Health

Coronavirus: What are your rights for cancelled events in Germany?

The outbreak of the coronavirus and the subsequent lockdown has cancelled events of all sizes and shapes across Germany. What rights do you have to refunds, vouchers or new tickets?

Transport

Munich to offer pupils and trainees €1 per day public transport ticket

Plans to offer school pupils and trainees in Munich a €365 ticket have been given the green light.

Taxes

How tickets for long-distance trains in Germany could become much cheaper

Germany's Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer wants to make long-distance train tickects cheaper by reducing the tax on them.

public

Berlin Attorney-General wants to scrap criminal penalties for fare evasion

Berlin’s Attorney-General Margarete Koppers plans to decriminalise fare evasion in the city. The investigation and punishment of fare evasion in Germany’s largest city is a “waste of resources”.

budget

Deutsche Bahn to offer new budget ticket for long distance travellers

State-owned rail company Deutsche Bahn aims to win over more customers on long-distance routes in Germany with budget-friendly offers set to be put in place later this summer.

Travel

Deutsche Bahn raises ticket prices between Berlin and Munich by 14 percent

Ticket increases for next year were announced by Deutsche Bahn on Monday. While the prices are rising moderately overall, the new high speed line between Berlin and Bavaria won't be cheap.

airport

Cheap flights get pricier as airlines expand

Budget airlines are expanding their range of routes from Germany but ticket prices are climbing along with them, a report from the German Aeronautics Centre (DLR) revealed on Thursday.