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49 euro ticket: Can I take my bike with me? Where which rules apply

2023-05-01T09:02:50.897Z


The 49-euro ticket makes it possible to travel inexpensively by bus and train. But can cyclists also benefit from the offer? The answer again: yes.


The 49-euro ticket makes it possible to travel inexpensively by bus and train.

But can cyclists also benefit from the offer?

The answer again: yes.

Bremen – With the 49-euro ticket, Deutsche Bahn (DB) is starting a new era on May 1, 2023, so to speak.

Because with the Deutschland-Ticket – as it is officially called – rail customers can use many DB offers relatively inexpensively.

And that without having to get a new card every time.

As with the unofficial predecessor – the nine-euro ticket – almost all long-distance trains are excluded here, but those who have the time or, above all, travel short distances by rail will certainly benefit from the offer.

Free bike transport with the 49-euro ticket?

Here yes, there no

However, the introduction of the 49-euro ticket raises questions.

It is known that it is personal, but is it possible to take a bike with you free of charge?

As is so often the case, this is not an easy question to answer.

The railway first refers to “the respective tariff provisions of the Germany tariff, the state tariffs, transport associations and transport companies”.

This means that the 49-euro ticket may also entitle you to take a bicycle with you free of charge.

However, there are also times when the bike has to stay outside.

For example, when full trains are to be expected.

And here, too, different regulations apply in the federal states - which of course rarely makes things easier in the case of the 49-euro ticket.

49-euro ticket: How is bicycle transport regulated in the federal states?

While in some federal states there is always an extra fee for the two-wheeler, in others the free transport at certain times of the day is included in the 49-euro ticket.

In Thuringia, on the other hand, it is always possible free of charge.

These rules apply in the individual federal states:

  • Baden-Württemberg:

    Mondays to Fridays before 6 a.m. and after 9 a.m. as well as on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays, bicycles can be taken along free of charge with a ticket covering all transport networks.

    For some routes, however, a bwFAHRRAD ticket is required, which is available for 5.50 euros.

    On weekdays between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. the price depends on the association.

  • Bavaria:

    A short-distance bicycle ticket costs between 75 cents and six euros – this is valid for connections of up to 39 kilometers for a single trip and up to 18 kilometers for a return trip.

    In this case, up to three children up to the age of 14 traveling free of charge may also take their bikes with them for the route free of charge.

    A bicycle day ticket, which is valid until 3 a.m. the next day, costs six euros.

    Different tariffs apply in groups.

    On some routes it is also free of charge.

  • Berlin/Brandenburg:

    For the entire VBB network, there is a single bicycle ticket for 3.60 euros, a day ticket costs six euros.

    The monthly pass for €23.50 is worthwhile for frequent drivers.

  • Hamburg:

    The bicycle day ticket costs 4.50 euros, for 5.30 euros there is a combined ticket for the federal states of Schleswig-Holstein and Hamburg.

    On the underground, S-Bahn and A-Bahn trains and many HVV bus lines, you can take them with you Monday to Friday before 6 a.m., from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and after 6 p.m. free of charge, as well as on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays and on the harbor ferries all day.

    The HVV bicycle ticket for regional trains within the HVV is available for EUR 3.50.

  • Hesse:

    In the RMV (Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund) and in the NVV (Nordhessischer Verkehrsverbund) transport is generally free of charge, in the RNN (Rhein-Nahe Nahverkehrsverbund) with a few exceptions on Mondays to Fridays from 9 a.m. as well as on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.

    The VRN (Verkehrsverbund Rhein-Neckar) only requires a bicycle ticket from Monday to Friday between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m.

  • Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania:

    The VVW (Verkehrsverbund Warnow) offers bicycle tickets for 3.50 euros, bicycle day tickets for six euros and bicycle monthly tickets for 20 euros.

  • Lower Saxony/Bremen:

    A bicycle day ticket in the Lower Saxony tariff costs five euros for local rail passenger transport (SPNV).

    It can only be taken along free of charge in the GVH (Großraum-Verkehr Hannover) – but not Monday to Friday between 6:30 a.m. and 8:30 a.m. and between 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.

    In the VRB (Verkehrsverbund Region Braunschweig) there is a bicycle ticket for 2.50 euros.

    The VBN (Verkehrsverbund Bremen/Niedersachsen) charges 3.95 euros for a bicycle day ticket, 54.30 euros for a bicycle monthly ticket and 45.30 euros per month for a bicycle subscription ticket.

    These prices are lower for price levels I, A, B, S (1-2 zones): two euros for the day ticket, 36.20 euros for the monthly ticket and 29.60 euros per month for the subscription ticket.

  • North Rhine-Westphalia:

    4.80 euros are charged for the NRW bicycle day ticket.

    There are various other offers in the associations, including monthly or subscription tickets.

  • Rhineland-Palatinate:

    From Monday to Friday before 9 a.m., 6.50 euros are charged for the bicycle day ticket.

    Otherwise, you can take it with you free of charge.

    Different tariffs apply in the various networks.

  • Saarland:

    The price for the bicycle day ticket for rides from Monday to Friday before 9 a.m. is 6.50 euros.

    At other times, the bike can be taken along free of charge.

  • Saxony:

    When traveling between transport associations, six euros are charged for a bicycle day pass.

    In many cases, taking the train with you is free of charge.

  • Saxony-Anhalt:

    With a few exceptions, bicycles can be taken here free of charge.

  • Schleswig-Holstein:

    There is a bicycle day ticket for 4.50 euros, in the entire network of the SH tariff this costs at least 5.30 euros.

    Bicycles are not allowed on the S-Bahn from Monday to Friday from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. and from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

  • Thuringia:

    In general, taking bicycles here is free of charge.

Bicycle transport on the Deutsche Bahn: Extra tickets for local and long-distance transport on offer

If you want to transport your bike across several federal states in local trains, you can get by with the local transport bicycle day pass.

This costs six euros, is valid until 3 a.m. the next day and, according to Bahn, entitles you to take it on all local trains (IRE, RE, RB and S-Bahn).

Accompanying children under the age of six do not have to pay extra for their bike.

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If there is space, most transport companies have nothing against taking your bike with you.

On the one hand, this cannot be guaranteed and, on the other hand, extra fees may apply depending on the region.

© Thomas Frey/dpa

The majority of long-distance trains are excluded from the 49-euro ticket.

But here, too, there is basically an offer to take bicycles with you.

The "long-distance bicycle ticket" costs nine euros, and you also need to reserve a parking space for the bicycle.

Important: Both must be booked in advance, this is possible six months before the start of the trip and should be done as early as possible.

In principle, the railway points out that, for safety reasons, there are only limited possibilities for taking bicycles with you.

Therefore, the company cannot guarantee anyone that the two-wheeler will actually find a place in local transport.

The following also applies: In the case of tandems, recumbent bikes or tricycles, contact with the railways should be made in advance.

These companions can only be accommodated on trains with a larger capacity.

(mg)

List of rubrics: © Thomas Frey/dpa

Source: merkur

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