report and offset your carbon footprint. Offset your emissions through our certified climate protection projects.

One invoice, no paperwork.

Receive an overview from NAVIT once a month, detailing your employees' business travel expenses. Forget about chasing bills and public transport tickets anymore. Your reimbursement chores are now gone.

FAQ about NAVIT public transport reimbursements

Which public transport tickets are eligible for reimbursement?

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All tickets that can be assigned to public transport, i.e. tickets for public city and regional transport, such as single tickets, day tickets, monthly tickets, job tickets and subsidies for tickets, both for trips to the office and for private trips.

Your employees buy the tickets, scan the ticket and upload it to the NAVIT app. Your employees use it to document their travel costs and you reimburse them via the mobility budget.

How do employees track the cost of their public transport tickets in the NAVIT app?

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Your employees buy the tickets at the counter or ticket machine, scan the ticket and upload it to the NAVIT app.

NAVIT checks the provider of the ticket, the ticket price, as well as the date, time and validity period of the ticket.

As far as the tickets can be assigned under public transport, the tickets are approved and saved by NAVIT.

Your employees use them to document their travel costs and you reimburse them directly via the mobility budget. Your employees can then view their new credit balance in the NAVIT app.

What is the company's tax advantage using the reimbursement feature?

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If you grant the mobility benefit as a travel allowance in addition to the agreed salary, the reimbursements can be made tax-free via payroll.

Alternatively, you can also grant the tickets and reimbursements instead of salary. For companies, this is not only more cost-effective than a company car, but also encourages employees to make climate-friendly and healthier journeys to work.

This pays off for companies in many ways. They can offer their employees additional benefits and at the same time promote sustainable mobility.

How can employees use the mobility budget for public transport journeys?

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If employees receive a mobility budget as a travel allowance from their company, they have three options with NAVIT to book and pay for public transport tickets with their credit. RYDES Mobility Budget Card.

1. Book and pay with the NAVIT Mobility Budget Card in the apps of the public transport companies.

2. Job ticket. Book and pay for a job ticket in the NAVIT app.

3. Public transport reimbursement. Buy the ticket at the counter or ticket machine and get reimbursed via the NAVIT app.

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How it works

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Company
Easily create a new card for your employees for business travel.
Employees
No matter when and where your employees pay with their NAVIT card for all mobility used for business.
Upload Receipt
Receipts are easily stored in the NAVIT app.
That's it!
100% paperless, no more reimbursements or time-consuming expense reports