9 Euro Ticket

This special offer will be valid between 1 June and 31 August 2022. It can be purchased at any time during this period. The ticket is issued for the current calendar month, the price then covers the entire period of validity. Advance ticket sales begin from 20 May.

Passengers who want affordable, stress-free and environmentally friendly travel after the period of the free offer as well can sign on directly for an all-year season ticket as from 1 June, and then also profit from the 9 Euro special offer for the first three months of their subscription.

The 9 Euro Ticket is valid for the current calendar month for 2^nd class travel and is not transferable. It gives you all-day mobility on local and regional services Germany-wide without any time restrictions. The ticket is not valid for travel on long-distance trains (IC, EC, ICE). The normal time restrictions for off-peak tickets will be lifted during the period of the special offer, the existing rules on taking other persons along with you in connection with hvv all-year season tickets only apply within the hvv area.  

No. The 9 Euro Ticket is only valid for 2nd class travel. Existing 1st class upgrades (on season tickets) remain unchanged.

No, the 9 Euro Ticket is not transferable. You must sign it with your name in block letters when you buy it, so it is personalized.  

The Federal Government and the governments of the Federal states have agreed on this period in order to make financial relief available to passengers as quickly as possible.

The hvv has already massively increased its services over the past few years (three service offensives in a row!). At the same time, passenger numbers are currently still some 20-25 per cent below the pre-Covid figures. Therefore there should be sufficient space under normal circumstances for additional passengers. 

Short-term deployment of additional relief bus and train services together with the necessary personnel will only be possible to a very limited extent.

Children under 6 travel free of charge as always. Children older than 6 years can use the 9 Euro Ticket at the regular price.

No, with the exception of single tickets and day and group tickets, there will not be any other special offers apart from the 9 Euro Ticket during the period of the special offer.

The 9 Euro Ticket is financed out of Federal funds. Consequently the transport companies in the hvv do not expect any loss of revenue.

The 9 Euro Ticket can already be bought via the hvv App and in the hvv Online Shop from 20 May, the from 1 June via the hvv switch-App, at ticket machines and on all buses.
Advance sales will also already be possible at HOCHBAHN, S-Bahn, DB and AKN service centres as of 20 May. Tickets can also be purchased in advance on buses in the country districts of Schleswig-Holstein (except on VHH buses) and Lower Saxony.

We recommend buying the 9 Euro Ticket via the hvv App, the hvv switch-App or in the Online Shop. If you want to buy a 9 Euro Ticket, you can already do it before 1 June via the hvv Apps, in the hvv Online Shop as well as in the service centres. Tickets can also be purchased in advance on many buses in Schleswig-Holstein and Lower Saxony from 20 May on. Further sales channels, e.g. ticket machines, will then follow as of 1 June.

As soon as advance sales begin, 9 Euro Tickets for June, July and for August will be available.

No, the tickets will be available without a limit.

It has not been possible to arrange for the 9 Euro Tickets to be stored on the hvv Card in the short time available. There are however a whole range of other distribution channels available.

All hvv monthly season tickets which cost more than 9 Euros will be suspended during the three-month period and replaced by the 9 Euro Ticket. Day and group tickets will still be available, since these tickets, in contrast to the 9 Euro ticket, involve taking other persons along.  

The regular rules on refunding of fare prices apply when returning a weekly or monthly season ticket.

Yes, the existing rules continue to apply during the period of the special offer.

The hvv Guarantee refunds 50 per cent of the fare price for delays in your journey. With a fare price of only 9 Euros for a whole month (all-year season ticket holders who qualify for the social discount and many employees even get the ticket free of charge), the hvv Guarantee can therefore not be used during the period of the special offer.

Yes. During the period of the special offer the price of all existing season tickets in the hvv will be reduced to 9 Euros a month for three months.

The price here will also will be reduced to 9 Euros a month for three months.

No, all holders of season tickets do not need to do anything themselves. The prices for all-year season tickets, ProfiTicket, BonusTickets for apprentices/trainees, SemesterTickets etc. will be reduced to 9 Euro a month for the three-month period. Existing 1st class upgrades remain unaffected.
Naturally, all existing season tickets will also be valid Germany-wide during the period of the special offer.

• All-year season tickets and tickets for school children: the direct debit will be changed to 9 Euros.
• BonusTicket: the direct debit will be changed to 9 Euros.
• SemesterTicket: the difference will be refunded/set off subsequently by the university.
• GKA: the difference will be refunded/set off subsequently in the following months.

If you have an all-year season ticket or a ProfiTicket with a 1st class upgrade, you pay only   9 Euros for the all-year season ticket itself (the difference to the normal price will be refunded), but the surcharge for the 1^st class upgrade in each case remains unchanged.

Of course! This all-year season ticket will then automatically only cost 9 Euros a month for the first three months.

Yes, local public transport can also be used Germany-wide all day with an off-peak season ticket too.

Yes. Anyone who is an all-year season ticket or ProfiTicket holder can use it during the period of the special offer to travel not only on the entire hvv network, but on local and regional public transport Germany-wide.

The 9 Euro Tickets are personalized by you signing them with your name in block letters. Existing season tickets (hvv Cards) remain valid. You must show a photo ID or a comparable personal identity document when asked to do so.  

With a personalized 9 Euro Ticket, you have the option of showing the ticket later at the fare collection office, provided of course that you already had the ticket at the time the inspection took place.  

No. The 9 Euro Ticket is only valid for one person and is not transferable. When you buy it, you must sign it (in block letters) with your name. For all-year season ticket holders the existing rules on taking other persons along continue to apply within the hvv area. Children under 6 travel free of charge, as always.

The existing rules on the hvv remain unchanged.