For only nine euros per month throughout Germany: This will be possible from June to August. How the cheap ticket should work was unclear long after the announcement. Now the most important questions about the nine-euro ticket have been clarified.
When and where is the nine-euro ticket available? The Munich transport company (MVG) is offering the nine-euro ticket from Wednesday, June 1 as a mobile ticket in the MVG Fahrinfo Munich app. It can be purchased in advance from Sunday, May 22nd, as a paper ticket at all ticket machines with touch displays and from MVG ticket partners, as well as from Monday, May 23rd in the MVG customer centers. For technical reasons, the ticket is only not available at some older machines in underground stations. Deutsche Bahn also sells it as a mobile phone ticket via the Munich Navigator and DB Navigator apps, as well as online via bahn.de, in the online ticket shop, at ticket machines, in DB travel centers and S-Bahn customer centers.
Where is the ticket valid? It applies to local and regional transport throughout Germany. This means that with a nine-euro ticket purchased from MVG, passengers can not only travel in the entire area of the Munich Transport and Tariff Association (MVV), but also use public transport in Berlin or Hamburg, for example. This includes in particular regular buses, trams, subways, suburban trains, sometimes also ferries in local public transport and regional trains (second class only). But you have to be careful not to get on the wrong train. Because the nine-euro ticket is not valid for long-distance traffic. i.e. in ICE, IC, EC, Flixbus, Flixtrain or ÖBB trains.
Can I also travel abroad with the ticket? In some cases this is possible, for example with a regional train to Salzburg or Kufstein. From Baden-Württemberg you can also drive to Basel. However, it is advisable to inquire with the railway company beforehand before traveling to a city near the border abroad.
How long is the nine-euro ticket valid? The promotion lasts from June 1st to August 31st. The nine-euro ticket is a monthly ticket that is valid until the last day of the respective calendar month. The tickets are also available in advance for every three months.
How do subscription customers benefit? If you already have a subscription with monthly payment, only nine euros will be automatically debited during the campaign period. If you have paid for your subscription in advance for the whole year, you can either have the difference to the regular ticket price credited to your customer account or have it paid out. With the Isar-Card 9 a.m., there are no time restrictions during the three months.
Do subscription customers have to exchange their tickets or will they receive a new one? no Holders of the Isar-Card can continue to use them as normal, just throughout Germany.
What about pupils and students? For pupils and trainees on the training tariff, the monthly fee is reduced in June, July and August. If you have a 365 euro ticket, you will receive corresponding repayments per month. Students can also use local transport throughout Germany with their semester tickets. According to the current status, a refund will take place via the universities.
How crowded will buses and trains get? MVG does not assume that there will be a general overload. So far, passenger demand has been around 80 percent compared to before Corona. So there is still capacity. On weekends and during the holidays, certain trains to destinations will be tight. The railway union EVG warns of congested train stations, crowding in trains and even scuffles. Precisely because the Pentecost and summer holidays fall during the campaign period, there could be a rush similar to that in 1995. At that time, the DB introduced a weekend ticket that up to five people could use for 15 marks. But the transport companies cannot simply increase the capacities. There is a lack of personnel and vehicles.
Can children also use the nine-euro ticket? Children under the age of six travel free of charge when accompanied by an adult and do not need their own ticket. Children over the age of six need their own nine-euro ticket. There is no extra child ticket with this special offer.
Is it possible to take bicycles with you? It is not possible to take bicycles with you free of charge. Possible take-along regulations of an existing subscription only apply to the contractually concluded tariff area.
Can I bring a dog with me for free? One dog per person can travel free of charge within the MVV area. If additional tickets for animals are required in other associations, these must be purchased separately. Additional dogs require a children’s ticket, unless they can slip into a basket or bag. On regional trains, masters and mistresses have to buy a normal adult ticket for their dog. There are no nine-euro tickets for animals.
Is an upgrade to first class possible? The nine-euro ticket is only valid in second class on regional transport. An upgrade on individual journeys is not possible.
Do customers have to be resident in Germany to use the ticket? no The ticket can also be bought by foreign tourists, for example.
Is it transferrable? No, the nine-euro ticket is personalized by entering your name. If you have a transferrable MVV subscription, you can pass it on as usual within the MVV area. Outside it becomes a personal ticket. So far, there is no regulation as to how this is to be proven.
Can I cancel or exchange the nine-euro ticket?no Even if lost, there is no free replacement.
How do I get from Munich to Berlin with the nine-euro ticket? Depending on which regional train you take, the journey takes between almost nine and a good nine and a half hours. For example, if you take the Alex via Hof at 8.43 a.m. at the main train station on Wednesday, June 1, you will be in Berlin at 5.32 p.m. after changing trains in Hof, Chemnitz and Elsterwerda. However, the prerequisite is that the trains are on time, because the transfer times are sometimes quite short.