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In and around Hamburg

School passes

The hvv offers special tickets for all children in regular primary or secondary education at a public school 

  • In Hamburg, monthly school passes can be issued directly at hvv service centres. All-year school passes can be ordered either online or in a hvv service centres
  • The rules concerning the purchase, ordering and issue of school passes are different in  Schleswig-Holstein and Lower Saxony.

If you have any questions about your existing school pass, please get in touch with your client contract partner.  Please have your customer number ready when you do this. You can find this on your pass. 

You need an entitlement form to buy reduced-price tickets for school children. This can be obtained in our service centres and often in the school secretariats. After the form has been filled out and validated by the school and with a passport photo you can use it to buy the reduced-price ticket..

  • Up to 14 years of age, it is sufficient to show proof of your age.
  • From 15 on, you will need to have a currently valid entitlement form.
  • For an all-year school pass, there may be a digital check on your entitlement to it.  

All-year tickets 

School children living in Hamburg can get the hvv Deutschlandticket as an all-year season ticket. With the subsidy which you get from the City of Hamburg, this will only cost you 19 per calendar month.

And the best thing: you don’t need to do anything yourself. We will take the subsidy into account from the next direct debit as long as you fulfil the criteria for it. If you qualify for the social discount, you get the hvv Deutschlandticket free of charge. 

Monthly tickets

Alternatives to the hvv Deutschlandticket – our monthly school passes: 

Area of validity

Main school pass
(monthly ticket)
Additional pass for siblings
(monthly ticket)
1 fare zone
only C-H

41,50 €

31,50 €

2 fare zones (only cross-district)

54,20 €

44,20 €

Hamburg AB

54,20 €

44,20 €

5 fare rings

75,80 €

65,80 €

Our tip: If you want to travel on the entire hvv network, the 24/7 monthly season ticket for  69,00 € is the right ticket for you.  You don't need to prove your entitlement) 

Tickets up to 10th Grade

In Lower Saxony, these tickets will be paid for by the district council (Kreis) and the school authorities in the administrative districts of Stade, Harburg and Lüneburg provided that there is a certain minimum distance (stipulated by the district council concerned) between your school and where you live. They can be ordered online according to where you live from:

The ticket will be issued via the school.  

Tickets from 10th Grade upwards

When you buy a reduced-price school pass, please show a current entitlement form every time you buy a ticket from 10th Grade upwards. You can get this in service centres and often in the school secretariats. After the form has been filled out and validated by the school and with a passport photo you can use it to buy the reduced-price ticket. 

Monthly and all-year tickets (Main school pass)

Area of validity

Main school pass
(monthly ticket)
Main pass as all-year ticket
(price per month)
1 fare zone
only C-H

41,50 €

34,00 €

2 fare zones (only cross-district)

54,20 €

44,50 €

Hamburg AB

54,20 €

44,50 €

rural/urban districts

54,20 €

44,50 €

Our tip: If you want to travel all over Germany, the hvv Deutschlandticket as an all-year season ticket for 49,00 €  is just right for you.You would rather have a monthly season ticket for the entire hvv network? Then the 24/7 monthly season ticket for 69,00 €  is the right choice for you (you can get both without having to prove your entitlement).

Monthly and yearly tickets (Additional pass for siblings)

Area of validity

Additional pass for siblings
(monthly ticket)
Additional pass for siblings as all-year ticket
(price per month)
1 fare zone
only C-H

31,50 €

25,90 €

2 fare zones (only cross-district)

44,20 €

36,40 €

Hamburg AB

44,20 €

36,40 €

rural/urban districts

44,20 €

36,40 €

Our tip: If you want to travel all over Germany, the hvv Deutschlandticket as an all-year season ticket for 49,00 €  is just right for you.You would rather have a monthly season ticket for the entire hvv network? Then the 24/7 monthly season ticket for 69,00 €  is the right choice for you (you can get both without having to prove your entitlement).

Tickets up to 10th Grade (in Pinneberg and Steinburg till 13th Grade) 

In the administrative districts of Herzogtum Lauenburg, Segeberg and Stormarn as well as in Pinneberg (up to 13th Grade), ordering your ticket will be done online. In Steinburg (up to 13th Grade)  it will be ordered directly via the school secretariats. The ticket will be issued via your school.

