The struggle for the future of the 9-euro ticket continues. After the success of the saver ticket, no decision-maker wants to go back to the old public transport system. Transport Minister Wissing has now made a proposal – and it is tantamount to a revolution.
The 9-euro ticket has been sold more than 21 million times so far. Politicians themselves seem to be somewhat surprised by the great success, because there is still no follow-up regulation for the cheap ticket for local and regional transport. The 9-euro ticket will not be continued in its current form, as Chancellor Scholz recently clarified. But the desire for simpler and, above all, cheaper public transport does not stop. They find open ears at the Federal Minister of Transport.
Minister of Transport wants nationwide public transport ticket without tariff zones
The FDP politician wants that End the small and small of the fare systems in local public transport. “If the complicated tariff zones disappear and the tickets are valid nationwide, local public transport will be used much more,” Wissing told the NOZ (source: Tagesschau).
The Verkehrsclub Deutschland (VCD) already had a similar idea with the so-called Länder-PlusTicket. This divides the federal territory into only 8 areas of application, including overlaps. A ticket for each area of validity should cost 75 euros per month, a little less for socially disadvantaged people and commuters. Although that would be significantly more expensive than the current 9-euro ticket, Transport Minister Wissing has already ruled out a 1:1 continuation due to the high costs. The state treasury is debited with 1 billion euros per month with the 9-euro ticket.
Corresponding The transport minister also left open the question of whether there would be cheaper offers for bus and train after the end of the 9-euro ticket. You want to evaluate everything first, it said. After all, Wissing described the 9-euro ticket as a “brilliant success.”
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Successor to the 9-euro ticket: The Left Party wants a 365-euro ticket
At the request of the Left Party, the German Bundestag is now also dealing with the topic. The Left faction wants a 365-euro ticket that allows year-round use of local and regional transport. This ticket should also be converted into day and week tickets. A climate ticket is also being discussed.