Children under 6 always travel free of charge on hvv services. For children older than 6, there are reduced-price single/day tickets or school passes. These can already be used if children have not yet started school.
Children / Schoolchildren
School passes
The hvv offers special tickets, for instance the hvv Deutschlandticket, for all school students in regular primary or secondary education at a public school. The type of ticket offered, the price and the rules on its use depend on where you live.
hvv Deutschlandtickt for school students
Students living in Hamburg are eligible for a price reduction on the hvv Deutschlandticket. Thanks to a subsidy from the City of Hamburg, the all-year subscription only costs € 19 a month. If you qualify for the social discount, you get the hvv Deutschlandticket free of charge.
You need an entitlement form to buy these tickets. This can be obtained in our service centres and often in the school secretariats:
- From 6 up to the age of 14, your age is checked (only the first time).
- From the age of 15 upwards, a currently valid entitlement form must be shown.
- For an all-year school pass, there may be a digital check on your entitlement to it
After the form has been filled out and validated by the school, reduced-price all-year passes can be bought either in the Online Shop or in person at one of our service centres.
Monthly school passes
As an alternative to the hvv Deutschlandticket there are special monthly tickets for school students:
Area of validity | Main school pass (monthly ticket) | Additional pass for siblings (price per month) |
| 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 | - | 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 financed by the school authorities/the district council 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:
- in the administrative district of Harburg (in German)
- in the administrative district of Stade (in German)
- in the administrative district of Lüneburg (in German)
The ticket will be issued via the school.
Alternatives to tickets financed by the school authorities/the district council or 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.
Tickets financed by the school authorities/the district council up to 10th Grade or up to 13th Grade in Pinneberg and Steinburg
| Herzogtum Lauenburg, Segeberg and Stormarn | |
Pinneberg (up to 13th grade) | |
Steinburg (up to 13th grade) | Order via the school secretariats |
N.B.:
- The ticket will be issued via your school in all these administrative districts.
- 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.
Alternatives to tickets financed by the school authorities/the district council or tickets from 10th Grade upwards (Herzogtum Lauenburg, Segeberg and Stormarn)
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.
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.
- With a SchülerPlusTicket (School Pass Plus ticket) you can expand the area your existing all-year school pass is valid for individually in a particular month.
All you need to do is to show your pass at one of our hvv service centres and book the extension of validity you want for that month. - 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 other person of any age and 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.