The nationwide Deutschlandticket for €49 a month is set to launch on May 1st, with Deutsche Bahn saying they project at least a fifth of people in Germany will soon have a subscription.
Germany’s federal and state governments agreed to split the cost of a €49 monthly nationwide transport ticket - at least for this year. But with future funding still uncertain, will the low-cost ticket survive long-term?
Berlin’s Social Democrats are pushing for a €365 annual ticket for public transport. But it’s already proving a controversial proposal, with a Munich travel boss warning against it.
Politicians in Berlin are calling for the introduction of express lines on the city’s underground rail (U-Bahn) network. The transport authority (BVG) is sceptical of the plan.
As part of the climate package, government subsidies for public rail and bus transport are to be increased over the next four years. Will it encourage more people to ditch their car?
Berlin's buses, trains and trams get the thumbs up but there's lots to be improved on, say readers who shared their views in the first of our series on Germany's public transport.
Berlin is considering cutting the cost of its annual ticket to encourage more people to use public transport. We want to know: what is the S-Bahn, U-Bahn and bus network like where you live and how can it be better?
Public transport passengers in Berlin, including those travelling to airports, have been facing disruption on Monday during a full day strike by BVG staff.
Buses in the German capital were at a standstill Thursday as a strike got underway, resulting in other services such as U-Bahn trains being packed out.
With Berlin already preparing for Friday’s public transport strikes, schools, kindergartens and government offices across the city have been closed as demonstrations continue on Wednesday.
With its lack of barriers, gates and security personnel, Berlin’s public transport system might look like an invitation for Schwarzfahren. But the city’s trust-based ticketing system may actually be the way of the future.
Having just flown back to Berlin after three weeks’ vacation in her hometown, Toronto, The Local’s Shelley Pascual reflects on the reasons why she can’t see herself moving back to Canada anytime soon.
Earlier this week Germany made global headlines by announcing plans to trial free public transport in select cities in an effort to fight air pollution. With the initiative still generating lots of discussion, here’s what The Local’s readers had to say about it.
From January next year state employees in Hesse will be able to travel through the entire state for free using trains, buses or trams. On Thursday the plan was criticized by a tax watchdog.
