FAQ about the Deutschlandticket

The Deutschlandticket was introduced on May 1, 2023. Tickets have been on sale nationwide since April 3, 2023.

The Deutschlandticket is not transferable and will only be valid for one person at a time. It is not possible to take other people with you.

The Deutschlandticket will be valid throughout Germany for the whole day on local public transport. This includes means of transport such as:

• Public buses
• Tram an subways
• Regional trains (2nd class) and S-Bahn trains
• Regional express trains (2nd class)

Of course, the Deutschlandticket will allow you to travel in the entire RVV area.

The Deutschlandticket will not be valid on long-distance trains (for example ICE, IC, EC or Flixtrain) or in 1st class.

For employees: the Deutschlandticket Job

Available through your employer. Details: www.rvv.de/deutschlandticket-job

For trainees and volunteers: Bayerisches Ermäßigungsticket

Available in the RVV webshop. Details: www.rvv.de/ermäßigungsticket

For Regensburg residents who have a city pass: the discounted Deutschlandticket at the social rate

Available in the RVV webshop. Details: www.rvv.de/deutschlandticket-sozial

For students in Regensburg: the inexpensive surcharge solution for the semester ticket

Available in the RVV webshop. Details: www.rvv.de/semesterticket#upgrade

The Deutschlandticket via the RVV app

Available via the RVV app, in the RVV webshop or as a chip card. Details: www.rvv.de/d-ticket

The Deutschlandticket as a chip card

• For customers who do not wish to use the Deutschlandticket for 49 euros (from 01.01.2025: 58 euros) per month via their cell phone, the RVV customer center in Regensburg offers a subscription on a chip card.
• Until further notice, the Deutschlandticket on chip card is only available to customers who wish to purchase the Deutschlandticket at the regular price.

If you are a minor, it is currently not yet possible to purchase the Deutschlandticket via the RVV app (linking the profiles of parents and child).

A person of full age (e.g. a parent) can subscribe to the Deutschlandticket on your behalf in the RVV webshop www.abo.rvv.de.
Payment for the subscription is made by SEPA direct debit by the adult person. Please have a valid e-mail address ready when ordering.

How to order your Deutschlandticket as a PDF file:

• Register (for new customers only): Click on "Registrieren" in the webshop www.abo.rvv.de. Enter personal data and assign a password. Open your e-mail box and click on the activation link in the mail from the RVV.
• Log in: Enter your e-mail and password in the webshop www.abo.rvv.de under "Anmelden".
• Order ticket: Select "Deutschlandticket" or "Bayerisches Ermäßigungsticket" and select "Ticket ist für eine andere Person". Complete your subscription by entering your IBAN. You will receive further information about your order by e-mail.

The ticket ordered online will be sent directly to your mailbox each month as a wallet file. The amount due is debited monthly from the account of the adult person indicated.

Your subscription is automatically renewed unless you cancel by the 10th of the month - directly in the online portal.

→ www.rvv.de/cancel-your-deutschlandticket

• Employees order a Deutschlandticket Job through their employer.

• With the Deutschlandticket Job, you benefit from an extremely attractive mobility offer: you can travel for a maximum of 34.30 euros (from 01.01.2025: 40.60 euros) per month. If your employer contributes at least 25%, a further 5% discount is granted on the standard price.
  If your employer does not yet have a Job Ticket, talk to your employer. If you are interested, our customer service will be happy to assist you with the introduction.

Details: www.rvv.de/deutschlandticket-job

• In Bavaria, there is the "Ermäßigungsticket", a discounted Deutschlandticket for students, trainees and people doing federal voluntary service at a price of 29 euros (from 01.01.2025: 38 euros) per month.
• The discount ticket can also be used nationwide as a cheaper version of the Deutschlandticket.

Details: www.rvv.de/bavarian-discount-ticket

Students at the University and OTH Regensburg can purchase the Deutschlandticket at any time as an upgrade to their existing semester ticket → rvv.de/semesterticket#upgrade.

Students of the University of Passau can order their surcharge ticket in a special online store → Studentenwerk Niederbayern/Oberpfalz

Regensburg residents who have a city pass can purchase discounted Deutschlandtickets in the RVV webshop → rvv.de/deutschlandticket-sozial.

Children up to 6 years of age travel free of charge.

Additional persons cannot be taken along. 

The transport of animals and bicycles is not included within the Deutschlandticket. Please refer to our valid RVV transport regulations. 

Prices valid from 01.01.2025:

• Deutschlandticket: 58,00 EUR
• Deutschlandticket Job: max. 40,60 EUR
• Bayerisches Ermäßigungsticket: 38,00 EUR
• Deutschlandticket at a social rate (with city pass Regensburg): 29,00 EUR
• Ermäßigungsticket at a social rate (with city pass Regensburg): 19,00 EUR 

The offers for single journeys (strip ticket, single tickets,...) remain unchanged in order to continue to suitably serve people who only occasionally travel by public transport.

Our classic subscriptions also continue to be offered due to the extensive take-away options, the transferability and the price advantage of the classic subscriptions in low price levels. 

Our range of subscriptions remains unchanged. Subscriptions can still be used and purchased.