--- title: "Your DeutschlandTicket for 63 € a month! | VRR" url: "https://www.vrr.de/en/tickets-fares/deutschlandticket/" description: Since 1 May 2023, customers in near-distance transport have been able to use any near-distance public transport bus or train in Germany. image: "https://www.vrr.de/assets/img/vrr_1200x630_1.jpg" date: 2023-06-23 modified: 2026-09-01 type: website site: Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Ruhr --- # Your DeutschlandTicket for 63 € a month! | VRR ![Zwei Frauen laufen lachend auf einem Bahnsteig.](https://www.vrr.de/fileadmin/_processed_/4/b/csm_VRR_00221_3840x1340_12d3865773.webp) DeutschlandTicket – The German-wide ticket for near-distance public transport ============================================================================= The DeutschlandTicket has arrived! The digital ticket for near-distance public transport (Öffentlicher Personennahverkehr; ÖPNV) anywhere in Germany is the new offering for near-distance transport. It is available comfortably in the VRR App as a subscription that can be terminated every month, at an introductory price of 63 euros per month. Bye, bye NRW: The DeutschlandTicket for 63 euros! ------------------------------------------------- With this ticket, valid throughout Germany, you can easily use local buses and trains across the country. Don’t have a DeutschlandTicket yet? The quickest and easiest way is to buy one via the [VRR app](https://www.vrr.de/en/timetable-mobility/vrr-app/) from the comfort of your own home. Purchase the DeutschlandTicket now in the VRR App ------------------------------------------------- [![Die Grafik zeigt den Button ](https://www.vrr.de/fileadmin/user_upload/bild/fahrplan_und_mobilitaet/ios_android_vrr_app/apple_badge_320x124.png)](https://apps.apple.com/de/app/vrr-app-bus-bahn-bike-p-r/id1491339288) [![](https://www.vrr.de/fileadmin/user_upload/bild/fahrplan_und_mobilitaet/ios_android_vrr_app/google_badge_320x124.png)](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mentz.com.vrr_cibo_app) The right ticket for everyone ----------------------------- ### DeutschlandTicket Job The DeutschlandTicket for companies and employees at an even more favourable price [Find out more](https://www.vrr.de/en/tickets-fares/deutschlandticket/job/) ### Deutschlandsemesterticket The DeutschlandTicket for students at universities and universities of applied sciences in the VRR area [Learn more](https://www.vrr.de/en/tickets-fares/germany-semester-ticket/) The right ticket for everyone ----------------------------- ### DeutschlandTicket Schule The DeutschlandTicket for pupils from primary school to secondary level 2 [Find out more](https://www.vrr.de/en/tickets-fares/deutschlandticket/schule/) ### DeutschlandTicket Sozial The DeutschlandTicket for customers entitled to benefits and entitled to the SozialTicket [Find out more](https://www.vrr.de/en/tickets-fares/deutschlandticket/sozial/) FAQ --- ### General information #### What is the DeutschlandTicket? The DeutschlandTicket is the nationwide season ticket for local public transport in Germany. With the DeutschlandTicket, costing 63.00 euros a month, you can use local buses and trains throughout Germany and travel flexibly across the country. #### Is the DeutschlandTicket available as a subscription or monthly ticket? The DeutschlandTicket is only available as a subscription. If you no longer need it, the DeutschlandTicket can be cancelled free of charge by the 10th of each month to the end of the month. #### How much does the DeutschlandTicket cost and how long is it valid? The ticket costs 63 euros per month. It is valid from the first day of the month from which you start the subscription. Don't be alarmed by the term subscription, because the ticket can be cancelled monthly. If you no longer need it, the DeutschlandTicket can be cancelled free of charge by the 10th of each month to the end of the month. If you do not cancel, it will be renewed and charged monthly. **Example**: If you no longer wish to use the DeutschlandTicket from September, cancel it by 10 August with the transport company from which you purchased it or in the app by clicking the cancellation button. #### Where is the DeutschlandTicket valid? The DeutschlandTicket is valid nationwide in all transport associations and with all local transport companies. You can use it on all local transport vehicles, i.e. buses, trams, city trains and underground trains as well as S-Bahn trains, regional trains and 2nd class regional express trains. The ticket is **not** valid on long-distance services (e.g. ICE, IC, EC), and private providers such as FlixTrain are also excluded. #### Where can I get the DeutschlandTicket? You can buy the DeutschlandTicket in NRW as a digital version with the app for your smartphone or as a chip card in the customer centre of your transport company. It is not available from ticket machines. The DeutschlandTicket is available in VRR via these shops/apps: - VRR App[(AppStore](https://apps.apple.com/de/app/vrr-app-bus-bahn-bike-p-r/id1491339288) | [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=mentz.com.vrr_cibo_app)) - The VRR/DB