What is the replacement of the 9-euro ticket in Germany?

The new 'Deutschlandticket', a flat-fee public transport card for regional trains and other forms of public transport, will be valid from May 1 onwards. Federal and local authorities have ironed out the final details of the ticket, which is the successor of the much-lauded 9-euro ticket.



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Introduced in the spring of 2023, the Deutschland-Ticket offers unlimited travel anywhere in the country using local and regional public transit for only 49 Euros a month. The ticket is available to tourists and non-residents so I decided to try it out on a trip to Munich.

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Where can I buy the 9-euro ticket? It is available for purchase on the Deutsche Bahn (DB) website, and also through various public transport apps, ticket vending machines and shops.

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According to an estimate of the Association of German Transport Companies (VDV), the 9-Euro-Ticket offer – of which around 52 million tickets were sold in the three months – saved 1.8 million tons of CO 2, almost as much as a 130 km/h (81 mph) speed limit on the autobahns would achieve in an entire year.

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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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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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The easiest and most comfortable way to buy the travel pass is to use the hvv mobile app, the hvv switch app or the hvv or DB online shops. Advance bookings will be available via the online shop and the hvv app from 20 May.

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The 9-euro ticket, a one-time, low-cost public transportation measure introduced in response to rising inflation and prices following the start of the war in Ukraine, expired on August 31.

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It is not valid on long-distance trains (such as Intercity Express (ICE), Intercity (IC) and Eurocity (EC) trains operated by Deutsche Bahn) and on long-distance bus coaches (such as those operated by Flixbus). The ticket is only valid for transportation in second class.

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The 9-euro ticket was not valid on long-distance trains (EC, IC, high-speed ICE) or long-distance buses. Nor was it valid for first-class on regional trains (RB, RE), or for a bike or a dog on systems that normally charge for that. A separate ticket was required.

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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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Even if you have a Deutschland ticket (Germany's 49 euro ticket) that will only get you as far as the border, so you'd still have to buy train tickets from the border to Prague.

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Anyone who likes a lie-in, or only uses bus & rail after 9am, the 9am monthly pass is an option. The 9am monthly pass is cheaper than the normal pass, because it cannot be used on Monday to Friday between 4am and 9am. At weekends and on bank holidays you can use the 9am monthly pass with no time restrictions.

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If you travel without a valid ticket you have to pay a 60-euros-penalty fee. If you feel treated unfairly, you should immediately raise an objection with the transport company.

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