In comparison, the planned 9-euro ticket almost seems like usury: A first city in Germany wants to make local public transport completely free of charge for three months. However, the offer should not apply to all residents, as is clear before the start.

Berlin: Is the zero-euro ticket for subscribers coming?

The 9-euro ticket will be valid in Germany from the beginning of June to the end of August. Customers only pay 9 euros per month and can use all local public transport nationwide – from the tram in Freiburg to the regional train to Sylt. Apparently that doesn’t go far enough for the Berlin Senate, because now the Introduction of a zero-euro ticket checked.

The Senate has already considered which Berliners might be able to use public transport free of charge for three months. Subscribers to monthly tickets should not pay anything from June to August. In this way, new customers could be won, according to the idea of ​​​​the Berlin transport administration. The offer is aimed at new and existing customers (source: daily mirror).

Because of the corona pandemic, the Berlin transport company sold fewer subscriptions and lost regular customers. These could be brought back with the tempting offer. But no decision has been made yet. “There are different models and therefore many participants who have to be involved,” explains Jan Thomsen, spokesman for the traffic administration.

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Zero-euro ticket in Berlin: cost of 22 million euros

If Berlin decides to go its own way and actually distributes the planned zero-euro ticket to subscribers free of charge, then it will Cost of 22 million euros expected. According to the traffic administration, the “considerable loss of revenue” would have to be borne by the state of Berlin. We are curious to see whether the Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe will actually undercut the 9-euro ticket so radically – you can find out what you need to know in our article.