Why is Germany getting a 9-euro ticket?

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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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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The 9-Euro-Ticket (German pronunciation: [?n???n '????o 't?k?t]) was a German scheme through which passengers could travel for 9 euros (€) per month on local and regional transport in all of Germany. The tickets were valid for June, July, or August 2022.

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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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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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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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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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You can buy those from a ticket machine at the train station. You can pay with cash or credit cards.

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The 9-Euro-Ticket (German pronunciation: [?n???n '????o 't?k?t]) was a German scheme through which passengers could travel for 9 euros (€) per month on local and regional transport in all of Germany. The tickets were valid for June, July, or August 2022.

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9-euro ticket wraps up after 52 million sales and 1 billion journeys per month. After more than 52 million ticket sales and an estimated 1 billion trips per month in June, July and August 2022, Germany's 9-euro ticket scheme has been declared a “complete success” by the Association of German Transport Companies (VDV).

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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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Where is the 9 Euro Ticket Available for use? The 9 Euro Ticket is valid on all public transport services in Germany. Moreover, it's valid on any local/regional route! And you can make as many journeys as you like.

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