How much is the 9-euro ticket in Germany?

Germany's railways offered a month of unlimited rides for $9. Here's what happened. Green gods: Air quality improved by 6% over the first two months of the scheme, according to one study. Ride on: The tickets cost 9 euros (about $9) and give unlimited regional travel in Germany for one calendar month.



The original "9-euro ticket" was a limited-time summer experiment in 2022 that no longer exists; however, it has been replaced by the permanent Deutschlandticket. In early 2026, the price for this countrywide flat-rate ticket is €58 per month, but a planned increase to €63 per month is set to take effect mid-year to cover rising energy and personnel costs. The ticket allows unlimited travel on all local and regional public transport (buses, trams, U-Bahns, and S-Bahns), as well as regional trains (RB, RE) across the entire country. It is sold as a digital subscription that can be canceled monthly. While significantly more expensive than the original €9 trial, it remains a massive bargain for commuters, as a standard monthly pass in cities like Berlin or Munich used to cost upwards of €80–€100 before the national ticket revolutionized German mobility.

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Who can buy and use the ticket? Anyone, including non-German residents and tourists.

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Other than those few limits, your nine-euro ticket entitled you to go anywhere in Germany, using public transport, as often as you wanted, for a calendar month. Children under six already traveled free.

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Netherlands. We do know that the €9 ticket is also accepted on some cross-border bus routes into the Netherlands. Examples include local buses on route 22 and 33 from Aachen to Vaals.

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Or you can buy it from Deutsche Bahn, at their counters, at their ticket machines or via apps. What else do I have to do? Write your name on the ticket and always bring your ID with you. The 9 Euro Ticket is not transferable and it is not valid before it has your name written on it.

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Why the 9-Euro Ticket? In an effort to deal with increasing energy costs caused by the war in Ukraine, and to encourage Germans to use their cars less, and public transport more, the German government introduced a special discounted flat-rate monthly rail ticket valid anywhere in the entire country.

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For more about how to navigate public transport in Germany see Public Transport in Germany. A 9-euro monthly ticket bought in Berlin could be used on public transport there and anywhere else in Germany. If you were in Munich or Hamburg, the ticket you bought in Berlin was valid there as well.

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For only €9 (US$ 9), anyone who purchases this ticket can travel as many times as they want on all forms of public transport throughout Germany, including buses, U-Bahns, S-Bahns, trams and local and regional trains for one calendar month.

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The 9-euro ticket was valid in the second class, throughout Germany for all local public transport and on regional trains. It did not include travel on Intercity Express (ICE), Intercity (IC) and Eurocity (EC) trains, and could not be used on FlixTrains or intercity buses.

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The €49 ticket, also known as the “Deutschlandticket”, is a monthly subscription ticket that gives you access to all public transport throughout Germany (excluding ICE, IC or EC trains).

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The tickets were valid for June, July, or August 2022. The offer aimed at reducing energy use amid the 2021–2022 global energy crisis. Another aim was to ease the cost of living crisis. The 9-euro ticket was valid in the second class, throughout Germany for all local public transport and on regional trains.

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Going abroad with the Deutschlandticket
  • Netherlands: Venlo, Arnhem, Hengelo, Enschede.
  • Denmark: Tønder.
  • France: Lauterbourg, Wissembourg.
  • Austria: Griesen, Salzburg, Kufstein.
  • Poland: Swinoujscie Centrum, Zgorzelec, Krzewina Zgorzelecka.
  • Switzerland: Basel, Schaffhausen.
  • Czech Republic: Hradek nad Nisou, Vejprty, Varnsdorf.


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