Deutschland-Ticket

Following the success of the 9-euro ticket, the federal government and the federal states agreed to introduce a so-called Deutschland-Ticket. The ticket is valid for local public transport throughout Germany and is issued exclusively as a subscription. The Germany Ticket can be canceled on a monthly basis (by the 10th of the month for cancellation at the end of that month). The Deutschland-Ticket is stored as a digital ticket on a chip card or smartphone. The Deutschland-Ticket can be ordered through the subscription centers in the VVS. You can find the nationwide standardized fare regulations for the Deutschland-Ticket here.

The Deutschland-Ticket has cost 63 euros per month since January 1, 2026. For most customers in the VVS, the Deutschland-Ticket is still worthwhile even after the price adjustment to 63 euros. You can use our VVS environmental calculator to find out how much money and CO₂ you save each month compared to driving a car. Background: The federal government and the federal states provide a total of three billion euros annually to finance the Deutschland-Ticket. This amount is no longer sufficient. Therefore, the price had to be moderately increased in order to continue offering the still highly attractive and nationwide valid D-Ticket.

D-Ticket Job, JugendBW & 1st Class

The D-Ticket as a JobTicket costs 59.85 euros with a minimum employer subsidy of 15.75 euros, meaning employees ultimately pay a maximum price of 44.10 euros. As of January 1, 2026, the price of the D-Ticket JugendBW also increased in line with the regular Deutschland-Ticket. The current monthly price is 45 euros. The Deutschlandsemesterticket currently costs 208.80 euros per semester (34.80 euros/month), and the supplement for 1st class valid throughout Baden-Württemberg is 63 euros per month.

Due to its affordable price, the ticket is worthwhile for anyone who occasionally leaves their car at home and uses public transport instead. The offer is cheaper than almost all existing VVS subscriptions. Those who have previously used monthly tickets should also consider switching to the Deutschland-Ticket. The Deutschland-Ticket is even cheaper than most 10-day tickets and is often worthwhile for people who work from home and only travel to the office occasionally.

This is a requirement set by the federal government and the federal states. However, this is not a problem within the VVS, as all subscriptions are already issued either as a chip card or as a mobile ticket. The best way to order is online via the VVS website, but it is also possible to place an order at the customer centers.

All VVS fare offers will initially remain in place. With occasional travel tickets (single, 4-trip, and day tickets), customers who only use buses and trains from time to time will continue to find a suitable option for their travel needs. Weekly and monthly tickets can also still be purchased; however, switching to a Deutschland-Ticket subscription is often worthwhile.

The Deutschland-Ticket JugendBW and the Deutschlandsemesterticket are available for young people.

The Deutschland-Ticket JugendBW is aimed at:

• Children and young people up to the age of 21.
• As well as school students, university students, trainees, and participants in voluntary services up to the age of 27 who are in education or training and can provide appropriate proof of their status.

An important requirement is that they live in Baden-Württemberg or attend a school or university in Baden-Württemberg.

The ticket can be purchased at the sales outlets or subscription centers of the transport association in which the buyer lives, attends school, or studies.

The Deutschland-Ticket is also available as a Deutschland-Ticket Job at reduced conditions. The requirement is that your employer has concluded a company subscription agreement with a VVS subscription center (DB or SSB). If your employer pays a subsidy of at least 25% of the price of the Deutschland-Ticket, a 5% discount is granted. Further information can be found here.

No. The Deutschland-Ticket does not include a passenger travel option – except for children up to and including the age of 5, who may generally travel free of charge on public transport. However, within the VVS there is an additional offer called TicketPlus. This upgrade includes transferability and an improved mobility guarantee, as well as a passenger travel option: on weekends and public holidays, as well as on weekdays from 7 p.m., one adult and up to three or all of your own children up to and including the age of 17 can travel free of charge within the VVS area. TicketPlus is only valid within the VVS and can only be purchased in addition to the Deutschland-Ticket; it is not available to customers who have the reduced Deutschland-Ticket JugendBW.

Important note: TicketPlus is only available for the polygoCard (chip card), not for mobile phones.

No. The Deutschland-Ticket is a personal ticket and is not transferable. However, holders of a Deutschland-Ticket can add the TicketPlus option — this does not apply to buyers of the reduced Deutschland-Ticket JugendBW. For an additional charge of 11.17 euros per month, the Deutschland-Ticket becomes transferable within the VVS area. In addition to transferability (the ticket can be passed on to family members or friends, who can also use the additional benefits), TicketPlus also includes a passenger travel option and an extended mobility guarantee. However, TicketPlus is only valid within the VVS and can only be purchased separately in addition to the Deutschland-Ticket.

Note: TicketPlus is only available for the polygoCard (chip card), not for mobile phones.

Does the VVS mobility guarantee also apply to the Deutschland-Ticket? The mobility guarantee is a purely voluntary service provided by the VVS that goes beyond the statutory passenger rights. The VVS mobility guarantee also applies to journeys made with the Deutschland-Ticket within the VVS area, but only for customers:

• who have subscribed to their Deutschland-Ticket with a transport company within the VVS, or
• who have a D-Ticket subscription outside the VVS (generally regardless of which company issued the Deutschland-Ticket) and have only booked the TicketPlus upgrade (passenger travel option and transferability within the VVS area) with the VVS.

Note: TicketPlus is only available for the polygoCard (chip card), not for mobile phones.

Currently, the Deutschland-Ticket is not available as a social ticket. However, there is a solution offered by the City of Stuttgart (LHS) for its residents. Further information can be found here.

Yes, the BahnCard 100 is also valid as a Deutschland-Ticket and can therefore be used on local and regional transport throughout Germany. However, since January 1, 2024, it has only been available as a digital mobile ticket and no longer with the BahnCard 100 plastic card. You can obtain this mobile ticket via Deutsche Bahn. During ticket inspections, the digital mobile ticket must be presented together with a valid official photo ID.

