Transport ministers are planning a Germany ticket for occasional drivers

Transport minister meeting Germany ticket as required? As of: October 20, 2026 • 12:52 p.m

Not everyone uses the train every day. The transport ministers of the federal states now want to introduce a nationwide ticket for occasional drivers.

The transport ministers of the federal states want to create a nationwide ticket offer for occasional drivers in local public transport.

It's about an offer "for occasional users with Germany-wide spatial validity analogous to the Deutschlandticket," the Düsseldorf Rheinische Post quoted from a draft resolution for the transport ministers' conference that begins on Wednesday.

According to the report, North Rhine-Westphalia and Hamburg made the proposal: They have in mind a smartphone-based “in/out tariff”: passengers check in and out again using their cell phones.

“Anyone who only takes the bus and train occasionally must be able to travel just as easily and under fair conditions as the frequent travelers with the Deutschlandticket,” said NRW Transport Minister Oliver Krischer (Greens). His federal state should therefore work out the specific design.

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With the “eezy.nrw” offer, North Rhine-Westphalia has already shown how it works, Krischer continued. "The digital tariff always selects the cheapest price per route. In addition, the monthly amount is capped, so it is never more expensive than with a Germany ticket."

This currently costs 63 euros per month, in January the price will rise to 66.80 euros. The transport ministers of the federal states will meet on Wednesday and Thursday in Schwangau, Bavaria.

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