The German government has amended the Regionalisation Act so that the price of the Deutschlandticket can remain 49 euros for 2024.

Deutschlandticket price rise avoided until 2025

Germany’s Regionalisation Act has been amended so that the Deutschlandticket can continue to cost 49 euros, at least until 2025, when an undecided price rise is expected.

The ticket, first launched in May 2023, offers unlimited access to public and regional transport across the whole of Germany for just 49 euros per month.

Now that the federal government has amended the Regionalisation Act, meaning unused funds from 2023 can be used to finance the Deutschlandticket until the end of the year.

Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP) announced at the beginning of July that the government would amend the act. Transport Ministers representing Germany’s 16 federal states had long been pushing the federal government to send funds to the Bundesländer so that a price hike to 59, 68 or 79 euros per month could be avoided.

How much will the Deutschlandticket cost in 2025?

The Greens parliamentary group has confirmed that it will push for the Deutschlandticket to remain 49 euros in 2025.

But FDP leader and Finance Minister Christian Lindner - known for being tight on the purse strings - claims that politicians must choose, “if we want to invest in the train track network or if the price [of a Deutschlandticket] should remain 49 euros”.

As the government finalises the 2025 budget draft and votes on the plan on July 24, further details of the expected Deutschlandticket price rise for next year could emerge.

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