The Deutschland-Ticket can only be ordered as a subscription. The price of 58 euros is debited from your account monthly. The order is placed through the VVS subscription centers. These are the subscription centers of SSB, Deutsche Bahn, the Interessengemeinschaft des Personenverkehrsgewerbes eG (IGP), and the VVS subscription center in the district of Göppingen. The ticket is generally stored on a chip card (polygoCard), but it can also be issued as a mobile ticket (see question: How can I convert the Deutschland-Ticket into a mobile ticket?).

• f the Deutschland-Ticket was purchased as a subscription on the polygoCard from SSB, it can be transferred to the app as a mobile ticket. Detailed instructions can be found here: Description by SSB
  → If this Deutschland-Ticket was already stored in the old app, simply logging into the ticket shop of the new app is sufficient for the ticket to be displayed again.
• Deutschland-Tickets from Deutsche Bahn (DB) can be switched from polygoCard to a mobile ticket (for DB Navigator) via the DB subscription portal at abo.bahn.de.
• Subscriptions with IGP and the Göppingen subscription center can only be used with the polygoCard carried with you.

The Deutschland-Ticket is a subscription that can be canceled monthly. If it is not canceled, it continues indefinitely. Cancellation is possible by the 10th of any month effective at the end of that month, without additional charges or processing fees.

As with existing VVS subscription offers, this can easily be done online with just a click. Subscribers can also cancel in writing (by email or letter). If you ordered your subscription directly via the VVS Mobil app, you can access the subscription management section through the “Tickets” menu and your personal settings (button at the top right). Further information can be found here.

If you have canceled the Deutschland-Ticket and would like to subscribe again, you must reorder the ticket. If you previously received your Deutschland-Ticket on a polygoCard, please keep it — the card may be reused when you rejoin. In this case, please contact the subscription center from which you received the polygoCard.

Unfortunately, this is not possible. The Deutschland-Ticket is only available as a subscription. A subscription contract must be concluded for this, but it can be canceled monthly without any financial disadvantages (no additional charges, no processing fee).

Anyone who has taken out a D-Ticket subscription with a transport company/association outside the VVS can also book a TicketPlus upgrade for the VVS area of validity or a 1st class supplement for all of Baden-Württemberg as a subscription — however, this does not apply to buyers of the reduced Deutschland-Ticket JugendBW or other reduced variants (except for the Deutschland-Ticket Job). The TicketPlus upgrade includes transferability and an improved mobility guarantee, as well as a passenger travel option: on weekends and public holidays, as well as on weekdays from 7 p.m., one adult and up to three or all of your own children up to and including the age of 17 can travel free of charge within the VVS area.

For non-VVS customers, the TicketPlus upgrade for the VVS area or the 1st class supplement for all of Baden-Württemberg is issued in person at a DB Travel Center within the VVS area, at an SSB Customer Center in Stuttgart, or at the VVS subscription center at Göppingen station. It is issued on an additional polygoCard (VVS chip card), which is also made out in the name of the Deutschland-Ticket holder. For this purpose, the valid Deutschland-Ticket along with proof of a subscription concluded with an “external” fare provider must be presented when taking out the VVS TicketPlus or 1st class subscription. A photo is not required for issuing the polygoCard. The polygoCard is issued immediately at the customer or travel center and handed over to the customer. The VVS TicketPlus or 1st class upgrade subscription is issued on a calendar-month basis. Please note that this procedure for the TicketPlus upgrade is only possible for holders of D-Tickets on chip cards — due to transferability, TicketPlus is not issued to mobile ticket users, including VVS customers.

The Deutschland-Ticket is valid on all buses and trains in local and regional public transport throughout Germany. This includes all IRE, MEX, RE, RB, S-Bahn trains, trams/light rail, and buses. The ticket is not valid on long-distance trains (for example ICE, EC, IC, Flixtrain, TGV, etc.) or on long-distance buses.

Exception: The long-distance IC trains on the Stuttgart – Singen (– Konstanz) line can also be used with the Deutschland-Ticket.

Yes, the long-distance IC trains on the Stuttgart – Singen (– Konstanz) line can also be used in 2nd class with the Deutschland-Ticket.

Note: 1st class on the IC trains on the Stuttgart – Singen line can be used with a Deutschland-Ticket and an additional 1st class supplement for the Deutschland-Ticket for a further 63 euros per month (valid throughout Baden-Württemberg).

The Deutschland-Ticket is valid for 2nd class. To upgrade to 1st class (not possible for D-Tickets for trainees), a supplement must be paid in accordance with local conditions. Within the VVS, a supplement for 63 euros per month can be purchased, which is then valid not only within the VVS but throughout Baden-Württemberg on local and regional services.

Anyone who has a regular D-Ticket and only wishes to use 1st class occasionally within the VVS can purchase individual 1st class supplements for the respective zones traveled.

No, this is not possible. The Deutschland-Ticket is considered a “ticket with a significantly reduced fare” and is therefore excluded from this regulation of passenger rights in rail transport.

In principle, the respective local regulations regarding taking dogs apply when traveling with the Deutschland-Ticket. For journeys within the VVS area, one dog may be taken along free of charge with the Deutschland-Ticket. Anyone traveling beyond the VVS area with their Deutschland-Ticket must check which regulations regarding taking dogs apply.

In principle, the respective local regulations apply when traveling with the Deutschland-Ticket. Therefore, anyone who has a Deutschland-Ticket can take a bicycle free of charge within the VVS area. Please note the restricted times and conditions for taking bicycles within the VVS. Further information can be found here.