The Deutschlandticket update: Here you can find the latest information and tips on the 49-euro ticket. You should know these regulations and special features.
The €49 ticket is a monthly ticket that allows unlimited access to local and regional public transport throughout Germany. The ticket is a digital offer and is therefore only available as a mobile phone ticket via app or as a chip card.
How travellers can buy the Deutschlandticket:
Companies can even offer their employees the 49-euro ticket as a job ticket at a discount. Employees can also obtain the Deutschlandticket via the NAVIT app.
The 49-euro ticket is valid nationwide on local public transport. This includes urban buses, trams, underground and suburban trains, and regional buses and regional trains (Regionalbahn, Regional Express, Interregio Express). In addition, ferries can be used with the Deutschlandticket if they are part of the public transport system, for example in Hamburg or Berlin. It is also possible to use airport shuttle buses, such as the Lufthansa Express Bus to Munich Airport.
The Deutschlandticket is valid nationwide on these means of transport:
The Deutschlandticket is generally only valid on local and regional transport. But there are exceptions. Travellers and commuters can also travel on these long-distance trains with the 49-euro ticket.
These exceptions apply to some IC and ICE trains
Since 24 November, train passengers have been able to use the Deutschlandticket on three long-distance routes in Berlin and Brandenburg:
The Deutschlandticket was already accepted on these IC routes:
The following applies to all other German long-distance routes: Passengers must purchase a separate long-distance ticket. There is no upgrade function for the 49-euro ticket that allows you to use long-distance transport. In addition, there is no entitlement to use ICE, IC or EC trains in the event of delays on local or regional services. Anyone wishing to change to long-distance transport in this case must bear the additional costs themselves.
Deutschlandticket: This applies to night trains or Flixtrain
In addition, the Deutschlandticket is not valid for journeys with foreign railway companies operating in Germany. These include the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB), the SNCF TGV, Thalys and the Berlin Night Express operated by the Swedish railway company Snälltåget. The Deutschlandticket is also not valid on any other night trains. The ticket is also not valid on the Flixbus or the Flixtrain.
When the Deutschlandticket is also valid abroad
As the fare boundaries of two national railways are often not at the actual national borders, but at railway stations, the Deutschlandticket also allows you to travel abroad. In many cases, the fare point of the German transport association is located at the first station on the foreign side, the border station. The German fare - and therefore also the 49-euro ticket - is therefore valid up to the corresponding station in Germany's neighbouring country.
The 49-Euro-Ticket can be used on the following railway lines close to the border in neighbouring German countries:
Belgium:
Denmark:
France:
Luxembourg:
Netherlands:
Austria:
Poland:
Switzerland:
Czech Republic:
The Deutschlandticket can also be used on many other cross-border buses.
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The Deutschlandticket is always valid for the current calendar month. So if you only buy your ticket during the month, you can only use it until the end of the month. It is therefore worth buying the ticket by the first of the month at the latest in order to make full use of it.
Like the €9 ticket, the Deutschlandticket is a personal ticket and therefore not transferable to other people. Children under the age of six do not need their own ticket and can travel with their parents.
The €49 ticket can be purchased in instalments from some transport associations
However, there are also transport associations where it is possible to buy the ticket in instalments so that you only have to pay for the remaining days of the month. The Hamburg Transport Association (HVV), for example, offers such a service. The ticket can be purchased pro rata via the hvv switch app. However, you should cancel by the tenth of the calendar month at the latest, otherwise the subscription will be automatically renewed and you will have to pay 49 euros the following month. Public transport users can also buy the ticket on a pro rata basis from the Stuttgart Transport Association (VVS) or the Munich S-Bahn if they keep the subscription for at least the following month.
The Deutschlandticket can be purchased for less than two euros by buying it pro rata on the last day of the month. However, it is then only valid for that day.
How to buy the 49-euro ticket individually
Anyone who buys the Deutschlandticket automatically takes out a subscription, which is paid for monthly on an ongoing basis. Individual purchases, as was possible with the €9 ticket, are not normally possible. However, the subscription can be cancelled on a monthly basis. As a rule, the Deutschlandticket can be cancelled with Deutsche Bahn or the transport association by the 10th of the month to the end of the calendar month. Public transport users who only need the €49 ticket for one month can buy the ticket at the beginning of the month and cancel it immediately afterwards. This process is possible indefinitely so that users only buy the ticket for the months in which they actually want to use it.
