According to Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing, the successor to the 9-euro ticket should be clarified by the end of the year.
“Our goal should be to have a new ticket by the beginning of 2023 at the latest,” said the FDP politician to the newspapers of the VRM media group. “I want a ticket that is as attractive as possible in terms of price, valid throughout Germany and available as a subscription option.” The price depends “on the specific design and the distribution of the costs between the federal government, the states and the customers”.
In June, July and August, the 9-euro tickets enabled travel on buses and trains of local public transport throughout Germany for one month. The special campaign to relieve passengers of increased energy costs expired on Wednesday.
According to industry information, around 52 million tickets were sold. The federal government financed the campaign with 2.5 billion euros to compensate for loss of income from transport providers.
