Starting with the timetable change on December 14, train tickets under the Deutschlandtarif, which affects around 20 percent of local public transport customers in Germany, will increase in price by an average of 5.4 percent, the Deutschlandtarifverbund announced on Wednesday in Frankfurt am Main. The association noted that this increase remains "below last year’s adjustment," when prices rose by 7.9 percent.
The association further stated that approximately 80 percent of local public transport passengers in Germany will not be affected by the adjustment, as they travel within transport associations or regional tariffs that have their own pricing. This includes regions such as Baden-Württemberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Hesse, Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein, Bremen, Hamburg, Brandenburg, and Berlin.
Germany has more than 60 tariff and transport associations, as well as some regional tariffs. Depending on the origin and destination of a passenger’s journey, different tariffs may apply. However, where no regional or association tariff is applicable, the Germany tariff applies for train journeys.
According to the association, the current price increase is due to rising energy and operating costs for transport companies. The Germany Tariff Association includes, in addition to public transport authorities, numerous railway companies.
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