The Deutschlandticket will become more expensive in 2025. This was decided by the Conference of Transport Ministers. In future, journeys across Germany will cost 58 euros.
Update from September 23, 12:04 p.m.: The Deutschlandticket will cost 58 euros per month from next year. The transport ministers of the states agreed on an increase of 9 euros from January 1, 2025, as NRW department head Oliver Krischer told the German Press Agency “The agreement at the special conference of transport ministers shows that the states want to hold on to the successful Deutschlandticket model and develop it further,” said the Green politician and current chairman of the conference of transport ministers. “With this price, we will be able to keep the ticket attractive and put the financing on a more solid footing.” Before the conference, there had been disagreement
Dispute over 49-euro ticket: Germany tariff to become more expensive
Initial report: Berlin – The Deutschlandticket is currently worth 49 euros. For now. Because from January the price for the digital ticket for pretty much every regional train and bus will most likely rise. An increase will also be discussed at the special transport ministers’ conference on Monday (23 September).
The day before the event, the Alliance for a Socially Acceptable Mobility Transition spoke out and called for price stability for the Deutschlandticket, as well as a nationwide uniform social ticket and financial security for the years 2025 and 2026. The alliance includes the German Social Association (SoVD), IG Metall, the German Trade Union Confederation (DGB), the social association VdK, the environmental associations Bund and Nabu, and the Evangelical Churches in Germany (EKD).
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49-euro ticket soon to be more expensive? Alliance calls for price stability and additional social ticket
In a statement it continues: “The provision of additional funds for sustainable and barrier-free public transport and ensuring the financing of the Deutschlandticket beyond 2025 are essential.” According to SoVD CEO Michaela Engelmeier, the social ticket should “cost a maximum of 29 euros” in order to also reach poorer households: “Many cannot afford the 49-euro ticket and rarely see their families.”
The alliance also suggests that opportunities for children to be taken along should be created quickly. In principle, the “tickets should be able to be purchased through all sales channels and without a credit check.”
At the same time, “in addition to the expansion and maintenance of vehicles and infrastructure, comprehensive improvements to the situation of employees” are also called for. The alliance believes: “The Deutschlandticket can be a real game changer for the mobility transition.” This must be permanently enshrined in law in the federal regionalization law and the public transport laws of the states.
How expensive will the 49-euro ticket be? Transport ministers expect price to rise – apparently to up to 64 euros
Previously, North Rhine-Westphalia’s Transport Minister Oliver Krischer had Rheinische Post regarding the Germany ticket, he explained: “We cannot avoid a moderate price increase.” According to the Green politician and chairman of the Conference of Transport Ministers, this could only be avoided “if the federal government made additional funds available.” However, the traffic light coalition still has a double-digit billion dollar gap to fill in what will probably be its last budget.
A specific number was given by the Picturewhich quoted a statement from the Bavarian Ministry of Transport as follows: “Financial security for 2025 can most likely only be achieved with a price of at least 64 euros.”
Bavaria’s Transport Minister Christian Bernreiter stressed to the German Press Agency (dpa)he “fears that the Price discussion for the Deutschlandticket will be extended indefinitely if no solution is found now that actually covers the expected costs.” From the meeting with his counterparts, which is taking place on the same day as the car summit of Economics Minister Robert Habeck, the CSU politician expects “a viable and long-term solution in which the federal government will also contribute half, without any ifs or buts.” Currently, the federal government and the states pay 1.5 billion euros per year for the Deutschlandticket.
49-euro ticket in Germany: According to a survey, the price is already the upper limit for 30 percent
After dpaAccording to the latest information, the trend in the countries is towards 54 to 59 euros. But even that seems to be too expensive for many people in the country, as a survey by the opinion research institute YouGov on behalf of the news agency revealed. According to the survey, 30 percent of citizens who have previously subscribed to a Deutschlandticket or are interested in it in principle would cancel their subscription or no longer buy a ticket if the price increased.
According to the Association of German Transport Companies (VDV), in 2023, and thus in the eight months since its introduction, around 20 million people had owned a Deutschlandticket at least temporarily. At the time of the announcement at the end of April 2024, there were 11.2 million subscribers. (mg)
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