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Back|Deutschlandticket: Transport companies argue about higher sales commissions
Deutschlandticket: Transport companies argue about higher sales commissions
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Spiegel Wirtschaft·2 hours ago·Business·1 min read·🇩🇪Germany·

Deutschlandticket: Transport companies argue about higher sales commissions

Rising prices, increasing remuneration: The Germany ticket is becoming more and more expensive - also because the transport companies treat themselves to hefty sales commissions.

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  • The Germany ticket is becoming more expensive, partly because of increasing sales commissions for transport companies.
  • There is now resistance to this.

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The Deutschlandticket is a nationwide local transport ticket whose financing and pricing are repeatedly discussed politically and economically.

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Rising prices, increasing remuneration Transport companies are arguing about higher commissions for the Deutschlandticket

The Germany ticket is becoming more and more expensive - also because the transport companies treat themselves to hefty sales commissions. They should now continue to rise. But there is resistance to this.

By Gerald Traufetter

November 2, 2026, 11:36 a.m

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