Germany ticket celebrates two years: This is how it changes public transport!

Germany ticket celebrates two years: This is how it changes public transport!

The Hamburg Transport Association (HVV) described the Germany ticket as "unprecedented success" because it will be two years old on May 1, 2025. Before the ticket was introduced, a total of 150 different time cards existed in the HVV. At the end of 2022, around 673,000 people had a subscription to the HVV. The number of subscribers is currently increasing to more than 1.2 million. It is particularly striking that every second Hamburger has a Germany ticket, which is the highest market penetration throughout Germany.

District Administrator Jan Peter Schröder reported a high level of acceptance of the Germany ticket in the Segeberg district. Figures show that 20 percent of the trips were shifted from car to public transport (public transport). In Hamburg, 52 percent of the Germany ticket owners are new customers. Two years ago, 71 percent of the respondents in the surrounding area had no subscription. In addition, over 200,000 students in Hamburg benefit from a free ticket, and cheap tickets for students and trainees are also offered in the surrounding area. A discounted ticket for seniors will also be introduced soon. The prices for the Germany ticket will remain stable in the next three years, supported by a coalition agreement that guarantees a fixed price by 2029. The range of individual and day tickets in the HVV is also to be revised, such as ln online reported.

economic savings by the Germany ticket

The study points out that accidents cause almost 60 billion euros in costs that are not insured annually, which corresponds to 6.4 cents per kilometer. The assumption that the Germany ticket has led to a decline of 7.6 percent of the car kilometers driven underpins the savings potential. In the long term, savings could increase to up to 4.88 billion euros per year if the use of the ticket increases. Reiserer also calls for a long-term lower price for the Germany ticket and expresses criticism of planned price increases from 2027. The argument that the Germany ticket disadvantaged is disadvantaged by Reiserer, since drivers do not bear not all the costs caused, such as the taz determine.