In these administrative districts, these tickets will be paid for by the district council (Kreis) and the school authorities provided that there is a certain minimum distance (stipulated by the district council concerned) between your school and where you live. You can get information on the details of this from your local district council.  

Tickets from 10th Grade upwards (except in the administrative district of  Pinneberg)

When you buy a reduced-price school pass, please show a current entitlement form every time you buy a ticket from 10th Grade upwards. You can get this in service centres and often in the school secretariats. After the form has been filled out and validated by the school and with a passport photo you can use it to buy the reduced-price ticket. 

Schools Special in the administrative district of Stormarn 

Do you live in the administrative district of Stormarn and are in 11th-13th Grade at a regular public school or attend a vocational school? T Then you can benefit from the Schools Special. With this ticket, the administrative district pays a monthly subsidy  towards your all-year school pass (including for any siblings in 11th to 13th Grade). School students living in Stormarn with the Schools Special can by the hvv Deutschlandticket as an all-year season ticket at a reduced price of € 35.71 per calendar month.

And the best thing about it: you don’t need to do anything yourself. We will take the subsidy into account from the next direct debit provided that you fulfil the criteria.

Monthly and all-year tickets (main school pass)

Area of validity

Main school pass
(price per month)
Main school pass as  a yearly ticket
(price per month)

All-year Schools Special

(if you live in Stormarn, are in the 11th  - 13th Grade, price per month incl. subsidy)
1 fare zone
only C-H

41,50 €

34,00 €

19,50 €

2 fare zones (only cross-district)

54,20 €

44,50 €

30,00 €

Hamburg AB

54,20 €

44,50 €

30,00 €

rural/urban districts

54,20 €

44,50 €

30,00 €

8 rings

49,00 €

Our tip: If you want to travel all over Germany, the hvv Deutschlandticket as an all-year season ticket for 49,00 €  is just right for you.You would rather have a monthly season ticket for the entire hvv network? Then the 24/7 monthly season ticket for 69,00 €  is the right choice for you (you can get both without having to prove your entitlement).

Monthly and all-year tickets (Additional pass for siblings)

Area of validity

Main school pass
(price per month)
Main school pass as  a yearly ticket
(price per month)

All-year Schools Special

(if you live in Stormarn, are in the 11th  - 13th Grade, price per month incl. subsidy)
1 fare zone
only C-H

31,50 €

25,90 €

19,50 €

2 fare zones (only cross-district)

44,20 €

36,40 €

30,00 €

Hamburg AB

44,20 €

36,40 €

30,00 €

rural/urban districts

44,20 €

36,40 €

30,00 €

8 rings

49,00 €

Our tip: If you want to travel all over Germany, the hvv Deutschlandticket as an all-year season ticket for 49,00 €  is just right for you.You would rather have a monthly season ticket for the entire hvv network? Then the 24/7 monthly season ticket for 69,00 €  is the right choice for you (you can get both without having to prove your entitlement).


You need more?

Do you want to take a trip to somewhere outside the area your ticket is valid for, or do you regularly go to training sessions somewhere further away? Then we have various solutions for you:

  • with a supplementary ticket you can extend the validity of your ticket as a one-off for individual journeys.
  • Or alternatively you can get the SchülerPlusTicket at any hvv service centre as a top-up to your monthly or all-year season ticket. Just present your existing school student ticket at of our hvv service centres and book the additional area you need there.
  • The leisure pass for  8,70 € / a month is aimed at school students 15 and over who don’t have an all-year season ticket, but would like to use hvv services in the afternoon and at weekends. It allows you to buy single or day tickets at the child’s price.

Good to know

  • 1 journey: The upgrade fare for 1st class services RB/RE is 2,40 € (valid in fare rings A-F).
  • 1 month:  The upgrade fare for 1st class services RB/RE per month is  47,20 €  (valid on the entire hvv network)
  • 1 month: For 15,00 € a month you can get an additional Weekend + ticket as a top-up to your existing season ticket which allows you to take 1 adult and 3 children (aged 6 to 14) along with you on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays as well as on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve. 

Season tickets are not transferable.