TicketShop[(TicketShop](https://vrr-db-ticketshop.de/shop/not-found)) ### Supplements, carry-over rules, transferability #### Can I also travel in 1st class with the DeutschlandTicket? For first-class travel, VRR offers the first-class monthly ticket and the first-class subscription ticket, each costing €55.72 per month. These tickets allow you to travel first class on local trains within the VRR network. They are valid in conjunction with the DeutschlandTicket or another subscription ticket. This allows you to travel in 1st class throughout the VRR network, or you can subscribe to the NNRWupgrade1.KlasseMonat for €84.60 and travel in 1st class on local trains throughout North Rhine-Westphalia. Translated with DeepL.com (free version) #### Can I take my bicycle with me free of charge with my DeutschlandTicket? The DeutschlandTicket does not include bicycle transport. If you want to take your bicycle with you regularly, you can purchase the VRR monthly bicycle ticket or subscribe to the NRWupgradeFahrradMonat for €47.80 per month and take your bicycle with you on buses and trains throughout North Rhine-Westphalia. It is valid in conjunction with the DeutschlandTicket or another subscription ticket. If you only want to take your bike with you occasionally, the VRR bike ticket, which is valid for 24 hours, is sufficient. Translated with DeepL.com (free version) #### Can another person travel free of charge on my DeutschlandTicket? The DeutschlandTicket does not include passenger transport. Accompanying persons under the age of six can travel free of charge, as children only need their own ticket from the age of six. #### Can I take my child with me when I travel with the DeutschlandTicket? Children under the age of six travel free of charge. Children over the age of six require their own ticket. #### Can I take a dog with me? Dog transport is always free of charge in the VRR area and in NRW. In other regions, there may be different regulations for taking dogs with you. Please enquire in advance depending on the route you are travelling. #### Is the DeutschlandTicket transferable? No, the DeutschlandTicket, in the app or as a chip card, is personalised and cannot be passed on. Only you are authorised to travel with the ticket. You must always carry a photo ID with you. #### Can I also travel to the Netherlands (Venlo or Arnhem) with the DeutschlandTicket? Yes, journeys to the Netherlands (e.g. Venlo or Arnhem) are still possible. You can use the following lines: - RE 13 (Hamm - Unna - Hagen - Wuppertal - Düsseldorf - Mönchengladbach - Viersen - Venlo) - RE 19 (Düsseldorf Hbf - Duisburg - Oberhausen - Dinslaken - Wesel - Bocholt / Emmerich - Emmerich-Elten - Zevenaar - Arnhem) - SB 46 (Kevelaer - Airport Weeze - Goch - Kranenburg - Nijmegen) - SB 58 (Emmerich Bf - Nijmegen HAN) - Bus route 29 (Neukirchen - Vl. Vluyner Südring - Straelen - Venlo) - Bus route 60 (Kleve Bf - Millingen de Gelderse Poort) - Bus route 91 (Emmerich Bf - 's-Heerenberg Molenpoort) For journeys that are made exclusively within the Dutch territories or that go beyond the lines just mentioned, the Dutch fare continues to apply. The DeutschlandTicket is only valid on the above lines. ### Subscribers #### Is there a job ticket? With the launch of the DeutschlandTicket, the “DeutschlandTicket Job” model will also be introduced: if an employer subsidizes 25 percent or more of the issue price of 63 euros, transport companies will grant a five percent discount on the issue price. For customers, this results in a final price of only €44.10 per month or less. Interested employers can contact their respective transport company. #### I have an Aboticket and would like to have the DeutschlandTicket. What do I have to do? Please contact your [transport company](https://www.vrr.de/en/vrr/transport-companies/). Any transport regulations included in your existing season ticket cannot be transferred when switching to the DeutschlandTicket. Alternatively, you can continue with your existing season ticket. #### What exactly is eezy.nrw? [eezy.nrw](https://www.vrr.de/en/tickets-fares/eezynrw/) is your digital ticket, where the price is calculated based on your journey. Once you reach the monthly price cap of €63, you can travel throughout North Rhine-Westphalia for free for the rest of the month. ### Further information #### You have questions about data protection? You can find all the answers to the questions about data protection on the [eTicket website](https://www.eticket-deutschland.de/eticket/sicherheitsmanagement/datenschutz-und-sicherheit-beim-deutschlandticket/). #### Does the mobility guarantee also apply to the DeutschlandTicket? If buses or trains are delayed by 20 minutes or more or cancelled altogether, the [NRW](https://www.mobil.nrw/fahren/mobigarantie.html) mobility guarantee applies to local transport in North Rhine-Westphalia. This service also applies to people travelling on NRW local transport with a Deutschlandticket. **The NRW mobility guarantee only applies to journeys within the North Rhine-Westphalian network and community tariffs and the NRW tariff**. 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