What applies to existing travelcards
Many public transport users already have a ticket subscription with their transport association. They can switch to the Deutschlandticket if it is a cheaper alternative for them.
However, the switch to the €49 ticket is not always automatic. Ticket subscribers usually have to take care of this themselves. However, this can usually be done online on the internet portals of the transport associations or companies.
It has recently been finalised: there will be no price increases for the Deutschlandticket until the end of 2024. The ticket price will therefore remain at 49 euros per month. However, employees have the chance to get the Deutschlandticket at a lower price. If their employer offers them one.
Employers can provide their employees with the 49-euro ticket as a job ticket. If they cover at least 25 per cent of the ticket price, there is a discount of five per cent thanks to funding from the federal and state governments. This means that employees can get the ticket at a discount of at least 30 per cent. In this case, employees pay a maximum of 34.30 euros for the Deutschlandticket. With this nationwide standardised job ticket model and attractive prices, the federal and state governments hope that employees will increasingly switch to public transport.
A representative Greenpeace survey of German DAX companies shows that more than half of the large companies have already introduced a Deutschlandticket job ticket scheme for their employees.
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Get infoTaking other people with you
With the €49 ticket, it is not possible to take other people on the ticket. This rule also applies to your own family. However, children up to the age of five can be taken along - this applies in principle on public transport - from the age of six, children need their own Deutschlandticket.
Children
Children up to the age of five are generally allowed to travel free of charge on public transport in Germany and can therefore also be taken on the Deutschlandticket by a parent or other carer. From the age of six, however, children also need their own €49 ticket or another ticket.
Bicycle transport
Bicycles can only be carried free of charge in some federal states. Otherwise, ticket users must purchase an extra ticket for their bicycle. A Deutsche Bahn day ticket for bicycles on local transport currently costs six euros. Travellers with bicycles should contact the relevant transport association to find out about taking their bike with them.
Taking dogs with you
There is usually a charge for travelling with dogs and they are not included in the Deutschlandticket. However, it is not possible to purchase a Deutschlandticket for a dog that is subject to a charge. Dog owners must therefore purchase an additional ticket for dogs for the route used or the respective fare zone. Guide dogs, guide dogs and dogs that are carried in suitable transport boxes are exempt from the obligation to pay. There is also an exception for all dogs: In North Rhine-Westphalia, dog owners do not need an additional ticket for their four-legged friend.
For school pupils: Note the offers of the federal states
In principle, school pupils also pay the full price for the Deutschlandticket. However, many federal states also offer special, cheaper tickets for school pupils, which may be more worthwhile.
For students: Standardised semester ticket is coming
After lengthy negotiations, the transport ministers of the federal states have agreed on a standardised nationwide solution for students. From the 2024 summer semester, there will be a nationwide semester ticket for 29.40 euros based on the Deutschlandticket.
Students can currently still make use of an ‘upgrade solution’. Students pay a monthly supplement to their semester ticket and thus receive the Deutschlandticket. However, the monthly amount varies depending on the federal state and university. Students should therefore contact the General Students' Committee (AStA) at their university to find out about a possible upgrade and its costs.
Tariff areas, tariff zones, tariff honeycombs: For a long time, local public transport in Germany was very confusing and complex. The many transport associations had their own often complicated fare models and regulations. The Deutschlandticket, with its nationwide usage options and standardised price, has made public transport much simpler. However, it is becoming apparent that there will still be special regulations in individual federal states and regions, for example regarding the carriage of other people, dogs and bicycles.
What the individual federal states are planning - an overview:
Baden-Württemberg
Bavaria
Berlin and Brandenburg
Bremen
Hamburg
Hesse
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Lower Saxony
North Rhine-Westphalia
Rhineland-Palatinate
Saarland
Saxony
Saxony-Anhalt
Schleswig-Holstein
Thuringia
Swap your driving licence for a Deutschlandticket
Cities such as Bonn, Dortmund, Leverkusen and Lübeck are leading the way: Residents there can hand in their driving licence and receive a temporary Germany ticket in return. Some of these offers are aimed at senior citizens, but some are also aimed at a wider group of people. Detailed information can be obtained from the municipal authorities.
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