DAccording 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 would like a ticket that is as attractive as possible in terms of price, which is valid throughout Germany and can be bought as a subscription version.” The price depends “on the specific design and the distribution of 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.
Wissing recently said to the German Press Agency: “We know that we have triggered enthusiasm for public transport that has probably never been seen in Germany before.” These are reasons to take the next step quickly. The digital offer and the nationwide validity of the 9-euro tickets triggered something that had not previously been sufficiently considered: “Namely, how attractive a simple ticket is for people.”
