It's not just the Germany ticket that will be more expensive next year. Large transport associations are also raising prices for multiple and single tickets. How noticeable is the price jump?
In Hamburg and many other regions in Germany, travel by bus and train will become more expensive again next year.
Berlin. Many commuters will have to pay more again next year for bus and train journeys on local public transport - although in some places the price increases will be more moderate than in previous years. Several large transport associations have already announced price increases. This applies, for example, to the metropolitan regions of Berlin, Munich and the Ruhr area. The Deutschlandticket - a monthly public transport subscription valid nationwide - is also becoming more expensive.
The Berlin-Brandenburg Transport Association (VBB), for example, will increase fares by an average of 3.72 percent next year. The price for a single ticket does not change and remains at 4.00 euros for the city area. The four-trip ticket will be significantly more expensive: the price will rise by 80 cents to 13.20 euros.
The price for the Eezy ticket in the VRR remains stable
In North Rhine-Westphalia, many passengers are now traveling with the so-called Eezy ticket. Across all network boundaries, you only pay for the distance actually traveled, not for individual tariff areas. The Rhine-Ruhr Transport Association (VRR) has announced that it wants to keep the price for the Eezy ticket stable. Otherwise, ticket prices are expected to rise by an average of 4.9 percent.
In the greater Munich area, the price increase is somewhat higher at almost 5 percent. Here too, the single ticket price remains stable, only the multi-trip tickets are becoming more expensive, as the Munich Transport and Tariff Association (MVV) announced. The so-called strip card for Zone M costs 21 euros from January instead of the previous 18.70 euros. The digital version, however, is offered for 19.50 euros. Monthly passes are also becoming more expensive.
Prices are also rising in Nuremberg and Hamburg
The Greater Nuremberg Transport Association (VGN), in turn, is raising prices by an average of 5.86 percent. This only affects single tickets of certain price levels. According to the information, the increases range between 10 and 20 cents.
Local transport in Hamburg is also becoming a little more expensive, although according to the Hamburg Transport Association this only affects a few tickets. “The prices for the local area and the particularly frequently sold single and day tickets Hamburg AB / 2 Rings remain unchanged,” said the association. Single short-haul and city/city transport tickets, among other things, will increase by 10 cents each. Children's tickets are also becoming more expensive.
The associations once again cite increased costs as the main reason for the rising prices. The economic situation remains tense, said the VRR. “Rising personnel, energy and material costs are significantly increasing the need for financing in local transport.”
In some associations, price increases are moderate
Compared to previous years, price increases are limited, at least for some associations. At the VBB, the largest German transport association, prices rose by an average of 6 percent in January of this year, significantly higher than the recently announced increases for 2027. At the HVV in Hamburg, the increases in January are also significantly more moderate than this year. The Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund, in turn, has even announced that it will not adjust prices at all at the beginning of next year.
The so-called Germany ticket will also be more expensive. This is a nationwide public transport subscription. The monthly price will rise in January from the current 63 euros to 66.80 euros.
