That’s because the state has to spend money on updating the railway infrastructure rather than subsidizing the cost of the popular pass
After months of bickering and speculation on the topic, it is now official – Germany’s popular public transport pass, known as Deutschlandticket will become more expensive from 1 January 2025. The new price of the monthly pass allowing access to local and regional buses and trains throughout the country will be raised to 58 euros.
The current price of 49 euros will be in place until the end of the year, as agreed by the transport officials of the federal and state governments, however, it has been deemed unsustainable in the long term.
“The agreement at the special conference of transport ministers shows that the states want to hold on to the successful Deutschlandticket model and develop it further,” said Oliver Krischer, Minister for the