The Bavarian Discount Ticket is a reduced-price Germany-wide ticket for certain groups in Bavaria. It is valid on public transport throughout Germany.
Apprentices, students and volunteers are eligible if they live, study or work in Bavaria. To obtain the ticket, a proof of eligibility form must be completed and confirmed, and then submitted to a sales partner.
The ticket is non-transferable, is issued as a digital subscription (HandyTicket or chip card) and can be cancelled on a monthly basis.
Important: Pupils at general education schools are not eligible to use the ticket.
Bavarian Concessionary Ticket – At a glance
| Bavarian Concessionary Ticket for Apprentices, Students and Volunteers | |
| Area of validity | Throughout Germany on local and regional public transport |
| Validity period | Calendar month (can be cancelled monthly) |
| Eligibility | Apprentices, students and volunteers |
| Proof | Proof form for trainees and volunteers; certificate of enrolment for students |
| Transferability | No, as this is a personal ticket |
| Ordering period | Orders for the current month can be placed up to the 5th of the month. |
| Payment method | Monthly |
Good to know – Bavarian Concessionary Ticket
The Bavarian concessionary ticket is available to the following groups of people:
- Apprentices who attend a vocational school or similar educational institution in Bavaria or who have their main residence in Bavaria:
- People with a vocational training contract
- Pupils at vocational schools, including those in the vocational preparation year, the basic vocational school year or in vocational integration classes (e.g. DK-BS, BIK, BIKV, BIKV/s, BIKV/k, BIK/V)
- Pupils at vocational schools
- Students at state institutes for the training of specialist or special needs teachers
- Pupils at specialist schools
- Students at technical academies
- People with a disability or at risk of disability who are completing training at a vocational training centre
- Civil service trainees at qualification levels I and II during their training period in accordance with Section 8(2), first sentence, nos. 1–2 of the Bavarian Civil Service Act
- Students at state or non-state universities in Bavaria and, under certain conditions, also at universities outside Bavaria:
- Students at state and non-state higher education institutions in Bavaria, regardless of their place of residence
- Students at Bavarian branches of universities outside Bavaria, provided these are state-run or state-recognised and offer degree programmes approved in Bavaria
- Students at the University of Public Service in Bavaria
- Civil service trainees at qualification level III and comparable individuals seeking a specialist career outside the civil service (for information on booking tickets, see the information for trainees)
- Volunteers whose place of work or main residence is in Bavaria
- Anyone undertaking federal voluntary service, a voluntary social or ecological year, or other youth voluntary service may use the Bavarian concessionary ticket.
- Civil service trainees based in Bavaria
There is no age limit.
The Bavarian Concessionary Ticket is a fully valid Germany-wide ticket.
- It is generally valid nationwide on all local public transport services – i.e. buses, trams, underground trains, suburban trains and regional trains (e.g. RE, RB).
No, there is no automatic switch.
- If you already have a season ticket or annual pass, you should reorder the Bavarian concessionary ticket from the same transport operator – making sure to mention your existing ticket.
- Many companies facilitate a smooth transition by offering a special cancellation option for the previous ticket.
- For students: If the previous sales partner is not responsible for the relevant university, the existing season ticket must be cancelled in good time and the reduced-fare ticket reordered.
The Bavarian concessionary ticket cannot be used by:
- Pupils at general education schools (e.g. primary school, lower secondary school, secondary modern school, grammar school, vocational school for further education, vocational school for business studies, business school)
- Trainee teachers in preparatory service for qualification level IV (e.g. teacher training, legal traineeship, vicariate)
- Psychotherapists in training or further training
- Participants in further education, professional development and retraining
- Participants in advanced vocational training (e.g. master craftsman training)
- Interns and trainees